Well, we're back up to pre-St. Pat's number of markets. It's kind of cool that they're not all CBS-owned stations. At this rate (as in they add 8 markets every 2 months (which NEVER happens)), the Opie & Anthony show will be on 200 stations in 2 years.

no offence but is this satellite radio related?

No, oddly enough, this is the competitions plus, not satellite radio. This is O&A going back to terrestrial and making XM not have something exclusive.

Well, it affects one of the premier satellite radio shows, so it is relevant. I think most O&A fans like to track the show's progress.

Considering they are the most relevant show on Satellite Radio, and have the most listeners between the two formats. Its defiantly sat radio related.

"Considering they are the most relevant show on Satellite Radio, and have the most listeners between the two formats. Its defiantly sat radio related."

lol i love the new spin. between the two formats. they are the only ones who do both formats.

they are the SEcond most relevant show on satellite please dont even try on that one....and according to Xm's own numbers, dillon is beating them, so they are #3.

Sorry XM fans this only digs the hole deeper. OA will be off sat at the end of their contract.

what i am saying is they were in those makets.you go down to a local wal-mart target ect. buy an XM radio sign up and listen.it was there , uncut.few commericals.now its watered down, and 20 mintues of ads.

Bob Edwards does both also. And i concede to the Dylan comment, he rocks.

"OA will be off sat at the end of their contract."

Todd? Is that you? Shit Dick

Sorry XM fans this only digs the hole deeper. OA will be off sat at the end of their contract.
You're kidding, right? You have to be joking. If they're making X amount of dollars from this, and they like the exposure while sstill having an outlet to circumvent the FCC restrictions to appease their fans, then why would they leave for less money? When the deals are reupped, they're gonna make more.

They're happy with their current situation. They're not going anywhere, much to the Stern zombies' dismay.

Two questions

Did Spokane, WA not make the cut? And is WBZU-FM, Albuquerque, NM airing at 6-9 ET (4-7 MT) or 6-9 MT?

>>there not going anywhere>>

if they are popular like o&a fans say , then XM is going to reel them back in because XMs numbers are going to go down.no one is going to buy something that they can get for free.

Also, I think the station is KBZU-FM for Albuquerque, NM.

"no one is going to buy something that they can get for free."

Satellite radio is more than just one show. XM is more than one show. There are going to be a lot of people saying i got XM for O&A or i got Sirius for Stern...but now that you have it you realize just how much better it is than regular radio. this deal is great for O&A because it's more listeners. it's great for XM because it's more daily exposure. All you need to do is get them to hear the difference....reminded there's a difference. Sooner or later people are going to want to hear what the difference it, and they'll be hooked like the rest of us. And that's not a bad thing for either company.

Listen moron, for the 500th time - you are not getting something on XM that you could get for free on FM. Half of the show is only on XM. Do you understand this, or is it too complex a concept for your mind?

There are also people like myself who live in an area where they are not available on FM radio.

Would you cancel your sirius if Stern signed a similar deal? And dont say "well stern wouldnt do that because..." thats not an answer. You wouldnt. You would keep sirius for the "better" version of the show. the difference here being that O&A can do a show on terrestrial radio that is still entertaining.

i love the fact that that whenever someone says anythingv bad about o&a were stern zombies ooooh!! .
listen its true.its good for o&a lousy for XM. bye the way neither one has had real love for each other.

Lousy for XM? Ever hear of revenue sharing? Like Howard TV gives back to Sirius? Oh wail, Stern doesnt give anything back to Sirius about that shit.

Exposure for the show has always been the goal of O&A and their fans. We have passion for this shit. Call that crazy? Thats because your a fan of some washedup asshat named Howard who has no passion for his show, or his fans (those that are left).

Why does everyone mention this "Stern" guy? What does the NBA commissioner have to do with this? ;)

i love the well stern does this and stern doesn't do that.
stern did those two a favor by putting the gag order on them. they havent stop talking about him.

Oh my god....you're going to bring in the gag order discussion. Way to go numb nuts!

It only took Howard 5-6 years to finally admit that he did it because he felt threatened, and on top of that it took being on tv nationwide to finally tell the truth for once.

