First? In before the O&A/Stern bullshit starts... :) It'll be nice to have the boys back on XM full time, unfortunately for their FM hopes. But as we all know, THIS IS NOT AN FM BLOG.

WoooooooHooooo!!!!

Finally, we're getting rid of the shock jocks on FM radio. That way, those of you lunies can still listen to them through XM and Sirius, and FM will be a shock jock free zone for the rest of us who don't wanna hear that s**t. (And don't criticize me for being an FM radio suporter. I have one Sirius, and one XM, and they're all I lesten to. I just don't listen to the shock jocks.)

--The Radio Kid

I'm just happy that the guy above me....THE RADIO KID...is happy that no more "shock jocks" will be non the FM radio. WoooooooooHoooooooo indeed Mr. Kid.

If O&A are being made XM exclusives again then CBS need a morning show but if not this is just a silly rumor. Please, Chris Booker is going to get ratings? They'd do bettter with mancow.

pfreak wrote:

If O&A are being made XM exclusives again then CBS need a morning show but if not this is just a silly rumor. Please, Chris Booker is going to get ratings? They'd do bettter with mancow.

However, the question is what they're paying XM for the show and what they'd be paying Booker. If Booker can get the same ratings as O&A and costs half as much, it's a huge benefit. It's not out of the realm of possibility that Booker would be substantially cheaper than O&A, as O&A were expected to do a lot better than they've done, and it was on that expectation that O&A were priced (and given the ratings that they got in afternoons, they had a track record).

This is somewhat relevant for XM's finances, as the O&A syndication deals bring in (I'd estimate) around a million or so a month, offsetting a fair amount of XM's investment in the show (the Virus as a whole contributes approximately $31.4 million of revenue to XM, based on AQH over the entire service for subscription revenue (2.6%) and over the advertising channels for ad revenue (13%)).

To feed the Stern vs. O&A battle, Howard 100/101 contribute approximately $198.3 million in revenue on the same basis.

To elaborate on the Stern figures, because I know people will jump on them.

Howard 100/101 in the most recent books had an AQH of 127,400, versus a Sirius-wide AQH of 619,400, indicating that on average 20.6% of the radios tuned to Sirius are playing one of those two channels. Therefore 20.6% of a year's subscription revenue is attributable to those 2 channels.

The sum of AQH's of the advertising channels on Sirius is 187,800, meaning that 67.8% of the listenership to channels that sell ads is on the Stern channels, thus implying that 67.8% of the year's net advertising revenue is attributable to those channels.

Howard 100/101 are likely on the relatively short list of channels on these services that make money for the overall service, despite the massive expenses attributable to those channels (somewhere between $120 and $150 million a year for Stern plus Sabean's salary plus Bubba/Ferrall/etc. expenses).

I'd also add that The Virus's $30 million a year in revenue before syndication is nothing to sneeze at, and a strong indicator that Opie, Anthony, Ron, Fez, et al will still have a place in the event of a merger.

Indeed, assuming that O&A are smart enough to always be doing a live show while Stern's on vacation, they may gain listeners and bring to a somewhat delayed fruition Mel's plan from back in the '90s to anoint them as Stern's successors...

One hour and 15 minutes until we get a fresh "Mr. Blutarsky...ZERO POINT ZERO!"

ROFL

i do love when ryan stirs the pot!

"We have Howards audience now, don't we?" Gregg "Opie" Hughes April 2006

we have officially entered the spin zone!

http://wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=83951

PESTS ALWAYS WIN IN THE END! (so i've been told)

calling all pests
lets all hang out wherever he is,make up signs and show him that the pests always win!

Booker..."Attack!"

Opie: i cant believe him. he's just washed up. not only does he have no clue anymore, but he goes with a company that is dead in the water.
Anthony: It going to be so much fun trouncing him and seeing him lost into obscurity.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=s63j0k&s=3

prediction time..when the morning zoo hacks are officially shit canned,lets predict the "pests" excuses & spins

i'll start

1)"o&a where way to talented and big for terrestrial radio"

2)"Hoo Hoo used his power to get the b-b-b-oys off terrestrial"

proceed

"THIS JUST PROVES THAT O&A ARE FAILURES ON FM!!!!"

Naaaaw, but this just proves that FM failed O&A!

