04-17-2009, 01:32 AM
rz wrote:
I never understood the popularity of Howard Stern. I would catch snippets of his show, mainly from working with people who would listen, and it always seemed like he was complaining about stuff.
He got (gets) paid a ton after his move to Sirius, and he did bring in a fair number of subscribers. But not nearly enough to pay for the amount of money he gets. I suspect that when his contract is up, they will dump him. I don't think Sirius/XM can survive by paying him the amount he gets.
From what I have read, he accounts for a large portion of the subscribership base. There is a far better chance of him surviving, assuming that he wants to continue, than Oprah or Opie and Anthony.