I guess you need Howard to be on TV for every Sirius show so he can tell the truth to his listeners about how he's shitting on his listeners w/ all his fridays off and vacations.

Why does everyone mention this "Stern" guy? What does the NBA commissioner have to do with this? ;)
I thought they were talking about the guy who fired Mancow. EL OH EL!

>> Would you cancel your sirius if Stern signed a similar deal? And dont say "well stern wouldnt do that because..." thats not an answer. You wouldnt. You would keep sirius for the "better" version of the show. the difference here being that O&A can do a show on terrestrial radio that is still entertaining. >>

Well said.

More of the same pissing on good O&A news by the Stern fans. What else is new?

O&A have stated multiple times on the air that they enjoy the listener exposure on FreeFM, but also appreciate the creative freedom on satellite. They're not going anywhere...

The only thing I could see changing in the near future is the studio arrangement - how long into the dead of winter are they going to want to continue the 'walk over'...?

>> Would you cancel your sirius if Stern signed a similar deal? And dont say "well stern wouldnt do that because..." thats not an answer. You wouldnt. You would keep sirius for the "better" version of the show.>>

Well said.

More of the same pissing on positive O&A articles by the Stern fans. What else is new?

O&A have stated multiple times on the air that they enjoy the listener exposure on FreeFM, but also appreciate the creative freedom on satellite. They're not going anywhere...

The only thing I could see changing in the near future is the studio arrangement - how long into the dead of winter are they going to want to continue the 'walk over'...?

Gaaahhh... Ryan, your site is making me look like a redundant ass again.

;-)

pissing on good o-n-a news.

'hey everyone we're in bumble frick. keep spreading that virus"howard sucks. hes a liar.

Ryan, WCYY-FM/WCYI-FM is in Portland MAINE, not MA. Great market for the summer listeners. I listen to those stations on the boat.

lol i love the new spin. between the two formats. they are the only ones who do both formats.

You are correct....they're pioneers!

No fair, O&A are on more formats!!

The more gooder stuff is still on XM, though....

it is so funny how all of the stern fans are so jealous of the boys now. just face it, Free FM is awesome and the boys are the most popular radio hosts in the nation. Hoo Hoo lost his chance to be on free fm by badmouthing everyone including the boys. Sirius sucks and so does stern.

it is so funny how all of the stern fans are so jealous of the boys now. just face it, Free FM is awesome and the boys are the most popular radio hosts in the nation. Hoo Hoo lost his chance to be on free fm by badmouthing everyone including the boys. Sirius sucks and so does stern

Hi Ramone, wecome back.

jealous.o-a fans remember this stern left free fm and they only called it free fm because stern left.also remember o-a came after jon stewart , chris rock , bababooey , artie lange turned it down.and you people replaced david lee roth.jealous? i guess i am.

sternfan73 - dont believe everything you read. Opie has said that they were planing this move right after Hoo Hoo announced he was going to the little doggie company. this was the boys plan all along.

so what your saying is that not long after there on XM that they decide to go to old fashoned radio. no wonder why xm hasn't promoted them.that may be their plan i dont think it was CBS plan.

You gotta admit, they definitely carry some buzz on this board for such failures.

with all the stuff going on in the world it is fun to do a banter from time to time.enjoy o-a fans enjoy o-a , stern fans enjoy stern some both.i never take all this stuff sirius-ly.

>> i never take all this stuff sirius-ly. >>

Along with the space bar or the Return key...

>> no wonder why xm hasn't promoted them >>

XM doesn't discriminate - they don't promote ANYTHING. ;-)

pete...

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This is what I said about 6 months ago. Clear Channel and CBS are waving that check in front of them and they are going to take it. I wonder how they're going to spin the fact that they went for the money just like Howard. I don't fault them for doing it but they made it sound like they wouldn't have done the same thing if they were in Howard's position. It's bullshit to say that money doesn't talk. They bitched about Bubba "selling out" to Howard but now they're sucking Clear Channel and CBS's dick. Hear that? That's the sound of hypocrisy banging on their door!

