Newly-merged satellite radio provider Sirius XM has announced its first pricing structure to not only include channels from both services, but provide a so-called "a la carte" option as well. According to the company, most newer receivers should be able to accommodate the $16.99 "Best of Both" options -- compared to the $12.95/month for a regular subscription -- which for XM listeners means the addition of "Best of Sirius" programming like Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, and NFL football, while Sirius subscribers get the likes of Opie & Anthony, Oprah & Friends, and NBA basketball with the "Best of XM"; however, an agreement has still not been made to bring MLB baseball to Sirius. The $6.99 and $14.99 a la carte options allow customers to select either 50 or 100 Sirius channels to receive, respectively -- no XM at this point --  although the only radio to support this package is the just-announced, $130 Sirius Starmate 5 (pictured). Radios that are capable of recieving the full channel lineup from both services will not be released until next year.

[Via Orbitcast and The Wall Street Journal]