WFNY reverted to a rock format as WXRK on May 24, 2007. 2005–2015: Satellite radio and final years On August 2, 2005, three days after Ron and Fez signed off from WJFK-FM, the official announcement was made that they would go to XM Satellite Radio beginning September 12. On August 9, and then again one month later on September 8 and 9, Ron and Fez went on The Opie and Anthony Show to provide behind-the-scenes stories about their time at WNEW-FM and the years since they last worked together. On September 9, the four hosts of both shows (as well as O&A co-host Jim Norton) met hundreds of fans at a preshow kickoff party at B.B. King's Blues Cafe in Times Square which doubled as a welcome back party to New York City for Ron and Fez. On November 9, 2005, May 9, 2007, and September 24, 2010, Fez suffered heart attacks. On January 16, 2009, Executive Producer Earl Douglas announced his resignation live on the air, which was not immediately believed due to mental disability of pathological lying. On May 18, 2009 the show format was extended from three hours (Noon–3pm EST) to four hours (11am–3pm EST). In June 2010, East Side Dave McDonald departed from the show. He was the one of the show's longest running producers. East Side was replaced by Chris Stanley who was promoted to Executive Producer. Chris Stanley has the longest tenure of any producer for the Ron and Fez show. On February 24, 2012, Fez came out as gay. On December 6, 2013, it was announced that Ron and Fez would be leaving The Opie & Anthony Channel, moving to Raw Dog Comedy Sirius XM Channel 99 effective January 6, 2014. They continue to have replays on Opie Radio at midnight and Sirius XM Indie at 6am. On April 1, 2015, Fez announced his retirement, with their final show being April 3. The show was replaced with Bennington beginning April 20, 2015. Fez Whatley died of heart failure at age 57 on August 14, 2021 Characters/Impersonations Throughout their time on WNEW and WJFK, the show featured multiple recurring characters and impersonations, often voiced by Ron and Fez themselves or the shows' staff. They typically would "call" the show when a particularly boring guest appeared on the phone, although they would also call during the show in order to annoy Ron and Fez. Iris