thanx for punlishing this Lisa.

-Glen

I've had sirius for 10 months now and I recommend it to everybody and anybody. When you actually subscribe with a normal unit they give you a free account to listen online. Best deal ever!!!

Nice piece, Glen -- I'm not a Stern fan, but if anything could convince me to become a Sirius subscriber, it'd be Little Steven's Underground Garage.

I used to not be able to start the day without Robin's news. I miss them too.

sigh
Jet

I'm definitely going to be looking into it Nick. But first I'm gonna have to get past the fact of how much it pisses me off to pay for radio--even if it is radio as great as this, which I have so sorely missed.

Commercial radio absolutely sucks these days. I mean, I've got your Jack BS right here, ya know?

And Lisa--I could listen to Little Steven's garage rock all day long just so ya know.

Anyway...

Thanx for the comments you guys.

-Glen

Robin rocks Jet. Even a gay dude like you could get absolutely lost in breasts like those for one thing I suspect. LOL...

-Glen

Nice read!

I've had Sirius since December 2005 and it really is all it's cracked up to be. Additionally, I really enjoy the music channels. What's nice about Howard 100 - as I'm sure you heard this week - the show is looped all day long. So I am not FORCED into listening to Howard between 6-11. If i want to listen to music on the way to work, I'll do that and know I can catch the show later -- and maybe at a more crucial time, like when I really need a laugh.

As far as paying for radio, I know it may sound crazy but it's really no different than any other luxuries or entertainment that most people have: cell phones, rental movies, cable TV, etc.

I'll leave you with one last thought. If you go out to see a movie, it'll cost you between $8-10 for the ticket plus another $5-10 for snacks... all for 2-3 hours of entertainment, right? Sirius provides an entire month full of entertainment and whatever-number-of-channels-it-is for the same cost.

I would recommend signing up and trying it for a few months. If you feel you can't burden the financials, cancel it. But our lives are too short to fret over $13, especially if it gives you a little more joy in life.

Chris Duffy
Erial, NJ (hometown)
Louisville, KY (work assignment)

My parents bought me Sirius for Christmas in 04,1 year before Howard.The music is awesome,the NFL,NHL games broadcasts are great and the subscription isn't even a thought. I pay once a year and since then, gave both my mom and dad Sirius for christmas last year.My trouble of driving my fiance's car without Sirius got so bad,I broke down and got another subscription. HOWARD RULES!!! I've told my friends in the past,that I can't think of anything that I have loved in the past 19 years as much as the Howard Stern show.Friends come and go , but there will always be Howard.

Great article. I've had SIRIUS since November 2005 and can assure everyone it is more than it is hyped to be. Obviously, the greatest (at least for me) part is both Howard Stern and Bubba the Love Sponge, the latter who I had never heard until coming to SIRIUS.

In addition to the obvious benefits of Stern and crew no longer having to castrate every conversation and bit to appease the ever-intrusive FCC, which, along with the greed of radio broadcasters, has turned "Testicle" Radio into a rated "G", commercial-laden snooze-athon, the move to SIRIUS has restored the excited creative genius of Stern and Crew. Worth noting, Sal "The Stockbroker" and Richard Christy have cranked out some absolutely hysterical prank phone calls to both individuals and Public Access television shows, and have made some great song parodies.

As for Bubba the Love Sponge, any fan of Stern is guaranteed to like his show. His Producer Brent is the "brains" of the show and is very intelligent, well read, and knowledgeable on almost any subject. Manson is the best song parody creator I have ever heard. And Ned's prank phone calls and song parodies are absolutely priceless. It is also a very funny, entertaining show.

Howard 100 and 101 also have the Ferrall (sports) show each night, also a very good show, the once-a-week Miserable Men show (hysterical show hosted by Bob Levy, Jim Florentine & Shuli), the SuperFan Roundtable, and plenty more.

Then there are the hundred-plus channels that feature every genre of music, comedy, news, and sports channels - the latter of which include the NFL, NHL, and in 2007 NASCAR.

Believe me, it is a steal for $13 a month. And for anyone who complains about paying for radio, I would remind them that they pay for cable and/or satellite television, and pay much more than $13 a month.

Don't blame Sirius for the fact that we have to pay to enjoy Howard. Blame the FCC for ruining all the fun on free radio by censoring it.
The only place to enjoy radio these days is on Sirius, and I've been a subscriber since Stern came onboard.
I love it, and life would be far less funny without it.