<<Listen moron, for the 500th time - you are not getting something on XM that you could get for free on FM. Half of the show is only on XM. Do you understand this, or is it too complex a concept for your mind?>>

And half a show is better than a full show why???

<<dont believe everything you read. Opie has said that they were planing this move right after Hoo Hoo announced he was going to the little doggie company. this was the boys plan all along.>>

Yeah, took them about 7 months to come up with that one. They bullshit worse than they accuse Howard of doing.

Pete's got a point, XM's marketing is shitty at best, and I'm an XM subscriber saying this. Like I said before this is never going to end. O&A do their thing, Stern does his thing and if you like it you listen. It can be argued about whose show is better or whose fans are better but don't you think we've been over this a few hundred thousand times now?

>> They bullshit worse than they accuse Howard of doing. >>

Example?

>> Would you cancel your sirius if Stern signed a similar deal?

I wouldn't cancel Sirius. I'd have much less respect for Howard. I'd rip him every chance I got. I don't pledge an undying allegiance to any Radio Personality. That is unbelievable homosexual. like, buttsecks gay.

I paid for Satellite Radio and an uncensored, free spirited, free talking radio show. Going back to ass radio is a slap in the face to everyone who pays to enjoy the show. BOTTOM LINE. You can all be sheeples all you want. I think it is adorable.

I love how everyone who disagrees with O&A are automatically Zombies yet no one is more zombified than the O&A appologist pest scrubs.

>> They bitched about Bubba "selling out" to Howard but now they're sucking Clear Channel and CBS's dick. Hear that? That's the sound of hypocrisy banging on their door! >>

Sorry, it's quite different. They're not 'sucking the dick' of anyone they don't get along with, or used to for that matter. People like Bubba and Farrell (and now possibly Mancow) are lower than scum because they spent half their radio careers railing against Howard, and now they go on air every day on a channel called 'Howard 101'. I'm wondering how they manage to look at themselves in the mirror every day without vomiting.

And where does Clear Channel enter into it, by the way? Because they own shares of XM..? That's really a stretch on your part.

The CBS deal was about listeners. What some of you can't seem to process is that O&A had to start from scratch. They were off the air for TWO YEARS, and didn't have the luxury of running a 4-hour commercial for their upcoming satellite show every day for a year.

Now they face the task of building back up their former audience, and unfortunately satellite radio *still* doesn't have the amount of regular listeners that terrestrial does. By *legally* being able to mention XM on their FM show, they're attempting to recruit more subscribers, as well as putting on an entertaining 'free' show.

And the bottom line is that XM's survival doesn't rest on this one show, regardless of what the detractors *or* the fans have to say about it. It's actually unfortunate that O&A seem to have to do their OWN marketing to get their names out.

And half a show is better than a full show why???
XM subscribers hear the whole show uncensored, dummy

still being beat by imus..lol

RUSH LIMBAUGH REMAINS TOP TALKER NYC...
SPRING BOOK [APR-JUNE 2006]
TOTAL LISTENERS 12+
AVG. QUARTER HOUR

LIMBAUGH 144,100
HANNITY 113,500
CURTIS/KUBY 109,500
GAMBLING 104,700
IMUS 93,800
JOY BROWNE 76,200
MARK LEVIN 74,200
OPIE/ANTHONY 74,000
O'REILLY 64,900
SAVAGE 64,300
AL FRANKEN 47,300
LIONEL 38,400
RANDI RHODES 38,200
BATCHELOR 36,900

>>>XM subscribers hear the whole show uncensored, dummy

You get a watered down version of the show without the dump button. That's not a "whole" show.

>> You get a watered down version of the show without the dump button. That's not a "whole" show >>

We get a watered down version of the show *without* the dump button? Huh?

I have to laugh at the criticism of O&A's terrestrial show as being 'watered down', when up until 6.5 months ago, Stern was broadcasting on these same airwaves. So you're saying his show was 'watered down' as well?

Funny's funny, with or without the swearing. If Howard couldn't do an entertaining show without working around the FCC guidelines, shame on him. As O&A demonstrate every morning, the rules weren't so rough as to stifle ALL trace of creativity & humor or entertainment.

