Howard said that Chris apparently got under Mike Francesa’s skin. Howard kept calling him ”Mike Fransesco” so Artie corrected him not knowing that Howard was just being funny. Howard said that Chris made the accusation that Mike sat there all alone doing his show from a hotel lobby and that apparently pissed Mike off.

Howard said that Mike was sitting under and umbrella at the hotel he was in because the roof was leaking or something. Howard said that he got under his skin talking about that stuff and Mike is saying that his ratings are strong and SIRIUS isn’t even competing with him and that the company is going bankrupt.

Howard had some audio from Mike’s show and the guy that got him going sounds like a guy who sounds just like Hate Man who calls into their show.

The guy who sounds like Hate Man went off on Mike about the stuff that Chris was talking about. Artie said that was definitely Hate Man. The guy was saying this name was Chris in Floral Park so that might be the closets they’ve come to knowing who Hate Man is. Howard said that they definitely didn’t plant him on that show though. Howard said that they don’t even know how to get in touch with Hate Man.

Howard said that Mike may have more listeners than Mad Dog but Mad Dog would bring in more listeners than Mike would if he were still on terrestrial radio. Howard said he has nothing against Mike, he doesn’t even know him, and he’d be happy if he were working there with them too.

Artie talked about how he was a huge fan of Mike and Chris and he’s been listening to them for years. He said that he thinks that Mike is freaking out about not getting as many guests as Chris had down at the Super Bowl.

Howard played more of Mike’s show and he was wondering why Chris was on Howard Stern’s show. Mike said that he thinks that they were doing that to show solidarity at SIRIUS now that they’re falling apart. Howard said that wasn’t the reason.

Howard said that his prediction is that satellite radio is going to be huge and it will continue to be huge. Howard said he’s reading that Liberty Media or Echostar will be trying to buy the company. Howard said that terrestrial radio is still going to have all of their problems that they have now. He said that they’re losing listeners, advertisers and influence and that will continue. They’d still have to hire Howard Stern back to get going again. Howard said he won’t go back to terrestrial radio though. Howard said that he thinks that satellite will be big some day once they get in with someone with big, deep pockets. Howard said that they generate $2 billion a year but they had a lot of start up costs that they’re still trying to absorb.

Howard said that he had an article about SIRIUS talking to Liberty Media about taking them over. Howard said he doesn’t know where it will end up but he’s not concerned about it. Howard said he’s not worried about his contract being canceled in a bankruptcy reorganization. Howard said he thinks that the Oprah Winfrey channel will be looked at though. Howard said his show will be there.

Artie said that Oprah’s show couldn’t have brought in more than 30,000 people. Howard said that this Mike Francesa should be happy that satellite is around because he has options. Howard said that Mad Dog is good on the air, that’s why he has him on his show.

Howard played more of Mike’s rant after that. Mike was talking about Chris’ appearance on the Stern Show and went over some of the stuff that Chris was talking about. Mike said that he and Chris have gotten together a couple of times and they had some fun. Mike said that he and Chris were very friendly down at the Super Bowl and he even asked Chris to open up his show with him.