I do not understand the anger to pay 13 bucks for radio per month. If you deal with 20 minutes of commercials an hour, you are wasting your time. If you are pissed to pay you should also blame this on the FCC and all the lame radio companies who never had the balls to fight the FCC on the fines and b.s indecency standards.

If you enjoyed 2 days, (your article is great, but the show only has been off FM radio for 10 months, time goes slow when you are not having fun), why deny yourself the next 4 years and then some (and hopefully more after that) of the greatest show ever. The last 10 plus months on Sirius has been awesome and on 24/7 that you pretty much can hear the entire show. It is 2 hours longer than the old FM shows because of the limited commercial breaks. "Quality and quantity".

Do not let stubbornness get in your way. It is waste of time. Plus, if you do not like it, you can always cancel the sub. Though I hardly doubt that because once you have Sirius going back to only fm / am radio is torture.

See you in space.

Thanks for the read. For those who have a problem with pay radio I would say I first thought it was ridiculous. It is 3 years later I have seen the NFL,NHL,NBA & Howard all come to Sirius since subscribing. I thought it was money well spent prior to their arrivals. No commecial music heard anywhere in the U.S. made it so. All of the other stuff is a plus.

Sirius is great. I bought a subscription after I returned from Iraq in February 2005, and have enjoyed the greatest entertainment medium since the DVD. I remember the days when the Stern show used to be"edgy" up to the point where you knew they would get into trouble with the FCC.Trouble equaled no fun for the next few weeks. That was 1995.
Fast forward to this year, and I can't even tell you how thrilling it is to listen to the show. No one can stop them, and anything short of criminal acts is the norm.
The argument that no one needs to pay for great drivetime entertainment is fooling themselves, and the claim that Stern isn't "edgy" because he doesn't have heavy-handed handlers vigilant of FCC fines to scrape up agauinst is delusional. If you listened for free, pay up, because Free FM isn't free.

Thank you for your article. I too was one of the 40 million? that listened on the internet. I forgot how great the show was and the cursing took an hour or two to get use to. But it was just soo great hear the gang's show again. It was an incredible feeling knowing the show was still ON and i was missing out. You have no idea how nostalgic I was to hear everyone, including bababooey.
One question i do have is, where is KC? I really liked that guy.

Wow. Thanks for all the great comments you guys.

The one over-riding theme I'm getting here that you guys picked up on is my reluctance to pay for radio. What can I say except that I am basically a broke, cheap bastard? I didn't like having to pay for cable at first either.

But radio, at least here in Seattle and I suspect everywhere else as well, sucks so bad right now with all the crappy, homogenized formats like Jack FM and what not, I may just end up sucking it up and dropping the dime.

There is no doubt that you dont know what you miss until it's gone and hearing Howard back at the top of his game this week pretty much sold me. Being a pro-wrestling fan, I'd also never heard Bubba's show until this week (the bit where he interviewed Hulk Hogan on a plane was priceless). Bubba is not just funny, but a pretty sharp guy politically if you read between the lines (love the way he skewered Rush Limbaugh for picking on poor Micheal J. Fox).

I'm pretty much sold after this week. Now if I could just a job where I can afford to pay for it.

Great comments. Thanks everybody.

-Glen

I have had a Sirius ready head unit in my truck for the past few years. I'm finally going to get around to utilizing it after listening to Howard the other day. I admit it, I also have been reluctant to pay for radio. I then started weighing the pros and cons.

Pro -

Much more than "just" Stern, although that would be reason enough in my book to get a sub. Commercial free music, and much talent out there I don't even know about yet. 130 + channels of every genre you could possibly want, + sports, talk, weather, business, and news. FCC free. If you get HD Radio instead of Sirius you Sirius-ly need your head examined (insert your own joke here). What about XM ? No Howard. You get Opie and Dopey and MLB. Inferior satellites and infrastructure. No brainer there.

No signal dropout in the event I should take a roadtrip somewhere, coast to coast coverage. Digital quality. I hear they have some type of video coming also.

Since I spend so much time in the car... and face it, our geo-political climate is not so great these days, I can hear news on the fly at any time without needing a TV or computer in the event of an emergency I should know about.

No more hassle fumbling around for CD's, MP3's or what have you. I still like my CD's of coarse, but I'll need fewer with Sirius.

The hardware is very slick and cool in appearance, also a good value for the money.


Cons -

you have to pay a whole 43 cents a day to listen. But that's less than a cup of coffee at Circle K. Much, much less than a cup at Starbuck's.
Nevermind, there are no cons. I'll be "On"...and SOON.

Glen if you are that broke and want SIRIUS that badly, I will buy you the first month.

