That "rumor" comes from Bay Area media commentator Rich Lieberman, who writes about it on SFGate. Lieberman says that there's a "very real possibility" that Howard Stern will make a return back to terrestrial radio in 2010, according to his media tipsters out of New York.Lieberman goes on to cite the struggling economy as one of the reasons why Stern will make the jump back to FCC-regulated airwaves.
But where would Howard Stern go?
According to the article, there was talk that Howard Stern would return to CBS Radio, but Lieberman predicts that is unlikely. Instead, he predicts that Stern will instead join forces with Talk Radio Network or Jones Broadcasting, because they have big pockets.
Lieberman adds that there was word that Sirius XM Radio Inc. would charge a premium price for subscribers to get Howard Stern - such as a $15/month price tag - once his contract ends with the satcaster. But he also dismissed that rumor, give the poor economy.
And to the naysayers who insist that Stern would never return to terrestrial? Well, Lieberman's got a couple words for you:
This type of speculation have been opined about for years, and it's nothing new. There's little any substance behind it - just some old media curmudgeon who gets an epiphany in the middle of the night.
[SFGate via DCRTV]
Thanks @smiteboy!
Lieberman adds that there was word that Sirius XM Radio Inc. would charge a premium price for subscribers to get Howard Stern - such as a $15/month price tag - once his contract ends with the satcaster. But he also dismissed that rumor, give the poor economy.
And to the naysayers who insist that Stern would never return to terrestrial? Well, Lieberman's got a couple words for you:
"Please, be serious.For another glob of money he really doesn't need, and the chance of getting back the mainstream buzz; the daily content of Stern chatter that has eluded him during his satellite reign, Stern will make a deal under the right circumstances."Of course, all of this is just "rumors"... or just Mr. Rich Lieberman's colorful imagination.
This type of speculation have been opined about for years, and it's nothing new. There's little any substance behind it - just some old media curmudgeon who gets an epiphany in the middle of the night.
[SFGate via DCRTV]
Thanks @smiteboy!
Ding, ding....AND Their off! O&A people and Stern people talking smack like stupid asses. Look, Stern has his listeners and O&A have theirs. I prefer O&A but I don't bad mouth Hoo Hoo. I find it hard to believe he'll go back to censored FM radio now.
Terrestrial radio is a much better fit for Stern than satellite radio. As has been observed by several media commentators, exposing Stern's show to the relatively small satellite radio audience has made it somewhat irrelevant because a show like his depends on having a big local audience in each market where it's heard.
When he's one of the highest-rated shows on terrestrial, as he has been in some of his markets, people get to work and talk about what they heard during their drive, re-hash Stern's antics over lunch or dinner, etc. On satellite, the critical mass of listeners needed to make the show a topic of these types of conversations just isn't there, so the show loses its edge.
Also, having Stern on satellite radio is not the best use of his talent. Anyone who can command the kind of listenership Stern can needs to be on terrestrial radio, where 100 percent of the public has access to him, and where advertisers can pay big bucks to pitch their wares to giant audiences. On satellite radio, a couple million people hear him each day -- a fraction of the number who would hear him if he were on terrestrial in some of the nation's biggest markets. For this reason, Stern and his show would create far more economic value on terrestrial radio than they do on satellite radio.
I CALL BULLSH*T
when he was on good old fashioned radio , not a 100 percent of the public got to hear him. he wasn't available in say the bible belt he's available in the bible belt now , thanks to sat. radio.
i don't see him going back to free radio. it would drive him crazy. you cant say this , you cant say that. at sirius they treat him well. and they should.
I can't believe you posted this Ryan, a blogger with zero access to Stern and no named sources, and referred to you by one of Stern's biggest detractors on here, smiteboy. Anybody who really knows the business knows the info in that blog is laughable.
Wow... if this is true, this is going to be a riot to watch and see. He really thinks he could go back on terr. radio after all that has happened?
For those hoo-hoo drones who believe he can walk on water, feed the masses on one loaf of bread and a fish should remember the following since he left FM...
-incredibly high FCC fines for any infraction of their rules and regs.
-quick firing or censorship of jocks for the following:
1. Sexual discrimination and ridicule. (Most recently seen last week with the radio show that needed to apologize for offending transexuals.)
