Sirius XM Stars Too, formerly known as Maxim Radio, is a talk channel heard on the Sirius and XM satellite radio platforms. The channel is a spin-off of its sister station Sirius XM Stars.

Maxim Radio (2005-2008)

On February 5, 2005, Maxim Radio was launched on Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...

, and had several popular shows. The morning show was hosted by Steve Covino

Steve Covino

Steve Covino aka "el Covino" , raised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, is a Latino Radio Talk Show Host/Disc Jockey on Sirius XM Satellite Radio...

 and Rich Davis. Sami J began as the producer/director. Later Sami J was replaced by Spot. Covino & Rich aired from 3-7pm EST and replayed from 6-10am the following weekday, after former afternoon host Mike Bower moved to mornings. He was joined by Scooter and the provocative Producer Laura. The Nighttime Nation was hosted by Evan Roberts

Evan Roberts (radio personality)

Evan Roberts is an American sports radio personality. He currently hosts the midday show with Joe Benigno on WFAN in New York City.Roberts grew up in Cedarhurst, New York and graduated from Lawrence High School in 2001....

 and Brian O'Leary

Brian O'Leary

Brian Todd O'Leary was an American scientist, author, and former NASA astronaut. He was a member of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in August 1967...

 with producer Rory Hamptons. The night time slot was later taken over by John Devore and Diana Falzone

Diana Falzone

Diana Falzone was a talk show host on Cosmolicious with Diana on Cosmo Radio and DeVore and Diana on Maxim Radio. She is a co-creator and writer of the webcomic Hot Mess...

. with producer Princess Lea. On July 26, 2007, Stretch, host of the hourly "man-ER-tainment Report" moved to the late-morning shift, with his show starting at 10:00 AM Eastern.

Sirius XM Stars Too (2008-)

On November 12, 2008, when Sirius and XM merged their channel lineups, Sirius Stars personality Jay Thomas announced his show was moving to a yet-to-be-determined channel, which was later revealed to be Maxim Radio. Afterwards, morning man Stretch announced on his MySpace that Sirius and Maxim were terminating their partnership, and that he did not make the cut for the new channel lineup. Stretch was later rehired and became the producer of Faction's The Jason Ellis Show

The Jason Ellis Show

The Jason Ellis Show is a radio show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio hosted by Australian born former pro skateboarder Jason Ellis. Other cast members include Josh Richmond , Michael Tully, The Jingleberries and Jason Miller as well as Faction action sports music channel programmer, Will Pendarvis...

. John Devore and Diana Falzone were split up onto other channels, with Diane moving to Cosmo Radio and John moving to a political talk channel. His show begins in the near future.

Sirius XM Stars Too debuted on Sirius 108 and XM 139 on November 17, 2008, at midnight eastern time. The channel indeed brought Jay Thomas' show to afternoons, with Vinnie Politan in the morning, and Covino and Rich from Maxim Radio in mid-days. The evening and overnight schedules replayed the 9 hours of live programming. In 2009, Sirius XM expanded Stars Too's weekend programming lineup with more original and syndicated programming. Fridays introduced Game On with AJ Harbinger and Jordan Harbinger in the evenings. Game On replays were added to weekends, along with a Best of Mad Dog Radio special with highlights from sister channel Mad Dog Radio

Mad Dog Radio

Mad Dog Radio is a Sirius XM Radio station which broadcasts sports talk, sports news, and play by play. The channel is located on channel 86 on the XM service and channel 123 on the Sirius service. This channel officially started broadcasting on November 12, 2008...

. Syndicated offerings included Motor Trend Radio from Talk Radio Network

Talk Radio Network

Talk Radio Network is an American radio network providing talk radio programming, with an emphasis on conservative talk on weekdays and variety/general interest talk radio on weekends. Some of the most recognizable personalities in American radio, such as Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage, are...

, Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline

Dave Graveline

Dave Graveline is an American radio talk show host. His syndicated show "Into Tomorrow" has been on the air for the past 16 years and is currently aired in over 160 AM & FM stations throughout the U.S., on the Armed Forces Network, and on several foreign radio stations.- Early career :Graveline has...

 from Lifestyle Talk Radio Network, and Tom Gresham's Gun Talk from Talk Shows USA

Talk Shows USA

Talk Shows USA is a talk radio affiliate relations company owned by Skip Joeckel. The company deals with stations who want to add syndicated fare to their lineups. The company works with programs distributed by networks such as Radio America, Genesis Communications Network, and Business TalkRadio...

. Stars Too also brought over the XM series, America's Car Show with Tom Torbjornsen. Following the Sirius XM channel change in May 2011, Stars Too moved to channel 104 on both services.

See also

• Maxim (magazine)
  Maxim (magazine)
  Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....