First of all, O&A should never have been fired by Infinity.
Second, they sould have been considered the natural successor to Stern.
CBS waited too long on this, and as a result, sevearl strong Classic Rocks stations (like KPLN in San Diego) were unfairly forced into oblivion.
What in the world made them think that giving Stern's show to a bunch of people who've never had a radio show was a good idea?
> > In one of the first satellite-to-terrestrial radio
> > syndication deals, XM Satellite Radio will license its
> Opie
> > & Anthony Show to CBS Radio in seven markets.
>
> How about posting a source?
>
>
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_en_ot/roth_radio
>
> In reply to:NEW YORK - No surprise:
> David Lee Roth's run as morning radio host is about done.
> Big surprise: It appears raunchy satellite radio stars Opie
> and Anthony will replace him on seven CBS Radio stations.
>
> A deal was in the works to dump the ex-Van Halen singer's
> ratings-deprived program with shock jocks Greg "Opie" Hughes
> and Anthony Cumia, according to two people with knowledge of
> the deal. They spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity
> pending an official announcement of the agreement next week.
>
>
> Opie and Anthony were banished from terrestrial radio in
> 2002 — oddly enough by their new boss, CBS Radio — after
> airing a live account of listeners having sex in New York's
> St. Patrick's Cathedral. CBS Radio was then known as
> Infinity Broadcasting.
>
> Opie and Anthony resurfaced on XM in October 2004. The
> satellite radio provider has more than 6.5 million
> subscribers, with the Opie and Anthony show one of the most
> popular programs on its 170 channels.
>
> XM will now syndicate the program to the stations in New
> York and six other markets, with three hours of the program
> airing on the CBS Radio stations, the people familiar with
> the deal said. XM will simultaneously broadcast that portion
> of the show, along with another two hours of exclusive O&A,
> they said.
>
> A spokeswoman at CBS Radio declined to comment on the
> report, as did a spokesman for XM.
>
> Roth's radio career began in January, when he replaced
> Howard Stern on the CBS stations. But reviews were poor and
> Roth fought with management over the show's format, putting
> the show on the skids less than four months into its run.
>
> Roth, during one angry on-air rant, predicted the show could
> be yanked before May.
>
> The move marks a shift in the dynamic between terrestrial
> and satellite radio. In the past, satellite raided
> terrestrial radio for big-name hosts such as Opie and
> Anthony or Stern. Now, the seven FM stations will rely on a
> syndicated satellite program.
>
> In addition to the Free-FM station in New York, Opie and
> Anthony will reportedly air on WBCN-FM in Boston, WYSP-FM in
> Philadelphia, WRKZ-FM in Pittsburgh, WNCX-FM in Cleveland,
> WPBZ-FM in West Palm Beach, Fla., and KLLI-FM in Dallas.
>
> Stern, who engaged in a lengthy on-air feud with Opie and
> Anthony, is in his first year of broadcasting for Sirius
> Satellite Radio. O&A will now fill in his old time slot.
>
> 5 hours a day of O&A? Where do the commercials fit in?
>
