Howard Stern Inks New Deal to Stay With SiriusXM

Howard Stern is sticking with SiriusXM.

The radio host has inked a new three-year deal with the satellite radio company, he said Tuesday morning.

Stern’s future with SiriusXM has been the topic of tabloid fodder for months, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled. Stern would go on to prank his listeners (and some in the media) by hyping his return to the radio, only to have Andy Cohen sign on to announce that Stern had been fired, and that he would be taking over his channel.

Stern eventually came on and said that he and SiriusXM were still negotiating over his future. A few weeks later, in an interview with Cohen, Stern floated “ownership” as a potential deal point.

The terms of his new deal were not immediately clear, though Stern said that it was for three years and would allow him to have “more free time.” His last deal was a five-year deal worth an estimated $100 million per year.

One of the most famous radio hosts in history, Stern left terrestrial radio in 2006, moving to satellite radio over the freedom it afforded him to say what he wants. He no longer hosts every weekday morning as he did when he first launched the satellite radio show, though he still goes live frequently.

More to come.