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Is Moyles talking to Sirius?

By | Published on Monday 22 November 2010

The News Of The World has claimed that Chris Moyles is in talks with US satellite radio company Sirius XM about moving to the network when his current contract with the BBC expires next year. As previously reported, it is widely assumed that Moyles will be removed from the Radio 1 breakfast show next year, despite his audience figures still being pretty good, as the nation’s favourite faces up to the need for a radical revamp to maintain its youth appeal.

A source told NOTW last month: “Chris is preparing for life after Radio 1. He’s massively in demand in America and isn’t going to limp on if the BBC don’t support him. Sirius is a huge radio company who pay their star presenters millions of dollars a year. They think he’s a real talent and are desperate to sign him to launch him in the American market. Chris loves New York and, of course, nothing is forever so it’s only sensible for him to start looking at what’s next. He knows that going over to the US could end up meaning global success for him. For any big star over here breaking America is always the dream”.

Some UK radio insiders question whether Sirius XM, which is not exactly cash rich at the moment, would really gamble millions on launching Moyles Stateside, though the satellite network does syndicate Radio 1 already so he is not entirely unknown to the service’s listeners. Previous reports Moyles was in talks with Global Radio about joining the soon to expand Capital FM network were denied by both the DJ and the radio major earlier this year.



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