I kinda would like them full time on XM, but I do understand their stance of being on FM as well. It seems like stations have no confidence in their formats and are VERY quick to flip formats when the rating are low.

I don't know why the O&A pests are up in an uproar about them leaving terrestrial radio to the point they post to bitch about Howard Stern in every post even though it doesn't even mention him. Howard Stern is successful. So what. How the fuck does his success effect your show. Maybe part of O&A failure is there jealousy on the show. I've been an Howard Stern fan all my life and listen to him on Sirius and I find it insulting to be called an idiot for being a fan. It makes me instantly biased against O&A.

Leaving FM is a good thing. Wouldn't being uncensored make their boring water downed FM show better? Embrace obscurity. When no one listens to O&A on regular radio they can be edgier on XM opposed the corporate FFC controlled show they have now. I look forward to once the merger goes through Howard and them can compete on Satellite.

Fuck regular radio. The pests need to stop their cry baby bullshit and look forward to an uncensored XM show and leave Stern fans the fuck alone.

"FM failed O&A!"

unexpected spin...good one

the giants didnt beat the packers...the packers failed the giants

This new stinks. And why would Aunt Jackie's boyfriend make a good morning show? Or I may be confused, maybe it's Richard Grieco, now that may be cool.

noooooooo that's Booker....wait what

Whats next?? Maybe they should move to an Ohio radio station. I know they are always on the hunt for some gay radio. HomOnA would be perfect.

Please paypal me money, and I'll listen

>>> Howard 100/101 in the most recent books had an AQH of 127,400, versus a Sirius-wide AQH of 619,400, indicating that on average 20.6% of the radios tuned to Sirius are playing one of those two channels. Therefore 20.6% of a year's subscription revenue is attributable to those 2 channels.

Levi

I know what you mean, but this is a non sequitur.

More importantly, however, it is very much a concern that one person -- one with

Didn't Opie say "Howard's a hack that couldn't adapt" when they first came back to FM? O & A have failed on FM and their show is terrible. The once great and mighty afternoon show has been awful as a morning show. Their ratings are terrible and they do a Z100 type morning show. Booker would fit more with K-Rock and he is not an egomniac like Opie is.

Didn't Opie say "Howard's a hack that couldn't adapt" when they first came back to FM? O & A have failed on FM and their show is terrible. The once great and mighty afternoon show has been awful as a morning show. Their ratings are terrible and they do a Z100 type morning show. Booker would fit more with K-Rock and he is not an egomniac like Opie is.

Didn't Opie say "Howard's a hack that couldn't adapt" when they first came back to FM? O & A have failed on FM and their show is terrible. The once great and mighty afternoon show has been awful as a morning show. Their ratings are terrible and they do a Z100 type morning show. Booker would fit more with K-Rock and he is not an egomniac like Opie is.

I still think it's hilarious how O&A/Stern posts bring tons of responses, but posts about actual important stuff barely gets any attention.

With all the Zombies and Pests, do you wonder why I rarely post here anymore?

FIRST!

"With all the Zombies and Pests, do you wonder why I rarely post here anymore?"

NO, I don't

Isn't Bubba going back to Terrestrial? Why is this ignored?

I will say this, it appears that Howards was right about terrestrial... Like or hate O&A, Howard's point about Terrestrial being watered down and restrictive and scared is spot on. I think this is why O&A hvae struggled. They can't do THEIR show on FM

When O&A first announced the FM syndication, I poo-poo ed it becuase KNEW it would be a watered down crap version. It is why Howard left, and it is why O&A should have stayed XM only.

Fact is, only hack, morning zoo crap gets support from FM. Like I said, Bubba will find himself in the same boat. He won't be able to do his show on FM. They will hold him back, he will get frustrated and will either do something to get fired, or give in. Either way, no good.

FM morning radio is dead. Hell, I never listen to terrestrial anyway because the talk, music etc is all crap, and too many GD coomercials.

My two cents. I know, actuall good points. Sorry I interupted the middle shcool "0.0, Opie and Dopey" and "Hooknose, and HOp Hoo" comments. yeah, those are much better

I listened to O&A occasionally for about one year, only because my new car has XM instead of Sirius. And I'm still waiting for Jim Norton to say something funny. Saying c**t ten more times isn't funnier than five times. Guy's got a serious problem with women. His idea of humor:

"My girlfriend said we're out of toilet paper. I told her to stand on her head in the shower."