2. Racial jokes (Imus firing for nappy headed ho's joke, morning jocks fired for talking with and oriental accent, Kidd Chris fired for racial song parody, the infamous Tsunami song, etc.)
3. Increased lawyer intervention from the fallout of the "Wee for a Wii" stunt.
4. Stations do not allow nudity anymore, as it it may offend employees and lawyers will be on Howies ass if even one tit pops out.
Even if Stern modifies his show to conform and/or avoid the above scenarios, what is left of his show? He needs to learn from O and A... Yes, O and A.
They stayed true to their format, avoiding the "zoo crew" format, and staying within legal and FCC guidelines, which left them with basically a family friendly show. Are Stern fans ready for a sanitized, FCC and family friendly show?
O and A found out the hard way that radio stations who haven't changed to a "jack radio" format don't want to air a show with a minute delay, and a dump button staff. Stations today fear the likes of Sharpton, special interest groups, and advertisers calling the shots, waiting to pounce on anything that will call attention to their cause. If Howard went FM, Sharpton and the rest would have boners waiting for him to fuck up just once.
This is why Elvis Duran and Ryan Seacrest are popular. They are safe, sanitized, family friendly and most importantly, safe for stations to air and most importantly, safe for their pockets.
For those who are going to cite Bubba as an example of a shock jock who can still do both FM and Satrad, remember he is doing two separate shows, and there is no doubt the uncensored Bubba on Satrad is a million times better than FM.
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I may not like Stern, but I sure hope he learns history before he signs on the dotted line.
No, 100% of the people did not have access to him when he was on terrestrial. There were many markets and rural areas who never had access to the show until he went to satellite.
While he would have clearance in many of his old markets once again, and maybe a few new ones, there are many markets in the bible belt who still wouldn't touch the show. Those new listeners he gained in those areas from being on Sirius would be SOL.
If he does go back, he better not have a "no streaming" clause this time, as that will be the only way many fans would be able to get the show.
0.0 chance he'd ever go back.
It's retire or re-up at Sirius. If you've heard Stern on Sat Radio you'd realize he could never deal with the censors, etc.
The real speculation should be whether retires with this contract.
I say he does a 1 year extension and calls it a career.
He's got the cash, the wife, the house in the Hamptons.
Most importantly - he has nothing to prove!
how could he go back to shit radio in 2010, he is under contract through the end of 2010. He has always honored his contracts!
He will be back, he can't continue to live as irrelevant as he is right now. He loves to be the controversy; free radio can make him as much money as he makes on satellite...and as an addition he will get his controversial personality back on the air for haters and the ones that love him but don't have the money to spend on something that should be free, now much more than before, he is dying to be back.
No way No how
Another rumor has it that the world will end in 2012
I bet he will be on both, one with beeps and one with out. Most talk shows are on both.
Just another article trying to ruin satelite
Howard Stern . The new 0.0 .
"Also, having Stern on satellite radio is not the best use of his talent. Anyone who can command the kind of listenership Stern can needs to be on terrestrial radio, where 100 percent of the public has access to him, and where advertisers can pay big bucks to pitch their wares to giant audiences. On satellite radio, a couple million people hear him each day -- a fraction of the number who would hear him if he were on terrestrial in some of the nation's biggest markets. For this reason, Stern and his show would create far more economic value on terrestrial radio than they do on satellite radio."
100% of America and Canada have access to satelite radio just go and buy a receiver! But hadly 5% of the population did that. His advertisers are dick creams and other crap McDonalds and other big national chains don't want anything to do with his show, so you get sub prime adverisers buying time and then they can't pay much so you have 20 minute commercial breaks. His show on Sat is not good. He just doesn't have the fire anymore to put effort into it.
I don't think he'll go back to terr. radio.
Imus needs to just hang it up after his contract is up . He is almost 60 years old and his show has turned into the view for the radio and you can tell he does not have the fire he once did . He and his yes men say that the show has evolved , but i say evolved = old and tired . as far as testical radio goes who knows and that no streaming clause would'nt mean much because you can still get a stream if you know where to look or just download it a few hours later with all the comercials edited out anyway .
this is very interesting. now i think i'll take a shit
He will either:
1-Stay at Sirius on a different time slot
2-Do a Sirius/Terrestrial combined
3-Retire
;-)
Seriously.. I'd say #1 and I also call bullshit on Ryan for this post. It is the FM douche bags that spin this out there.
well, the free press for stern would only help to elevate his staure again and could get more subs in
Prediction--He signs with sirius again, for less, and does afternoons instead
I just want to make sure everyone understands that I'm calling bullshit on this guy's propaganda. At least, that's the intention.
