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Weeeellll, loyal readers of THF, it’s time to call a spade a spade.
The guys at assholes and mustaches have officially welched on our blog post bet, and unfortunately, we here at TellHimFred surrendered our thirty-day “take it easy on the welching shitheads” token a couple of bourbon shots ago.
We’re a Boston-based blog, as you know, [...]

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I’ve been a bum lately in that I haven’t updated this blog since April 25th, prior to going to Montreal for a week. Of course, while I was there, I had my trusty XM portable radio, so I was able to listen to O&A while I was in the hotel room.
Well, it looks like [...]

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Wow!
It appears that one of my predictions is actually coming true. After speculating that Opie and Anthony were going to replace David Lee Roth one way or another, it seems that the best case scenario is coming true.
Rather than leaving XM satellite radio, the show will be rebroadcast on CBS stations in Roth’s markets.
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Now this is ridiculous.
I awoke this morning to news that CBS is suing Howard Stern for $218 million for fraud and breach of contract. CBS contends that Stern improperly used the company’s airwaves to promote his move to Sirius Satellite Radio.
After Stern announced that he’d be leaving to go to Sirius, I often complained [...]

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Yesterday there was a Radio and Records report entitled “R&R News Analysis: Stern-Free CBS Stations See Steep Listener Losses.” The article goes on to say that the stations that used to have Howard Stern are losing listeners at an incredible pace.
According to Cornerstone Research, the station then known as K-Rock earned a 3.2 share [...]

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I am absolutely biased. There’s no doubt there. I love XM.
On Howard Stern’s show, a caller was complaining that he hates that he can’t listen to Sirius between his car and work, and he can’t listen at work. Howard then recommended the S50.
Only one problem: the S50 cannot play live satellite content. But you [...]

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