Channel Q: Difference between revisions

| country = [[United States]]

'''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.

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>

|[[Los Angeles]]

|[[California]]

|[[Los Angeles]]

|[[California]]

|[[California]]

|[[California]]

|[[San Francisco]]

|[[California]]

|[[Washington, D.C.]]

|[[Miami]]

|[[Florida]]

|[[Florida]]

|[[Chicago]]

|[[Detroit]]

|[[New York City]]

|[[New York (state)|New York]]

|[[New York (state)|New York]]

|[[California]]

|[[San Francisco]]

|[[California]]

|[[San Francisco]]

|[[California]]

|[[New York (state)|New York]]