"Stern was broadcasting on these same airwaves. So you're saying his show was 'watered down' as well? "

Yes, it WAS watered down. I know you're not that fucking dence that you don't understand that. Why is it that you can't admit it? Besides the fact that your like a tick on O&A's nutsacks.

"We get a watered down version of the show *without* the dump button? Huh?"

You don't get a FULL XM show(like you paid for). You get an FM show without the dump button delay. You get a FM show with old bits instead of 20minute commercial breaks. That is a WATERED DOWN SHOW especially compared to what you were and still are paying for 6 months ago. I don't know how to say it so the SheeplePete can comprehend.

"If Howard couldn't do an entertaining show without working around the FCC guidelines, shame on him. As O&A demonstrate every morning, the rules weren't so rough as to stifle ALL trace of creativity & humor or entertainment."

It is still entertaining but its not PREMIUM entertainment. We got a 6 hour show where they talked about whatever they wanted how ever they wanted. How'd your boys do today?

If you think its better to have a show censored than uncensored, then I'll gladly direct you to a herd of brains for you to suck on. It has nothing to do with the ability to stay within the guidelines. Its the fact that the guildelines are retarded, kid.

>> You don't get a FULL XM show(like you paid for). You get an FM show without the dump button delay. You get a FM show with old bits instead of 20minute commercial breaks. That is a WATERED DOWN SHOW especially compared to what you were and still are paying for 6 months ago. I don't know how to say it so the SheeplePete can comprehend. >>

First of all, I'm fully capable of grasping the concept of a dump button and an uncensored satellite feed - I don't need it explained to me by the likes of you, thanks. The wording of your last post was confusing, hence my 'Huh?'...

>> It is still entertaining but its not PREMIUM entertainment. >>

By the way, I'm wondering what business do YOU, of all people, have commenting on whether or not MY favorite talk radio show is entertaining or not, regardless of what rules or regs they do or don't have to follow?

You're also not taking the time to define 'premium' entertainment for me - what is that in terms of a morning talk radio show, exactly? Washed up porn stars and strippers on sybians? Midgets on tickle machines? Playboy hopefuls being subjected to laser pointers? Cursing?

WHAT? You mean I'm missing 6 HOURS of that EVERY DAY?!! Damnit, where's the XM customer service number - I really have to cancel my subscription this very second!

You've professed your *rabid* dislike of the O&A program time and time again, and taken every opportunity to smash their good fortune in post after post. So how is your opinion of the content of the show valid in ANY way, shape or form, as you obviously don't find them funny? If you're not entertained at all, what would it make a difference if they were talking about something unrestricted versus being stifled by FCC guidelines?

>> We got a 6 hour show where they talked about whatever they wanted how ever they wanted. How'd your boys do today? >>

Oh please don't tell me you count the 'wrap up' show as part of your '6 hours'. That's just sad. Oh, and talk to me on Friday, when Howard's got the day off and I'm listening to a LIVE O&A show....

Not to mention the entire month of August. ;-)

>> You don't get a FULL XM show(like you paid for). You get an FM show without the dump button delay. You get a FM show with old bits instead of 20minute commercial breaks. That is a WATERED DOWN SHOW especially compared to what you were and still are paying for 6 months ago. I don't know how to say it so the SheeplePete can comprehend. >>

First of all, I'm fully capable of grasping the concept of a dump button and an uncensored satellite feed - I don't need it explained to me by the likes of you, thanks. The wording of your last post was confusing, hence my 'Huh?'...

>> It is still entertaining but its not PREMIUM entertainment. >>

By the way, I'm wondering what business do YOU, of all people, have commenting on whether or not MY favorite talk radio show is entertaining or not, regardless of what rules or regs they do or don't have to follow?

You're also not taking the time to define 'premium' entertainment for me - what is that in terms of a morning talk radio show, exactly? Washed up porn stars and strippers on sybians? Midgets on tickle machines? Playboy hopefuls being subjected to laser pointers? Cursing?