If calling him an old "curmudgeon" and saying this is all his imagination isn't clear enough - then let me know and I'll spell out that it's all bullshit.
The problem is NOBODY LISTENS TO REGULAR RADIO ANYMORE!
Not even Hoo Hoo Howie. People have moved on. Those who listen on SIRI will still listen, but everyone else has moved on.
An elderly shock jock doing the same bits and jokes he did 20 years ago is not entertainment. Sorry Howie D-sippers, but it's true.
Ron & Fez, 11 to 3.
Just imagine if he does leave.
That'll give o n a yet another chance to fail miserably.
Imagine a company with o n a as their best talent. Can we say Titanic Inc. Of course that would never happen, as no company would put any faith or trust in to those lame ass wankers.
Who are ron n pez? Never heard of them.
If it happens this might be the case.
When he goes back after the struggling economy that is hurting talk radio is better. With cutbacks/layoffs/format changes etc..
He can claim none of that was the case and he alone is the only great show.
This would be the only way I would listen to his show.(fm/am) Right now I flip around from Bubba to local talk.
Back when he was on (fm/am) I can remember going on break at work (15 minutes) and wanting to catch some of his show on a portable radio.
Well in never happened the breaks went well over that time frame.
First of all, being someone who works in radio and not internet radio or blog radio or a bull horn on a sidewalk in the middle of midtown. No way because of the FCC and their firm grip on content and corporations wanting a family friendly style of radio now. TRN was mentioned but they have no owned and operated stations to put him on and there is no way Howard can control his show and CBS......Ok. Non story. By the way, his contract expires on in 2011. Not 2010. Way to look at the obvious before you post Ryan. Oh congrats on the advertisers.
my response to this article on Sirius Satellite Radio would be:
BULLSHIT.
my response to this article on Terrestrial Radio would be:
B.S.
For anyone that can't figure out what I just said, here is another hint:
The FCC does not have the word "bullshit" in it's vocabulary.
Howard Stern does not have the contraction "B.S." in is vocabulary.
0.0% chance of what this "author" says ever happening unless they close the FCC.
This guy probably heard stern bash that weather guy and got his name plugged on his sirius show and thinks he can get under sterns skin and get an undeserved stern powerful plug! TESTICAL IS DEAD
For the record, I don't believe that Stern will return to terrestrial. He'd retire before he did that. As much success as he's had, he wouldn't risk complete and utter failure at this point.
Radio is not what it was a year ago, much less what it was when Stern went to Sirius. He could easily get a syndication deal (though I suspect not with Premiere/Clear Channel) but the money's not what it was, and audiences are much more scattered than before.
If Howie's fans want to listen to him, they know where he is. Anyone can get an XM or Sirius unit and be listening in minutes. People in even the tiniest radio market can hear him, if they want to. Problem is that the tens of millions of people that supposedly want to listen to him aren't even bothering.
Also, *I'm* one of Stern's biggest detrators on here? That's crazy. I didn't write the piece, I just forwarded it to Ryan. I don't care if the guy goes back to terrestrial or not. Somehow I suspected that it would make for an interesting discussion. Once again, I was proven correct.
1. Nobody listens to terrestrial radio anymore? Check Arbitron ratings and see that many times more people listen to terrestrial radio than listen to satellite radio, iPhones, Pandora and Slacker put together.
2. True, to those who said 100 percent of the people didn't have access to Stern when he was on terrestrial. There were small markets, Bible Belt, etc., as pointed out. I meant that 100 percent of the people in the markets where he was heard could hear and discuss his show, but neglected to say that. If he's on in several of the largest markets, probably at least 80 percent of people nationwide have access to him, versus less than 10 percent when he's on satellite radio.
3. I never said that having Stern on satellite radio was without advantages, and there are indeed some things many people see as pluses, such as unrestricted use of the F-word and other offensive language, and the ability to hear him in markets that would never have access to him on terrestrial. I said the aggregate advantages to him, listeners as a whole, and the industry of which he is a part would be far greater if he's were on terrestrial radio rather than satellite.
