Howard Stern, one of the most popular but polarizing personalities in radio, has proclaimed his emancipation from the decency czars of the Federal Communications Commission.

Stern announced on his show on Wednesday morning that he has signed a lucrative contract that will move him from commercial broadcast radio to Sirius Satellite Radio starting in January 2006, where listeners will have to pay $12.95 a month but he will no longer be bound by government strictures.