Has television come full circle? Oprah Winfrey has her own radio station over on Sirius XM Radio (of course she does). But starting September 14, you'll be able to catch repeats of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Winfrey's Harpo Radio the day after they air on television. She also plans to air classic episodes from her 20 year run on the radio network.We've seen radio talk shows, like Howard Stern, Bob & Tom and even Rush Limbaugh, come to television, but this may be the first time the reverse has happened. Certainly it's the first time for Oprah's show. It's an interesting experiment. Satellite radio, like cable television, offers the chance for radio to expand beyond the expectations of over-the-air radio.
That means, radio can explore the world it used to dominate before television took over. Back then, most of our favorite programs were radio programs. Oprah's talk show is a good fit for the audio environment, as you generally don't need to see what she's talking about to get it. But could you imagine our dramas or comedies on the radio?
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9-12-2009 @ 7:05PM
Melanie said...
Well of course she's going to do this: Martha Stewart has been replaying her tv show on Sirius radio ever since she started over there a few years ago. Honestly, it seems like Oprah kind of dropped the ball for taking so long to do this.
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10-01-2009 @ 1:34PM
Lanah said...
This really sucks. There were some really great shows on Oprah radio. Why go from that to replaying reruns and Gayle King over and over again.
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11-10-2009 @ 7:12PM
Teresa said...
I can't believe how there are no good shows on Oprah radio anymore! What happened to Jean Chatsky and Peter Walsh? It's all reruns of Oprah or Dr. Oz. Unbelievable.
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