Well there is also the shock jock.<g>
UPDATE 1-Citadel radio takes 'shock-jock' Stern off the air
Tue Jan 4, 2005 07:18 PM ET
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By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Citadel Broadcasting Corp (CDL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) yanked Howard Stern from four stations this week and may never resume the show due to tensions over the controversial radio host's tendency to tout his upcoming move to satellite radio.
Stern plans to leave terrestrial radio in 2006 when he moves his ribald show to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) .
"Regrettably, Mr. Stern has transformed the content of his show into a continuous infomercial promoting Sirius, his new satellite radio employer," Citadel said in a statement.
The company had carried Stern on stations in Syracuse, New York; Providence, Rhode Island; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Stern had taken a two-week vacation break, but listeners were surprised when the show did not resume on Jan. 3
Citadel promised to keep its listeners advised as to whether or when Stern returns.
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