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Premiere Radio Networks, Inc.

Type	Wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications
Founded	1987
Headquarters	Sherman Oaks, California
Key people	Kraig Kitchin, President and COO
Industry	Radio broadcasting, advertising
Website	www.premiereradio.com

Premiere Radio Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications and it was headed until recently by Kraig Kennith Kitchin who is currently transitioning out, handing the reins over to CC Executive Charlie Rahilly.

Premiere syndicates some of the most famous names and programs in American broadcasting, including the Rush Limbaugh Show, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Rome, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity. Premiere programs are carried on over 5000 radio stations worldwide, primarily in the United States and in Canada. The network also provides the rights to streaming audio for participating shows' premium services (e.g., Rush Limbaugh's Rush 24/7 and Glenn Beck's Insider) through their Streamlink system.

Several programs are carried on XM Satellite Radio, which is the exclusive satellite provider for Premiere and parent Clear Channel Radio. However, shows that are not produced by Premiere or any Clear Channel subsidiary, but are distributed by Premiere, are allowed carriage on Sirius Satellite Radio unless otherwise specified by said show's producer.

Distribution

Premiere Radio's programs are currently distributed over satellite, CD-ROM, or downloadable via FTP. Only pre-recorded countdown shows are distributed on CD or FTP. The FTP server is also implemented as an emergency backup for pre-recorded content that was not distributed over satellite properly. For years, Premiere Radio used the popular ABC Starguide satellite system to distribute their programs, but has fully converted over to X-Digital Systems for their satellite delivery.

Premiere's entertainment programs are distributed on a mixture of fee and barter based deals. Many of their weekday entertainment programs, including Elvis Duran, Bob & Tom, and Big D and Bubba are fee based with little to no network ad inventory. Most of their weekend countdowns are barter based, and include up to 5 minutes an hour of network ad inventory. Nearly all of Premiere Radio's talk programs are barter based, with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as exceptions. Most talk programs have 5 minutes an hour of inventory, with some having 4 minutes, and very few having 6 minutes. Currently six of Premiere's programs have mandatory featurettes. These are short segments that contain a minute or less of network advertising inventory, and are played in mornings on a daily basis. In the past, Premiere's featurettes had content that was not attached to any particular show, with segments from personalities such as Maria Bartiromo, Donald Trump, and Ty Pennington. All have been dropped. Now the featurettes contain content from the show or host that the mandate originates from. Some programs require run-of-schedule advertisements, which are advertisements that require airplay outside of the show each weekday, usually in mid-day and afternoons.

Programs

All times are Eastern. Programs are organized alphabetically, and display their date, time, if they're available for online download, if they broadcast on XM Radio, and additional information.

