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Andy Cohen will replace Howard Stern on a SiriusXM channel in a lineup shake-up, effective September 1, with the Radio Andy channel moving and the station rebranding to 'Andy 100' as Cohen takes over. The move follows Stern’s earlier on-air prank about leaving and comes after prior staff changes at his show.
Howard Stern has reportedly struck a lucrative deal with HBO Max to stream video from his SiriusXM show as a weekly condensed program for the streaming service, with live Mondays and a 60–90 minute cut airing later in the week. The Sun reports the plan amid SiriusXM’s recent staff cuts and Stern’s three-year contract with SiriusXM signed in December 2025, following his earlier $500 million, five-year deal. Beth Stern has commented on the schedule, but neither HBO nor SiriusXM has publicly confirmed the arrangement.
SiriusXM is reshuffling Howard Stern’s channels: Radio Andy moves from channel 102 to 101, Howard 100 remains on 100, and Howard 101 leaves the lineup. Cohen has taken over one Stern channel and it’s reportedly being renamed to ‘Andy 100’; the changes take effect on September 1.
SiriusXM has dropped Howard Stern’s 101 channel after about a dozen staffers were laid off this summer, with Radio Andy moving to channel 101 while Howard 100 remains on 100; the changes come as Stern pursues a more flexible schedule under a three-year contract and exiting staff receive severance as part of the shakeup.
John Mayer headlined a private SiriusXM concert in the Hamptons, performing hits like “Who Says” and “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,” before closing with a guitar solo from Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” as a tribute to Parton, who had died at 80. The star-studded audience included Paul and Stella McCartney, Michael J. Fox, Neil Patrick Harris and Katie Couric, among others. Mayer had previously praised Parton in interviews and hinted he’s finishing a ninth album, while staying with Cohen in the Hamptons.
John Mayer delivered a 90‑minute SiriusXM concert at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, Hamptons, his only summer live show, closing with a Dolly Parton–themed interlude—I Will Always Love You—before segueing into Gravity as a tribute (Parton reportedly died Aug. 25). The intimate back‑lot performance drew A‑listers like Paul McCartney, Michael J. Fox, Christie Brinkley, Brooke Shields, Josh Hart, Howard Stern, and Andy Cohen, who hosted the night and later hosted an afterparty at Moby’s in East Hampton, where mentalist Oz Pearlman performed.
John Mayer paid tribute to Dolly Parton by performing a tender cover of I Will Always Love You during his SiriusXM concert at the Stephen Talkhouse in the Hamptons, opening the intro to Gravity; the two-hour set drew heavily from Continuum and Sob Rock and featured a encore of Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’, with the show slated to air on Life With John Mayer.
Dave Marsh, a pioneering music writer, critic, broadcaster and biographer of Bruce Springsteen, died at 76 after years of declining health. A key Creem editor and longtime Rolling Stone contributor, he authored more than two dozen books and earned a Grammy for Aretha Franklin liner notes. Marsh also co‑founded Rap & Rock Confidential, joined SiriusXM in 2004 to host Kick Out the Jams, and, with his wife Barbara Carr, founded the Kristen Ann Carr Fund after their daughter’s sarcoma death to support cancer research. Tributes from Springsteen and peers highlighted his conscience, advocacy for social justice, and influence on music journalism. Marsh is survived by his wife; his daughters Kristen Ann Carr and Sasha Carr had predeceased him, and a full survivor list was not immediately available.
Insiders say Howard Stern’s staff were told at company events not to speak to him, with claims that people were fired for violations. NYC SiriusXM allegedly feels “cultish,” with Stern’s image everywhere and staff chasing his approval. The piece comes as a dozen Stern staffers were laid off recently, with severance negotiations ongoing, amid a prior lawsuit by a former assistant alleging a hostile work environment.
Former Howard Stern Show staffers reportedly rejected SiriusXM’s severance offers—which reportedly paid about one week’s pay per year worked and came with strict NDAs—and are negotiating exit terms with HR, as more than a dozen employees (including at least five on‑air personalities) were laid off. The shakeup comes as Stern recently signed a new three‑year contract and will reduce his live show to one episode per week starting in September.
SiriusXM is launching SiriusXM Sports Pass, an all-in-one sports subscription priced at $5 per month or $49 per year for new U.S. subscribers, giving access to every NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL game broadcast, plus NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, PGA Tour events, WWE Premium Live Events, and a broad lineup of national and local sports radio channels starting September 1.
SiriusXM is launching a dedicated WWE Radio channel on channel 156 (starting July 27) featuring live audio coverage of premium WWE events like WrestleMania, plus weekly shows and WWE-branded podcasts, positioning SiriusXM as a 24/7 wrestling audio hub ahead of SummerSlam.
SiriusXM will license WFAN and 41 other Audacy stations, forming 42 stations across 29 markets with availability starting Sept. 1. The deal ends long-standing radio rivalries by letting listeners access local sports content on SiriusXM via the app (and some vehicles) while Audacy keeps its platform and apps. SiriusXM will sell ads on the local stations, and cross-promotional appearances between hosts across platforms are anticipated.
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM program is cutting roughly a dozen staffers and moving to airing just one new show per week after Labor Day, relying more on his existing archive. The shift follows Stern’s recent three-year contract with SiriusXM that reportedly provides more flexibility while keeping him on the air.
SpaceX will loft SXM-11, a 7.5-ton SiriusXM satellite built on the IM-1300 bus, aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral to replace aging GEO satellites and expand SiriusXM’s coverage in Alaska, the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. The 8–9 minute flight will conclude with a drone-ship landing, during a four-hour launch window with favorable weather; SXM-11 is the fleet’s most powerful high‑powered satellite, following SXM-10 launched in 2025 and expected to remain in service for years to come.