Oprah Signs Deal with XM Radio

If Howard Stern is considered the King of all Media, Oprah Winfrey could very well be considered the Queen. Winfrey's Harpo Studios announced that it had signed a three-year, $55 million exclusive deal to produce a programming channel for XM Satellite Radio beginning in September of this year called "Oprah and Friends." The move would be the first major radio venture for Winfrey, who already has her daytime talk show, "O" Magazine, and the Oxygen television network.

"Together with my friends, we look forward to creating programming that will entertain, inform and inspire our listening audience on XM," Winfrey said in a statement. Several popular Oprah personalities will make regular appearances on the network, including Bob Greene, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Robin Smith, Marianne Williamson, Nate Berkus, and Gayle King. All programming would originate from a new XM studio to be built at Harpo Studios in Chicago.