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Premiere Networks, Inc.

Formerly	Premiere Radio Networks
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Radio broadcasting Advertising
Founded	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Headquarters	Sherman Oaks,California , United States
Key people	Julie Talbott (President)
Parent	Independent (1987–1997) Jacor Communications (1997–1999) iHeartMedia (1999–present)
Website	www.premierenetworks.com

Premiere Networks, Inc. (formerlyPremiere Radio Networks, shortened asPRN) is an Americanmedia company, asubsidiary ofiHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main originalradio content distribution and production arm. It is the largestsyndication company in the United States. Founded independently in 1987, it is headed by Julie Talbott, who serves as president.

Premiere Networks either syndicates and/or (co-)produces more than 90 individual programs andradio programming services/networks to more than 5,500 affiliates across the U.S., reaching about 245 million listeners monthly. Premiere offers talk, entertainment and sports programming featuring well-known personalities includingRyan Seacrest,Delilah,JoJo Wright,Mario Lopez,Bobby Bones,Crook & Chase,Clay Travis andBuck Sexton,Glenn Beck,Steve Harvey,Big Boy,George Noory,John Boy and Billy,Sean Hannity,Elvis Duran,Dan Patrick,Bill Cunningham, Cody Alan, Johnjay andRich,Jay Mohr,Leo Laporte and others. The company is based inSherman Oaks,California, with 13 offices nationwide.

Many Premiere produced/distributed programs are also available on severalon-demand audiostreaming services, includingiHeartMedia's owniHeartRadio platform and iHeart.com website.

It also acts as a Primary Entry Point in theEmergency Alert System for its terrestrial radio affiliates.

Premiere was founded in 1987 with an investment ofUS$30,000 (equivalent to $83,000 in 2024). Founders included Steve Lehman, Tim Kelly,Louise Palanker^[1] and Ed Mann. The network produced three programs with approximately 250 affiliates. In 1992, Premiere entered the agreement withMediabase, and later acquired the said company in 1994.^[2]

In 1997,Jacor Communications acquired both Premiere and EFM Media (producer of the talk programThe Rush Limbaugh Show), and in turn, Clear Channel Communications ultimately bought Jacor. Following the merger with AMFM Inc. in 2000, its syndication arm, AMFM Radio Networks, and its radio shows, were folded into Premiere's operations.

Premiere entered a long-term agreement withFox Sports to launchFox Sports Radio, with Premiere handling distribution of the network to radio affiliates.

Premiere Networks' programs are currently distributed over satellite, NexGen Digital WANcasting, and downloadable via FTP. The FTP server serves both primary and backup delivery needs for weekly pre-recorded content. For years, Premiere used the popular Starguide Digital III satellite system to distribute their programs prior to their transition to X-Digital Systems (XDS) for satellite delivery.

Premiere's entertainment programs are distributed on a mixture of fee and barter-based deals.

