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== History ==
===Background===
From March 14 to 18, 2005, Roth auditioned by hosting the morning show on the classic rock station [[WZLX-FM]] in Boston. This was followed by a three-hour stint at [[KNX-FM|KLSX-FM]] in Los Angeles. In July 2005, news reports speculated that David Lee Roth had an agreement with [[Infinity Broadcasting]] to replace Stern, with the prospect of launching the show as early as September, as Stern considered the possibility of leaving terrestrial airwaves early.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87073151/|title = The David Lee Roth Show (2005)|newspaper = The Boston Globe|date = July 16, 2005|page = 45}}</ref> Roth signed a deal with Infinity that was worth an estimated $4 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87077081/|title = The David Lee Roth Show (2006)|newspaper = The Los Angeles Times|date = April 22, 2006|page = 39}}</ref> Roth was announced as Stern's replacement on October 25, 2005, who appeared on Stern's show as a surprise guest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87073675/|title = The David Lee Roth Show (2005)|newspaper = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date = October 26, 2005|page = 23}}</ref>▼
In October 2004, Stern announced his departure from terrestrial radio for the subscription-based [[satellite radio]] service [[Sirius Satellite Radio]], starting in 2006. Stern had been at [[WINS-FM|WXRK-FM]] in New York City, the country's number one radio market, since 1985, and moved to morning drive in February 1986. In the same year Stern's show entered national syndication, and aired to peak of 60 stations in the US and Canada. The [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]] spawned a government crackdown on indecency in television and radio by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC), prompting Stern to leave for Sirius, a platform exempt from its regulations.
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Stern's final live terrestrial broadcast aired on December 16, 2005, after which WXRK switched call letters and formats to WFNY and [[Free FM]], a new, mostly talk-based format emphasising the free-to-air service in comparison to the increasingly popular Sirius and [[XM Satellite Radio]] services. In addition, Infinity was reorganized as [[CBS Radio]].
===Launch and run===
''The David Lee Roth Show'' launched on January 3, 2006, and was simulcast to six other CBS-owned stations: [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN-FM]] in Boston, [[WNCX-FM]] in Cleveland, [[KLLI-FM]] in Dallas, [[WYSP-FM]] in Philadelphia, [[WRKZ-FM]] in Pittsburgh and [[WIRK|WPBZ-FM]] in West Palm Beach.
On February 27, 2006, less than two months into his stint, Roth took a one week vacation which prompted speculation about his future. Tom Herschel, general manager of his Cleveland affiliate, assured Roth would return and that the break had been planned for weeks, but questioned why Roth needed to take time off.<ref>{{cite news|title=WNCX plugs in local show for vacationing David Lee Roth|date=February 25, 2006|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|first=Julie E.|last=Washington}}</ref> On the same day, the monthly [[Arbitron|Arbitrend]] ratings were published which revealed that in January, Roth's first full month on the air, WFNY's morning share among its target audience of 18-to-34-year-olds fell from 13.8% to 1.3%. Audiences also fell sharply in Los Angeles and Chicago.<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415065803/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/395487p-335282c.html|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/395487p-335282c.html|title=What hath David Lee Roth on FM?|date=February 28, 2006|work=New York Daily News|first=David|last=Hinkley|access-date=February 24, 2024|archive-date=April 15, 2006}}</ref>
On March 7, WFNY station manager Tom Chiusano and programming vice president Mark Chernoff held a meeting with Roth to discuss ways for Roth to improve the show. According to Roth, the pair asked him to stop playing "foreign" and "ethnic" soundbeds and appeal to "a 35-year-old white male who likes [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]".<ref name=NYDY20060309>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87040514/|title=Roth airs wrath after bosses' Stern lecture|first=David|last=Hinkley|date=March 9, 2006|newspaper=The New York Daily News|page=91|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> Roth spent most of the following live broadcast criticising Chiusano and Chernoff and their suggestions, claiming they wanted him to "copy Stern" which he refused to do, and stressed that he was hired to deliver something "unique".<ref name=NYDY20060309 /> Roth was informed that the addition of a female newscaster
After CBS pulled the show for two days, Roth returned to the air on March 31. The program had noticeable changes, with the 40 rotating music beds and the various sidekicks dropped, leaving just Roth and his board operator Hutch in the studio. Roth said the show was dropped for not following directives and avoiding news and traffic, and for "black fun humour" with his security guard Animal. He said CBS issued him a series of letters forcing the changes, or else face disciplinary action.<ref name=FMQB20060407>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407163316/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=194704|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=194704|title=Mexican Standoff: "Dave" Roth Charges CBS Radio With Sabotage|date=March 31, 2006|work=FMQB|access-date=February 24, 2024|archive-date=April 7, 2006}}</ref> Rother later said management issued him four letters in five days, and predicted his show could end before May 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/roth-continues-struggle-radio-show-host-1c9433940|title=Roth continues to struggle as radio show host|date=April 12, 2006|work=Today|access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref>
===Cancellation===
On April 21, around 20 minutes before the show went live, Roth was told that the show was being cancelled after the day's broadcast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87077521/|title = The David Lee Roth Show (2006)|newspaper = Newsday|date = April 22, 2006|page = 8}}</ref> On his last show, Roth said: "I was booted, tossed, and it's going to cost somebody", hinting legal action towards CBS for full compensation of his reported $4 million contract. The announcement came shortly before the quarterly Arbitron ratings were published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-lee-roth-bounced-from-airwaves/|title=David Lee Roth Bounced from Airwaves|date=April 12, 2006|publisher=CBS News|first=Larry|last=McShane|access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref> The figures, covering Roth's first three full months on the air, showed he had acquired a [[market share]] of 1.4% in New York in the 18-to-34-year-old demographic, which Newsmax described as "tepid".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsmax.com/pre-2008/-opie-anthonytriple-radio/2006/06/23/id/686702/|title='Opie & Anthony' Triple Radio Ratings for CBS|date=June 23, 2006|publisher=Newsmax|access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref>
On April 24, CBS
== Criticism ==
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