Post-merger, what happens to Opie and Anthony?

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Following the approval [PDF] of the XM-Sirius merger (read: buyout), we can now focus on some of the specifics of the deal, fallout, and all sorts of post-merger hysterics. The first order of business: what happens to Opie and Anthony, of which I’ve been a fan since their WNEW days?

Their contract with XM expires on October 1, but, according to what they’ve said on the show, XM has yet to approach them about a renewal. That may well have been the fault of the merger, but now is when people will speculate for fun. Copy-paste, BCC, etc.

Mel Karmazin, slated to be the combined company’s CEO, has long said that he doesn’t like the idea of sharing content between satellite radio and terrestrial radio. Opie and Anthony can currently be heard on terrestrial radio in New York, Boston, Cleveland and other cities.

To uncertainty!

via Orbitcast

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56 Comments/Pingbacks so far

 
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TheRedMonkey (Who am I?)

I love O&A and listen daily so I hope they do not have to leave satellite radio. I prefer their satellite show to the terrestrial radio show any day.

 
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Scott (Who am I?)

They better make it. In fact, all of XM202 better make it. I like Howard and all, but I friggin love the boys. I’ll definitely jump ship if they aren’t around.

 
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Larry (Who am I?)

If the boys are gone I am gone I have a sub for all the people who work for me 27 total.. I have no problem going back to cd’s or regular radio.

Larry

 
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Rusty Kuntz (Who am I?)

No O&A = no more satellite radio subscriptions for me

 
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straightdick (Who am I?)

Your Mom’s Box.

 
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Steve (Who am I?)

Yup.. If O&A leave my satellite radio, so do I. I’ve been listening since back in the day when you had to pay an extra $2 or $3 a month just to hear THEM and would have no use for my XM any more if they are gone.

 
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johnnyrust (Who am I?)

Will everyone please go and bash this douchebag.

http://newsroom.mtv.com/author/chrish/

 
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Kyle (Who am I?)

I am one of the few that pays for Sirius and XM but if O&A, and Ron and Fez don’t make the move I will have no use for Satellite Radio. There is no reason to change anything about 202. Ditch Howard he takes unnecessary vacation, and his fans are already dropping off day by day.

Last time O&A were off the Air people smashed their XM units, however I will smash my Sirius and my XM unit if O and A or Ron and Fez dont make the transition

 
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uncle todd (Who am I?)

Ramone and Frunkus in the morning.
6-10am WHIV 106.3

Ramone and Frunkus in the morning.
6-10am WHIV 106.3

Ramone and Frunkus in the morning.
6-10am WHIV 106.3

Ramone and Frunkus in the morning.
6-10am WHIV 106.3

Ramone and Frunkus in the morning.
6-10am WHIV 106.3

 
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hoo hoo (Who am I?)

I invented mergers Robin, tell em Fred.

 
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D'OH&GAY (Who am I?)

Google trends show Howard Stern still generates way more Internet buzz than D’OH&GAY ever have (or will). I can’t wait 64 days for the last annual “Smash Your Radio Pest Fest” on YouTube! We all get a kick out of your childish RETARDED displays of frustration and desperation. How many of you MORONS had to buy a new radio after that last fiasco, it sure must feel good to have to smash it again? The merger should have made no difference to resigning “top talent” and their renewal certainly should have came the day of the merger announcement to keep their “millions” of fans from worrying. Make sure you pests get your PalTalk account soon if all six of you try to register at once you might overwhelm the server.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22Howard+Stern%22%2C+%22Opie+and+Anthony%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

 
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Joe in Vegas (Who am I?)

Hey ass,
You posted the same speech in the MTV blog. Way to be original with your thoughts.

Im not a Stern fan, I was at one point in time. I dont care about the merger unless O&A and Ron & Fez are not picked up.

I am looking forward to the Stern fans getting exposed to real radio.

Just give them 20 minutes and if you’re not laughing then the show isnt for you…LINGER LONGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

 
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Adam B (Who am I?)

