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Shock jock Stern joins Sirius Canada lineup
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| Orko |
| quote: | Howard Stern is extending his reign over Canada as Sirius is adding the outrageous American radio host to its lineup.
Starting Monday, subscribers to the Sirius Canada satellite radio service will have access to the infamous shock jock on his Howard 100 channel.
Howard Stern. (AP file photo)
The commercial radio host and self-proclaimed King of All Media had his debut on Sirius in the United States on Jan. 9.
Sirius Canada – owned by Sirius Satellite Radio of the U.S., and Canadian partners CBC and Standard Radio – and rival XM Satellite Radio came on to the Canadian scene in late November and early December 2005.
Stern was not included in Sirius Canada's initial lineup announcement, so Canadian fans purchased American receivers to access his new satellite channel.
A longtime New York radio personality, the controversial Stern attracted millions of listeners across North America each week with his sexual, racial, religious and "toilet" humour. Last year, Forbes magazine ranked him 27th on its list of the most powerful celebrities in North America.
However, Stern, 50, also frequently ran afoul of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which fined him repeatedly for indecency and obscenity violations.
Stern was also available on commercial stations in Toronto and Montreal beginning in 1997. But after a flood of complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the CRTC, his show was dropped by both stations.
In October 2004, Stern announced his signing of a $500-million, five-year deal with Sirius. The subscriber-based satellite radio network, along with cable television, is not subject to federal indecency regulations.
At the time of the deal, Sirius had 600,000 subscribers in the United States. By the end of 2004, it had 1.1 million, and the number of subscribers rose to 3.3 million by the end of 2005.
In early January, the satellite network rewarded Stern with 34 million shares of its stock, valued at $220 million US, for helping it meet subscriber targets. |
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Jayx1 you kept saying that the CRTC doesnt allow Stern in Canada, where are you getting your info? Do they regulate statellite radio different than teretrial radio? I was under the impression they were regulated in the same way. |
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| muzzybear |
'Shock jock' Stern added to Sirius Canada lineup
Updated Wed. Feb. 1 2006 1:48 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Controversial radio host Howard Stern will soon be heard via satellite radio in Canada after Sirius confirmed it was adding him to the lineup.
The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" and infamous shock jock hits the Canadian airwaves Monday where he will be heard on his Howard One channel.
This follows his debut on Sirius in the United States on Jan 9.
Mark Redmond, Sirius Canada president and CEO, told The Canadian Press Wednesday that Stern was clearly a powerful force in the entertainment world and that while "he's not to everybody's taste" it was time to get him on board.
A longtime New York radio personality, Stern, 50, attracted millions of listeners across North America each week with his raunchy sense of humour.
Forbes magazine ranked him 27th on its list of the most powerful celebrities in North America in 2005.
However, Stern found himself frequently under fire from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which repeatedly fined him for indecency and obscenity violations.
Stern also has a checkered history on Canadian radio. Rock stations in Toronto and Montreal imported his syndicated show in the 1990s in an effort to boost ratings.
But after a flood of complaints to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council and the CRTC, Stern was eventually dropped by CHOM-FM in Montreal and Q-107 in Toronto.
Redmond dismissed suggestions that Stern will once again run afoul of the CBSC, saying there are now three levels of control.
First, he said, it's a paid-for service; second, there are parental controls on the receivers that can be used to block channels; and third, the service can be purchased with or without Sirius Canada's six channels of "mature" content.
Redmond also played down reports that Sirius may have lost thousands of potential subscribers because of the nearly one-month delay in launching Stern in Canada.
Many Canadian fans are believed to have already purchased American receivers to access Stern's satellite channel from the U.S.
"At this point we're more concerned with addressing future subscribers," he told CP.
Sirius Canada is co-owned by the U.S. Sirius satellite company, the CBC and Standard Radio. It launched its subscription service in early December.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...?hub=TopStories
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| Timmah |
| Jayx1's one point about the CRTC and Canada is true. From what I'm hearing, the liberal gov. (CRTC) didn't want anything to do with Stern in Canada because of his views and insults on Quebec ie. then voters not voting liberal in said province. Well election is over, now Sirius Canada announced it. I believe it wasn't more of an "IF" issue with Stern, it was more of a "WHEN" |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
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Jayx1 you kept saying that the CRTC doesnt allow Stern in Canada, where are you getting your info? Do they regulate statellite radio different than teretrial radio? I was under the impression they were regulated in the same way. |
there are different regulations but they are very similar. And it will be interesting to see the guidelines that are implemented by the CRTC when he airs here. (ie how much is censored as he was on terrestrial radio) |
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| tatgirl |
For now I'll continue my US subscription.
? for the Canadian subscribers:
Do u pay the flat $15.95 fee, or are there other taxes on top of it? |
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