I'm often asked by visitors to this site how to start an Internet radio station. But, often they are over-thinking it. Offering audio on the Internet can be done in many ways and it just keeps getting easier. If you've got something to say and you want others to hear it, what's the best way? Podcast? Internet Radio? The answer may surprise you. Read more. (Graphic © WildVoice)

Page Six at nypost.com is reporting the producers of American Idol would like to hire Howard Stern as a judge after Simon Cowell leaves at the end of this season.

According to the story, "An insider said that producers of the hit Fox show say Stern, America's highest-paid radio personality, is their top choice to take over from Cowell..." (Photo Credit: © SIRIUS Satellite Radio)

But, a second source in the story revealed "...Stern hasn't made the "Idol" talks easy."

Howard Stern's contract with SIRIUS XM Radio expires at the end of this year. He makes $100 million dollars-a-year on satellite radio. Simon Cowell is paid $50 million dollars per season on American Idol.

More: A Profile of Howard Stern

SIRIUS XM Radio has just released a free app for BlackBerry smartphones which gives subscribers of SIRIUS XM's Premium Online access to over 120 of their channels. It works with the BlackBerry Storm, Bold, Tour, and Curve.

The app delivers the SIRIUS XM content over cellular and WiFi networks giving mobile customers a new mobility for their satellite radio choices.

The SIRIUS XM App for BlackBerry allows users to:

• Listen to over 120 channels
• Bookmark channels
• A "Lookaround" function to see what is playing on all other available channels while viewing the current channel

In a press release, the company stated, "There is no additional charge for listening to SIRIUS XM's Premium Online programming on a BlackBerry once a user becomes a SIRIUS XM Premium Online Internet subscriber or subscribes to the Company's Premium Online service in conjunction with their satellite radio subscription."

More: Getting the Radio You Want on Your iPhone, BlackBerry, iPod Touch, and Android

The latest results on UK radio listening habits have been published by RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited). 46 million adults (89.6% of the UK population 15+) tune into their favorite radio station weekly.

Digital Listening: 17.1 million people each week are now tuning in to radio via a digitally-enabled device.

Listening via Mobile Phone: In the last part of 2009, listening via phone was down slightly at 6.7 million people. In the third quarter of last year, listenership was at 6.9 million.