Premiere Networks


Premiere Networks, Inc. is an American media company, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, for which it currently serves as its main original radio content distribution and production arm. It is the largest syndication 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 produces more than 90 individual programs and radio 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 including Ryan Seacrest, Delilah, JoJo Wright, Mario Lopez, Bobby Bones, Crook & Chase, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, Glenn Beck, Steve Harvey, Big Boy, George Noory, John Boy and Billy, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Dan Patrick, Bill Cunningham, Cody Alan, Johnjay and Rich, Jay Mohr, Leo Laporte and others. The company is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 13 offices nationwide.
Many Premiere produced/distributed programs are also available on several on-demand audio streaming services, including iHeartMedia's own iHeartRadio platform and iHeart.com website.
It also acts as a Primary Entry Point in the Emergency Alert System for its terrestrial radio affiliates.

History

Premiere was founded in 1987 with an investment of . Founders included Steve Lehman, Tim Kelly, Louise Palanker and Ed Mann. The network produced three programs with approximately 250 affiliates. In 1992, Premiere entered the agreement with Mediabase, and later acquired the said company in 1994.
In 1997, Jacor Communications acquired both Premiere and EFM Media, 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 with Fox Sports to launch Fox Sports Radio, with Premiere handling distribution of the network to radio affiliates.

Distribution

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

Program schedule

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.
See also List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia.
- The show requires a paid subscription to download.

Former programs

  • The Bob & Tom Show
  • Hot Mix
  • The Jim Rome Show
  • Rick Dees Weekly Top 40
  • Carson Daly Most Requested
  • Last Night on Tonight with Jay Leno
  • The Ramsey Lewis Morning Show
  • Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis
  • The Phil Hendrie Show
  • The Ken Hamblin Show
  • After Hours with Glenn Hollis
  • Boot Scootin' Partyin' Nights with Bo Reynolds -- cancelled mid-90s, Reynolds hosts a similar show on another network now
  • Star & Buc Wild Morning Show
  • Michael Reagan
  • Rockline
  • "Live From the 60's with the Real Don Steele". A syndicated 3 hour radio program marketed to radio stations with an Oldies 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; producer M. G. Kelly took over the show, retooled it into American Hit List, and distributes the show himself. In 2015, "Live From the 60's" was re-launched with MG Kelly producing and syndicating the show out himself.
  • Lionel
  • Dreamland with Art Bell, later Whitley Strieber
  • Jeff Rense
  • 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 the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy.
  • After Midnite - 1993 to 2013, country music show hosted by Blair Garner. Garner departed for Cumulus Media Networks. The After 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
  • 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 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
  • The Dave Koz Radio Show - moved to Compass Media Networks in 2013
  • Big D and Bubba - moved to Compass 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 "Evolution Beatport 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 with Nikki Sixx and Jenn Marino, and The 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 with Hollywood Hamilton - ended in 2021
  • ''Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy''