Bubba The Love Sponge Returns to Terrestrial Radio
Just hours after Bubba announced that he would be staying at Sirius for another year the St. Petersburg Times are reporting that Bubba will be broadcasting on Cox Radio stations in Tampa and Jacksonville in a deal valued at seven figures. This will mark Bubba’s first return to the airwaves since he was fined $775k and dumped by Clear Channel almost 4 years ago!
Starting Jan. 8, Bubba will take over morning drive slot on WHPT-102.5 FM (The Bone) in Tampa and WFYV-104.5 FM in Jacksonville, hosting a show from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. After which he will broadcast his show as normal on Howard 101 from 3-7PM Est.
“I want to do both (free radio and satellite), because I have a lot of unfinished business in the market,” said Clem, calling by cellphone this morning from New York City, where he celebrated his new deal with Sirius on boss Howard Stern’s radio show. “I never got to say goodbye to the fans. I was thrown off the air by Clear Channel — which hung me out to dry.”
I must say that I am truly shocked that Sirius is allowing this to happen. One has to wonder if Bubba will still be as good as he previously was after 4 hours on the terrestrial airwaves in the AM.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:09 pm PATRICK Says:
THIS GUY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DUMPED…LET HIM GO TO IPODS
December 10th, 2007 at 4:29 pm John Says:
I’m glad I don’t have to destroy my Sirius Radio now….I’m also intrigued to see if Bubba Podcasts his Local show…I’d love to hear it!
December 11th, 2007 at 6:47 am Pete From PA Says:
Charles, don’t be shocked about this at all. If Sirius truly wanted exclusivity, they’d have to pay for it. Bubba indicated that this deal is for no increase from last year.
December 11th, 2007 at 7:07 am Orbitcast Says:
Not just Sirius: Bubba returns to Regular Radio…
Bubba isn’t just renewing his contract with Sirius, he’ll also be making his triumphant return to terrestrial radio in Tampa and Jacksonville, FL. Starting on January 8th, Bubba the Love Sponge will take over the morning drive timeslot at WHPT-102.5…
December 11th, 2007 at 9:50 am Chris Says:
What will happen to his Friday live show???
December 11th, 2007 at 11:28 am Charles Says:
That is what I have been wondering. I cant get a straight answer or I would have already written an article about it.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pm musick Says:
You will we able to stream his FM show on http://theboneonline.com the station’s site.
December 14th, 2007 at 9:26 pm BIG JOE Says:
SIRIUS YOU DID THE RIGHT MOVE FOR YOUR COMPANY BY RESIGNING BUBBA THANK YOU
December 19th, 2007 at 6:05 pm Jimbob Says:
The Friday live show on Sirius will be no longer. After listening to Bubba on Sirius, I don’t think I could listen to him on terrestrial radio because he’d be so watered down. I realize he’ll still be funny, and when you think about it, he really only has to fill half as much time as on Sirius due to the commmercials.
December 23rd, 2007 at 6:31 pm Gary Says:
I listen to Bubba and like most of his antics. The way he bitches now after a night of no sleep bla bla bla. All the other bitchin he does how is he going to do a show in the morning then one in the afternoon. I give him a month and he will be ready to quit. I say let him go to testicle radio and finish his business. He claims to be in Howards corner but you know in the back of his mind he is just boiling at the attention and money the others get. There is a reason why. You have to be original. Ok he came up with shock collar whatever. I been watchin rednecks mess with shock collars for years they just didn’t copywrite it.
January 2nd, 2008 at 7:41 am bobroy Says:
I don’t understand SIRIUS not giving him a raise. He is a big part of their operation. Howard was always bitching about exclusivity with Oprah. Now that is gone from one of “his” people. You can stream the Bone in the morning making it an internet radio. Bubba will only be doing afternoon shows on SIRIUS Monday-Friday. The morning shows are gone acording to Brent the other day. So Fridays you get Howard reruns.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:21 pm JOHN M. TAMPA,FL Says:
W.T.F?????
BUBBA`S MY BOY & EVERYTHING BUT I CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW HE PULLS “ALL” THIS OFF???
January 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am YVONNE Says:
BUBBA IS BACK AND I AM GLAD FOR THAT I LISTEN EVERY MORNING 102.5 ROCKS
January 9th, 2008 at 12:00 pm Michael Says:
I was (and continue to be) a Stern fan…I was skeptical about Bubba from the start…But, after listening and giving him a chance because Howard said so…I love his show…Sometimes it borders on being disturbing…But, mostly…it’s just alot of regular guys talking about “guy” things…
That being said…I can’t help but think that his show will suffer…It can’t have the same energy…And, whatever the discuss in the morning won’t be original in the afternoon…This won’t last, unfortunately…Bubba will probably only be complaining during his afternoon show…Not being creative…
January 11th, 2008 at 4:22 pm JoeP Says:
Bubba the Love Sponge ROCKS! The team has the best chemistry on radio anywhere. Even Howard seems a lot more reserve than pushing the envelope on his shows. Bubbais crazy and spastic, but it makes the show so funny its amazing. Ned’s parodies are second to none. Bubba has been screwed over by the government as much as Howard has and now it is comming around full circle and he is back in the lime light. Definately right that he should be cashing in on it for himself and his team. Sirius has made a great investment on Bubba and they are definately getting it back 100 fold. I wish we could see radio ratings based on channels on Sirius. That would show the definitive answer. I am curious how Howard is not stepping in on apparent “censorship” that they seem to now be imposing on Bubba. He talks about having to submit programs to the corporate and they call in and stop certain bits. It seems almost like Bubba is the new “Howard for modern times.” Howards realized his dream and made it happen and now the torch seems to pass on to Bubba to take the fight into the next decades.
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:20 am WES CUSCADEN Says:
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.BUBBA WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP ABOUT DUMB ASS MJ. WE KNOW HE SUCKS ALREADY. I AM SURE YOU CAN FIND SOMEHTING
ELSE THAT YOU KNOW EVERY THING ABOUT.PS SOME MUSIC WOULD HELP .