AOL Music Adds XM

According to sources including the Hollywood Reporter ansd AP, AOL Music is planning to add some of the XM Satellite Radio’s programming to it’s radio offerings to bring a sampling of paid radio to a wider audience, while boosting traffic at AOL’s signature site.

XM and AOL will share content for their respective platforms. Web surfers will be able to access 20 XM channels on AOL’s radio section, along with its current 130 AOL stations, for free. A new version of AOL’s "premium" radio service will have 70 XM channels and be available for a monthly fee, which has not been set. AOL subscribers will automatically receive the enhanced service.

A launch is expected sometime during the summer.