And that rant some other guy made about raping Condileezza Rice? Oh, that's hilarious!

That's why no one listens.

If my XM doesn't pick up Howard after the merger, I'm switching back to Sirius.

O&azzzz....gotta disagree with you there. without jimmy that show would be unlistenable. it's already sub par, and morning zoo-ish...but jimmy is quick, intelligent, funny, and surprisingly a good interviewer. all the things i rarely see in the 2 actual hosts of the show in the yr or so i've been listening on and off.

Quote:
"Guy's got a serious problem with women. His idea of humor:

"My girlfriend said we're out of toilet paper. I told her to stand on her head in the shower."

And that rant some other guy made about raping Condileezza Rice? Oh, that's hilarious!

That's why no one listens."
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I love it when uninformed people post what they think is fact.

First of all.....how is that line not funny. If you're an O&A fan or a Stern fan that line is funny. I bet if Artie said that, you'd laugh, wouldn't you.?.

Second, how is that line above anti-women too. That line would be just as funny if it was him saying it to Opie or Anthony. Maybe you don't 'get' Norton's brand of humor, but if you're a Stern fan, you should. It's cringe humor. Norton has no issues with women, (he actually has more self-hate issues than anything). Let me ask this.....if you like Stern's show, do you like Jim Florentine's style of comedy??

And lastly...."that rant some other guy made about Condileeza Rice...." Do you have any inkling or clue about that situation?? Do you even know who "that guy" was?? My guess is you think he's a show staff member or regular guest, by the way you're wording it. The comment was made by a homeless guy they brought in (like they have done from time to time), because they say outlandish crazy things. It's not like that was a planned thing. So that one isolated incident is NOT why no one listens.
Pretty funny, though, the highest rated show on XM, and "no one" listens.

this is great news.

0.0 have been getting away with theft. Imagine giving these two hacks a syndicated radio show and actually expecting them to succeed. They're terrible. No one is listening except for a handful of Internet fanatics that also have XM.

They can go back to obscurity.......Oh wait, they never left.
They just tried to convince people they did and they failed miserably.

Yep, they always win in the end. LOL
If winning means getting a paycheck for being untalented and unfunny and unable to generate ratings and advertising dollars. If thats the case, then yeah, they won.
They pulled off some heist.

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This is somewhat relevant for XM's finances, as the O&A syndication deals bring in (I'd estimate) around a million or so a month, offsetting a fair amount of XM's investment in the show (the Virus as a whole contributes approximately $31.4 million of revenue to XM, based on AQH over the entire service for subscription revenue (2.6%) and over the advertising channels for ad revenue (13%)).

To feed the Stern vs. O&A battle, Howard 100/101 contribute approximately $198.3 million in revenue on the same basis.
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I don't think any O&A fan (myself included) expects them to put up Howard type numbers. So their $30+ million vs his $200 million is fine by me.

However, if I break out my "Howie calculator" so I can do Howie math........
$198 million revenue, minus $500 million dollars = -$302 million dollars in the hole.

See what I did there.....I used Howie math against him. Hoo Hoo. Bop!!! Now it's mine!!

I'm making a joke there, but like you said in comparing Booker to O&A, and him being much cheaper than the 2 of them. The same can be said for Howard vs O&A. Sure he's putting up obscene revenue numbers compared to them, but at what expense to Sirius?

Opie's greatest quote ever, "Howard's a hack that couldn't adapt." Funny that O & A have failed on FM radio.

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I don't know why the O&A pests are up in an uproar about them leaving terrestrial radio to the point they post to bitch about Howard Stern in every post even though it doesn't even mention him. Howard Stern is successful. So what. How the fuck does his success effect your show. Maybe part of O&A failure is there jealousy on the show. I've been an Howard Stern fan all my life and listen to him on Sirius and I find it insulting to be called an idiot for being a fan. It makes me instantly biased against O&A.

Leaving FM is a good thing. Wouldn't being uncensored make their boring water downed FM show better? Embrace obscurity. When no one listens to O&A on regular radio they can be edgier on XM opposed the corporate FFC controlled show they have now. I look forward to once the merger goes through Howard and them can compete on Satellite.

