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Rumor: Howard Stern to xxxleavexxx Stay At SXM

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Fighting Irish

The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM is on the way to getting axed, according to sources, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The 71-year-old's $100million contract is set to end later this year, and it does not look as if the subscription satellite radio provider is eager to bring back the shock jock.

"Stern's contract is up in the fall, and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don't intend for him to take it," one source said of the impending end to his latest five-year contract.

They added: "Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It's no longer worth the investment."

radaronline.com

Howard Stern's Radio Show 'To Be Canceled' After $100M Contract Wraps Up — After Iconic Shock Jock Was Accused Of 'Making Fake Twitter Accounts' To Snag A-List Guests

Howard Stern may have to start looking for a new venture as his longtime radio show is said to be ready to be canceled after 20 years on the air.
radaronline.com radaronline.com

Sounds like a rumor starting the rounds, but probably worth mentioning. There's also talk of Sirius making a deal to air old Stern shows.
 
Fighting Irish said:
The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM is on the way to getting axed, according to sources, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The 71-year-old's $100million contract is set to end later this year, and it does not look as if the subscription satellite radio provider is eager to bring back the shock jock.

"Stern's contract is up in the fall, and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don't intend for him to take it," one source said of the impending end to his latest five-year contract.

They added: "Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It's no longer worth the investment."

radaronline.com

Howard Stern's Radio Show 'To Be Canceled' After $100M Contract Wraps Up — After Iconic Shock Jock Was Accused Of 'Making Fake Twitter Accounts' To Snag A-List Guests

Howard Stern may have to start looking for a new venture as his longtime radio show is said to be ready to be canceled after 20 years on the air.
radaronline.com radaronline.com

Sounds like a rumor starting the rounds, but probably worth mentioning. There's also talk of Sirius making a deal to air old Stern shows.
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Well on Howard Stern's case he has to deal with podcasts like Joe Rogan that have taken over as the most listened to shows for the past decade. It's not shocking to hear why Sirius and Stern are breaking off.
 
Let's face it ... Stern is a shadow of his former self. What made him a successful "shock jock" back in the day is content that is considered tame in this era.

He's even more of a dinosaur than I am, and I use that term on myself all the time.

It's speculated that SiriusXM may still negotiate the rights to his library of shows, which would be enough to keep the channel programmed, and I doubt Howard is going to find a good option to syndicate them himself as a paid stream.

It is likely time for him to retire and count his money. He had a nice, long run that is enviable.
 
Inside Radio is quoting US Sun:

www.insideradio.com

Howard Stern’s Stint At SiriusXM Reportedly Nearing An End.

Howard Stern’s long-running run at SiriusXM may be coming to a close. According to The U.S. Sun, sources say the satellite broadcaster doesn’t plan to renew Stern’s contract at the
www.insideradio.com www.insideradio.com

www.the-sun.com

The Howard Stern Show ‘to be canceled’ after nearly 20 years on SiriusXM

THE ICONIC Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM is set to be canceled after a stunning 20-year run, sources exclusively told The U.S. Sun. Stern, 71, who has had a mega-bucks contract for decades at…
www.the-sun.com www.the-sun.com
 
Haven't they played this game before? "Oh, were not going to bring him back." "Oh I am going to retire." And then they end up making a deal.

$20 million per year plus say another $5 million in production and supporting cast cost works out to a little over 200,000 subscribers paying $10 per month. I'm guessing he still has enough of a paid following that SiriusXM can at least break even. But SiriusXM has internal numbers and they will make an appropriate decision based on that data.
 
Conventional wisdom for years has been that if Stern were to go, upwards of 1 million subscribers were going to cancel immediately, perhaps as many as 2 to 2.5 million. That would have been a huge financial blow to the company 15 or 20 years ago, but in 2025 anything approaching such an exodus seems very unlikely. Besides, SXM continues to make canceling a subscription as difficult as possible, hounding the "fortunate" few who manage to break free with nuisance mail and phone calls for years. It's really not worth the aggravation to try to cancel.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Let's face it ... Stern is a shadow of his former self. What made him a successful "shock jock" back in the day is content that is considered tame in this era.