WHAT? You mean I'm missing 6 HOURS of that EVERY DAY?!! Damnit, where's the XM customer service number - I really have to cancel my subscription this very second!

You've professed your *rabid* dislike of the O&A program time and time again, and taken every opportunity to smash their good fortune in post after post. So how is your opinion of the content of the show valid in ANY way, shape or form, as you obviously don't find them funny? If you're not entertained at all, what would it make a difference if they were talking about something unrestricted versus being stifled by FCC guidelines?

>> We got a 6 hour show where they talked about whatever they wanted how ever they wanted. How'd your boys do today? >>

Please don't tell me you count the 'wrap up' show as part of your '6 hours'. That's just sad. Oh, and talk to me on Friday, when Howard's got the day off and I'm listening to a LIVE O&A show....

Not to mention the entire month of August. ;-)

1. Sorry. With the wrap up, it was 6 hours and 45 minutes. my bad.

2. Its called a vacation. People are allowed to take them.

2a. Its not every friday and when it is there is a replacement show that is interesting. Still totally uncensored

4. I don't have a *rabid* dislike. You just think I do because I'm not swinging from O&A nutsacks.

5. Premium entertainment = listening to the show the way I paid for it. Do you think I should pay for a show that's on premium radio using FCC guidelines when 6 months ago they weren't? Obviously you do because you love O&A so much. I don't. I like getting what I paid for. the day howard goes back to the shitty standards of free radio is the day i start bitching about him too.

6. Since you brought it up, OMG SOMEONE IS GETTING THEIR BACK WAXED! I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE! WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH THE STUFF!!!! I know, I know. completely different.

7. If you can honest say O&As show is better now than it was before free FM then you need to play in traffic and hopefully die.

>>not to mention the entire month of august>>

us stern zombies havent got that memo.

o-a zombies need to stop thinking that everything jackie martilngs bastard child says is true.

>>7. If you can honest say O&As show is better now than it was before free FM then you need to play in traffic and hopefully die.

the fact is that now that we are one Free FM we have better callers, better guests and better prizes for the pests. Free FM is awesome and if you gave the boys a chance I am sure you would agree. They are much better than Stern ever was. Just give it a listen and you will catch the virus in no time.

"the fact is that now that we are one Free FM we have better callers, better guests and better prizes for the pests. Free FM is awesome and if you gave the boys a chance I am sure you would agree. They are much better than Stern ever was. Just give it a listen and you will catch the virus in no time."

Please die, Ramone?

>>they are much better than stern ever was>>

thats your point of view ramone and could you stop with the we as in o&a and you.

Please don't tell me you count the 'wrap up' show as part of your '6 hours'. That's just sad. Oh, and talk to me on Friday, when Howard's got the day off and I'm listening to a LIVE O&A show....

Howard was on today 6 hrs 10 mins

As a former Stern fan (FUCK, WHO WASNT), i can attest, O&A are better than Howard ever was (or at least in the past decade + a few years). He withered away before he just lost 80+% of his listeners. You either didnt give O&A the chance, or didnt get the chance. People made the switch, that is a fact.

6hrs 38 minutes i belive, and no rap up show included.

Oh and O&A book came out in NY. 1.9 share and they are really banging it out...lol..they are crowing about a large % increase.

my fucking dog could have gotten a large increase from dlr

"O&A wake up in 18th place"

bawhahahahaha

Let me start by saying that I am not really an O&A fan.

That being said, I think it's idiotic to compare O&A with Stern #'s at this point. O&A have been back on FM for how long, a month? How long have they been off FM, 4 years? And you expect them to have ratings bigger than a guy who's been on FM for 25 years?

Don't know what planet you guys are on, but nobody can be expected to be THAT good.

Actually, O&As number vs Howard are incredible. He had zero listeners on Free FM, therefore O&A are the radio gods. They have him beat by infinity percent!!!!!

Now O&A vs Stern SatRad numbers are a different story that they probably wouldn't want to talk about.

>> 7. If you can honest say O&As show is better now than it was before free FM then you need to play in traffic and hopefully die. >>

I don't tend to take personal shots at people, but you're about to become one of my few exceptions. You're a close-minded idiot who can't STAND that a group of ultra-passionate listeners are enjoying the fruits of their favorite up-and-coming radio program.

