

By 2010 the program was known as by far the most popular overnight show in the country, echoed by The New York Times in 2017, citing Nielsen ratings. According to estimates by Talkers Magazine, Coast to Coast AM has a cumulative weekly audience of around 2.75 million unique listeners listening for at least five minutes, making it the most listened-to program in its time slot. Since 2013 the weekly listener numbers have declined to 2.5 million. After Bell's retirement, the show was hosted by various personalities, including Mike Siegel, George Noory, and others.Īt its peak, Coast to Coast AM under Bell was syndicated by Premiere Radio Network, and aired on more than 500 radio stations and boasted a weekly listening audience in excess of 10 million listeners. In 1988, Bell and Alan Corberth renamed the show Coast to Coast AM and moved its studios from the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas to Bell's home in Pahrump. In 1978, Art Bell created and hosted West Coast AM, a late-night political talk/call-in show on Las Vegas radio station KDWN. It appears on over 600 affiliates, and has repeatedly been called the most popular overnight show in the country. The program now airs seven nights a week from 1:00–5:00 a.m.

The program is distributed by Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, both as part of its talk network and separately as a syndicated program. It was hosted by creator Art Bell from its inception in 1988 until 2003, and is currently hosted by George Noory. Most frequently the topics relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. "Midnight in the Desert" by Crystal GayleĬoast to Coast AM is an American late-night radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics. "Listening to Coast to Coast" by UFO Phil (Fridays) "Inca Dance" or "Ghost Dance" by Cusco (Shows hosted by Noory and Knapp) " Chase (Theme from Midnight Express)" by Giorgio Moroder
