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Line 4: \| network_name = CHANNEL Q \| logo = Channel Q logo.png \| country = [[United States]] \| format = [[LGBT community\|LGBT]] [[Talk radio\|talk]] [[dance-pop]] [[contemporary hit radio]] \| languages = [[American English\|English]] Line 15: }} '''Channel Q''' (stylized as '''CHANNEL Q''') is an [[LGBT community\|LGBT]] lifestyle [[talk radio\|talk]] and [[electronic dance music\|EDM top 40]] radio network created, owned, and operated by [[Audacy, Inc.]] The network airs on the [[Audacy]] [[internet radio]] service, as well as on Audacy-owned [[radio\|terrestrial radio]] stations throughout the [[United States ~~of America\|United States]]~~. Channel Q's programming schedule consists of LGBT-centered talk shows, most notably a rebooted version of ''[[Loveline]]'', along with Dance/Top 40 music on afternoons, late nights, and weekends. ==History== Channel Q started life as Out Now Radio, and soft-launched in August 2018 on Radio.com as well as the [[HD Radio]] signal of Entercom's [[~~KNX-FM\|~~KAMP-FM]] in [[Los Angeles]] (97.1FM-HD2).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Entercom Begins Renewed HD2 Push In Los Angeles \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170280/entercom-begins-renewed-hd2-push-in-los-angeles/ \|website=radioinsight.com \|publisher=RadioBB Networks \|access-date=June 29, 2023 \|date=August 31, 2018}}</ref> A full launch occurred on October 11, 2018, a date chosen to coincide with [[National Coming Out Day]], and featured a daily morning program co-hosted by ''[[Queer Eye (2003 TV series)\|Queer Eye]]'' alum [[Jai Rodriguez]]; weekly shows featuring internet personality [[B. Scott]] and lawyer/politician [[John Duran]]; and a revamped version of the syndicated radio program ''[[Loveline]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Entercom Debuts Out Now LGBTQ HD Network In Five Markets \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/171093/entercom-debuts-out-now-lgbtq-hd-network-in-five-markets/ \|website=radioinsight.com \|publisher=RadioBB Networks \|access-date=June 29, 2023 \|date=October 11, 2018}}</ref> By November 1, the network would adopt the Channel Q name, tweak its program lineup, and add its first analog radio affiliate ([[~~KMEE\|~~KQPS]] in [[Palm Springs, California]]).<ref name="RI11012018">{{cite web \|title=KEZN Flips To LGBTQ Talk/Dance Channel Q; As Out Now Quickly Rebrands \|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/171698/kezn-flips-to-lgbtq-talk-dance-channel-q-as-out-now-quickly-rebrands/ \|website=radioinsight.com \|publisher=RadioBB Networks \|access-date=June 29, 2023 \|date=November 1, 2018}}</ref> ==Programming== Line 41: \|97.1-2 \|FM \|[[Los Angeles]] \|[[California]] \|Flagship \|- Line 55: \|101.1-2 \|FM \|[[Los Angeles]] \|[[California]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 62: \|94.7-2 \|FM \|[[~~Sacramento, California\|~~Sacramento]] \|[[California]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 70: \|FM \|[[San Diego]] \|[[California]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 76: \|97.3-2 \|FM \|[[San Francisco]] \|[[California]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 90: \|93.7-2 \|FM \|[[~~Hartford, Connecticut\|~~Hartford]] \|[[Connecticut]] \|Affiliate Line 97: \|94.7-2 \|FM \|[[Washington, D.C.]] \|[[District of Columbia]] \|Affiliate Line 104: \|96.3-3 \|FM \|[[Miami]] \|[[Florida]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 112: \|FM \|[[Orlando, Florida\|Orlando]] \|[[Florida]] \|Affiliate \|- Line 125: \|96.3-2 \|FM \|[[Chicago]] \|[[Illinois]] \|Affiliate Line 136: \|Affiliate \|- \|[[WWMX\|WWMX-~~HD3~~HD2]]* \|106.5-32 \|FM \|[[Baltimore]] Line 153: \|98.7-2 \|FM \|[[Detroit]] \|[[Michigan]] \|Affiliate \|- \|[[~~KRBZ~~KFNZ-FM\|~~KRBZ~~KFNZ-FM-HD2]]* \|96.5-2 \|FM Line 178: \|Affiliate \|- \|[[~~WINS~~WNEW-FM\|~~WINS~~WNEW-~~HD3~~HD2]]* \|92102.37-32 \|FM \|[[New York City]] \|[[New York ~~(state)\|New York]]~~ \|Affiliate \|- Line 189: \|FM \|[[Rochester, New York\|Rochester]] \|[[New York ~~(state)\|New York]]~~ \|Affiliate \|- \|[[~~WQAL\|~~WQAL-HD3]]* \|104.1-3 \|FM Line 223: \|102.3-2 \|FM \|[[~~Scranton, Pennsylvania\|~~Scranton]] \|[[Pennsylvania]] \|Affiliate Line 287: !State \|- \|[[~~KMEE\|~~KQPS]] \|103.1 \|FM \|[[~~Palm Springs, California\|~~Palm Springs]] \|[[California]] \|- \|[[KZDG\|KGMZ]] \|1550 \|AM \|[[San Francisco]] \|[[California]] \|- style="background:#E5E4E2" \|[[KZDG\|K257GE]] \|99.3 \|FM \|[[San Francisco]] \|[[California]] \|- \|[[WBKV\|WTSS-HD3]]* Line 309: \|FM \|[[Buffalo, New York\|Buffalo]] \|[[New York ~~(state)\|New York]]~~ \|- \|[[KVIL\|KVIL-HD3]]* Line 319: * Asterisk () indicates [[HD Radio]] broadcast. <span style="background:#E5E4E2;border:2px solid #E5E4E2">Gray background</span> indicates low-power FM [[Broadcast relay station\|translator]]. * KQPS also served as Channel Q's monitored reporter on ''~~Billboard’s~~Billboard's'' [[Dance/Mix Show Airplay]] panel. ==See also== Line 329: {{Audacy}} {{Coord\|33.7876\|-84.3831\|display=title}} [[Category:HD Radio]]▼ [[Category:2010s LGBT-related mass media]] [[Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations]] [[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]] ▲[[Category:HD Radio]] [[Category:LGBT-related radio stations]] [[Category:Radio stations established in 2018]] [[Category:~~2010s~~Rhythmic ~~LGBT-related~~contemporary ~~mass~~radio ~~media~~stations in the United States]]