Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, is introducing the first satellite radio receiver designed for personal computers. The XM PC Receiver, called XM PCR, offers the full breadth of XM’s 101 digital music, entertainment and news channels to computer users at home, work, school and on the go without the need for an Internet connection. XM PCR, with a suggested retail price of $69.95, is available exclusively from online retailer PC Connection [Nasdaq: PCCC].

“Now the XM radio revolution is a mouse-click away for the millions of Americans who daily spend hours at their computers,” said XM President and CEO Hugh Panero. “Meanwhile, it is well-known that Internet streaming places a terrible burden on a computer’s connections and resources, and the beauty of XM PCR is that it makes no such demands. XM PCR delivers all of the music with none of the frustration.”

The XM PCR provides listeners with XM’s digital surround sound stereo, a “vast improvement” over the sound quality of Internet audio streaming, Panero said. Additionally, XM’s signal is captured directly from two satellites and terrestrial repeaters to prevent “buffering” delays or slow channel searching and changing, he added.