Find out more about Howard Stern getting together with Sirius Satellite Radio.
Howard Stern, the highly controversial radio jock is no longer common
fixture in terrestrial radio but has been immortalized in some sorts in
the newest trend in radio programming, satellite radio.
Sirius Satellite Radio signed Stern as a radio jock way back in 2004.
Stern’s loyal following has tuned in at Sirius to hear their favorite
radio jock speak away with less restriction compared to when he was
still heard over terrestrial radio.
Satellite radio started in the early 1990s. Sirius Satellite Radio back
then and until now belongs to the only two satellite radio providers
that are at the forefront of making satellite radio the major means to
deliver audio programming to people.
Sirius allows their subscribers to “tune-in” to dozens of channels of
original audio programming which are transmitted directly via satellite
to special receivers placed in cars and in their homes. Similar to
satellite television, satellite radio has more freedom from the FCC
regarding the specific type of programming they want to conduct.
This freedom is granted since subscribers can personalize their
satellite radio programming and have control over what minors can or
cannot listen to. For both Stern and his followers this pretty much
goes to their advantage. On satellite radio, Stern can talk dirty as
much as he wants.
And his fans can have an unaltered listening experience which they
never had when Stern was still over broadcast radio. Stern himself
agreed to this and he even said in an interview that satellite radio
offers him “more potential than terrestrial radio.”
Sirius offers it subscribers with a new, high quality, and digitized
way of listening to music, sports, news, and entertainment. Its main
base of operations is in New York City's Rockefeller Center.
Sirius has more than 130 digital-quality channels which includes 69
channels of 100% commercial-free music. The network also offers premium
channels of sports, news, entertainment, talks or commentaries,
traffic, weather and even data.
Because it’s via satellite, Sirius has a country-wide coverage. Their
programs can be transmitted practically anywhere in the U.S. All the
subscribers need is a Sirius audio satellite receiver and they can
listen while they are driving, in their RV homes during a vacation, in
their homes, offices, stores and even during camping trips. With three
satellites at their disposal, Sirius network are able to provide the
premium quality programming that’s becoming more and more popular
today.
So aside from Howard Stern, when you subscribe to Sirius, you’ll get
the advantage of hearing specialized music that ranges from heavy metal
and hip-hop to country, dance, jazz, Latin and classical. These music
selections are paired with insights and perspectives from Sirius’
resident music experts and from various musicians and performers who
are invited by the network to guests in their programs.
Moreover, the network has a complete line-up of news and entertainment
programs like programs of radio jocks Howard Stern and Martha Stewart
and news reports from CNN, CNBC, BBC World Service and ABC News.
Listeners who want to have an update of the happenings in the world of
entertainment can tune in at E! Entertainment, Maxim and NPR. And
there’s even Radio Disney for the kids.
Sirius’ sports programming includes play-by-play actions from the NFL,
NBA, NHL, Barclays English Premier League soccer, and Wimbledon
Championships to name a few. Sirius is also the home of 125 plus
college sports and several thoroughbred horse races.
Indeed Howard Stern is a major talent for Sirius, but the radio
satellite network makes it a point that their listeners will have more
options other than Stern when they become subscribers of Sirius.
