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Over Stern's career, the Stern Show has drawn FCC complaints for indecency. These complaints are paid by the broadcast station against which the complaints were filed, not by Stern or the Stern Show. The first complaint was filed in 1986 when Stern asked a caller "Have you ever had sex with an animal?", to which the caller answered no. Stern continued, "Well, don't knock it. I was sodomized by Lamb Chop--you know, that puppet Shari Lewis holds?"[42]. He was not fined for this complaint, but after his first fines in 1988 they continued until he left terrestrial radio.
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Following the Stern announcement, on October 18th, Ford Motor Company announced that it will offer Sirius Radio as a factory-installed option in 20 Ford, Mercury and Lincoln models - starting as early as mid-2005. Certainly, the deal between Ford and Sirius has been in the works for months, but the Stern announcement earlier in the month may have accelerated the deal.
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In September of 2006 rumors once again arose that Stern would be returning to terrestrial radio. These rumors were once again denied by Stern and Sirius. Sirius representative Patrick Reilly told UPI "There has never been any discussion of Howard Stern in any way, shape, or form being anything but exclusive to Sirius. Published reports suggesting otherwise are wrong,".[36]
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[O]f the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.[49]
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For Infinity, Stern's defection is a blow. Traditional radio has struggled with falling ad revenue. And Stern has made a bundle, not just for himself but ... for Infinity. Analysts estimate Stern & Co. brings in some $25 million in annual profits for Infinity.
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The 30-minute program (filmed excerpts of Stern's Sirius radio show) is billed as a 'sneak peek' at Stern's pay programming block available on cable's On Demand service. However, this viewer wanted to stop "peeking" and start "sneaking" out of the room about five minutes into the show.
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