I have been a subscriber of the Howard TV on-demand channel since it came out, and it is worth every penny in the laughter. I neglected to purchase Sirius, but listened to the free preview online realizing even though I had the TV channel, I was missing so much great stuff on the Sirius broadcasts. I fell in love with the radio all over again, purchased a car and home Sirius unit, and now I'm loving it. Sirius offers uncensored comedy channels, and music in addition to the sports and talk radio. It's great to be a full fledged Stern Supporter again...and it IS worth every cent.

Frontmed-

Pay my rent or better yet find me a decent job and you've got a deal. Among my qualifications for employment is I've been told I'm a fairly decent writer.

Thanx again for the comments everyone. Howard Rules.

-Glen

just put on the 3 girls who came on to win $5000. The "row row row your boat" song will always get everyone's attention. Even more so when they see what this girl looks like. I guess it is a lesson for those who call those 900#s- visualizations are Key- great radio- suck it up by Sirius and ON Demand- worth every penny.

I got my Sirus radio Christmas Day 2005 ONLY for Howard. And believe me, I'm a real penny-pincher. But I have never regretted having to pay for Sirius since I got it. It's so worth it! I got the the Starmate Replay 2. So I can listen in the car then pop it out the cradle and take it into my house to listen to it. I even bought a totally portable hook-up on eBay that lets me walk around listening to it like it's an iPod! Howard's the best but the music channels are awesome too.

Lots of the comments here appear to be getting duplicate and triplicate posted. If theres a comment editor in the house, can we get those dupes eliminated? Thanx---

And of course thank you Van, Belinda and Shelstein for the comments.

-Glen

Glen, you are famous!!

I got my Sirus radio Christmas Day 2005 ONLY for Howard. And believe me, I'm a real penny-pincher. But I have never regretted having to pay for Sirius since I got it. It's so worth it! I got the the Starmate Replay 2. So I can listen in the car then pop it out the cradle and take it into my house to listen to it. I even bought a totally portable hook-up on eBay that lets me walk around listening to it like it's an iPod! Howard's the best but the music channels are awesome too.

Nice to see I'm famous on that Howard Stern site. But whats going on with all these duplicate posts?

-Glen

Fantastic article! I own THREE Sirius receivers and if I weren't currently unemployed I would be purchasing a Stiletto. We also get Howard TV with is amazing.

Those of you who say you 'MISS' Howard... I don't get you people. If you miss him why don't you just subscribe??? You don't even have to buy a receiver now, you can just listen online. You act like he died.

Great story, with everybody that has a brain in agreement I just don't get the indecency hearings, you would think that the outcry from everybody liking stern would get them to think it over about clamping down so hard after all we're all supposed to be reasonable rational people and with everything going crazy one thing we can't have is egos and money running amok, I know this is a naive view of things but I don't really know how business works and I'm trying my best to understand.

got sirius just for howard and with the replays i have not missed a minute of the show since 1-9-06
i also listen a half hour behind the live show so i can just fast forward thru the 6 minutes of commercials an hour

The deal with the duplicate posts is an old tactic "bashers" use on financial message boards, to "bury" informative posts or those that goes against their best interests. A lot of people will simply get frustrated with all the garbage (duplicate posts) and move on to something else. Maybe the're invested in Clear Channel or something like that and DON'T WANT people to read of positive comment in regard to Sirius. They will lose money.

I am stunned that people who claim to be long time fans of the Stern show still haven't jumped aboard the Sirius train. I cannot start my day without it. The show is not only funny but Howard is one of the best interviewers out there. Everyone else in the media is afraid of asking the good questions. He can make just about anyone interesting. Get off your asses and embrace a world where the s-word isn't the end of the world.

Interesting theory Joe. Except the posts themselves seem to be from Stern fans. They've also driven this article to the top spot in both Blogcritics "Most Popular" and "Hot Topic" boxes.
We are also #1 on Google blog searches for "Howard Stern" at this very moment.

It is an interesting theory though. Thanks for the comment Joe.

-Glen

I just got word that this article has been linked at Howard Stern's website.

Not only that, it's at the very top with a pretty big, bold headline.

That oughtta get us some hits over here. Still, number one at Google too.

How cool is that?

-Glen

I've had Sirius for over a year. I bought it for Stern, and have have found that, for about 40 cents a day, I can't voluntarily listen to regular terrestrial radio anymore. It's just plain - awful!
If, and when, Stern leaves Sirius, I'll still keep it. Oh yeah... F the FCC!

