The
Stern Fan Network is a website where fans of
Howard Stern can interact with other fans and discuss Stern's radio program. It is not sponsored by Howard Stern or his show's producers, but it is nonetheless the largest online community of Stern fans and listeners. On April 10, 2008, comedian and long-time
Howard Stern Show personality
Artie Lange announced that he would be leaving the show. The subsequent traffic to the Stern Fan Network overloaded the site and caused it to go offline for a brief period of time with inconsistent responsiveness afterward.