I have no idea whether Stern will or won't return to terrestrial radio, and I don't care, because I don't listen to him now and wouldn't then. I'm just pointing out that it would make a lot of sense if he did.
"Please, be serious.For another glob of money he really doesn't need, and the chance of getting back the mainstream buzz; the daily content of Stern chatter that has eluded him during his satellite reign, Stern will make a deal under the right circumstances."
It's not about mainstream buzz or how many people hear him, all dj's will tell you, ratings are no more than torture devices, either orbitron diarie or ppm. What is important to talk personalities is simply hearing themselves. Siriusxm will not raise prices due to the fact that Stern has already paid off his contract, They have always said that if Stern can attract one million subs, he's done his job. Dman had pointed out the success of more freindly broadcasts, he is right, mainstream media right now is selling a more wholesome product, sometimes religious based. Stern is exactly where he needs to be, and he knows it.
Who cares?
i think that would be good for him and refular radio. it will certainly help advertising which if you dont know is down allot for all companies these days. Thhey will pay big bucks for adds on his show.
Yes, it is about mainstream buzz and how many people hear who's on the air; that's pretty much all it's about. And I'm sure most radio personalities do view ratings as torture devices -- they live and die by them. There are hundreds of morning and afternoon air personalities around the country who like to hear themselves, but not all of them are Howard Stern. The successful personalities are those that get good ratings; that's pretty much all there is to it.
You guys don't listen to Stern do you?
He has always told everyone up front what he has done, before he has done it.
If he leaves Sirius, he will give the listeners plenty of time so they are no stuck with a contract and no Stern.
The listeners are very loyal, but they won't stand for getting shafted and Sirius just did a buy a 2 year subscription and we won't change the price.
The only reason they live and die by the ratings is because they dont have a choice. The main thing that drives talk personalities is hearing themselve speak. At fifty five years old, Howard Stern is not looking for "media buzz" or "water cooler chatter". He is looking to avoid the system he spent his career living by. Most of these aforementioned "successful" personalities get ratings simply because the company who runs the radio staion saturates the market with advertising and supplies the on-air talent with tried and tested material. Most radio campaigns are repeated throughout the united states based on the local ratings, do you really think a broadcasting company would leave its advertising hold in the hands of on-air talent? They make sure they have top billing no matter what it takes. Your starting to sound a little nostalgic with your agument, radio is not what it once was.
Terrestrial radio is not dead. Truth is, a lot more people listen to it than they do satellite radio. No matter how successful satellite radio gets, this will continue to be the case. This is because it's free and easily accessible to everyone.
The current sad state of radio is due to a lot of big companies buying up all the radio stations they could and then making them all sound alike. Talk radio is still alive, but air talent costs a lot more money than just playing the same 150 songs all day. Adam Carolla and Tom Leykis were doing well, but CBS would rather make a little money playing hip-hop than spend a lot of money paying for talk shows. Would Howard do much better in the current environment? Impossible to say.
Terrestrial radio is not the same radio as when Stern left it. If anyone thinks he can come back and "save" it, they are mistaken. The only thing that can save it is the FCC re-regulating ownership by the corporations running the business now and making it suck. My money is on Howie working out the contract and then retiring. If he's on top like everyone says, he should retire on top.
And why would he *want* to go back to terrestrial, anyway? He hasn't taken any chances on anything in years...why would be start now? (And don't say taking the job with Sirius was a risk. A guaranteed $500 million dollar paycheck is not a risk.)
Lieberman is a very unreliable source! He is simply a blowhard who continuously attempt to get publicity.
Wow, just wow. Anyone who believes this incredible bullshit post is someone who is either a mindless dolt or doesn't listen to Howard at all.
Howard is not going back, if anything he'll resign to a full or limited roll with Sirius. Anyone who listens to the show already knows this.
Also, if Howard is so out of the public eye, and no one listens anymore and he really isn't a relevant force, then why in the hell is every thought, real or not, that he has is immediately news on all the entertainment shows and blogs? Why does every guest and topic on his daily show jump to #1 on google trends every single morning?
Why do all the talentless entertaiment drones swipe everything from his interviews and lead off their shows with it?