I had XM for a year and found O&A not funny at all. I gave them a real chance and found them making fun of stern almost every week. They are jealous of Stern. I did away with XM and came over to Sirius and found what I have been missing for a year. I am a cop and listen for 8 or so hours and Howard makes me laugh to where I can deal with idiots of our world.

THANKS HOWARD!!!

And here come the dupes again. Maybe Joe was right.

-Glen

With all the talk about the costs, think of it this way - since I've gotten Sirius, I'm amazed at how often I'd rather just turn it on than the television. I'm seriously considering scrapping cable altogether until Sopranos starts back up. So Sirius will actually be saving me oh, 80 bucks a month.
That, plus the fact that if you're ANY kind of music fan at all, you need to get Sirius. Maybe it was my laziness in not searching the net for new bands to listen to, but they've woken me up to a lot of music I never would have heard before. Once you listen, regular radio literally sounds like a string of commercials with an occasional song you've heard 5,000 times mixed in.

Hey Now! Here are a few things I've observed my friends spending money on, while at the same time telling me excuses of why they would NEVER pay $12.95 for satellite radio. These are things that are more of a daily expense within a months time -vs- the monthly cost of a daily show.
= 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes; but alot of smokers smoke more than that per/month
= 3-4 Starbucks coffees; this is usually fulfilled withing 3-4 days
= 2-3 very simple fast-food combo meals
= 1 good steak
= a used DVD
= 13 downloaded songs from itunes, or a new CD if it's on sale
= 4-5 gallons of gas
= a 12 pack of beer, or a cheap bottle of liquor
...
So, if you can relate yourself to any of the few things I've mentioned. You probably can be honest with yourself and admit that you may actually spend alot more on that particular item. My friends smoke about a pack a day @ $5.00 a pack... everyday! The beer is bought every weekend... Starbucks is bought on a daily basis. Some friends say they can't start their day without a Starbucks... and that's exactly how I feel about The Howard Stern Show. For me, coffee wakes me up, and Stern gets me going.
My last thing for those without Sirius to ponder...#1) Why do you have cable TV in your home? #2) Would you ever go back to standard programming using a rabbit-ear antennea?
... me neither!

Seattle714 -- I don't have cable tv. Or satellite tv. I don't smoke, and I don't drink coffee. I drink tea -- I'm drinking some right now -- but I brew it myself and it's cheap.

That said, Sirius for $12.95 is a good deal. I honestly didn't know it was so cheap. :-)

I got my Sirius a couple of months ago. Just for Howard. It's awesome, I love it. I laugh all the way to work. I love how I can catch the parts I missed later in the day or even in the middle of the night. Howard has a gift. He can make you laugh and forget about things that may be bothering you. Thanks Howard! Bless you.

love my Sirius. True I'ma huge Howard fan, but I also love the music stations. The Who channel; Phish concert every night on jam; two NPR stations; and the list goes on. I don't have cable tv and my wife and I sit at home at night and instead of watching bad television we sit and listen to Howard. Have not listened to terrestrial radio since, actually I was in a car one day that had boring old fashioned radio and I wanted to slit my wrist. Oh and right now listening to the NFL on my Sirius.

I've had Sirius over 3 years now and it was the best entertainment purchase I ever made. The cost is so minimal, even a homeless person could afford it. It's the best statement for free speech since the internet.

I would love to hear some praise for Howard Stern without comparing him to anyone or having the need to put down any other show. This isn't politics. You don't have to mudsling. Howard's brand of comedy stands on its own.

Great article, and quite accurate. Thanx for posting your eloquent opinion.

Last December (2005) in anticipation of Howard's departure from terrestrial radio, not only did I buy a Sirius Satellite radio and subscription, but I bought stock in the company, as well. And on both counts, I'm quite happy.

Howard's show on uncensored Sirius satellite radio (stock ticker: SIRI) is unbelievably hilarious. I think it's some of the best entertainment I have ever heard (and I have been working in the entertainment industry for 21+ years, so I have seen some things). If you haven't listened in on Howard's new show, you just might want to consider doing so. I mean, I knew it would be good when he moved from FM to the satellite, but, my God!! This is almost TOO good! There have been a few occasions, while driving in my car on the crazy, busy L.A. freeways, that I was laughing so hard, I was forced into pulling over to the side of the road, lest I kill someone and/or myself. Gut-laughing with tears streaming down my face. People looking at me as they drove by must have thought I had lost my mind. Which I suppose I had, if just for that moment... Even people who didn't particularly like Howard back in the FM days are loving him now. The transformation is complete!

