ABBA Radio will feature non-stop broadcast of the ABBA song catalog as well as exclusive and rare long-form interviews with Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA

The 24/7 channel dedicated to ABBA will premiere in celebration of the worldwide release of 'MAMMA MIA!' The Movie

NEW YORK, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) will launch ABBA Radio, an exclusive channel dedicated to international pop supergroup, ABBA. ABBA Radio will debut on Monday, July 7 at 6 pm ET on SIRIUS channel 3 in celebration of the upcoming release of MAMMA MIA! The Movie.

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Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the beloved stage musical seen by more than 30 million people in 160 cities and 8 languages around the world. MAMMA MIA! The Movie opens in theaters in the U.S. on July 18, 2008.

ABBA Radio will broadcast ABBA music 24/7 for two weeks and will feature all the hits originally performed by the group. The channel will also feature tracks from the original cast recording of the hit stage musical phenomenon, MAMMA MIA!. In addition, SIRIUS listeners will hear two-time Academy Award(R)-winning actress Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, and Colin Firth sing ABBA songs on the soundtrack to MAMMA MIA! The Movie, to be released by DECCA on July 8, 2008.

'Thanks to ABBA Radio on SIRIUS, both new and longtime fans have a place to experience the original music of ABBA, together with the new songs produced for the soundtrack to Mamma Mia! The Movie, in a distinctively innovative way. ABBA Radio allows for our early songs to join the new ones in harmony on SIRIUS' national platform, and engage all generations of listeners,' said Benny Andersson.

'A world wide release of a movie and a soundtrack album is a once in a lifetime event and I'm so proud that ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is following it closely,' said Bjorn Ulvaeus. 'ABBA Radio on SIRIUS is unique in that both Benny Andersson and I have made extensive interviews for the channel and we've done that for no-one else.'

'ABBA created one of the most distinctive sounds and styles in music and has found to this day enduring international popularity,' said Scott Greenstein, SIRIUS President of Entertainment and Sports. 'We are excited to offer ABBA Radio to SIRIUS listeners, which will include interviews with Benny and Bjorn as well as the cast of the MAMMA MIA! movie, and of course unprecedented access to ABBA's music.'

The limited engagement channel will also feature stories and insights from ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus about their many pop classics which have influenced recording artists for over three decades.