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The BEST OF programming on Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) may provide a shock jock solution for Sirius subscribers who love their Howard Stern, but express frustration on the days when Stern is on vacation, or when there are replays of the Stern show instead of a live show.
It is no secret that Howard Stern gets a lot of time off. After all, the King of All Media gets three day weekends thanks to a contract that allows him to take off every Friday. Last year, Sirius added Jay Thomas to the Friday morning slot on Howard 101 which provided a solution to the problem of no live programming on Fridays. The solution was great, and as a fan of Jay Thomas, I enjoy being able to catch him in morning drive. Jay already has an afternoon drive slot on Sirius Stars 102.
However, what is a fan to do when they want a topical shock jock show when Stern and the crew are on vacation? One potential answer is Opie and Anthony. Now for passionate Stern and O & A fans, the crossover idea may seem strange. After all, there seems to be no love lost between Stern and O & A, and that attitude permeates through to the core fans. However, there exists a large group of subscribers that simply want to be entertained, and their allegiance to one brand over another is not so strong that they will ignore a quality show in the absence of their usual listening.
Lately, the Stern channels have been running replays. With Stern getting married, and regularly scheduled vacations, fans have not received the live entertainment that they have come to love. Subscribers who have taken advantage of the BEST OF programming now have a solution in the form of Opie and Anthony from the XM line-up.
For O & A, this is an opportunity to shine, and a chance to expand their own audience. The duo have been putting on entertaining shows, and are likely getting a bit of exposure from frustrated Stern fans who are seeking something other than a replay to listen to. If you are into Stern, and sometimes want a change of pace, the BEST of programming offers a great way to keep your shock jock options open.
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This article has 54 comments:
So, pests and Howard fans need to unite and spread the word. Buy everyone SiriusXM for the holidays. There's something for everyone, now.
Every day is a new bottom....
Rtards... Look at almost every stock these days... Look at the major Markets summary.... almost all the major markets are losing 3% a day...
Stop being so closed minded....Look outside the box... Siri is not the only stock going down.
LoL (I'm dreaming)
You show your character (or lack of it). I see, you're the type of person who always looks for the easy way out. I wonder how many people you've f'd over in your life? Probably plenty...
Any SIRI detractor = no one I would want to be in a trench with. Good luck to all of you in your shallow lives!
So don't be do disappointed SIRI is at .40. The fact that they are even there means they will survive. Look. The manipulators had this plan in mind from the beginning. TARP? They were going to dismantle this market period--and now they have done it. Now, they are all going to rotate out of their stupid bonds and make a killing on these yard sale prices. Wake up!!! Look around.
Remember. Jim Cramer said the Dow would hit 8500 only if the gov didn't pass the TARP. Duh. Jim Cramer's an idiot but he also is an insider so he know what his buddies were up to. Pimco, Black Rock, etc..Plus you've got all kinds of margin calls and fund unwinds..= forced selling (which the manipulators counted on). This has NOTHING to do with people losing faith in SIRI. It's people losing faith in the stock market. Period.
sl62....
I'm with ya on the whole market being down not just SIRI, (I posted it earlier),
--->As killer would like to hear... I have a "bullet" to fire here soon!!
(Not anything to harm myself, Only people who have been reading these posts for a while know what i'm talking about,[LoL])
More news flash. The whole, taking SIRI down related to the deal is no longer in effect. That's over and out. We now know GS's plan was to hit .50. SIRI is now just like any other stock getting kicked. God. Every stock has just been crushed. Across the board. Funds are unwinding to make margin calls, CDS issues or whatever. If they own any of your stocks, you lose the most. It's a rough time. You have to put your hip boots on and your rain coat whle the seas are rough. When the storm is over, you can dry off. Also, do you know how many 401K's are flooded right now? No one is immune from heavy losses until the fear subsides. Then we will see a snap back like a week ago. We went up 1000 in two days. This market will at some point do that and more because prices will be too silly cheap for the big money to avoid. Do you have what it takes to weather the storm???
See...besides just plain redemption, which I do believe is high, there is also tremendous manipulation. Big money is making a killing on the way down and they've been doing it very methodically so as not to outright 'crash' the market. I was slightly wrong about big money making their years--I didn't think they would go this far--but here we are. So they are making a killing on the way down and will now make the second killing on the way back up--all just in time before the end o the year. Boom. They will be right back in track. Do you not believe this market couldn't have done this 11.5 to 8.5 move in one day? Yes they could have. But that would of course be counter productive. All hell would break loose and no one would make any money and you'd have people jumping out of windows, pandemonium. Instead, they did a methodical unwind and very soon the covering will begin. The targets were set ahead of time and it looks like they are going for 7700. Ironically (or not) that's the same low as in '03. I GUARANTEE you once the Dow hits that or something near it, the snap back will make all our heads spin.
Just look at the sequence since the TARP vote. All the evidence is there. Very soon you will suddenly start hearing big money say Oh wait, now everything is OK--we now feel confident to get back in the market and that the gov and Fed have done all the right things!! rubbish....
You can't listen to O & A online at work if you have sirius, even with the best of XM package. Do your research BEFORE you write an article.
Also, Stern fans would rather listen to reruns then O & A!
Couldn't agree more. True Stern fans will NOT listen to those other chuckle heads...
you got your .40... good job man. you're locked and loaded....
I have a little powder to put to work and I would do SIRI but have you seen LVLT? A great buy here. Check their chart for proof. I might just hit them up here instead. I'm very loaded up for the dog's ride.
so?....might scare the .......out of the shorts.