Howard Stern.... better than ever. I you value great entertainment, give it a try!

Twan

Umm, excuse me Mr. Vicius but did you actually read my article? I did nothing but praise Stern. The man himself apparently liked it so much it's linked at his website right now. I did not once put him or any other show down. I did not "mudsling" as you suggest. Maybe you should go back and re-read it. And this time, put your glasses on okay pal?

-Glen

Thanx Twan. Actually when I used to drive to and from work I never had to pull over. But howard did take my mind off being stuck in gridlock by mmaking me laugh my ass off. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be looking into Sirius once my finances get a bit better. It is some amazing stuff to be sure.

Thanx for the comment Twan.

-Glen

Great article. Great product. Great comments. No need for me to be verbose.

Sirius rocks, howard rules and well I can't beiliev it's only 13 bucks a month.

I have a new stilletto portable. Game over. This will revolutionize the industry.
thanks Howard and thanks Sirius. Thanks Glen for the article.

Great article!

I've been a Stern fan since the early 90's, but I've never lived in a market that carried his show. Now, thanks to Sirius, I'm not only a Stern fan, but Stern listener!!!

Once more and more people get exposes to Sirius, they will realize just how horrible terrestrial radio is.

What a steal at $13 bucks a month!

Great article Glen. I have both sirius and xm, sirius(owner12/04)for Stern and Bubba. Xm (owner 03/01) for baseball and music. As a fan of both sats. The music content is a little better on Xm. They seem to have a better playlist for my style of music (alternative and rock). I'm still going to keep my Xm. I threatend to close my account and they gave me the option to stay. I only had to pay four dollars a month for a three year contract and I have two years left. I just purchased the new Stiletto for Sirius, WOW. I have the Helix, but it just does not compare to the Stiletto. I could honestly say I have not listend to regular radio in months. I did try O&A in 05(when it became free on sat), but to me they sold out to regular radio this year. If they didn't bash Stern and didn't go back to regular radio, I would probably still listen. Now, since Bubba The Love Sponge has been spawned, he has helped me see the light. O&A are hacks and R&R are unlistenable. Long live Bubba

Jeff,

I'd probably consider XM for Dylan's show -- though I've got a feeling the novelty there would wear off pretty quick. Dylan's a genius lyricist, but in interviews he's never struck me as a great conversationalist.

But in the little bit of music scanning I did during the preview this week--when I wasn't glued to Stern and Bubba anyway--things sounded pretty damn good on Sirius. I was already a fan of Little Steven's Underground Garage show (we get it on 107.7 The Mountain here in Seattle). But I also heard a lot of other new stuff that I've never heard before.

I'm not really a huge sports fan (I love my Seahawks though) so that wouldn't really be a draw for me.

So if I was gonna pick, I'd still go with Sirius. Again, Howard alone makes that one worth looking at, even though I'm flat-ass broke right now.

Thanx for the comment.

-Glen

Hoo-hoo-hoo, I invented the bait and switch!

Correction on that last comment:

Thats 103.7 The Mountain that carries Little Steven in Seattle. 107.7 is actually The End, our commercial alternative rock station.

-Glen

Comment #53: Say what?

#53 is just a pest with nothing good to say. That's another reason why I stopped listening to O&A. Hey, I have had sat radio long before Stern. In 05 I listend to O&A on replay and Jim Breuer on Raw dog( sirius ). Now in 06 with Stern and Bubba. My days are more enjoyable. I can't imagine a day with out these two, they are worth every penny spent.

luv you in non-faggat way!

One thing I've noticed about Howard on Sirius vs. terrestrial radio was very evident on Friday, when they ran an old show from Sept. 1994. With the massive amount of commercials we used to endure stripped-out, what was a 5 hour show at the time was more like 3 hours. Now, I've gotten accustomed to Howard's new one-break-per-hour, and I find my $.43/day more than pays for the time I wasted hearing those commercials.

The other great thing about that is, if the discussion is really lively (as when the Dixie Chicks were on, or when Jon Stewart & Roger Ebert were in the studio together), they're free to say Damn the commercials! and go for 1 & 1/2 hours straight.

And it's great not just to hear the unfettered language -- which gets tiresome sometimes-- but to hear the energy back on 100%.

Comment #56:

Luv you too bro. Also in a brotherly, decidedly "non-faggat" way. Just so long as that aint just the beer talking anyway...