The show keeps me entertained and makes me laugh hard EVERY DAY, and that's all that matters in the end. Please spare me of your 'premium entertainment' argument, because it doesn't matter as I'm still laughing at what comes out of my speakers. I don't give a silver monkey turd if I'm listening to a guy getting his back waxed or if it's a curse-laden Jimmy Norton rant about Derek Jeter - if I'm laughing, I'm ultimately getting my money's worth. Case closed.

Stern had the luxury of picking up and moving his entire radio empire to satellite while it was still relatively popular, thereby automatically inheriting a massive amount of listeners who were *fully aware* he was moving. He bitched and complained for the last (God knows how many) few years that the government was 'stifling' his creativity, and now he's got his wish to be as filthy & 'open' as he wants for 6 hours (I'm sure) every morning. Well, guess what - not everyone came along for the ride to Sirius. O&A realized that even as happy as they were exclusively on XM, you need LISTENERS to be able to do certain things with the show. Better guests, better prizes, etc, etc, etc. Not everyone gets $100 mil a year to work 4 days a week - O&A have to work a little bit harder to build up their fanbase & get the exposure that Stern once had.

If you're a passionate Stern fan, so be it. But don't you DARE try to tell the passionate O&A fans what they should be entertained by and what they shouldn't. The XM subscribers get their money's worth in other ways, apart from not hearing a few dirty words for 3 hours every morning - believe me.

If you're an XM subscriber and you're unhappy, I don't know what to tell you. Cancel the service. If you're NOT a subscriber, then I submit to you that your arguments have absolutely zero validity in this matter. Go listen to Sirius, and be happy with what you have.

I certainly am, and it's obvious that it bugs the ever-loving shit out of you.

You didn't answer the question. Is O&A better now that its on Free FM. Ramone's answers mean nothing.

I'm not against passion. I'm against lemmings pretending to be objective.

Well there's having passion, and then there is being retarded, which the O & A fans are on this site. Go ahead and enjoy the show, but, seriously, get a life...

I have been checking out the buffalo satation for the last 2 day and O&A are still not on.

"Now O&A vs Stern SatRad numbers are a different story that they probably wouldn't want to talk about"

Then how about making a fair comparison of the percentage of fans that followed both to satellite, rather the number of fans. Considering O&A probably have 10% listenership to Stern, the actual percentages will probably be closer than anyone here wants to admit.

10% of 100 is 10. 10% of 10 billion is 1 billion. Big difference, same percentage. Not quite as valuable as actual numbers unfortunately. And less valuable is comparing numbers cross platform like FM number vs. SatRad numbers.

>> Is O&A better now that its on Free FM. Ramone's answers mean nothing. >>

I can't honestly answer that - after all, I can't remember if I was actually laughing harder NOW or 5-6 months ago. You're asking me to somehow quantify my past & present emotions, which a lot of us would be hard-pressed to do without some sort of therapist on hand.

I can only go by the 'best of' bits, and to be honest I find myself laughing equally at both XM, FreeFM and old WNEW clips too.

But, if I was hard-pressed I'd have to say 'yes & no'. 'Yes' in the sense that they had a lot more 'longform' bits when it was exclusively on XM (The 'Edmund Fitzgerald' comes to mind), but 'no' in the sense that they also did a lot of goofy rambling when they had no restrictions on time or advertising. The show's definitely a lot punchier now than it was, albeit at the expense of more commercials.

But that's where my Inno and Napster come in. ;-)

>> Then how about making a fair comparison of the percentage of fans that followed both to satellite, rather the number of fans. Considering O&A probably have 10% listenership to Stern, the actual percentages will probably be closer than anyone here wants to admit. >>

Also keep in mind that Stern jumped right from one into the other within a few weeks, whereas O&A had to rely on word of mouth, fan sites and, of course, XM's whizbang marketing team to let the masses know they'd made the leap to satellite...

The fact that can't even admit that your show with less commercials and more freedom is a better product just proves that you lack all objectivity. In some ways, you're worse than Ramone. Wow.