Fuck regular radio. The pests need to stop their cry baby bullshit and look forward to an uncensored XM show and leave Stern fans the fuck alone.
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Not sure what you've been reading, but most comments from XM O&A fans are welcoming the idea of them leaving FM and coming back to XM exclusively. I know I am. At first I liked them on both, but you know what, it served it's purpose, and they gave it a try. And like Howard found out, you can't do a decent radio show on FM anymore. And technically O&A had it worse than Howard on FM, because the rules (mainly CBS rules) have gotten 10 times worse since Jan 2007. O&A and XM got what they wanted. Money and free advertising. I'm ready for them back on XM only.

And as far as you're last paragraph there. I believe the saying is, "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Meaning, the Stern fans do the same thing and jump in and harrass O&A fans at the first chance they get too. Hell, the guy who posts under the name '0.0' (as uninformed as he can be at times), makes it a priority to post anti-O&A stuff the first chance he gets. So don't think it's just O&A fans. It goes both ways, and probably always will.

I love the delusion of 0.0's fans. The true mind of losers at work. Trying desperately to convince themselves of anything but the truth because the truth is too painful.

The truth is, 0.0 are not funny or popular and that's why they can't get ratings, it's not because of the current state of radio. Other local jocks are getting higher ratings then them, so that blows that argument out of the water.

They have a handful of rabid internet fans with XM radio. They bought into 0.0's BIG TALK that they were going to be number one and all their fans were on the ground floor of what was to become something special. Now it is absolutely hilarious to see their fans scramble to make excuses, so they can make this right in their own heads. I love.
0.0

Bam Margera:
Opie's greatest quote ever, "Howard's a hack that couldn't adapt." Funny that O & A have failed on FM radio.
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Bam,
You may or may not listen to O&As FM show, but if you did, you would realize that the rules that they have to abide by are even 100 times worse than what Howard had to deal with when he left FM.

Like someone else said.....O&A didn't fail on FM radio. FM radio corporate cow-towing BS failed them. (For the record it failed Howard too).

"Bam,
You may or may not listen to O&As FM show, but if you did, you would realize that the rules that they have to abide by are even 100 times worse than what Howard had to deal with when he left FM.

Like someone else said.....O&A didn't fail on FM radio. FM radio corporate cow-towing BS failed them. (For the record it failed Howard too)."

and like i said earlier,the giants didnt beat the packers,the packers failed the giants!

the spins you "pests" come out with is more comical than the morning zoo that you idiots praise!

whats next?0.0 dont bring in enough XM subs, so will XM FAIL 0.0 ALSO?

oh nevermind just smash your XM units...that'll teach em a lesson

"oh nevermind just smash your XM units...that'll teach em a lesson"

LOL

Then 0.0's suspension ended, and they put more money in XM's pockets by signing back up and buying new receivers.

Way to show them
You always win in the end huh?
LOL

0.0,
Wow. Talk about "Hello, Kettle!!!" (If that isn't the pot calling the kettle black).
You want to talk about putting a spin on things, you're the king of doing that '0.0' You just continue being a Stern sheep, and keep on following the shepard. Meanwhile he cares nothing about his fans, listeners, staff, etc, and keeps on becoming more & more of what he used to mock. (I was a listener for 15 years, until I saw the light).

If you did any kind of research into your attempt at an insult (always using 0.0), you would find out that those numbers were incorrect. But no. You just keep getting your info from Howie, and keep buying all HIS spin on things. You keep on going believing him.

BTW, you're attempting to make a joke, but haven't you ever heard in sports of a team not winning a game, but the other team lost it. (That does happen). Not that this happened with the Packers & Giants though, but it does happen.

And let me give you an example of how much more difficult it is now than it was when Howie failed on FM. When Al Dukes has to dump out of the word "Asians" when someone makes reference to them, that's pretty bad, wouldn't you agree.?. All the muckity-mucks at CBS are so scared of groups they actually dumped out of the word, "Asians" Now how can ANYONE succeed on FM by following those rules. Meanwhile other less scrutinized radio shows can say things like ass, dick, piss, etc, because no one pays attention to them like they do to Howard or O&A.

i use 0.0 because i know it gets under the skin of pest army of 15(being generous there)

quit spinning and making excuses,they ran back to FM thinking w/ no howard we'll be the new kings of radio..guess what?they FAILED!

if you idiots didnt come out starting your fake war against howard then none of the stern fans would give 2 shits...now that 0.0 have failed and howards still going strong,just sit back and eat shit like a good little cunt

"O&a always win in the end!"

ive asked numerous times now,WHAT DID YOU WIN?