LOL

-Glen

It literally costs .42 cents a day to have Sirius. Ity's actually a better deal than that if you pay for an entire year of service at once. You have so many great shows and music channels its really amazing. It really will make your drive in traffic a whole lot better. You get perfect reception even if you live in the mountains or anywhere there is no civilization. Its suxh an amazing product! Its a must have!

Yeah. Sirius, On-Demand, Sportster Replay with lifetime sub, Internet streaming of all Sirius programming, Stilleto on the way - ain't life great with Howard and the gang? Life's too short to be hung up by others' hang ups. Just try it for one month, you'll never look back!

stern talkin about this story right now

hey, glen...howard just read your entire post over the air. very cool!!

Very nice article. Reading this along with Howard (he read this on Mondays show)

This post is linked directly from the front page of Howard's Web Site.

This is seriously tempting. Must...resist...

I can't believe he actually read this over the air. Unbelievable. Thanx for all the comments all.

-Glen

Howard News is interviewing me about the article in about 10 mins. I'll make sure they get the URL in there since Howard missed it this morning.

This is just amazing...I'm blown away by the attention this has gotten.

-Glen

yea, i thought for a second this morning that bc was going to get a mention, because artie asked where the article came from....but howard just said "an internet publication"

No worries Mark. I'll make sure BC gets its props.

-Glen

Very nice, Glen. Congratulations. Long live Howard and long live BC Magazine and long live Glen Boyd. :-)

The interview on Howard News should be on at 2 pm and 4 pm Pacific time. And I got BC mentioned very prominently---FYI....

-Glen

Hey-now Glen,
Great article and glad that Howard saw it and gave you some attention.

I got Sirius about 6 months before Howard came on and even though I had no interest in the radio pre-Stern, I found that once I had it in my car, I was hooked. I loved the audio quality, the channels without the annoying string of endless commercials, and it was so easy to find great music and comedy and all sorts of stuff. I have not used my FM radio since (except to play my Sirius channels through my car speakers.)

Then Howard's show came along, and I don't listen to much else. The shows are better than ever, the creativity and the laughs are beyond what I imagined, and I have to say that nothing gets you through a rough day or struggle than laughing with Howard each morning.

I hope everyone who misses Howard, gets over the cost and comes on over. I have never seen someone work so hard and care for an audience like Howard and his team do. The show has gone past noon sometimes because they can't stop. Who does that these days? Open your wallets!
--Alice

this article is also linked and discussed at marksfriggin.com, a howard stern fan site.

In addition to my comment from yesterday, I had forgotten to mention how cool it is that you can listen to the Howard Stern show on the internet once you have a subscription. In fact, I'm listening in right now, as I type this message. It is simply the best entertainment around, using the most current and the best technology. Thank you Howard and Sirius!

Twan

Wow! Glen, great work on getting mentioned by Howard. It's a testament to your great writing skills and accurate descriptions. I found your blog last night (I can't remember how I stumbled upon it), but I bookmarked it and will add it to my own blog.

Oh my... I can't believe it... I'm listening to Howard right now on the internet... and a favorite porn star of mine has just come into the studio...
Justine Joli...! while I'm looking at some pics of her... here!

Jeeez! What are the chances? Serendipity.

Thank you again, Glen, for the great article and major Congratulations on getting acknowledged by Howard!

Nice article, but come on - you spelled both Artie and Gary's last names wrong.

You MAY look into it. I find that antipathy towards paying for entertainment childish. Don't you find television a better place since cable TV came into vogue? Do you think "The Sopranos" or "South Park" could ever be done on network television.

It keeps me awake and makes my commute something I look forward to, both directions (because the hos runs not only mornings, but all day long). It's a bargain.

Bob--

You have NO IDEA how tight money is for me right now Bob. I'm working a contract gig that pays a bit less than I'm used to and it could run out at any minute--with no other prospects out there at the moment.

But yeah, I'm gonna suck it up and get it okay? Also, sorry about the two mis-spellings. Maybe an editor here can correct those?

The correct spellings I believe are DellaBate and Lange.

Thanx all.

-Glen

For all you that are whining about "missing" Howard, it's $6 a month for Sirius and you can get a cheap radio for under $50 so quit being such cheapies and buy it. Better yet, listen to Opie and Anthony instead, at least they work 5 days a week and don't take 3 months of vacation a year....

i bought sirrius for howard only have had it since dayone if your a true fan how can you not subscribe?

hey, i just heard your news piece on sirius. bc gets the love!

Didja ever doubt me Mark? I told them specifically they had to give out the URL! Sounded pretty good huh?

-Glen

yep!