Way more internet buzz “OOOOOO WOW”
You’re right I agree smashing our radio probably not so smart!
I hope instead somebody smashes they’re drunk driven vehicle into the side of your’s, hopefully paralyzing you from the hairline down. If you want to believe for one second that O&A do not have a loyal and massive fan base….Why don’t you also make believe a loaded shotgun is a cell phone and answer it. “D’OH&GAY”!? nice one you uncreative, uninspiring, colostomy bag of douche! Go fall on a knife, dickbag!

 
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Meta (Who am I?)

O&A are talentless hacks. They are losing syndicated stations all across the country.
If you don’t come along for the ride without them so be it. It’s your loss.

 
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Steve (Who am I?)

@Meta: Our loss?? What are we losing? Besides a GOOD radio program? What else are we going to stick around for? Howey’s washed up, aged, and boring radio program? Fat chance. Should I stick around for the commercial free music!? Oh wait.. I have an iPod for that.. Ya, can’t think of anything else to stick around for.. it’s going to be QUITE the loss..

 
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uncle todd (Who am I?)

ron & fez
noon - 3
xm 202
FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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ron (Who am I?)

I listen to O&A almost every weekday morning. If they go, I’ll have one less reason to continue my family plan subscriptions… Do you hear me Mel?

 
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ed zimbabwe (Who am I?)

I’m also gone from XM (not a Sirius subscriber) if O & A go. I have listened to Howard off and on since the days he followed Don Imus 10 to 2 ( before he started trashing Imus). His catch phrase was “fascinating…fascinating” back then. Probably, heard his first years..don’t remember.
I never saw the attraction. Though I must say, I loved Arte Lang in his prime.

O & A are good at what they do.

 
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Tom from Kentucky (Who am I?)

I have XM and Sirus, but if they dont keep my shows O&A and Ron&Fez, I will cancel both!

 
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Tom from Kentucky (Who am I?)

Ron and Fez noon - 3

 
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Conor Peterson (Who am I?)

AFRO all the way.

 
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Adam B (Who am I?)

Way more internet buzz “OOOOOO WOW”
You’re right I agree smashing our radio probably not so smart!
I hope instead somebody smashes they’re drunk driven vehicle into the side of your’s, hopefully paralyzing you from the hairline down. If you want to believe for one second that O&A do not have a loyal and massive fan base….Why don’t you also make believe a loaded shotgun is a cell phone and answer it. “D’OH&GAY”!? nice one you uncreative, uninspiring, colostomy bag of douche! Go fall on a knife, dickbag

Same goes for you Meta^^^
Believe me I’ve listened to Howard even before I ever got hooked on O&A. The “hole” kisses Howards ass. The only thing funny about they’re show is you can almost here Artie Langes heart attack coming!

 
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Judge Smails (Who am I?)

This is from an inside source (take it for what it’s worth) but I hear Hamptons Howie is miserable on Satellite radio. Hoo Hoo

If Mel gets rid of the boys then I get rid of my subscriptions!!! O&A Party Rock!

How about a Fresca?

 
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jon (Who am I?)

only reason i got xm was for not only o and a (6 to noon) but more for ron and fez (noon to 3) and most importantly Than and Sam (every three months or so, i guess???) i love thee virus channel, i always never like stern. FYI i am not talking shit bout him i just don’t like him. please god renew that damn station, i know that channel brings in a lot of subscribers but i just don’t trust sirius… they dumped a lot of money into howard. and i’ll leave it at this, i herd a rumor that the new ceo said he like the idea of having o and a’s channel on the merged molladda congolmerated mongule of a station… RRRRRAAAAAMMMOOOONNNNE THIS SHIT IS TOOO LONG OF A POST AND SHOULD FALL INTO A BUCKET OF USED AID NEEDS WITH MAGIC JOHNSON!!!!!!

 
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jon (Who am I?)

NEEDLES… FUCK I SUCK

 
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Geraldo V (Who am I?)

Mel,

Is it business or personal? Are you dumping O&A to make room for Sirius content on the XM side?