He's even more of a dinosaur than I am, and I use that term on myself all the time.

It's speculated that SiriusXM may still negotiate the rights to his library of shows, which would be enough to keep the channel programmed, and I doubt Howard is going to find a good option to syndicate them himself as a paid stream.

It is likely time for him to retire and count his money. He had a nice, long run that is enviable.
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I don't blame him for evolving from the old shock jock schtick to the provocative host/interviewer role. I thought it was a smart move. So many have co-opted his approach that it just isn't shocking anymore. Hundreds of podcasters are doing it now. He needed to evolve.

Plus, as Stern got older, relying on the old 80s-90s raunch plays a lot differently when done by a 71 year-old man. It just comes across as creepy and stale. Again, a good reason to evolve.

Perhaps he could just retire now and enjoy his hard-earned wealth. Or he could just do the weekly podcast thing, completely on his terms. As for his old shows, he could cut a deal with SiriusXM for replay rights. Or just set up his own streaming operation and do it himself. I know he has bashed others for doing this, but times have changed. He has the power to be completely independent.
 
CTListener said:
Conventional wisdom for years has been that if Stern were to go, upwards of 1 million subscribers were going to cancel immediately, perhaps as many as 2 to 2.5 million. That would have been a huge financial blow to the company 15 or 20 years ago, but in 2025 anything approaching such an exodus seems very unlikely. Besides, SXM continues to make canceling a subscription as difficult as possible, hounding the "fortunate" few who manage to break free with nuisance mail and phone calls for years. It's really not worth the aggravation to try to cancel.
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Cancelling a SXM subscription is a real pain in the ass. I wound up taking an old refillable debit card I had lying around, swapped it for my regular card that I used for autopay on their site, then watched with laughter as SXM tried to take money out of it, along with the various emails hounding me for payment. A week or two later, they gave up and cancelled me. Mission accomplished!
 
The articles concerning Stern’s likely departure from SiriusXM mention not only Stern’s high cost, but also the current political climate. Stern has apparently been quite critical of Trump.
Seems similar to the cancellation of the Stephen Colbert show on TV.
 
His time to retire was years ago. In his early days on WNBC I remember him talking about an old established radio host who he considered over the hill. He said, "Robin, we're going to do this for 5 years and we're out of here." I was a big fan back then but lost interest years ago.
 
wadio said:
His time to retire was years ago. In his early days on WNBC I remember him talking about an old established radio host who he considered over the hill. He said, "Robin, we're going to do this for 5 years and we're out of here." I was a big fan back then but lost interest years ago.
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My view on him is he has reinvented himself several times. That's how you last a long time. Imus did too. So did Rush.
 
CTListener said:
Conventional wisdom for years has been that if Stern were to go, upwards of 1 million subscribers were going to cancel immediately, perhaps as many as 2 to 2.5 million. That would have been a huge financial blow to the company 15 or 20 years ago, but in 2025 anything approaching such an exodus seems very unlikely.
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I agree. The problem with being behind a paywall for decades is that you find new fans more slowly. Stern has been slowly becoming less and less relevant.
 
CTListener said:
Conventional wisdom for years has been that if Stern were to go, upwards of 1 million subscribers were going to cancel immediately, perhaps as many as 2 to 2.5 million. That would have been a huge financial blow to the company 15 or 20 years ago, but in 2025 anything approaching such an exodus seems very unlikely. Besides, SXM continues to make canceling a subscription as difficult as possible, hounding the "fortunate" few who manage to break free with nuisance mail and phone calls for years. It's really not worth the aggravation to try to cancel.
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But we still have to call every year and play the game to keep a low rate or it goes up to an unacceptably high rate
 


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