Nice article Glen and congrats on being mentioned on the show. You should call in one of these days :D

Oh and please delete post 50 as it is an Opie and Anthony douche trying to stir things up.

the 47 million listeners figure was clearly a joke.
It was the first thing he said on the air on the first free day, it was clearly meant as a joke.

Was nice to hear old friend Blogcritics mentioned today on Howard 100 news. Nice work, Glen :) I've been a subscriber to Sirius for about a month now.

Lots of good programming on satellite radio.

And it's nice to hear from old friend TDavid, too!

I find all the i won't pay for radio comments pretty funny....i wonder if thats what people said when cable television came out...now try and find a house without it

Excellent article. Sirius is amazing. Howard's show is so entertaining. I can't wait to get it on the in the morning and have it on all day! Get Sirius now.

I've been a Stern fan since his arrival in Cleveland, Ohio back in the nineties. I bought Sirius shortly before he began airing, admittedly BECAUSE of Howard. I must say, however, that the music stations are the reason I'm so hooked on it. The variety, along with the fact the music stations are COMMERCIAL FREE are the reasons.

and speaking of cleveland, i was listening to the sirius underground garage show the other night and the dj turned out to be kid leo, who i used to listen to on wmms waaaaay back in the late 70's.

I have been listening to Howard for 21 years, and at first was saddened that he was leaving "testicular" radio and I then needed to shell out another $13, which is no big deal, but as we all know, $13 here, $100 there and before you know it, there's more going out than coming in. My wife knowing how I love Howard took my guessing should I or shouldn't I purchase a starmate, purchased one for me over the holidays.

My commute is 40 minutes each way. As I stop at lights and look at other drivers, very few are appearing to enjoy their commute. I on the other hand, can't wait to take my trip, get caught at a light or traffic and just smile or laugh while others are feeling the stress of their day.

The replays are just fantastic. What I might miss during my workday can be made up over the weekends or evenings on Howard 101. In the old days, I would often be a bit late coming into the office due to not wanting to leave the car and missing the end of a bit/interview. Being able to stream the show on our computers now makes me run from the car to my office.

Is it not worth $13 a month to end the misery of a commute? Is it not worth $13 a month if you are at home to be smiling and laughing?

If you are thinking of coming on board, then do it. You are missing out on a genious at work. We're not going to have Howard around forever.

hey I hope all of you guys realize that you can get a life-time subscription to Sirius for only $400. If you got the cash to do it, it saves you a ton of money. Also, the 12.95/month is very misleading. If you pay for the year at one time it is only 9.99/mo. I feel tons more people would subscribe if they knew this.

Go Crazy Alice!

Listen to me. GET SIRIUS. Howard is off the chain.

i've had sirius since Stern announced his deal, and haven't regretted it one bit. i dont listen to terrestrial radio anymore, barely turn on the tv, and logging into to listen online is my first task at work in the morning. Stern is reviving the audio experience. thank you howard.

Glen,

Great article! The reason that I got Sirius was because of Stern, and it has been great! I like many others took off his first day on Sirius and have not missed a day yet! I read through some of these comments and noticed that people are mad that they would have to pay for radio. $12 a month is nothing for the amount of awesome music and entertainment you get from this service. If Stern was still on S#*t old radio, I would be listening to Sirius as soon as his show ended. People, this is the future of radio! Try it and you will never go back!

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HEY!!!

It is about time Howard can speak at will, and not worry about who he will piss off this minute, or the next... When they had the Howard Stern Show in the Montreal area market, some dumb asses called in to complain, saying that the show was to offensive. "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, CHANGE THE CHANNEL". So we lost Howard, and I have not been the same since. The morning commutes were extremely long, and road rage was becoming an issue...

Anyway, Sirius RULES!!! I really do not mind dishing 200$ a year, or what ever it costs. (See, I don't even care about the price... Trust me; I really do not mind paying for commercial free radio, with awesome shows.) Also, no one mentioned that you never lose signal, unless you are underground, in a tunnel of sorts, but even then, we have a tunnel, the "Ville Marie Tunnel" that passes under the core of Downtown Montreal, and we only loose signal about 20 seconds... I was amazed. (Regular FM stops on the way in, and only comes back when you clear the tunnel... For most of us, that was the best 2-3 minutes of FM radio. No junk, no music, no commercials, no signal...) Now, with Sirius, those are the longest 20 seconds in my life, on the way to work. I must add; I drive around a lot for work, in and out of the city, sometimes to other cities, to the states and stuff to see customers... I never loose signal, the channels do not change, and I always have the music or show I like on... Try doing that with regular FM radio... Yeah, sure... Good luck. You are lucky if you don't loose FM signal when you drive past a skyscraper...