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

Title	Day	Time	Download	Sirius/XM	Notes
Entertainment Programs
American Top 40 (CHR) withRyan Seacrest	Weekends	FTP/download	No	Yes	Part of theAmerican Top 40 franchise
American Top 40 (Hot AC) with Ryan Seacrest				No
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s	N/A	FTP/download	No	Yes	Part of theAmerican Top 40 franchise, reruns ofAT40 episodes from the 1970s
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s				No	Part of theAmerican Top 40 franchise, used to air onSirius XM's'80s on 8 channel
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 90s				No	Part of theAmerican Top 40 franchise
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 2000s				No	Part of theAmerican Top 40 franchise
Big Boy's Neighborhood	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No
The Big Show withJohn Boy and Billy (Rock)	Mon-Sat				Live on weekdays. Saturday show is a best-of compilation. Owned byFOX News Radio.
The Big Show with John Boy and Billy (Country)
The Bobby Bones Show	Weekdays	6A-11A	No	No
Crook &Chase Countdown	Weekends	FTP/download	No	No	Produced by Jim Owens Entertainment.
Delilah	Everyday	7P-12M	No	No
Delilah Gold-based AC
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A	No	No	Produced by The Elvis Duran Group. *Based on New York radio station Z100, which was moved toSirius XM's internet network
Elvis Duran Weekend	Weekends	8A-noon			Produced by The Elvis Duran Group. For air Saturday or Sunday mornings.
Elvis Duran and the Pre-Morning Show	Weekdays	5A-6A			Produced by The Elvis Duran Group. For air the following early morning.
iHeartRadio Countdown (CHR) withJoJo Wright	Weekends	FTP/download	No	Yes	Airs between 6AM and 12 noon local time. Plays on Sirius XM channel 11 (KIIS) Sunday nights
iHeartRadio Countdown (Hot AC) withMario Lopez	Weekends	FTP/download	No	No	Airs between 6AM and 12 noon local time.
TheKeith Sweat Hotel	Sun-Fri.	7P-midnight	No	No	Known as "The Quiet Storm" in some markets.
Most Requested Live with Romeo Early Edition	Saturdays	7P-10P	No	No	Produced by Superadio Network.
Most Requested Live with Romeo Late Edition		10P-midnight
On Air with Ryan Seacrest	Weekdays	FTP/download	Yes	Yes	For air between 10 AM and 7 PM local time.
On the Move with Enrique Santos	Saturdays	10A-2P	No	No	For air between 10 AM and 7 PM local time.
ON withMario Lopez	Weekdays	FTP/download	No	No	For air between 3 PM and midnight local time.
The Breakfast Club	Weekdays	6A-10A
Smooth Jazz Top 20 with Allen Kepler	Weekends	FTP/download	No	Yes	Part of the Smooth Jazz Network
The Steve Harvey Morning Show	Weekdays	6A-10A		No
The Woody Show	Weekdays	3A-7A	No	No
Talk Programs
In The Garden with Ron Wilson	Saturdays	6A-9A	Yes	No	Flagship station isWKRCCincinnati.
At Home with Gary Sullivan	Weekends	9A-noon	Yes	No	Flagship station isWKRCCincinnati.
The Jesse Kelly Show	Weekdays	6P-9P ET	Yes	No
Coast to Coast AM withGeorge Noory	Tues-Sat	Live: *1A-5A (ET) *10P-2A (PT) Replay: *2A-6A (PT; for West Coast stations only)	Yes	Yes
Coast to Coast AM Saturdays	Sunday	1A-5A		Yes	Hosting duties rotate between Connie Willis, Lisa Garr, Richard Syrett or Jimmy Church.
Coast to Coast AM Sundays	Monday	1A-5A		Yes	Hosting duties rotate between George Noory (first Sunday),George Knapp (third and fourth Sunday), and selected guest hosts (second and fifth Sunday).
Somewhere in Time withArt Bell	Saturday	9P-1A		No	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		No	Select segments from previous week's Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.
Your Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno	Weekdays	6A-9A	Yes	No	Flagship station isWLACNashville
TheGlenn Beck Radio Program	Weekdays	9A-noon	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-noon	Yes	No	Hosted byBill Handel, this show is taped and edited for national distribution, after it airs live on its flagshipKFILos Angeles.
The Jesus Christ Show	Sundays	9A-noon	Yes	No	Host Neil Saavedra takes calls from listeners, portraying himself in the role of Jesus Christ. Its flagship isKFI,Los Angeles.
Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham	Sunday	10P-1A	Yes	No	Produced byDirecTV. Premiere handles sales and distribution. Flagship station isWLWCincinnati.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show	Weekdays	noon-3P	Yes	No	ReplacedThe Rush Limbaugh Show after his death in 2021.
The Sean Hannity Show	Weekdays	3P-6P		Yes
The Weekend withMichael Brown	Saturday	noon-3P	No	No	Flagship station isKHOWDenver.
The Sean Hannity Morning Minute	Weekdays	10:03:30 PM	No	No
Direct From Hollywood withRyan Seacrest	Weekdays	3:01:00 AM	No	No	For morning drive.
		4:01:00 AM	No	No	For afternoon drive.
Dan Patrick'sAbove the Noise	Weekdays	10:01:30 AM	No	No
Fox Sports Radio Programs
Two Pros and A Cup of Joe with Jonas Knox,LaVar Arrington, andBrady Quinn	Weekdays	6A-9A	Yes	Yes
	Saturday	4P-7P
TheDan Patrick Show	Weekdays	9A-noon	Yes	Yes	DIRECTV Sports Group owns and produces the show while Premiere handles distribution and sales.
The Herd with Colin Cowherd	Weekdays	noon-3P		Yes
TheDoug Gottlieb Show	Weekdays	3P-6P	Yes	Yes
Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell	Weekdays	6P-7P	Yes	Yes
The Odd Couple withChris Broussard andRob Parker	Weekdays	7P-10P	Yes	Yes
The Jason Smith Show	Weekdays	10P-2A	Yes	Yes
Ben Maller	Weekdays	2A-6A	Yes	Yes
Fox NFL Sunday withTerry Bradshaw,Jimmy Johnson,Howie Long,Curt Menefee, andMichael Strahan	Sunday	noon-1P	No	Yes	Television audio simulcast fromFOX. Premiere Radio Networks distributes the show to radio. The program only broadcasts from September through February.
Big Ten Football and Beyond withDave Revsine,Gerry DiNardo, andChris 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.
TheMike North Show	Saturday	9A-noon	No	Yes
	Sunday	10P-1A
Fox Gametime with Anthony Gargano & Lincoln Kennedy	Saturday	noon-4P	No	Yes
Race Day on Fox with Rob D’Amico	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-noon	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
Fox News Radio Programs All content is produced by Fox News Radio and Premiere Radio handles distribution and sales only.

