Adam Carolla has been fired by CBS Radio. He was hired as a replacement for Howard Stern in a number of west coast markets.
Adam Carolla Fired From CBS Radio | Gather
Adam Carolla Fired From CBS Radio | Gather
Adam Carolla Fired
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Prediction: Howard will find someplace to put him on 101. Put a penny on it: Carolla is coming to Sirius. :idea:
There was a lot of talk about this day. The funny thing is is that the station is rumored to be going Spanish music. One of Adam's biggest pet peeves is Ranchero music...
At least his 2008 year provided a much needed cleanser to the turdbortion that was the "douche era" of 2007.
I hope he comes to Sirius. I am going to miss his podcasts.
At least his 2008 year provided a much needed cleanser to the turdbortion that was the "douche era" of 2007.
I hope he comes to Sirius. I am going to miss his podcasts.
For talk hosts on Satellite Radio so far things haven't been too bad. They've pretty much all lasted as long as their contracts without being messed around with. Say what you want but it seems like more job security then the AM/FM counterpart. Waking up with a format change seems pretty common for them. So you might make some good money, only to be canned soon after.
The whole station in LA is going Top 40. It's too bad because I thought they had a pretty good lineup for an FM Talk station.
from ocregister.com:
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Tom Leykis among KLSX hosts going off air
The station will switch to a Top 40 music format called 'AMP RADIO.'
By GARY LYCAN
Special to the Register
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Talk KLSX/97.1 FM will flip to a new Top 40 format called "AMP RADIO" at 5 p.m. Friday, CBS announced Wednesday.
Current talk show hosts Adam Carolla, the team of Frosty, Heidi & Frank, and Tom Leykis will do their final shows live Friday, with Leykis tossing the switch at 5 p.m. to "AMP RADIO," which will begin with 10,000 songs in a row with limited commercial interruption "or about 28 days of just full-on music," according to Dan Weiner, senior vice president and market manager for CBS radio in Los Angeles.
The format, described as playing "all the hits," will also be online at ampradio.com. Artists will include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Rihanna, T.I., Kanye West, Usher, Britney, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and Katy Perry, among others.
Running "AMP RADIO" will be Kevin Weatherly, who also programs KROQ-FM and JACK-FM.
"Complementing the station will be an array of events and concerts, an extensive online destination with blogs, music videos, widgets, photo galleries, celebrity gossip reports, in-depth artist pages, an embeddable and multifunctional streaming player, and a platform to create artist-centric radio stations," the CBS announcement said.
While CBS' JACK and KROQ stations target male listeners, "AMP RADIO" will target women 18-49. Competitors would be KIIS-FM, KOST-FM and KBIG-FM (104.3MYfm).
While Carolla, Leykis, Heidi-Frosty-Frank are leaving CBS, there was no immediate word on their future plans. A CBS spokeswoman declined to comment on contracts other than to say "they are all different."
No word yet on who will be part of the new lineup after the first 28 days. The format has been in test mode on JACK-FM's HD2 channel. Current KLSX Programming Director Jack Silver is leaving CBS, a company spokeswoman said.
from ocregister.com:
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Tom Leykis among KLSX hosts going off air
The station will switch to a Top 40 music format called 'AMP RADIO.'
By GARY LYCAN
Special to the Register
Comments 5 | Recommend 0
Talk KLSX/97.1 FM will flip to a new Top 40 format called "AMP RADIO" at 5 p.m. Friday, CBS announced Wednesday.
Current talk show hosts Adam Carolla, the team of Frosty, Heidi & Frank, and Tom Leykis will do their final shows live Friday, with Leykis tossing the switch at 5 p.m. to "AMP RADIO," which will begin with 10,000 songs in a row with limited commercial interruption "or about 28 days of just full-on music," according to Dan Weiner, senior vice president and market manager for CBS radio in Los Angeles.
The format, described as playing "all the hits," will also be online at ampradio.com. Artists will include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Rihanna, T.I., Kanye West, Usher, Britney, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and Katy Perry, among others.
Running "AMP RADIO" will be Kevin Weatherly, who also programs KROQ-FM and JACK-FM.
"Complementing the station will be an array of events and concerts, an extensive online destination with blogs, music videos, widgets, photo galleries, celebrity gossip reports, in-depth artist pages, an embeddable and multifunctional streaming player, and a platform to create artist-centric radio stations," the CBS announcement said.
While CBS' JACK and KROQ stations target male listeners, "AMP RADIO" will target women 18-49. Competitors would be KIIS-FM, KOST-FM and KBIG-FM (104.3MYfm).
While Carolla, Leykis, Heidi-Frosty-Frank are leaving CBS, there was no immediate word on their future plans. A CBS spokeswoman declined to comment on contracts other than to say "they are all different."
No word yet on who will be part of the new lineup after the first 28 days. The format has been in test mode on JACK-FM's HD2 channel. Current KLSX Programming Director Jack Silver is leaving CBS, a company spokeswoman said.
I'd love to see the fired talent from this station come to Sirius, but I don't see them doing any highering at all if it's somewhat known talent, sadly.
As if they don't have enough shit radio in LA, they add another one. Too bad for Adam. It would be nice to have him on Sirius, but his pricetag is likely much too high.
Ouch, even Leykis gettin the boot. Ooopha! He's a bum anyway, but not happy seeing Carolla jettisoned. He'll be fine though.