Anyway, that was a great article, and I could not agree with you more. Sirius is an awesome product, and what is 15 - 20$ a month? You spend more than that on some chick who will forget your name as soon as you hand her the drink you just bought her at some lame ass bar... Guys, gals, you have to get Sirius. You have to. I can not express to you how much this product is worth every penny. To top it off, you also get a web listening account, for those long 6 -9 hour days at the office. Trust me, the days fly by with good music. Trust me...

Anyway, I wish you have a great day, and kudos to Sirius, for making our world a better place...

Later dudes & dudettes...

Regards:

thebombbomb
From: Montreal, Canada

(For those of you who do not know where Montreal is, it's in Canada, the country on top of the US, and no, we do not live in Igloos, and we do not eat seal meat and what ever else you heard of. We drive cars, and we lives in houses, just like the rest of the world... Oh yeah, Montreal Female & Male strip clubs: we have REAL beer, and the stripers take it all off. Yes, they TAKE IT ALL OFF... Male & Female... Oh, now I got your attention... Maybe you should pass by, and see for your self... We are 5 hours away from New York City, going dead north... Check it out!!!)

I got Sirius a year ago,I'm a truck driver, because I can't take the dribble, commercials,and the search for a station. I hit paydirt!!You can
listen to the same station for 3,ooo mi. 40cents
a day? Then there's Stern, Farrell is pure gold!!Folks,then pipe it through the computer, no xtra!

If more people would listen to Howard, their would be less road rage and people would want to wait in traffic.




Chris the Cop

Fantastic article Glen.

I got Sirius in May without even knowing about Howard's channels. Now, we're hooked on Stern. And the music channels rock. Toronto Maple Leafs on Sirius rock too!

Glen - your article really describes my Sirius/Howard experience.

Thanx BigMike. They really are the alternative aren't they?

-Glen

Never thought twice about getting Sirius. I haven't listened to regular radio since!

I just found your piece today and while it was great to hear the Stern show one more time, I still can't justify shelling out $$$ for the 'privilege' of listening to the radio. Between satellite radio, cable TV and internet access, I really resent that quality media comes at a price. For me, it's a conscious choice but what about people who can't afford the goodies and have no choice but to consume entertainment that has as much nutritional value as refined sugar?

I guess that people that can't afford 42 cents a day to listen to COMMERCIAL FREE UNCENSORED radio to the tune of 130 plus channels of EVERYTHING .. should be used to a diet of refined sugar.
That's all they will get from here on out. Someday folks will wake up to the fact that testicle radio is being PHASED OUT. I guess you didn't read of the many Clear Channel jockeys that were dismissed last week. You're right, though, play Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" AGAIN for the umpteenth Million time...+ commercial + commercial + commercial. Catching on yet ?

I just read this article and its almost a month old. I just have to say that I subscribe to sirius and its incredible. My girlfriend got it for me for christmas one year before howard. And at first I was upset that I'd have to start paying for radio. But honestly--this isnt just radio. I love football and the NFL channel alone was worth it. 24 hours football all year long.

When Howard came on it just put an exclamation point on the whole thing. I LOVE SIRIUS. I dont even want to go in a car that doesnt have it. I got it for my brother last christmas and now hes hooked. Im telling you it is well worth every penny.

My only issue is i look at the receiver a lot, trying to see what music I want to hear next---it tells you what song is playin on every channel. So you have to be careful and still pay attention to driving.

I cant tell you how many times I sit in the car listening to Howard when I'm parked to come in my house. And now they put it online too. fantastic.

So anyone with any doubts should definately give it a try...I promise you wont be sorry

Mad Greek
Chicago

If the radios were free, I wouldn't hesitate but the fact is that if anything should happen to Howard, I would have no use for a Sirius radio as I'm not a music appreciator and only Howard would be the reason for my paying $156.00 per year to listen plus buying a special radio for that show alone.

Another thing, I've been listening to some old tapes of Howard and that cackling, intrusive Robin reminds me that I wouldn't want to pay for her. Have they toned down her interruptive presence on the show?

Howard's disappearance from regular radio has left me with nothing but NPR to listen to, not a very entertaining respite from the day.

So, I'm left here thinking, what shall I do? On regular radio, Howard was only giving us part of an hour anyway due to the 20 minute-long commercial segments.

You can hear how I've been having long arguments with myself about what to do. The argument continues...