The fact, and I know this might be the wrong place for facts, but the fact is he's more relavant then ever. His show is better than it's ever been, and since he's left testicle radio it has fallen like the Chicago Bulls after Jordan's retirement.
I didn't come for Howard Stern... and I wouldn't leave Sirius-Xm because of him either. There is too much else that I listen to, to give it up simply for Stern. He would have ZERO credibility if he did that anyway.
Howard is satellite radio. Without him it will die.
Howard's the same as any ego driven personality. He has it all, it's not about money it's about fame and power. If he's not pleased with the number of listeners he currently has and feels he will get more listeners on FM he will go back to FM. It's that simple. Honestly, I'll be shocked if he doesn't go back.
Going to terrestrial radio in 2010 would be a breach of his contract. 2011 maybe, but not 2010.
**Howard is satellite radio. Without him it will die.**
No wonder you're posting anonymous. No one would put their name on this crap. If anything, satellite radio has gotten a lot WORSE since the arrival of Howie. Everything at Sirius suffered after they started cutting costs to pay his inflated salary and everything at XM is suffering since the "merger" (leveraged buyout) took place. Spending too much for worthless talent is the reason that satellite radio is in the sad economic state it's in. Hoo Hoo leaving satellite radio would be the best thing that's ever happened to it.
Yes that's just what satrad needs. Stern leaves and then o n a and ron n pez can put the final nails in the coffin and run it into the ground.
Fortunately, there are people in place with some brains that realize talent and where to put their energy, the virus and the lame acts on that channel are not one of them. Get rid of oprah and martha too, maybe they can all podcast together.
100 & 101 will still outperform the virus even after Stern leaves. And by that I mean more interesting programming and more listeners.
Jason, that is the biggest bunch of crap I have seen written about Stern in a long time.
He's on every entertainment blog and show? Let's see: ET? No mention of Stern in months, The entertainment show on CNN? No mention of Stern in months. Entertainment weekly mag? No mention of Stern in months. Google trends every morning? Don't know what trends you're looking at, but it ain't Google's. He hasn't had the top spot in a looong time.
So much for your "facts".
Point: He's far LESS relevant than you think, and I bet he misses his terrestrial audience more than anyone realizes, not that I'm gambling he would return there. My gambling money says he'll retire.
Before you "johnny come lately" satradio, Howard Stern Show listeners make yourselves look even more foolish...
Howard's saradio show is crap and has always been crap. It doesn't even come close to the Howard Stern show glory days of Infinity, CBS, and WWOR Channel 9 days, and trying to say different proves you have no clue.
Since 2006 Howard has lost listeners, proving from '77 to '05 Howard and his team could do great radio without saying words that FCC rules reject. Howard is no longer the King of all Media, as upgrade back to FM would help Howard to re-gain his title.
Howard has less than a 1/8 of the listeners he once had on FM radio.
sirius/xm has ZERO money pay Howard to keep him.
With the "merge" MONOPOLY his buddy Melvin has been proven once and for all as the lying, greedy, over the hill, way over his head, schister who for the first time has completely failed. Along the way Melvin has also became John Malone's desperate bitch. Howard doesn't need Melvin's baggage anymore.
The list goes on and on. 2010 is going to be good with Howard back where he belongs, on FM radio and FM HD Radio.
Stern has been threatening retirement for almost 15 years or so. It's one of his negotiation tactics.
Sirius can not afford him any more, so he will be back on terrestrial radio.
Howard may stay w/ Satellite on a part time basis or something like that. It's obvious they can't possibly come up w/ the money he gets now.He has lost way too many listeners compared to how many he had on free radio.He wants to be heard by as many as possible. Being exclusive to satellite can't cut it.
Not sure what to think of this rumor.
Howard said he'll never go back to terrestrial, but listening to his show occasionally, I'd say he misses his mass audience and his touch with more of the outside world.
Face facts, those who say he's still as popular or more popular are full of it. A poster above says he's more relevant than ever. Yet looking at Google trends, Stern's name has been on the top 100 only twice in the last 4 weeks. He's barely mentioned in most entertainment magazines and shows, and when he IS mentioned, it is usually following a story about something Sirius-XM does financially.
I'm a occasional Stern listener, but I'm a realist. He is nowhere near as big as he used to be, and that has to be tearing him up inside. It shows by the way he speaks on his show at times.
