The show was produced by CBS Radio as part of its Free FM format, and was based out of KLSX in Los Angeles.
On February 20, KLSX changed format from hot talk to Top 40 (CHR) as KAMP-FM, and The Adam Carolla Show was canceled along with several other programs.
The Adam Carolla Show was heard in a number of major metropolitan markets on the West Coast of the United States.
However, a few days stretched into a few weeks, during which the show featured several fill-ins, including Strasser, former MSNBC anchor Claudia DiFolco, and actress Tracy Metro.
"[9] That afternoon, Adam phoned into Dr. Drew's radio show[10] and re-stated that he was sick, but would see how he would feel the next day before making a decision on whether to go into work or not.
Adam's absence continued throughout the end of the week, including missing the 2007 Ace Awards and the live remote broadcast of the yearly "Christmas Carolla" holiday special from the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA.
[18] On April 26, 2006, Carolla invited the head of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans, Guy Aoki, and Teddy Zee, co-chair of the Asian Excellence Awards, to further explain[19] that when he aired the bit, he had no idea that "ching chong" was a racial slur.
hour a "best of" compilation of the previous morning's broadcast), for around a month CBS Radio will provide[needs update] a "best of format" to give time for the affiliates to fill their morning slot: Podcast and live internet stream are popular among listeners in markets where show is not broadcasting, which was mentioned on air numerous times.
Listeners have called from Midwest, East coast, Hawaii, Canada, Japan, Spain and England among other areas.
In the inaugural podcast, Carolla stated that if the venture proved to be successful he would move forward with ambitious plans to expand it commercially upon the expiration of his CBS contract.
The show quickly garnered a large audience, as the first episode was downloaded over 250,000 times in the first 24 hours of its being made available on the site.
[28] The broadcast is now known as The Adam Carolla Show and has been consistently ranked among the top 15 podcasts on iTunes since its inception on the site.
Though Teresa Strasser acted as Carolla's sidekick for a time, she left in August 2010 to join The Peter Tilden Show on KABC (AM).
The show has returned to its old radio format, bringing back produced segments and regular phone calls.