Title	Day	Time	Download	XM	Notes
Entertainment Programs
After Midnite and The Blair Garner Show with Blair Garner	Everyday	10P-6A	No	Yes	Live five nights per week; compilation of previous week's show (with contests removed) air on weekends.
American Top 40 (CHR) with Ryan Seacrest	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No	Part of the American Top 40 franchise
American Top 40 (Hot AC) with Ryan Seacrest	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No	Part of the American Top 40 franchise
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s	N/A	Reruns	No	Yes	Part of the American Top 40 franchise, reruns of AT40 episodes from the 1980s
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s	N/A	Reruns	No	Yes	Part of the American Top 40 franchise, reruns of AT40 episodes from the 1970s
Backtrax USA with Kid Kelly	Weekends	Taped	No	No	International distribution only. Distribution in the United States handled by Dial Global.
Big D and Bubba	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	Yes
The Big Show with John Boy and Billy	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No	Available in classic rock or country versions.
Chill Out Tonight with Tim Garrison	Weeknights	12A-6A	No	No	Affiliate relations handled by Broadcast Architecture.
Club Kane					Launches March 28, 2010. The show will air Sundays, feeding two versions: a 3 hour early edition, and a 2 hour late edition.
Crook & Chase Countdown	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	Yes	Produced by Jim Owens Entertainment. Premiere Radio picked up distribution and sales from the previous distributor, United Stations Radio Networks.
Dawson McAllister Late Nights	Weeknights	12A-5A	No	No
Dawson McAllister Live	Sunday	10P-3A	Yes	Yes	Available in talk only, as well as Hot AC, and CHR-hybrid formats.
Delilah	Everyday	7P-12M	No	No	This show has a separate delayed feed for each timezone. There is also a second version for Gold based AC.
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No
The iTunes Download	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	Yes
The Keith Sweat Hotel	Sun-Fri.	7P-12A	No	No	Known as "The Quiet Storm" in some markets.
Knee Deep in Bluegrass with Cindy Baucom	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No
Live In The Den with Big Tigger	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No
London Calling with Ian Camfield	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No	Produced by Redefined Media in the United Kingdom. Premiere Radio handles international distribution only.
On Air with Ryan Seacrest	Weekdays	10A-2P	Yes	No
P.S. I Love You with Patti Stanger	Thursdays	7P-9P	No	Yes	This show is only heard on XM channels MIX and The Pink Channel. It's not available to terrestrial radio. Originally heard Sunday evenings.
Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem	Weeknights	7P-12A	No	No
The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx amd Kerri Kasem	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No
Smooth Jazz Weekend with Allen Kepler	Weekends	Pre-recorded	No	No
The Steve Harvey Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No
Talk Programs
At Home with Gary Sullivan	Weekends	9A-12P	Yes	Yes
The Bob and Tom Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	Yes	No
Coast to Coast AM with George Noory	Tues-Sat.	1A-5A	Yes	Yes	Also re-feeds 3 hours at 10 PM ET Mon-Fri. under the name "Coast to Coast AM Early Edition." It is offered separately since it carries different advertising spots.
Coast to Coast AM Saturdays with Ian Punnett	Sunday	1A-5A	Yes	Yes
Coast to Coast AM Sundays with George Knapp and Ian Punnett	Monday	1A-5A	Yes	Yes
Somewhere in Time with Art Bell	Saturday	9P-1A	Yes	Yes	Encore presentations of Coast to Coast AM shows hosted by Art Bell dating back to 1996.
The Dr. Dean Edell Hour	Weekdays	4P-5P	Yes	Yes	Most affiliates choose to package the week's programs together and run them in a block on weekends.
The Dr. Laura Schlessinger Program	Weekdays	3P-6P	Yes	Yes	This program is produced by Take on the Day, LLC. Premiere handles national advertising sales and distribution. Affiliate relations are handled by Talk Radio Network.
The Glenn Beck Program	Weekdays	9A-12A	Yes	Yes
Handel on the Law	Saturdays	9A-12A	Yes	Yes	This show is taped and edited for national distribution, so that it can maintain a locality for its flagship KFI. The time mentioned is the first live feed of the latest program, and is also the time where listeners can call in.
In the Garden with Ron Wilson	Saturdays	6A-9A	Yes	Yes	This show is produced and distributed by Premiere, but is not advertised on its website.
The Jason Lewis Show	Weekdays	6P-9P	Yes	Yes
The Jesus Christ Show	Sundays	9A-12P	Yes	Yes
The Jim Rome Show	Weekdays	12P-3P	Yes	No
Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson	Sundays	8A-10A	No	Yes
Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy	Weekends	2P-5P	Yes	Yes
Live on Sunday Night, it's Bill Cunningham	Sunday	10P-1A	Yes	Yes
The Randi Rhodes Show	Weekdays	3P-6P	Yes	Yes
Real Estate Today	Friday	12P-2P	Yes	Yes	Media Syndication Services produces this program while Premiere distributes. Content is pre-recorded. The time listed is when the newest program is fed via satellite. The show is not listed on Premiere's website.
The Rush Limbaugh Show	Weekdays	12P-3P	Yes	No
The Sean Hannity Show	Weekdays	3P-6P	No	Yes	Premiere Radio handles distribution of Sean Hannity to non-Citadel owned stations. Premiere also handles advertising sales for all affiliates.
The Weekend with Mike McConnell	Saturday	12P-3P	Yes	Yes
Featurettes
The Rush Limbaugh Morning Update	Weekdays	10:00:30 PM	No	No
The Sean Hannity Morning Minute	Weekdays	10:03:30 PM	No	Yes
The Rome Report	Weekdays	2:58:00 PM	No	No
A Dr. Laura Moment	Weekdays	4:00:59 PM	No	Yes
The Dr. Dean Medical Minute	Weekdays	4:03:35 PM	No	Yes
Dan Patrick's Above the Noise	Weekdays	10:01:28 AM	No	Yes
Fox Sports Radio Programs
The Stephen A. Smith Show	Weekdays	6A-9A	Yes	Yes	The show re-feeds at noon eastern on the network.
The Dan Patrick Show	Weekdays	9A-12P	Yes	Yes	DIRECTV Sports Group owns and produces the show while Premiere handles distribution and sales. This was originally signed independently from Fox Sports Radio, but was added to the network on 2009-01-21.
Myers and Hartman with Vic "The Brick" Jacobs	Weekdays	3P-7P	Yes	Yes	Formerly known as The Drive
The Petros and Money Show	Weekdays	7P-10P	Yes	Yes
The Sean Farnham Show	Weekdays	10P-1A	No	No	Available to markets where Tony Bruno is already cleared on a competing station.
Into The Night with Tony Bruno	Weekdays	10P-1A	Yes	Yes	DIRECTV Sports Group produces this show while Premiere handles distribution and sales. The show was initially distributed by Westwood One.
The J.T. the Brick Show with Tomm Looney	Weekdays	1A-6A	Yes	Yes	Formerly known as Gametime React. Originally on from 10P-1A. The 5th hour is a replay of the first.
The Ben Maller Show	Weekends	1A-6A	No	Yes
Fox NFL Sunday with Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Curt Menefee, and Micheal Strahan	Sunday	12P-1P	No	Yes	Television audio simulcast from FOX. Premiere Radio Networks distributes the show to radio. The program only broadcasts from September through February.
Race Day on Fox with Rob D’Amico & Michele Rahal	Saturday	6A-9A	No	Yes
Fox Gametime Warm-Up with John Fricke & Chris Landry	Saturday	9A-12P	No	Yes
	Sunday	6A-10A
Fox Gametime with Dan Moriarty & Derrick Deese	Weekends	12P-4P	No	Yes
Fox Gametime with Mike Lamb & Joey Harrington	Weekends	4P-8P	No	Yes
Fox Gametime React with Bruce Jacobs & Lincoln Kennedy	Weekends	8P-12A	No	Yes
Fox Gametime Rewind with Michael Coover	Saturday	12A-1A	No	Yes
Fox Gametime Rewind with Tomm Looney	Sunday	12A-1A	No	Yes
Fox News Radio Programs All content is produced by Fox News Radio and Premiere Radio handles distribution and sales only.
Brian and the Judge	Weekdays	9A-12P	No	Yes
The John Gibson Show	Weekdays	12P-3P	No	Yes
The Tom Sullivan Show	Weekdays	3P-6P	No	Yes
The Alan Colmes Show	Weekdays	10P-1A	No	Yes

