Howard Stern to Join Sirius Satellite Radio
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Top-ranked shock jock Howard Stern says he is leaving Infinity Broadcasting Corp. to join Sirius satellite radio, beginning in January 2006, where he'll get the national audience he has coveted.
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Shock jock Howard Stern is quitting his morning show to join a subscription satellite radio network.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S.'s two satellite radio operators, Sirius Satellite RadioÂ and XM Satellite Radio Holdings announced Monday they plan to merge, pending a potentially difficult approval process. The all-stock deal will see XM shareholders receiving 4.6 shares of Sirius stock for each XM share they own. The new company would be worth $13 billion, based on the companies' estimates, although neither company has ever turned a profit. Sirius and XM combined lost over a billion dollars last year on total revenues of about $1.5 billion. Because the two are the only companies licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offer satellite radio services, the merger may face regulatory opposition over creating an industry giant that would be hinder competition. Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin will become the new company's CEO, with Gary Parsons, currently XM's chairman, set to become its new chairman. Executives from both companies will continue in their present roles until the deal closes, expected by the end of 2007. The two companies pioneered the concept of subscription-based radio services, delivered nationwide via satellite. Both Sirius and XM charge subscribers $12.95 per month for their services. Sirius surprised the radio world in 2004 when it signed shock-jock Howard Stern to a five-year, $100 million contract. Stern remains the network's chief draw of over 130 channels, which includes NFL game broadcasts and related talk shows. XM has about 160 channels and counts talk-show and entertainment titan Oprah Winfrey among its celebrities. XM claims 7.6 million subscribers, and Sirius 6 million.
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Howard Stern plans to be on the airwaves after 2005, but if his fans want to hear him they&#39;ll need a new type of radio. The nation&#39;s most famous shock-jock, one who created legions of imitators in the radio
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Radio shock jock Howard Stern, who  is moving to satellite radio to avoid broadcast decency rules,  traded verbal jabs on air with Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Tuesday, charging him  with nepotism and undermining free speech.
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HOWARD Stern, the New York radio star with the super-sized hair and ego, has given censors the finger by announcing a $US500 million ($690 million) deal to move over to the fledgling and largely unregulated airwaves of satellite radio.
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NEW YORK - Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission - and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air.    The self-proclaimed "King of All Media," perhaps the most influential radio voice of the last 20 years, is shifting his salacious act to satellite radio and freeing himself from the increasingly harsh glare of federal regulators...
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Howard Stern, one of the most popular US radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
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Shock jock Howard Stern began promoting his switch to satellite radio at a Manhattan rally Thursday where he handed out free boom boxes and satellite subscriptions.
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Sirius Satellite Radio announced it surpassed its year-end target of one million subscribers, thanks to robust holiday sales, aggressive marketing, and high-profile deals, such as the widely publicized get of on-air radio host Howard Stern, who will begin
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NEW YORK - Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission - and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media," perhaps the most influential radio voice of the last 20 years, is shifting his salacious act to satellite radio and freeing himself from the increasingly harsh glare of federal regulators...
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With no more FCC at his heels, Howard Stern could get really dirty on satellite radio. But will the fans follow? Would you buy a satellite radio system to listen to Howard Stern?
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Sirius Satellite Radio's deal with  controversial radio host Howard Stern should help convince more  automakers to offer its subscription radios as an option in  their vehicles, analysts said on Thursday.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., whose recent deal with radio "shock jock" Howard Stern rocked the broadcasting world, Tuesday said its subscription list has exceeded the 700,000 mark.
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American shock-jock Howard Stern, whose raunchy antics have redefined talk radio, has abandoned traditional broadcasting for satellite radio, claiming he is sick of censorship from the religious right.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - One week after Howard Stern's  headline-grabbing Sirius Satellite Radio announcement,  terrestrial broadcasters were looking for the upside to the  shock jock's latest bombshell.
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Howard Stern says he was pulled off four radio stations this week for using a pair of newly forbidden words: Satellite radio.