Opie and anthony today

Ever since radio first came into the American mainstream in the early 1920s, people have been listening to talk radio shows.

What started out as a way for local sports promoters and businessmen to promote their interests soon grew as radio stations increased in their power and range.

Opie and anthony controversy

As the decades passed, we saw the rise of talk radio giants like Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, and Howard Stern. Today however, it's no contest. The best show on the airwaves today is The Opie and Anthony Show.

When the Federal Communications Commission began cracking down and limiting the fun that radio stations could have, some of the best shows began to water down their programming.

One by one, shows like Kid Chris, Ron and Fez, JV and Elvis, and Mancow (ugh) were forced to either leave the airwaves or change their format. Through it all, the Opie and Anthony show adapted and persevered. After being taken off the air for two years for a stunt which involved two people having sex in a church (hilarious, by the way), O