It isn't about the money. He wants what he always wanted, to be a controversial shock jock always in the spotlight. Well, he has barely had any spotlight since his first year on Sirius.
I doubt he'll go back to terrestrial, but deep inside he misses the controversy over on that side of the fence.
Thanks for proving that your a moron and never ever listen to the show. Plus your reading comprehension is very low.
I didn't say Howard had the top spot on Google Trends, I said every guest he has on shoots to the top immediately during the interview. How can that happen if no one is listening?
For instance, go check it out right now 9:19am eastern time. The #1 google trend right now is Artie Lange on the Joe Buck show. Yeah, you're right, the show is so irrelevant.
Also, you don't even know when ET, Extra, and other no talent shows steal stuff from Howard because they rarely ever credit him. Billy Bush stole the credit for the Denise Richards interview and claimed she revealed the 3 implant surgeries on his radio show, when she really told the story on Howards show that morning.
Your're just another no-nothing that talks out of your ass. Stern saved Sirius from going out of business, if not for him SatRad would not have nearly the amount of subscribers it has now.
When I subscribed to XM in Feb. 2009 Stern wasn't even on the screen and O&A cost extra.
Paying for those buttwipes wasn't on my mind one nanosecond.
My motivation was for the music,uncensored comedy and information access.
How much the SatRad business has changed.
I fear its demise is not too far off. SatRad has been on a gradual but steady decline since the acquisition/merger and I don't see improvement in any sector especially programming and the cavalier attitude of top management.
Stern is so "played". Nothing is more sad than a has been jock but I don't feel too sorry for him. He made his bed and now he's got to lay in it. He should just go to some island and listen to his old recordings of himself and his admiring fans. He's got the bucks & he should go out like a man.
However he's about as dillusional as Mel so what can you say??? They deserve each other.
I wonder if all those people that said o@a were failures for going to terrestrial will say the same about howard?
Sounds like a short term way to get the stock up for that company. Howard is the only radio personality that can attract millions of listeners. Thats why as the time goes by, the offers will keep getting bigger and bigger. Stay tuned.
If you ever listen to his show, you'd know that he'll never return to terrestial radio. I know on his show, lately, he's been talking a lot about retiring, but it's pretty transparent that he's just saying that, probably cause he's getting ready for the upcoming round of negotiations with SIRI. They're going to do everything they can to keep him and I wouldn't be surprised if he reaches some kind of a larger deal that includes a TV show as well, now that Liberty Media is in the game.
Who can say: "SLOW NEWS DAY"
"Got any good news stories today?"
"Nah"
"What about this hack who's spouting off about Howard?"
"Sure, why not"
"Are you sure you want to give this putz a microphone?"
"Just post it on the site alreay"
As if the share price needs more negative fake-news-stories spread about.
You're so transparent. You're not a real Howard fan. It's obvious. If you were, you would know that testicle radio crippled his show in the final years and he could barely do a simple bit. Even his complaining about the FCC which was always entertaining became very tired and he admitted it. You know nothing about Howard, go back to listening to your hero Imus.
You're another one who can't read. It's every guest he has on that becomes #1 on the Google Trends. Everyone already knows about Howard and who he is, there's no reason to Google his name. But even D list celebrities jump to the top of the list when they have a Stern appearance. How can that be?
I'll tell you, a huge audience. Sirius/XM has estimated that 60% of the subscribers listen to Howard. That's over 10 million people. More people that most hit TV shows.
i heard HD radio stations all across the country are shutting down their digital signal due to very few listeners, and its high maintenance costs...so even if howie comes back to terrestrial, i know HD will be obsolete when howie signs on the dotted line....
iLLRATED, got any better proof than "i heard"?
Can't see how digital is more costly to maintain than older analog radio technology, also the stations get to fit more data into the spectrum space they have giving them extra channels if they are running HD.
Also this will give HD a small kick in the pants:
"Microsoft announced that the Zune HD will be released in the fall of 2009. According to a press release from Microsoft, the PMP will include a built-in HD radio receiver."
The bigger the show the more ads played
Mark this post- Stern will sign a new contract with Sirius/XM for substantially less money and substantially less airtime, maybe three times a week, starting at 7 am every day and working only till 10. He will take even more vacation.