See alsoList of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia.

- The show requires a paid subscription to download.

• The Bob & Tom Show (Moved toWestwood One in 2014)
• Hot Mix (Un-hosted - Dance mix show... 1998 - 2001)
• The Jim Rome Show (Moved toCBS Sports Radio when the network launched in January 2013)
• Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (moved toDial Global/Triton Radio in 2006,Citadel Media in 2009,Westwood One/Dial Global in 2011, and now atCompass Media Networks since 2012.)
• Carson Daly Most Requested (Show ended when 5-year contract was up in 2006)
• Last Night on Tonight with Jay Leno (moved toWestwood One, January 2007)
• TheRamsey Lewis Morning Show (ended in 2009 whenWNUA switched formats)
• Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis (moved toWDCB in Chicago)
• The Phil Hendrie Show (Hendrie left in 2006 to pursue a career in television, he later announced a return, but onTalk Radio Network)
• TheKen Hamblin Show (Hamblin left the show mid-90s)
• After Hours withGlenn 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 ofDJ Envy (currently one of the co-hosts of The Breakfast Club) who was then at rival stationWQHT. Later moved toPulse 87, currently out of radio)
• Michael Reagan (moved toRadio America in 2003, then toAmerican 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 RealDon Steele". A syndicated 3 hour radio program marketed to radio stations with anOldies format. It launched in early 1988 and aired over 200 radio stations before ending production in 1993. Some stations continued airing reruns from 1993-1996. Steele died in August 1997 from lung cancer; producerM. G. Kelly took over the show, retooled it intoAmerican Hit List, and distributes the show himself.[1] In 2015, "Live From the 60's" was re-launched with MG Kelly producing and syndicating the show out himself.[2]
• Lionel (cancelled in 2001, revived and moved toWOR Radio Network and later Air America Radio)
• Dreamland with Art Bell, laterWhitley Strieber (replaced by Matt Drudge and Ian Punnett; now heard online exclusively.)
• Jeff Rense (left in 1998, went toGenesis Communications Network, now atRepublic Broadcasting Network)
• Sex with Dr. Natasha - Ended in Spring 2004 out of fear of being cited or fined by the FCC, as part of its crackdown following theSuper Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy.
• After Midnite - 1993 to 2013, country music show hosted byBlair Garner. Garner departed forCumulus Media Networks. TheAfter Midnite name is, as of late 2013, being used for various guest hosts in the time slot.
• 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 withMike McConnell - Reverted to a local show in February 2008.
• Radio Kandy - Hot AC countdown show hosted byJohn Candy. Lasted from 1988 to 1990.
• Costas on the Radio - show ended May 31, 2009 so thatBob Costas could concentrate on his other projects.
• American Top 20 andAmerican Top 10 withCasey Kasem - Ended July 3, 2009 after Kasem retired.
• 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
• TheDave Koz Radio Show - moved toCompass Media Networks in 2013
• Big D and Bubba - moved toCompass Media Networks ca. 2014.
• Dawson McAllister Live - ended in 2012; moved to Benztown Radio/Hollywood Radio Network in 2015, then to the Dawson McAllister Network.
• Evolution with Pete Tong - ended in December 2016. Also known as the "EvolutionBeatport Show".
• The Randi Rhodes Show - Following the demise of the Nova M Network, Rhodes' show was distributed by Premiere Radio Networks from 2009 to 2014, when she voluntarily ended her show. It was one of the network's highest-rated liberal shows, but Rhodes chafed at how it was treated by the company. Following the end of the PRN show, Rhodes took time off to regroup, then returned in 2016 with a subscription-based show, stating that she had ended the PRN show because the network did very little if anything to promote her, claiming that liberal talk radio was a losing proposition.
• Sixx Sense withNikki Sixx and Jenn Marino, andThe Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx and Jenn Marino - ended in December 2017.
• The Rush Limbaugh Show - ended in 2021 due to Limbaugh's death.
• The Weekend Top 30 and Remix Top 30 withHollywood Hamilton (or DJ Pup Dawg) - ended in 2021
• Leo Laporte,The Tech Guy

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