>>The fact that can't even admit that your show with less commercials and more freedom is a better product just proves that you lack all objectivity. In some ways, you're worse than Ramone. Wow.

The extra commercials are great because it gives the boys time to prepair what they are going to talk about. this makes the show a lot better. also the boys are extremely talented and can be just as funny by going around the fcc regulations. they have code words that us pests know about so they dont have to swear because we still get it. Like Opie always says Hoo Hoo couldnt cut it on regular radio - he wasnt talented enough. The boys are great and if you give them a listen I gurantee you will catch the virus.

Okay. Maybe not quite as bad as Ramone.

i have given them a listen i even listen to a clip that kevin smith has on his site.15 minutes.to me , it always comes across as a typical morning zoo type of show.can those be funny?i think so.i just think stern takes it to another level.stern had words also but then those words started to be taken away from him.there biggest problem will be when they broadcast in florida. thats where stern and bubba got most of their complaints from.

>> The fact that can't even admit that your show with less commercials and more freedom is a better product just proves that you lack all objectivity. In some ways, you're worse than Ramone. Wow. >>

WHAT?!! I'm being as objective as I possibly can, you jackass! Did you even READ my entire response or did your brain only absorb the parts that you disagreed with?

And if I *wasn't* 'objective' (as you say) wouldn't I just keep blindly responding with "O&A rules, Stern sucks!", as Ramone would do...? OMG, please please please review & read your responses before you hit 'Post'. I'm trying to carry on an intelligent debate, but you're making it increasingly difficult.

The new 'FreeFM' show is indeed better in a lot of ways, but I'd be lying if I said I *enjoyed* the added commercial breaks. BUT, like I keep saying (not sure how much I have to before you absorb that either), funny is funny. O&A work around the guidelines and still put on a darned entertaining program. If the only way Howard can be entertaining every morning is to have a 6-hour soft-core porn fest in his studio, more power to him. Not my cup of tea, not even when he was on regular radio.

>> it always comes across as a typical morning zoo type of show >>

Ummm...how so? Did you hear a 'wacky horn' at any point? ....any silly song parodies? ...a woman in the background, sucking all the humor out of the room?

I'd love to hear an explanation of that statement...

The Kevin Smith vs. Joel Siegel confrontation was a *classic* segment that I highly doubt you'll hear on 'Scott & Todd'...

what do you hoo hoo zombies think about your hero taking all of August off? no matter what you say the boys would never do that to their fans because they care too much about them and respect us pests too much. Hoo Hoo just only seems to care about making money and doesnt worry about screwing over his fans.

first-august off-we've been over that subject.he takes 2 weeks off around labor day. thats nothing new.

second-TO ME it comes across as a morning zoo.

i like kevin smith , i think he came off as a bit of a whinner i dont think his film is tracking well so a little stir up may put buts into some seats.

classic confrontation
kinnison vs.bobcat.

"classic confrontation
kinnison vs.bobcat."

Kinison DIED in 1992.

Relevant. Really.

pete was talking about the smith/segal deal on o-a this morning.he said it was classic i put down what was my favorite confrontation of all time was.not to say whos best , just saying it.

Its no longer a debate. You don't get it and I don't care. The fact that the O&A show is better now than it was when they had less commercials and less restrictions is completely astounding to me. I just don't understand how a LIVE show(not one you taped on your inno or napster) can possibly be more enjoyable.

Go figure. Work arounds aren't funnier to me. Completely eliminating certain subjects isn't more entertaining to me. Maybe listening to a show that went from restricted to unrestricted has spoiled me. Maybe I'm not supposed to hear about certain things. Maybe the FCC is right! IT CAN BE WORKED AROUND!!!!! THAT'S WHAT AMERICANS WANT TO HEAR!!!! WORKAROUNDS!!!!! THEIR VIRGIN EARS CAN'T FATHOM HEARING UNCENSORED HEATHENS TALKING FOR HOURS ON END!!!!!

If that's the case, why would anyone get XM to hear the show(rhetorical because you answer already has flies hovering around it)? The FreeFM portion is better anyway. Thanks for the enlightenment.

