Howard Stern’s SiriusXM 101 channel dropped after a dozen staffers laid off

SiriusXM is dropping Howard Stern’s 101 channel. The channel’s closure follows the layoff of a dozen staffers. The move comes months after Stern laid off roughly 50 employees. The channel’s closure is part of a broader shift at SiriusXM.

The company is moving comedy channels to make way for local sports additions. The move is significant because it marks the end of one of Stern’s two channels on the platform. The layoffs and channel closure suggest a strategic realignment within SiriusXM’s programming. The situation is complicated by the timing and scale of the layoffs.

The layoffs of a dozen staffers are relatively small compared to the previous round of layoffs. The move to drop the channel comes months after the larger layoff, suggesting a phased approach to restructuring. The exact impact on Stern’s remaining channel and the future of his content on SiriusXM is not yet clear.