The video of the fiance is great

Smails saw the light!!??? bwahahahaha.. You just chose to believe the garbage that O&A spew. Face it,.. whenever they fail, which is often, they blame everyone else but themselves. Didn't they say they were were so talented they could make it on terrestrial? Fast forward a year later.."wahhhh they pick on us"...wahhhh "They must be friends with Howard!". I actually used to ENJOY O&A in the afternoons before the SFS incident. But once they got to XM,..they got dull and boring.. and Howard didn't have to tell me that,..I found it out on my own.
Can't you just admit that O&A tried something and it failed, but at least they have XM to go back to,..I say, good for them and good for their fans. Just know that they could not succeed in most things they tried to accomplish. I at least give them credit for trying. But true talent can break past restrictions because public demand becomes so great, and... well...they just didn't have it.

"Ahahahahahahahaha......15 pests (being generous there)."
Wow. That's comedy gold right there. You come up with that joke all on your own or did you steal that from SFN? Because I don't think you're bright enough to come up with something like that all on your own.

You continue on with the 0.0 if you choose. I'm sure you're the cock of the walk over there on SFN, because of it. All it does is show your ignorance to real facts. And you have tons of people who do nothing more than laugh at how blind you really are. There are times when I actually feel bad for you and how brain washed you are. It's quite sad, I have to say.

They didn't go running to radio with no Howard. FM radio came to them, when their David Lee Roth idea blew up in their face. They were content with being on XM. Radio came to them & XM, my friend. But oh yeah, you wouldn't realize or note that fact, because factual information is something that eludes you.

You've asked what did they win in the end. Well I'll tell you. They're still on XM and pulling in some pretty decent numbers as evidence from above. So technically "The End" isn't here yet, is it.

And you may think that Mel will do all he can to boot them after the merger, but I'll tell you, one thing Mel loves more than Howie. And that's money. And like it or not, O&A draw in money, and that's something that even Mel can't overlook, that regardless of the differences from the past, they are valuable to the XM/Sirius company.

BTW, notice I didn't resort to any vulgar name calling like you did, you ignorant ass clown of a fuck rag. (Apologies to those reading this. I take offense to things like he said to me).

Oh well, guess we'll just have to agree to disagree now won't we.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION, BUT TRUE NONETHELESS:

Howard became #1 on most of the stations he was on and in most cases stayed that way for over a decade. He had to come from nothing and redefine what radio was in order to prove himself valuable enough to be syndicated. He generated 100's of millions of dollars in revenue for his company.

At the end of this, Sirius believed he could do the same for him. They gave him HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. They also offered another QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS in stock if he hit subscriber numbers by a given date, which he did. That my friend, is SUCCESS.

O & A happened to get a job on the afternoons on the station Howard worked. It was the #1 station because of Howard. They reaped the benefit by getting a lot of Howard's listeners to tune into them. They were somewhat popular and had good ratings. Then they started trashing the man who was making the stations millions and millions of dollars. They quickly felll out of favor with Howard and the station. Then they did a stupid, not very well thought out radio bit, and got fired.

They had no where else to go, so they went to XM, cause XM would have them. Then they were handed a golden opportunity on a silver platter. The big dog moved from regular radio, and they were chosen to fill the void after his replacement David Lee Roth failed. Out of desperation, they were given a syndicated radio show without doing anything to prove they could gain or maintain a large audience.

Since that time they have lost several stations in big markets and now the rumors are that they will be out of NY soon too. That my friend is FAILURE.

you can use whatever excuses you need to in order to help you sleep at night, but the bottom line is, the fact of the matter is

Howard Succeeded
O&A Failed.

Booker said on Howard's show this morning that he's not going anywhere for another year and a half.

From today's show rundown on MarksFriggin.com:

"Howard asked Booker if he's coming back to New York to do radio. Booker said he's got a year and a half left down there so he's not leaving.

