Sirius Satellite Radio is planning on adding Howard Stern to its more than 100 channels.

The day of truth is Jan. 1, 2006.  That’s when Stern, the king of controversy, will be leaving his five-hour radio show and settling in the new found world of satellite radio.  It’s kind of like when he finally made his change to HBO.

It’s always nice to see people as opinionated as Stern get to do and approach topics that he wants.  The restrictions of basic television and radio have always been a downer for entertainers willing to submerge themselves in the infinite abyss that is creativity.  Kudos to him for getting the opportunity to dodge the FCC, legally!

Now, whether or not the creativity is led by fart jokes or sex drives, that’s a totally different subject of its own.

My only concern in this dramatic change of scenery is simply if Stern will be able to pull it off.  Will he be able to get the same audience and feedback that he is getting now or when he first started?  Will his audience make the effort to pay the $12.95 a month, install, and then tune in?  I really don’t think so.

Modern day America is lazy enough as it is.  I admit, I know I don’t take showers regularly.  What’s the point if you’re just going to get dirty again?  I do, however, make the effort to buy perfume to extinguish the stank.  Stern’s fans will be a lot like this I believe.  They will compromise to see if they really want to spend that every month just for loyalty.

There are other factors that could come into play.  For example, what if the fans actually went through the effort of adding the service, payments and equipment?  What if, in the course of only staying devoted to Stern, they start listening to one of the other 100 or more stations that Sirius has to offer and stray from Stern, thus creating his overall fan base to dwindle? 

Then, what if, on the off chance that everything goes according to plan, his fans follow through and listen to him religiously as they do now?  Will they recruit others to join in on the satellite radio trade?  If so, the world of AM and FM radio could fade away like the catholode ray tube. 

Of course, this could all just be a huge misunderstanding, like cable TV, DVDs, and battery-operated toothbrushes.  (OK, maybe not so much with the toothbrushes).  All of which creating a huge commotion and scaring the previous, original source of being put out of commission.

This could be the start of something big, something new for all of America.  Wait, not only America, the entire world!

Or it could be the final chapter of Howard Stern’s career.  Okay, maybe that is a tad bit dramatic.  Stern has a lot to offer to the world of entertainment.

The good thing about Howie, as I have never called him before now, is that he has the potential to forever be remembered for his tactful maneuvers when concerning controversial topics. 

But there is definitely more to him than just cage rattling.  He’s recently been through a divorce, but is now seeing someone.  This guy, though, is working on remakes of “Porky’s Revenge” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School”.  And I’m sorry, but anyone who even thinks about redoing a movie with the Ramones in it is number one on my list.

Anyhow, Howard Stern is going to Sirius Satellite Radio, but it really won’t affect me, because I’m poor.  The real question is, will it affect you?