Premiere Networks (formerly Premiere Radio Networks, or PRN) 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 is headed by Julie Talbott, who serves as president, content and affiliate relations.

Premiere syndicates some of the most famous names and programs in American broadcasting, including The Rush Limbaugh Show, Coast to Coast AM, Jim Rome, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Leo Laporte, and Randi Rhodes. Premiere programs are carried on over 5,000 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[link]

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 Starguide Digital III 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.

Unlike the traditional American broadcast media, Premiere Networks programming is distributed via satellite radio, FTP downloads, or CD-ROM. This allows the content of their broadcasts to avoid the scrutiny that the Federal Communications Commission pays to the "decency rule". This does not however exempt their affiliates who broadcast their content via traditional means such as AM/FM radio from regulation by the FCC. (Under general FCC policy, Premiere's owned-and-operated stations— that is, the stations that are owned by Clear Channel Communications— would be held liable for any programs that violate FCC rules, whereas affiliates not owned by Clear Channel may or may not be.)

Program Schedule[link]

All times are Eastern. Programs are organized alphabetically by franchise, 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 with Blair Garner	Everyday	12A-6A	No	Yes	Airs seven days a week.
American Top 40 (CHR) with Ryan Seacrest	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	Yes	Part of the American Top 40 franchise
American Top 40 (Hot AC) with Ryan Seacrest	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	No	Part of the American Top 40 franchise
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s	N/A	FTP/Download	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	FTP/Download	No	Yes	Part of the American Top 40 franchise, reruns of AT40 episodes from the 1970s
Backtrax USA with Kid Kelly	Weekends	FTP/Download	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 (Rock)	Mon-Sat	6A-10A	No	No	Live on weekdays. Saturday show is a best-of compilation.
The Big Show with John Boy and Billy (Country)
The Bobby Bones Show	Weekdays	6A-11A	No	No
Chill Out Tonight with Tim Garrison	Weeknights	12A-6A	No	No	Affiliate relations handled by Broadcast Architecture.
Club Kane Early Edition	Sundays	7P-10P	No	Yes
Club Kane Late Edition		10P-12A
Crook & Chase Countdown	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	No	Produced by Jim Owens Entertainment.
Dawson McAllister Late Nights	Weeknights	FTP/Download	No	No	Produced by DM Productions. For air 10PM-5AM local time.
Dawson McAllister Live	Sunday	10P-3A	Yes	No	Produced by DM Productions. Hours 4 and 5 are repeats.
Dawson McAllister CHR/Hybrid	Sunday	FTP/Download		Yes	Produced by DM Productions. For air Sunday nights between 8PM-12AM local time.
Dawson McAllister Hot AC	Thursday	1P-4P		No
Delilah	Everyday	7P-12M	No	Yes
Delilah Gold-based AC
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	Yes	Produced by The Elvis Duran Group.
Elvis Duran and the Pre-Morning Show	Weekdays	5A-6A			Produced by The Elvis Duran Group. For air the following early morning.
Elvis Duran Weekend	Fridays	8A-12P			Produced by The Elvis Duran Group. For air Saturday or Sunday mornings.
The iTunes Download	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	No
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	FTP/Download	No	No
Live In The Den with Big Tigger	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	Yes
London Calling with Ian Camfield	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	No	Produced by Redefined Media in the United Kingdom. Premiere Radio handles international distribution only.
On Air with Ryan Seacrest	Weekdays	FTP/Download	Yes	Yes	For air between 10 AM and 7 PM local time.
The Ronnie Wood Show	Begins 1/28/12	FTP/Download			For air weekends between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m.
Saturday Night Online Live with Romeo Early Edition	Saturdays	7P-10P	No	No	Produced by Superadio Network.
Saturday Night Online Live with Romeo Late Edition		10P-12A
Sixx Sense with Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem	Weeknights	FTP/Download	No	Yes	For air 7P-12A local time.
The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem (Active Rock)	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	Yes
The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx and Kerri Kasem (Alternative Rock)
Smooth Jazz Weekend with Allen Kepler	Weekends	FTP/Download	No	No
The Steve Harvey Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No
Talk Programs
America Now with Andy Dean	Weekdays	6P-9P ET	Yes	Yes
At Home with Gary Sullivan	Weekends	9A-12P	Yes	Yes
The Bob and Tom Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	Yes	No
The Bob and Tom Show All-Nighter	Weeknights	12A-5A		No	Contains "extra" compilation show and re-feed of morning show.
The Bob and Tom Show Extra Weekdays	Weekdays	5A-6A		No	Compilation show.
The Bob and Tom Show Extra Saturday	Saturday	6A-10A		Yes
Coast to Coast AM with George Noory	Tues-Sat	1A-5A	Yes	Yes
Coast to Coast AM Early Edition	Mon-Fri	10P-1A			Re-feed of last three hours of previous George Noory hosted show.