Howard asked Booker if he got his message. Booker said he did but he figured that he didn't want to hear back from him so he didn't call back. Howard asked him if he wanted to comment on the news story he was part of recently. Booker said he's not ready to talk yet but he will be the first one he calls when he is ready. He let him go a short time later."

where theres smoke theres fire...ryan puts this story up last night,and booker calls howard this morning..coincidence?highly doubt it! pack your bags "b-b-b-oys" your "O&A Partyrock" is over!

What's that saying.....Ignorance is bliss.?.

Another sheep of the misinformed. Let's see, where do I begin with all the inaccuracies of that rant. So many to choose from.

First let me acknowledge the obvious. You are very right. Howard was #1 in dozens of markets for many years. As I said before, I live in Philly and listened for 15 years. I know all about his FM radio success, and give him credit for that. But he got out while the gettin was good. FM radio is NOTHING like it was 10, 5 or even 2 years ago. Hell it's not what it was like 6 months ago after the whole Imus thing. So to compare the current FM climate to the climate that Howard rose to his fame is absurd. Our kinds of radio shows, (and I say our kinds, because like it or not O&A and Howard are similar style shows......cringe humor comedy.....oh wait, here comes a Howard clone response). Get over it.

Now let's dive into this paragraph of blunder
jilm: "O & A happened to get a job on the afternoons on the station Howard worked."
Truth: Wrong. Howard was on 92.3 K-Rock. O&A were on another station in NY 102.1 WNEW. Different stations, there Chief. However, both stations were owned by Infinity broadcasting (which is now CBS Radio).

jilm: "It was the #1 station because of Howard. They reaped the benefit by getting a lot of Howard's listeners to tune into them. They were somewhat popular and had good ratings."
Truth: Only Howard's listeners in other markets across the US got to listen to O&A, those stations that were also owned by Infinity were O&A were also syndicated on, and technically O&A came on the air 5 hours after Howard. In their prime O&A were the highest rated PM drive show in Infinity's, and were also pulling in monster ratings. (Nice try with your somewhat popular and had good ratings jab).

jilm: Then they started trashing the man who was making the stations millions and millions of dollars.
Truth: They only took a swing at Howard when he went behind the scenes and cried to Mel and told Mel to make O&A not allowed to talk about Howard or use his name. Kind of like how Imus treated Howard when he was coming up back in the day. They felt that was hypocrytical.

jilm: They quickly felll out of favor with Howard and the station. Then they did a stupid, not very well thought out radio bit, and got fired.
Truth: Fell out of favor with Howard sure, with the station, WRONG. When they got canned they were pulling in their best ratings ever. And their "stupid, not very well thought out radio bit" was something they had done 2 times in the past and it wasn't an issue. But you know why it was a problem then.? Because there were a ton more people listening to them the 3rd time, because of how popular a show they had, and more people knew about it, and Infinity had no other choice but to fire them.

jilm: "They had no where else to go, so they went to XM, cause XM would have them. Then they were handed a golden opportunity on a silver platter. The big dog moved from regular radio, and they were chosen to fill the void after his replacement David Lee Roth failed. Out of desperation, they were given a syndicated radio show without doing anything to prove they could gain or maintain a large audience."
Truth: They were given a syndicated radio show after they proved they had a successful afternoon show and successful XM show. Keep in mind they were syndicated in something like 8-12 markets back in their WNEW days. As far as going to XM, you make it seem like XM didn't want them. If XM didn't want them, they wouldn't be there.

I hope they are off of all FM markets, and I hope it happens earlier than April. I'd much rather have them as XM exclusive again. So you go ahead and keep do your own spinning, and spouting off mis-information. Keep believing you're right, and have a celebration when they're gone from FM. Because you know what, the O&A fans will be celebrating just as much as you, because we want them back on XM-only.

One thing we should agree on it sure will be fun to watch a slow painful death to FM radio, once the merger goes through.

"BTW, notice I didn't resort to any vulgar name calling like you did, you ignorant ass clown of a fuck rag. (Apologies to those reading this. I take offense to things like he said to me)."

Mr "cringe" Humor is offended by CUNT?

well then,accept my apology sweetie!