I know you're kidding with your question...
I don't mind listening to the replays at all, plus I get a chance to listen to the other channels on Sirius. I did pay for 120+ channels and there's plenty to listen to in the meantime (NFL Radio for example)
As for the stock price, I have no idea what's going on there. I am agonizing each week it walks towards zero.
one last thing for today. for all the parochials who love to just show up and leave uneducated comments. If we take your scenario SIRIUSLY (which we don't) but imagining we would, I will bring up the SIRI short interest. Do any of you know what that is? I doubt it. I won't take the time to explain. But here's the point. With short interest at some of the highest levels ever (250M or maybe even over 300M when the second Sept number comes out--and who even knows how much naked, which is not in that number) where do you think that will be going (IF in your senario SIRI goes out of business)? Do you think they will just say Oh well and walk away shrugging their shoulders? This is where you don't think (and you don't even know). Believe it, I've said here before, when a company is failing you will know it by real rumors and company news (not by Doug or his A-hole uneducated writer conjecture pals), and the action on the stock before it's even announced--because Wall Street is not stupid like you--they want their money out BEFORE not after...And with such a heavy short interest on this stock, what do you think would happen to the stock price if all that started to unwind in a panic over rumors of failure? I know, you have no idea. A: It would sky rocket. You've never seen what happens to a REALLY failing company when shareholders know it is failing, I have. The heavy short position covers to get their money out before the BK and there is a big upside before the axe falls. So you see dummies, no matter what happens, you lose and anyone investing in SIRI down here wins--they will have time to recover their investment no matter what--guaranteed. You will just be sitting there with your finger up your nose because you don't know how it works. And that's of course the case your uneducated fantasy theory of failure--not the reality, not the facts. The reality is there IS NO failure for SIRI. Give me one intelligent, factually based reason they would, could or should--if you can. You can't. So go back into the cave (or chasm) in your head and live out your fantasies. Thank you.
Ken Heebner just said on the air we're about to see maybe the biggest rally in his lifetime. Don't know who he is? Look him up. Have a pleasant evening.
in response to your 6:10 comment....
I'm not sure if your were covering this too or not....
Isn't it ironic that the general markets are testing their lows from '03 at the same time SIRI is testing it's own lows of '03...
Just pondering....
They make me feel better..... LmaO
Love your insight & I agree with opinions.
I've never thought BK was a REAL possibility for SIRI. HOWEVER, I've got to be honest, I'm getting concerned. I agree with you that the markets are just a scam right now and they will bounce back soon but SIRI doesn't have a reason to bounce back yet. We're counting on a good 4Q to show everyone what SIRI is capable of. Unfortunately, this economic scam all over the front page and TV has scared the hell out of average america. The #1 topic of conversation for average America is "is YOUR job safe?" The "consumer" is crawling up into the fetal position and not spending ANYTHING extra. They're cutting back on NEEDS like food and family entertainment. This does not look good for a luxury item like SIRI in this Q4.
If there isn't a magic spell to put over America in the next 30 days that would bring back the confident consumer and stop job losses then Q4 is going to suck for everything not just SIRI. Hell, I wasn't even worried about all this BS about auto sales until now. GENERAL MOTORS CLOSING THEIR DOORS????? WHAT?? If it's BS rumor that's one thing, if it actually happens.........we're in more trouble than you think.
If this Q4 and holiday season tank, the auto sales really do dry up, then factor in the churn ratio,,,,,,SIRI could be in jeopardy of not even hitting Mel's low ball number which would kill us for future estimates of growth and refinancing.... Where does the sp go then???? It can't get much worse.
I also believe their sp is being manipulated, BUT, when/if that manipulation stops, where will the buying inserest come from???
SIRI is still doing NOTHING to get their name out there for investors or MORE IMPORTANTLY CONSUMERS!!!!!!! Maybe they have a plan coming, I hope so but what the F are they waiting for. There is NO REASON to delay a new advertizing campaign because of reporting a bad Q3.
Like I said, I appreciate your insight and knowledge of how the markets work and who's working them. My concern is now with the real possibility that our economy is in real trouble and what that would mean to SIRI.
I look forward to you opinion.
I just read the Biggest changes in NASDAQ article......
WOOT!!!!
SIRI is on the good end of that!!!!!!
Killer, I don't know if I will be able to fire any shots before we win!!! = (
The short interest is getting smaller. Thats good. But it needs to drop more. Since the criminals who run the show dont let us see daily numbers we will never know exactly when the turn in this stock will occur.
Wild market swings usually indicate market bottoms. But this market may have many bottoms. This could be the bottom for a few weeks, or months. It could even be the bottom, this is one day and 700 points past exhastion in selling and shorting stocks. First days after the shorting ban lifted offered opportunities. This will subside as people take their profits(buy back). Sirius could benefit. My .35 price prediction almost hit today, to my shock. It hit .39 I believe, briefly. One more plunge like that and we will see .34.
Might be a good buying point here. Id like to see resistance, but it hasnt offered any yet. It seems capable still of lower.
Might even be too obvious. But the market is exhausted, expect a minor rally, AT LEAST SOON. but thats so obvious, is it really worth mentioning. The question everyone here really wants to know, is is this stock bottoming soon, or later, or what.
Ive felt the dread of the price drop, it feels like a bottom. I almost sold to rebuy lower, and I usually dont think that way.
It feels very close to the bottom, Im going to stick with my not lower than .30 cent prediction.It will hold. Not enough time left for the shorters, they need volume. There were a few possible sellers of sirius today, but not many.