You have O&A’s true ratings on the XM side and it would be a poor business decision to not resign them. Pull them off of CBS if you like, but keep them on satellite. If Sirius does this I will reactivate my XM receivers and buy a Sirius hybrid unit when available. If O&A are not resigned, I have little need for your product.

Regards,

Geraldo

 
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hackie hackie (Who am I?)

O&A are talentless and moronic,, Only people who can listen to them are GED types.

They have no ratings on regular radio and have benn dropped from almost of the stations they were on.

 
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Adam B (Who am I?)

“Yeah thats right everyone. Does Guys are for us GED types, skilk skilk, skilk” Howard is more for the sophisticated tastes of upstanding taxpaying, citizens, like this guy… SHUT UP!! I hope driveby gunfire peppers you occupied house

 
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hackie hackie (Who am I?)

O&A are talentless and moronic,, Only people who can listen to them are GED types.

They have no ratings on regular radio and have benn dropped from almost of the stations they were on.

 
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Adam B (Who am I?)

“Yeah thats right everyone. Does Guys are for us GED types, skilk skilk, skilk” Howard is more for the sophisticated tastes of upstanding taxpaying, citizens, like this guy… SHUT UP!! I hope driveby gunfire peppers you occupied house

 
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Bryant 58 (Who am I?)

We have 2 cars, mine with XM and my wife’s with sirius. Lately,to save on gas money, I have been driving my wife’s minivan. As a result of this I have been listening to the Stern show and I can say that I am now sick of Howard’s self indulgent personality. If this merger drops O&A then I will drop XM in my gas guzzling SUV and I will drop Sirius in my wife’s minivan (she doesn’t listen to it anyway). I will listen to my ipod and save some money.

 
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Lydon (Who am I?)

Honestly is it ridiculous to think that maybe… I dunno… BOTH O&A and Howard stick around?!?

I’ll go out there and say that I’m a Stern Fan, been listening since he came to Sirius (never heard him before that). I’ve rented cars with XM and listened to O&A and Ron & Fez, and I just think they’re going to appeal to a different audience than Howard. Personally, I think that Ron & Fez were more entertaining than O&A.

Anyway, my point is that there is enough room for Howard, O&A, and Ron & Fez. Not to mention Bubba the Love Sponge (SIRIUS Howard 101) and I’ll even throw in Covino and Rich (SIRIUS Maxim 108).

I’m just excited that as a Sirius subscriber I’ll have all of this new content!

 
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Steve (Who am I?)

Npne of us has the delusion that Howard isn’t compng with the merger. His contract for the half a billion was a 5 year deal. Most of us really don’t care that he’s coming back (even if we really would love it if he never did radio again) but are quite concerned that a personal grudge between Howard, Mel and O&A are going to come between that.

 
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Bob Abooie (Who am I?)

Opie and Anthony are whiny boring uncharismatic history.

 
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eastside pest (Who am I?)

why cant we all get along ? howard shook anthonys hand at a casino. it seems that they can grow up and get along. why cant we ?

 
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eastsidepest (Who am I?)

why cant we all get along ?

 
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XM BLOWS (Who am I?)

always has.

 
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O&A are talentless (Who am I?)

there must be another reason for Sirius to buy XM than the programming. XM programming has always sucked compared to Sirius. Maybe they can just delete all that crap on XM and free up some more bandwidth.

 
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HOWARD RULES (Who am I?)

I feel sorry for you idiots listening to some guy named Opie.

 
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Adam B (Who am I?)

And I wouldn’t feel sorry if an AIDS monkey farted blood into your iris. Yeah I’m witty!

 
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PLEASE DUMP O & A (Who am I?)

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Adam B (Who am I?)

Question for you dick bag?
If they don’t dump O&A will that ruin your life?
Regardless of what happens I just hope your family receives a blood disease this christmas

 
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Cul-D-Sac-Jones (Who am I?)

O&A do not deserve to be on the same team as Howard and Bubba with what they have said