Smails,
Do we again have to remind you pests that the whole thing started when O&A spoke about Howard's daughter and a story that was NEVER proven to be true? Then O&A screwing up an announcement for a concert that was supposed to be announced on Howard's show? To loosely quote a corny movie line, "They drew first blood, not him!" O&A are crybabies who blame everyone else but themselves for their constant failures. Why can't they (and you) accept the fact that they are a middle of the road radio show that really does no more then the other morning zoo's out there. Oh yeah, they're doing a PARODY of a morning zoo show....comic geniuses they are!!!

Smails,
Do we again have to remind you pests that the whole thing started when O&A spoke about Howard's daughter and a story that was NEVER proven to be true? Then O&A screwing up an announcement for a concert that was supposed to be announced on Howard's show? To loosely quote a corny movie line, "They drew first blood, not him!" O&A are crybabies who blame everyone else but themselves for their constant failures. Why can't they (and you) accept the fact that they are a middle of the road radio show that really does no more then the other morning zoo's out there. Oh yeah, they're doing a PARODY of a morning zoo show....comic geniuses they are!!!

LOL
Notice that Spaulding Smails quoted almost every part of what I said, except the part that matters most. He skipped that part. The part about them recently losing major markets and FAILING on FM.

Again, the difference between success and failure.

Howard = success
O & A = a ball of excuses as to why they're not successful

Thats the difference between a winner and a loser as well.

A loser talks the talk, but fails to walk the walk and then makes excuses.
A winner will get it done no matter what.

Of course I didn't expect you to understand, after all you have been listening to losers for a long time and identify in some way with them. Sad :(

Call in and ask "the most honest show on the radio" about the tape of Linsdsey and Bam floating around.

To all Stern fans:

Rid yourself of the fan boy bullshit for a minute and think of yourselves as regular listeners. If Howard was still on traditional FM radio and he had as many restrictions placed on him, would you still listen every single morning, knowing that he had to deal with this stuff. Many people here have already said that the climate of FM radio has changed in the last few years. This is not spin, Stern faithfuls. This is the truth. Don't believe me, ask Imus or any other personality who is paid to do things that go outside the soft, boring crap that poses as regular radio. We can all agree that it's stupid and ridiculous and it shouldn't be this way. I really would like to see a few of you get on the air at a traditional fm station somewhere in northamerica and do the kind of show Howard did back in 2005. Or, to put it another way, imagine you're doing your job, and every single move you make is monitored and sanitized for the American listener's protection. I can't say i would want to be there
anymore, i'm actually surprised O & A haven't quit and given up the FM ghost already. I'm a supporter of theres, and I do have to admit the show just can't be what it needs to be on regular fm radio. and if Stern was on regular FM radio, Howard would be scrambling for things to do
He might be able to do it but he wouldn't make it for long. All I can say is if O & A get fired from CBS, that'll certainly make their fans, including me, a lot happier! We wanted O & A to do great but either FM radio wasn't ready for them, or they weren't ready for FM Radio, again. I know some of your brains are stuck in a perpetual loop of how badly O&A suck and how much better Stern is and if that's how you see it, nothing I can do to change that. But when real honest facts are presented in O & A's favor, please at least be able to recognize a different point of view. When it's negative against Howard, it's not always just spin.

translation: 0.0 failed

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the "pests" dont like the taste of the shit they gave out waaaaaaaaaaaa

Posted by: It's just a radio show | January 22, 2008 6:34 PM

you do make some valid points, but as with most valid points, they go both ways, o&a fans need to wake up to whats been going on, stop blaming howard for sabatoging the current wxrk show, continually saying how much more relevant o/a are, how stern has been phoning it in and doing the same radio show for yrs.

dudes, what new things are o/a doing? same shit every day. plug their website, talk about internet videos, have comedians in. complain on XM. this goes on almost ever day.

xm is their second show, a full fledged commitment... sometimes they dont even show up! lol... for the love of god please stop saying howard only works 4 days a week. it could be said o/a only work 5 half days a week.

i can see a rational o/a fans point of view...but these o/a always win in the end kooks... dudes, you know who wins in the end? o/a.. theyre rich and paid. you know who loses in the end? o/a fans.

"oh nevermind just smash your XM units...that'll teach em a lesson"

LOL

Then 0.0's suspension ended, and they put more money in XM's pockets by signing back up and buying new receivers.

