The Howard Stern Show, which has been on the air now for more than 40 years, first on terrestrial radio and since 2005 on SiriusXM satellite radio, is said to be on the verge of ending.

Reports in Britain’s tabloid The Sun and elsewhere say that the host’s latest five-year contract expires in the fall, but that it won’t be renewed.

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“Stern’s contract is up in the fall and while Sirius is planning to make him an offer, they don’t intend for him to take it,” an unnamed insider told the paper. “Sirius and Stern are never going to meet on the money he is going to want. It’s no longer worth the investment.”

The insider added that Sirius may strike a deal for Stern’s library of content. “But as far as him coming back to doing the show, there’s no way they can keep paying

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