Coast to Coast AM Saturdays with John B. Wells	Sunday	1A-5A
Coast to Coast AM Sundays with Ian Punnett	Monday	1A-5A			Hosting duties rotate between George Noory (first Sunday), George Knapp (third and fourth Sunday), Ian Punnett (second Sunday), ).
Somewhere in Time with Art Bell	Saturday	9P-1A			Encore presentations of Coast to Coast AM shows hosted by Art Bell dating back to 1996.
Coast to Coast AM Best of George Noory	Sunday	9P-1A
The Glenn Beck Program	Weekdays	9A-12A	Yes	Yes	Produced by Mercury Radio Arts.
The Glenn Beck Weekend	Fridays	1P-4P			Produced by Mercury Radio Arts. For air weekends.
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 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 Nick and Artie Show	Weeknights	10P-1A	Yes	No	Produced by DirecTV. Premiere handles sales and distribution.
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 and fed for air on weekends. The show is not listed on Premiere's website.
The Rush Limbaugh Show	Weekdays	12P-3P	Yes	No
The Rush Limbaugh Week in Review	Fridays	1P-4P			For air weekends.
The Sean Hannity Show	Weekdays	3P-6P	No	Yes	Premiere Radio handles distribution and sales only.
The Sean Hannity Weekend	Friday	4P-7P			For air weekends after 12 AM Saturday local time.
The Weekend	Saturday	12P-3P	No	Yes	This program features a different host each week.
Satellite Radio Exclusive Programs
David Essel Alive!	Saturdays	6P-9P	Yes	Yes
The Ben Pratt Show	Saturdays	4P-6P	Yes	Yes	Formerly known as Uncommon Ground.
The Ian Whitcomb Show	Sundays	9A-10A	No	Yes
The Rock of Jericho with Chris Jericho	Saturdays	5P-7P	No	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	Yes
Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest	Weekdays	3:01:00 AM	No	No	For morning drive.
		4:01:00 AM	No	No	For afternoon drive.
The Dr. Dean Medical Minute	Weekdays	4:01:20 PM	No	Yes	For morning drive.
		4:03:35 PM	No	Yes	Optional second featurette for afternoon drive. Does not contain network spots.
Dan Patrick's Above the Noise	Weekdays	10:01:30 AM	No	Yes
Fox News and Commentary with Todd Starnes	Weekdays	6:15 AM	No	Yes	Three different commentaries air per day.
		10:15 AM
		3:15 PM
TMZ Radio	Weekdays	11:01:00 PM	No	Yes	For morning drive.
		2:01:00 PM	No	Yes	For afternoon drive.
Fox Sports Radio Programs
Fox Sports Daybreak with Andy Furman and Artrell Hawkins	Weekdays	6A-9A	Yes	Yes
	Saturday	4P-7P
The Dan Patrick Show	Weekdays	9A-12P	Yes	Yes	DIRECTV Sports Group owns and produces the show while Premiere handles distribution and sales.
Loose Cannons with Steve Hartman, Pat O'Brien, and Vic "The Brick" Jacobs	Weekdays	3P-7P	Yes	Yes
The Petros and Money Show	Weekdays	7P-10P	Yes	Yes
Fox Sports Tonight with Rob Dibble	Weekdays	10P-1A	Yes	Yes
The J.T. the Brick Show with Tomm Looney	Weekdays	1A-6A	Yes	Yes	The fifth hour is sometimes a replay of the first.
The Ben Maller Show	Weekends	1A-7A	No	Yes	6AM hour is a replay.
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.
Big Ten Football and Beyond with Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, and Chris Martin	Thursday	6P-7P	No	No	This program is only broadcasts from September through April. It is fed separate from the main network, and intended for playback on weekends.
PAC-12 Crackback with Petros Papdakis & Steve Physioc	Wednesday	6P-7P	No	No	This program is only broadcasts from September through April. It is fed separate from the main network, and intended for playback on weekends.
Stox 'n Jocks with Jon and Pete Najarian	Saturday	7A-9A	No	Yes
The Mike North Show	Saturday	9A-12P	No	Yes
	Sunday	10P-1A
Fox Gametime with Anthony Gargano & Lincoln Kennedy	Saturday	12P-4P	No	Yes
Fox Gametime React with Jim Bowden & Mike Lamb	Saturday	7P-10P	No	Yes
Race Day on Fox with Rob D’Amico & Michele Rahal	Sunday	7A-9A	No	Yes
NFL Central with Mike North	Sunday	9A-10A	No	Yes
Fox Fantasy Football with Nate Lundy, Peter Burns and Mike Harmon	Sunday	10A-12P	No	Yes
The Fox Blitz with Ben Maller & Tomm Looney	Sunday	1P-7P	No	Yes
Fox Gametime React with Andy Furman & Lincoln Kennedy	Sunday	7P-10P	No	Yes
UFC Pre-Show with Larry Pepe	TBD	TBD	No	Yes	Hour long pre-show that only airs before UFC on Fox simulcasts.
UFC on Fox	TBD	TBD	No	Yes	Live simulcast of Fox Sports' UFC fights. Airs only when scheduled.
UFC Post-Show with Larry Pepe	TBD	TBD	No	Yes	Post-show that airs before UFC on Fox. Length of show to be determined.
Fox News Radio Programs All content is produced by Fox News Radio and Premiere Radio handles distribution and sales only.
Kilmeade and Friends	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[link]

• Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (moved to Dial Global/Triton Radio in 2006, Citadel Media in 2009, and Westwood One in 2011)
• Carson Daly Most Requested (Daly left the show in 2007)
• Last Night on Tonight 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. Later moved to Pulse 87, currently out of radio)
• Michael Reagan (moved to Radio America in 2003, then to American Family Radio in 2009, currently out of radio)
• 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.
• Dr. Laura - moved to satellite radio in 2011.

24/7 radio networks[link]

• 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[link]

External links[link]

• Premiere Radio Networks official site
• Gil Christner