Shannon never did return, and he continues to broadcast out of WTKS-FM in Orlando. Shannon did not seem too happy, and bashed XM's talk show Opie and Anthony in the process, resulting in a horde of O&A listeners pummeling Burke's program for two days. This, of course, meant the end of Shannon Burke on the lineup. Extreme planned to have both shows added to the lineup, both on tape delay, at 11 a.m. Gordon Liddy also announced a new show coming on at the same time. First off, ESPN's Tony Kornheiser was to begin a new late-morning show out of Washington, D.C., and Extreme had it ready for debut. Not only that, but except for The Monsters in the Morning, the lineup was completely different from the channel's origin.Ģ005 came, and more changes along with it. The lineup now consisted of three Orlando talk shows, and three Los Angeles talk shows. It was no longer a "Radio Crazies" channel for morning shows all over the country. It was Summer 2004, and Extreme XM had become a whole different entity from what it used to be. At the same time, former Extreme show The Regular Guys were yet another casualty of the FCC and Clear Channel on their home station WKLS. With Howard gone, the Monsters were moved into morning drive on all affiliates, and a new show emerged on both WTKS-FM and Extreme XM: The Shannon Burke Show. One of the stations fined was WTKS-FM in Orlando, carrier of Extreme's Monsters and Philips Phile. Soon enough, Clear Channel stations dropped Howard Stern's show after another FCC fine. For a while, Extreme had to run replays of nighttime shows in the morning slot as Bubba was no longer on the air. Bubba became the poster child of the FCC, explaining to all jocks what happens when you get out of line.
After the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime controversy, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pressure came hard and fast, and an Extreme staple since day one, Bubba the Love Sponge, was fined for an on-air obscenity incident and subsequently fired by Clear Channel. With the addition of shows that weren't as "extreme," many considered why the channel was still even called Extreme XM. David Lawrence was added into late night shift on Extreme and Los Angeles' Phil Hendrie was moved to evenings, bouncing Drew Garabo off the lineup. Monsters, Philips, and Drew were all out of one Orlando station, and Bubba was out of nearby Tampa.Ģ004 came, and with it came the demise of Buzz XM, as Clear Channel took it in a different direction by turning it into a conservative talk channel to complement XM's new America Left liberal talk channel. While a number of the shows on Extreme were now live, the quality still varied among listeners from show to show. Having shot themselves in the foot, The Regular Guys were soon wiped clean off the XM dial. "Guys" Larry and Eric were not happy about this, and badmouthed XM and the fact that they were not paid by XM for the exposure. The Love Doctors also soon fell off the schedule as The Regular Guys slid into graveyard shift, allowing Bubba the Love Sponge to have complete control over morning drive. In 2003, Clear Channel news ended, and in the middle of the year, Lewis and Floorwax lost their PM drive slot to the third Orlando show (from the same station nonetheless) to grace the lineup: The Philips Phile. Some of these shows would later appear on Extreme XM.
While Extreme XM was for morning shows, Buzz XM picked up the afternoon-evening with a different variety of talk shows. As well, Clear Channel Communications added segments of Clear Channel News, which was phased out later during the run. Such shows as The Regular Guys, Bubba the Love Sponge, Lewis and Floorwax, Drew Garabo, The Love Doctors, and The Monsters of the Mid-day populated the lineup.
A lot of shuffling went on, but for the most part the channel kept its theme for a while. History XM Satellite Radio Įxtreme Talk launched in 2001 as xL Extreme XM – a showcase for different morning radio shows from across the country.
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