PREMIERE RADIO NETWORKS

'Premiere Radio Networks' is a radio syndication and preparation company based in the United States. It is currently the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications and was headed until recently by Kraig Kitchin who is currently transitioning out, handing the reins over to CC Executive Charlie Rahilly.
Premiere programs are heard on over 5000 radio stations worldwide, primarily in the United States and Canada and through streaming audio over the Internet on their system called Streamlink. Several programs are heard on XM Satellite Radio, of which XM is the exclusive satellite provider for Premiere.

Contents

Programs

Unadvertised programs / Clear Channel Syndication

Former programs

24/7 Radio Networks

External links

Programs

★ Alternative Rock Facts

★ After Midnite with Blair Garner and the Blair Garner Show

★ At Home with Gary Sullivan

★ American Top 40 Franchise

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★ American Top 40 (CHR) with Ryan Seacrest

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★ American Top 40 (Hot AC) with Ryan Seacrest

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★ American Top 20 (Hot AC) with Casey Kasem

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★ American Top 10 (Soft AC) with Casey Kasem

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★ Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s (reruns)

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★ Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s (reruns)

★ Backtrax USA with Kid Kelly

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★ Premiere only distributes the show outside the United States. In the United States, the show is produced and distribued by Dial Global/X Radio.

★ Ben and Brian's Big Top 20 Countdown

★ Big D and Bubba

★ Black Enterprise: Keys to a Better Life

★ The Bob and Tom Show

★ Coast to Coast AM Franchise

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★ Coast to Coast AM Weeknights with George Noory

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★ Coast to Coast AM Saturdays with Ian Punnett

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★ Coast to Coast AM Specials with Art Bell (Bell retired from a regular schedule in 2007 but is still associated with the network.)

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★ Somewhere in Time with Art Bell (reruns of previous shows)

★ Costas on the Radio with Bob Costas

★ ''Live on Sunday Night'' with Bill Cunningham (starting October 7)

★ Dawson McAllister Live

★ Delilah

★ Dr. Dean Edell

★ Empowering Moment with T.D. Jakes

★ The Foxworthy Countdown with Jeff Foxworthy

★ The Glenn Beck Program

★ Handel on the Law with Bill Handel

★ The Jim Rome Show

★ "The Big Show" with John Boy and Billy

★ Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson

★ A Minute worth Millions with Maria Bartiromo

★ The Rush Limbaugh Show

★ The Steve Harvey Morning Show

★ The Tech Guy with Leo Laporte

★ Live In The Den with Big Tigger

★ The Weekend with Mike McConnell and the Mike McConnell Show

★ The Dr. Laura Program

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★ Show is produced and distributed by Take On The Day. Premiere Radio Networks handles national sales of the show

★ The Keith Sweat Hotel

★ Trumped! with Donald Trump

★ Premiere Prep and Comedy Services: 'Alan Wenkus' - Creative Director

★ Wake Up With Whoopi

Unadvertised programs / Clear Channel Syndication

★ America's Trucking Network with Steve Sommers - Show is syndicated by WLW in Cincinatti to two other stations.

★ Elvis Duran and the Morning Zoo - Syndicated by WHTZ in New York City to two other stations.

★ In the Garden with Ron Wilson - This show is managed by and satellite fed by Premiere (satellite channel 7), and even includes required Premiere network advertisements, but is not advertised on its website. Premiere packages this show with At Home with Gary Sullivan.

★ Lex and Terry - Clear Channel signed this already syndicated show from former employer Cox Radio, and continues to syndicate them to over 20 stations, and Extreme 152 on XM Radio. The show is syndicated by KDGE in Dallas.

★ MJ Morning Show - Syndicated by WFLZ-FM in Tampa Bay to five other stations.

★ Paul and Young Ron - WBGG-FM in Miami, Florida will begin syndicating the show in 2008, starting with West Palm Beach.

★ The Schnitt Show - Syndicated by WFLA in Tampa Bay to five other stations, and Extreme 152 on XM Radio.

★ Sean Valentine in the Morning - Syndicated by KYSR in Los Angeles to at least seven stations.

★ The War Room with Quinn and Rose - Show is syndicated by WPGB in Pittsburgh to several northeast U.S. stations, and Talk Radio 165 on XM Radio.

★ Kidd Kraddick in the Morning - Kidd Kraddick owns his program but it is sold by Clear Channel Radio.

Former programs

★ Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (moved to Dial Global/X Radio)

★ Carson Daly Most Requested (Daly left the show in 2007)

★ Last Night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (moved to Westwood One, January 2007)

★ The Phil Hendrie Show (Hendrie left in 2006 to pursue a career in television, he later announced a return, but on Talk Radio Network)

★ The Ken Hamblin Show (Hamblin left the show mid-90s)

★ The Group Room (changed networks)

★ After Hours with Glenn Hollis (cancelled in 2005)

★ Boot Scootin' Partyin' Nights with Bo Reynolds (later Hollywood Harrison)-- cancelled mid-90s, Reynolds hosts a similar show on another network now

★ Star & Buc Wild Morning Show (immediately cancelled in 2006 after DJ Star threatened the daughter of a rival jock)

★ Michael Reagan (moved to Radio America in 2003)

★ Lionel (cancelled in 2001, revived and moved to WOR Radio Network and later Air America Radio)

★ Dreamland with Art Bell, later Whitley Strieber (replaced by Matt Drudge and Ian Punnett)

★ Jeff Rense (left in 1998, now at Genesis Communications Network)

★ After Midnite Weekends

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★ This weekend version of the overnight program was hosted by various hosts, among the most notable being Whitney Allen (who later spun off her own program, ''The Big Time'', which airs to this day) and Larry Morgan (the last host; he is now Premiere's vice president of programming as of 2007). Reruns of Blair Garner's weeknight show have taken its place.

★ Matt Drudge. Cancelled as of September 30, 2007.

24/7 Radio Networks

★ Fox News Radio - Premiere feeds this network thanks to a programming agreement between Fox News and Clear Channel.

★ Fox Sports Radio - Premiere completely owns and operates this network and distributes it to AM, FM, Worldspace, and XM.

★ ReachMD - Exclusively on XM Satellite Radio

★ National Lampoon Comedy Radio - Handles sales and distribution of the network, which is currently only planned for digital radio platforms.

External links

★ Premiere Radio Networks official site

★ Premiere Radio Networks satellite feed schedule