See also List of shows syndicated by Clear Channel.

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Former programs

• Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (moved to Dial Global/Triton Radio in 2006, and later at Citadel Media in 2009)
• 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)
• 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, then to American Family Radio in 2009)
• Rockline (moved to Crystal Media Networks in 2003, then to Dial Global in 2008)
• "Live From the 60's with the Real Don Steele". Syndicated 3 hour radio program marketed to radio stations with an Oldies format. It launched in early 1988 and ended production in 1993. Some stations aired reruns until late 1996. Steele died in August 1997 from lung cancer; producer M. G. Kelly took over the show, retooled it into American Hit List, and distributed the new version of the show himself through 2008.
• 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; now heard online exclusivley.)
• Jeff Rense (left in 1998, went to Genesis Communications Network, now at Republic Broadcasting Network)
• Sex with Dr. Natasha - Ended in Spring 2004 as a response to the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show and the FCC crackdown that followed. Even though the show had never been cited or fined by the FCC, it was canceled by Premiere out of fear of one.
• After Midnite Weekends - 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). Reruns of Blair Garner's weeknight show have taken its place.
• Matt Drudge. Drudge voluntarily ended his show on September 30, 2007; Drudge would keep with this Drudge Report Web site and continue hosting as a guest host on various shows, most notably Clear Channel radio shows.
• Wake Up With Whoopi - canceled in November 2007.
• Kidd Kraddick in the Morning (moved to ABC Radio, February 2008)
• Mid-day with Mike McConnell - Reverted to a local show in February 2008.
• Radio Kandy - Hot AC countdown show hosted by John Candy. Lasted from 1988 to 1990.
• Costas on the Radio - show ended May 31, 2009 so that Bob Costas could concentrate on his other projects.
• American Top 20 and American Top 10 with Casey Kasem - Ended July 5, 2009.
• Premiere also syndicated the Cutler Comedy Networks, a series of sketches and parody songs for morning drive time radio programs produced and written by Gil Christner.

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.

References

External links

• Premiere Radio Networks official site
• Premiere Radio Networks satellite feed schedule
• Gil Christner