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The Preston and Steve morning show, originating at Y100 Philadelphia, is the default winner of morning radio ratings since Howard Stern left the market for Sirius Satellite radio in the Philadelphia area, featuring Preston Elliot and Steve Morrison. It broadcasts live on 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST, Monday through Friday. The show started in 1998 with Preston Elliot (formerly of WDRE Philadelphia) and Marilyn Russell (also formerly of WDRE Philadelphia), on WPLY Y100 Philadelphia. Several months after the show's start, Steve Morrison of WDRE New York, and also formerly of WDRE Philadelphia, joined the cast. After four successful years of (then known as) "The Y100 Morning Show with Preston, Marilyn, and Steve", Marilyn Russell left the morning show on March 1, 2002 due to family reasons. She has been on many stations in the Philadelphia area since then, including WXPN, WMGK, and SoJo 104.9. Around that time, Dan Lerner, the independent owner of Y100, sold the station to Radio One, a national broadcasting corporation, in 2001. Radio One and Preston and Steve did not successfully negotiate a new contract, and the personalities agreed to a deal with local broadcasting group Greater Media. Preston and Steve's contract with Radio One expired on February 24, 2005 and Y100 changed format and became WPHI The Beat at 11:50 p.m. EDT that same day. After a legal battle between Radio One and Preston and Steve over the Non-compete clause in the pair's contract, Dist