One of the country’s most successful stand-up comedians got his own satellite radio station. Now, working comics say the move has left them broke.
On April 20, SiriusXM Channel 99 became Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio, a 24/7 station that Maniscalco, 53, curates and headlines. It replaced SiriusXM Raw Comedy, a channel that featured working-class comedians, many of whom depended on airplay and the royalties that came with it.
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