Sirius XM Showcases Opie & Anthony
In an interesting content move Sirius XM Radio is showcasing the Opie & Anthony show all month on Sirius XM Stars Too. The O & A showcase will run through June 18th. The radio personalities have been an XM staple for many years and are well known for on air antics and some infamous stunts that had them fired from terrestrial radio stations in years past.
The Opie & Anthony Show runs from 6:00 AM to 11AM EST on the XM Satellite Radio platform sharing the same time slot as Howard Stern, which is on the Sirius platform. By simulcasting Opie & Anthony on Sirius Stars Too, the duo is available on both platforms.
Sirius XM is essentially giving Sirius subscribers a taste of what is available on the BEST OF package for XM while the company seeks out a way to replace the morning slot void on Sirius XM Stars Too left by Vinnie Politan. It is an interesting move in many ways. Some may even theorize that the company is showcasing Opie & Anthony as a negotiating ploy by Sirius XM in the Howard Stern contract talks. Sterns contract expires at the end of this year. No matter what the reason, the Opie & Anthony show is edgy, catchy, and entertaining.
Listeners can catch the show on Sirius XM Stars Too (Sirius 108 XM 139), as well as on the Virus channel 202 on XM or Sirius channel 197 for Sirius subscribers with the BEST OF XM package.
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Goes to show that sometimes bitching about management actually produces results. Now if they could just get someone with talk radio experience running the talk radio channels.
sounds like they will be failing on 2 channels now.
Spencer,
what happened with Vinnie Politan and his show?
I saw Vinnie on TRU TV hosting In Session. I read on facebook that Sirius did not renew the show. I guess they are giving us less quality programming and trying to sell us more standard trash in the morning.
BABABOOEY
Stern Sucks…O&A rule…
Opie and Anthony will not encourage me to upgrade!! Are they the best of XM??? Seriously, they are not worth my time! Worst show I have ever heard!!! Bring back me and vinnie!!!!!
When are you tools gonna get over each other. O & A are funny and different than Howie. You don’t have to like them, but get over yourself when you say they aren’t funny. I understand why each camp doesn’t like the other, but each side’s homers need to get their heads out of their butts.
How could this use of the two losers who famously and miserably failed to fill Howard Stern’s shoes on terrestrial radio possibly be a negotiating ploy in the Stern/Sirius negotiations?
when they were on terrestial after stern it was a shortened watered down show. Its alot better uncensored.
To Zero point Zero. Failing on two channels is a good thing. Hopefully they keep failing and keep getting more and more channels and more exposure. BABAB….ahh shut up!
And yet here, only a couple months later Sirius is lowballing them on a renewal (possibly to help save Stern (not that it will work…the beef is over), so as of now the Opie and Anthony Show will be running til October, when the contract is up…