But he won't retire completely. Would you when you could make millions working three days a week for 3 hours a day with 3 months vacation?
You "heard" wrong....
Two thousand radio stations are now broadcasting in HD, 70 car models are available with built-in receivers.
Howie in HD in 2010!
Howard will re-sign dickwads like the weatherguy only fire him up.
So, every celebrity, even D listers jump to the top of google searches after they appear on Stern?
And 60 percent of SiriusXM listeners tune into Stern? 10 million people? You need to speak to whomever dealt you your nickel bag, because I think they gave you a bad batch of weed buddy.
Please tell me you are being sarcastic. If your not, I will enjoy posting a correlation between celebrities appearing on Stern versus Google Trend 24 hours after.
Do you just like to copy what other people say and add a question mark at the end of it?
You don't listen to him, I do every single day. And what would you call Denise Richards? She's no A or even a B lister. Yet after her appearence on Stern she spikes big time on google trends and all those ET, Extra shows pick up everything she reveals on Stern. This happens all the time.
I look forward to more of your question marks.
Jason, you are joke.
Google trends, and entertainment shows "stealing" stuff from Stern? ROFLMAO. You are clueless!
It is Stern that CONSTANTLY steals stuff from these guys and calls it his. Very RARELY is it the other way around. Don't you remember, Stern "invented" everything, including trends! WOW!
Google trends shows anything from ANY show, not just Stern (Hell, look up stuff from Imus). Hell, according to your logic, there must be 10 million "listeners" interested in PETA, since it appeared in the top 10 of trends 3 days in the last 2 weeks. How can that be? Yep, mmmhmmm. Keep drinking the zombie juice.
Google trends is a joke. It only takes a handful of people to type in a key word to make it appear in the top 10. But guess what? By the end of the day, there is NOTHING that relates to Stern or his show on there. How can that be?
Newsflash: Denise Richards appeared in EW and ET one WEEK before she was on Stern. Nice try.
Jason,
You have ALOT to learn. Grow up. Listen to others and learn.
Haha,
NO since Howard was (and will be) a MAJOR success on terrestrial radio where O&A ARE no-talent failures where ever they go.
Denise fuckin' Richards? That is the example you are going to give us?
Really... are you going to make it this easy for us to tear you a new one?
Stern will not be on FM. This rumor is recycled over and over by morons WHO NEVER CITE A SOURCE.
Sirius may eventually drop many of their music (depending on how the subscribers react to the price increases because of music royalties) and talk channels and go with Howard and 5-6 music channels and some sports channels.
This is nothing more than a rehash of an old story.
Here would be some interesting news. "O & A are back on a radio station".
Now that would be groundbreaking, but I doubt it will ever happen no matter how desperate stations get.
Jones doesn't exist anymore...
"desperate" like the "desperate" Howard Stern trolls here which are "desperate" to bury the news of Howard leaving siriusxm and upgrading back to FM radio where he belongs at the end of the year, where his 12 million plus fans are. Oh it's happening and the blind and ignorant will then find something else about siriusxm to defend from reality.
Blind, ignorant, newbs and suckers, just how Melvin wants his subscribers to be.
I beleive it will be possible for Sirius XM to produce syndicated programming which would air on terrestrial. It is possible that certain channels could be rebroadcast on HD radio stations in the future. Therefore, SXM and FM fans of Stern could both have there cake and eat it too, except FM would contine to have stuff blooped, as it has been on Stern shows.
Xcountry,
Howard would NEVER go back to terrestrial radio. He bad mouths it on a daily basis and constantly says how happy he is on satellite. He caused the merger of the company and would never sell out on his fans. He signed a 500 million dollar contact and has been worth every penny according to radio analysts. Not to be rude, but your post is moronic.
Howard Fan
You will eat your words when he ends up doing both:)
This is the most ridiculous thing I've heard since the last five times I heard it.
Howard couldn't make it on Ceap Radio anymore. His draw is his Potty mouth and after being fined Millions of dollars his stations would drop him or he'd stop his regular method of broadcasting and everyone would stop listening to him.
He's not going back....For everyone out there who has no clue, here's the update.....He currently works 4 days a week, has like 10+ weeks vacation a year, and yet still complains about coming in....Plus he is always loyal to his company and co workers...so if they praise him and offer something decent to stay, he will stay....otherwise, he will retire...