Way to show them
You always win in the end huh?
LOL

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lol ttyl brb

Lindsey is know as a slut in Phlly. There is a video of me getting fucked by Bam Margara, Call in and ask the MOST HONEST RADIO SHOW about it.

for a moment, let's forget about O&A's failed attempt to replicate Stern's dominance in testicle radio and all the other boring semantics. having a larger audience or making more money does not really determine the quality of the show. think of all the mindless drones who watch Oprah or Dr. Phil. it is funny to see O&A fail after they have made countless attacks on Howard, but it wouldn't make any difference to Howard, myself or the show if they were the #1 show on testicle radio. O&A pests don't seem to know that while O&A are preoccupied and threatened by Howard, Howard doesn't care about O&A, and has only ever mentioned them with indifference. Stern doesn't encourage his fans to protest O&A in front of The Late Show or attack their fan message board. Howard has no reason to feel threatened by a mediocre immitation of his show (Anthony was a rabid Stern fan, so I don't know how he can claim not to be heavily influenced). He is a broadcasting genius who singlehandedly revolutionized terrestrial radio, and is currently doing the best radio show in the world on Sirius. Neither Opie nor Anthony can stand alone and broadcast anything decent..

Grey - For Howard fans that don't care about O&A, take a look at how many comments on this are by Howard fans - almost all of them.

Why bother if you don't care? It seems an awful waste of time.

Anthony has always said he listened to Stern growing up, and listed him as an iinspiration. He's said that's a big reason why he was so dissapponted to find that Stern was not at all the way he presented himself on air.

But on that same subject, Howard was a "rabid" Petey Greene fan in Washington (a local rado & tv host in the 60's and early 70's). Howard even went on his show more than once.

Listening to Greene, and seeing some of Greene's television shows, you can see that Howard was heavily influenced by him, as well as by Steve Dahl in Chicago, and I'm sure others as well.

That isn't an insult - most successful shows are evolutions, improvements, and progressions of those that came before them. Otherwise, all shows would stagnate.

However, how often do you hear Stern credit those radio hosts that he saw fit to emulate, or anyone but himself for influencing radio? As he himself feels he should be credited

Just something to think about..

two quick things AC...grey never said howard fans dont care, he said specifically stern and himself do not., nor has stern ever encouraged his fans, whether they care about o/a or not, to make a scene outside o/a appearances.

the history of howard stern played the entire petey greene appearance stern made in the 80s, and howard did some commentary about the opportunity and his fondness for greene. what should he do, pay tribute daily?

what a bunch of fucking idiot hacks
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/01/corey-goes-to-jail.php

although the article brings up a valid point:
"If you happened to catch Corey on the Opie and Anthony radio show the other day, ask yourself a question: What are you doing listening to Opie and Anthony? "

vaid question

seems like o and a can only make the news these days for reporting on something fake. they're no morning zoo... they're edgy cringe radio!!!

ho-hum...same story/different day

0.0 to be dropped in another city...yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

"WAKE-UP SHAKE-UPS: Adam Carolla, anointed by CBS Radio to be Howard Stern's replacement in major markets after Stern's move to Sirius satellite, is no longer heard in the Bay Area. He'd been on KIFR (Free FM at 106.9) until CBS ditched the rowdy-talk format last June for lack of ratings, replacing it with the return of KFRC. Because Carolla's contract called for him to have an affiliate in San Francisco, CBS moved him - and other talk shows - to KYCY (1550 AM). That is, until Dec. 31, when the deal expired. Carolla carries on in Los Angeles and a couple of other markets (CBS also dropped Free FM in New York and Philadelphia), but not here. "We just can't afford him," said Stephen Page, program director at KYCY. And, he added, it'll be the same story with Opie and Anthony when their contract runs out at the end of March. KYCY (also known as KYOU Radio for the podcasts it features, on weekends) is aiming to be an "all-money" format, Page said, with financial advice programming."

(look below all you "researching" pests,those pretty blue letters all together are called a LINK!..that thing none of you loads can produce insisting 0.0 are # 1 in there "demo" in NY)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/25/PK71UGDMI.DTL

I am a huge OnA fan.... Not a Howie fan (although he does deserve respect for what he's done for radio... just not my thing) I do need to ask all the pests to be very carfull what you say because once this merger goes through OnA & Howie will be one big happy family. Remember when ONA used to bitch about howard almost every day for long periods of time? Notice they haven't said shit for almost a year now?

Think about it