Opie and Anthony may be currently syndicated through CBS Radio, but the virus may be spreading on more terrestrial stations with a possible Citadel Broadcasting deal. That bomb was inadvertantly dropped on the XM portion of todays show as Opie took a call from Citadel CEO Farid Suleman.
The conversation made Anthony so nervous that he actually dumped out on some of the conversation (probably learning their lesson from the CBS Radio deal).
From the sounds of it, the deal may be closing within the next couple weeks and might put O&A on an additional half-dozen stations. Of the markets mentioned on air: Providence, Buffalo, and New London. The other three were dumped out of. In addition, Joel Hollander had mentioned on air that there are more CBS Radio stations in the works.
"We're talking to everybody," Opie & Anthony's agent Bob Eatman told FMQB: "We're syndicating the program and there is a lot of interest from a number of great companies." Super-agent Bob Eatman is handling all syndication deals for O&A's program and added that he expects to have "a dozen new affiliates" within weeks.
Let the speculation begin! (again)
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Thanks Brian!
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