There is a major shake-up in SiriusXM as Howard Stern handed over one of his channels to Andy Cohen. This change is coming into effect from today, September 01, 2026, is ironic as Stern and Cohen teamed up to prank listeners around the same time last year. But it seems that Stren is officially handing over Channel 101 to Cohen.It seems that Andy Cohen will bring in Radio Andy at the time slot that Howard 101 aired in. However, this move is not a big loss for Stern, because he has something exciting on his pipeline. Starting September 17, 2026, The Howard Stern Show would stream weekly on HBO Max.Channel 101's change from Howard Stern to Andy Cohen explained:The Hollywood Reporter @THRLINKHoward Stern Hands Over One SiriusXM Channel to Andy CohenLast year, Stern teamed up with Cohen to prank listeners that he was handing over his SiriusXM channel to Andy Cohen. At that time, Stern went on to clarify that it was just a prank and that he was returning. The September 2025 prank was a response to the rumors that Howard Stern was fired. However, this time, the transition from Stern to Cohen is very much real.SiriusXM released a video featuring Stern and Cohen. In that video, Andy Cohen asks Stern this:“Last year we pranked the world. We made everybody think that I was taking over Howard 100. It was the best morning. Now the carrot is being dangled that Radio Andy will be taking over 101. Is this a prank? Am I being pranked?”To this Stern replies to Andy Cohen that he isn't pranking and that the latter is indeed taking over Channel 101. Then, the 72-year-old media personality had one humorous request: Andy Cohen will continue the tradition of doing what he called "gay antics". This transition comes in the heels of another important announcement regarding his popular talk show.The talk show will stream on HBO Max from this September: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThis Monday it was published across major entertainment publications that SiriusXM has signed a deal with HBO Max. Under this new deal, new episodes of “The Howard Stern Show” will be filmed and streamed on the streaming giant from September 17, 2026. Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max content, Casey Bloys, expressed his excitement about streaming the talk show on the network's streaming platform. Stern also said something similar with his statement:“As the ‘King of All Media,’ I am honored to bring my SiriusXM show to HBO Max, and through HBO Max to worldwide distribution. For years, my SiriusXM show has offered only brief video peeks. HBO convinced me to pull back the curtain and let the world watch; the amazing celebrities and musicians who drop by, our staff antics, and my conversations with Robin."It further continued:"Bringing my latest SiriusXM shows to HBO Max’s millions of viewers, every week, is a career highlight, and I’m thrilled to be joining the ranks of such prestigious television.”Therefore, this transition from Stern to Andy Cohen is not that major loss for the iconic American talk show host.You can still catch a lot of clips from Stern's talk show on SiriusXM's YouTube channel.