Dear Baby Jesus,

Don't let O&A have naked women up into the studio anymore. That would be terrible. We don't like girls yet.

http://radiouncensored.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/18/2137376.html

Pretty funny.

well at least they never take vacations.

>> If that's the case, why would anyone get XM to hear the show(rhetorical because you answer already has flies hovering around it)? The FreeFM portion is better anyway. Thanks for the enlightenment. >>

I still get 2+ hours *every day* of an uncensored show, meathead. It's not as much as Howard, obviously, but it's a choice O&A *knowingly* made to get more exposure to the masses.

>> I just don't understand how a LIVE show(not one you taped on your inno or napster) can possibly be more enjoyable >>

You asked me how I enjoyed the show and I told you. I can't speak for others who *don't* get to record the program every day, but that's how I roll. I catch about an hour or two on my way in and a little online at work, and I come home & listen to the rest at night after removing all the commercials w/Napster.

And THAT'S why my XM is *still* worth the $12.95 a month. Oh, and I do listen to about 2 dozen other channels on a daily basis, too. ;-)

>> http://radiouncensored.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/7/18/2137376.html

Pretty funny. >>

What's your point? If you listen every day, you'd know that Ant rules his PalTalk chat room with an iron fist - same goes for the Instant Feedback.

Once in a while, people abuse the sytem - that's the problem you run into sometimes when you have a highly interactive radio program. It's *their* show, and they certainly have the right to run it how they please...

No point. Just a bit sissified and hypocritical. I really don't expect you to understand and don't care enough to explain it.

You know, I get a good chuckle every day from your weak attempts at condescension...

Thanks!

He's condensing a little everyday?!!! That's a neat trick! Soon, he'll be microscpic! Like the Atom!!

Not trying to be condesending. Its just bothersome(read as: boring) having a conversation with someone who sees no wrong but claims to be objective and intelligent.

>> Not trying to be condesending. Its just bothersome(read as: boring) having a conversation with someone who sees no wrong but claims to be objective and intelligent. >>

And equally bothersome having a conversation with someone who claims to be impartial, but who's really just a Stern troll at heart.

FWIW, I don't 'claim' to be intelligent - you're just making me look much more so by comparison.

>> He's condensing a little everyday?!!! That's a neat trick! Soon, he'll be microscpic! Like the Atom!! >>

Heheh...*condensation* you idiot! ::slaps Mike in head::

;-)

Buuuurn.

You don't read very well, do you? I have nothing against O&A except for the fact that they sold out and went back to testicle radio. If they were strictly on XM, we wouldn't be having this conversation. They'd remain untalked about like they were for the previous 2 years.

>> You don't read very well, do you? >>

Depends on what I'm reading.

I have nothing against O&A except for the fact that they sold out and went back to testicle radio.
Oh and having millions of potential listeners is *such* an awful thing. The whole point of broadcasting is to get the maximum number of people listening at once, and like it or not there are a lot of dumbfucks who are still too cheep to buy an XM or Sirius radio. The comments made on the first day O&A came back to Free FM proove that. It pissed me off that people were wondering where they went for 4 years, cause I'd been listening on XM for the last 2 years, but again, people are still learning about it. The deal the boys made is actually quite good, wether you like them or not. They have millions of potential listeners every day, they get to freely mention XM, plus at 9 AM eastern when the show is over, the XM subscribers get a fully uncensored show complete with a walk-over bit, which I think only adds to the show. Yes it's not as long as Howard's but like Pete pointed out sometimes you gotta make choices and this is one the boys made. I know for a fact there are still things that bug them so things aren't perfect, but in the end if you enjoy the show, that's all that matters.

If they were strictly
on XM, we wouldn't be having this conversation. They'd remain untalked about like they were for the previous 2 years.

You can blame XM's shitty-ass marketing team for that. My cat could probably do a better job than they have of marketing XM. Again I say, if you enjoy the show and you get your money's worth, that's all that matters. and that statement goes for O&A fans or Stern fans. If you like it, listen and have a nice life.