Channel Q
{{short description|American LGBT lifestyle talk and EDM top 40 radio network}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox radio network
| network_name = CHANNEL Q
| logo = Channel Q logo.png
| country = United States
| format = LGBT talk dance-pop contemporary hit radio
| languages = English
| available = {{ubl|HD Radio FM affiliates (see stations)|Audacy}}
| owner = Audacy, Inc.
| launch_date = 2018
| former_names = Out Now Radio (Aug-Nov 2018)
| webcast = {{Audacy.com|wearechannelq}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.audacy.com/wearechannelq}}
}}
Channel Q (stylized as CHANNEL Q) is an LGBT lifestyle talk and 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 terrestrial radio stations throughout the 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 KAMP-FM in Los Angeles (97.1FM-HD2).{{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}} 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 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.{{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}} By November 1, the network would adopt the Channel Q name, tweak its program lineup, and add its first analog radio affiliate (KQPS in Palm Springs, California).{{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}}
Programming
Brian Holt is Channel Q's original architect and founding Program Director/Operations Manager. Prior to joining the network, Holt developed programming for iHeartMedia including Live from the Lounge w/Ryan Seacrest, Valentine in the Morning, The Bill Carroll Show, The Dr. Wendy Walsh Show, and HOME w/Dean Sharp the House Whisperer.
As of March 2020, Channel Q's program schedule features early morning, afternoon, and weekend blocks of Top 40, pop, EDM, and dance music along with regularly-scheduled shows.
Terrestrial radio affiliates
In addition to being heard on the Audacy internet radio platform, its related app, and the network's website, Channel Q is also heard on the over-the-air stations listed below. Those shown with an "HD2" or "HD3" suffix air Channel Q on an HD radio subchannel that can be heard through HD-accommodating receivers.
=Station list=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Callsign
!Frequency !Band !City !State !Network status |
|---|
| style="border-bottom: 2px solid grey"
|KNX-HD2* |97.1-2 |FM |Los Angeles |California |Flagship |
| KALV-HD2*
|101.5-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| KRTH-HD2*
|101.1-2 |FM |Los Angeles |California |Affiliate |
| KKDO-HD2*
|94.7-2 |FM |California |Affiliate |
| KXSN-HD3*
|98.1-3 |FM |California |Affiliate |
| KLLC-HD2*
|97.3-2 |FM |San Francisco |California |Affiliate |
| KALC-HD2*
|105.9-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WZMX-HD2*
|93.7-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WIAD-HD2*
|94.7-2 |FM |Washington, D.C. |Affiliate |
| WPOW-HD3*
|96.3-3 |FM |Miami |Florida |Affiliate |
| WOMX-HD2*
|105.1-2 |FM |Florida |Affiliate |
| WSTR-HD2*
|94.1-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WBBM-HD2*
|96.3-2 |FM |Chicago |Affiliate |
| WEZB-HD2*
|97.1-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WWMX-HD2*
|106.5-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WBGB-HD2*
|103.3-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WDZH-HD2*
|98.7-2 |FM |Detroit |Affiliate |
| KZPT-FM-HD2*
|99.7-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| KEZK-HD3*
|102.5-3 |FM |Affiliate |
| KMXB-HD2*
|94.1-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WNEW-HD2*
|102.7-2 |FM |New York City |New York |Affiliate |
| WPXY-HD2*
|97.9-2 |FM |New York |Affiliate |
| WQAL-HD3*
|104.1-3 |FM |Ohio |Affiliate |
| KRSK-HD2*
|105.1-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WTDY-HD2*
|96.5-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WBZZ-HD3*
|100.7-3 |FM |Affiliate |
| WLMZ-FM-HD2*
|102.3-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| KVIL-HD2*
|103.7-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| KKHH-HD2*
|95.7-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WNVZ-HD2*
|104.5-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| KNDD-HD2*
|107.7-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| style="background:#E5E4E2"
|103.3 |FM |n/a (KNDD-HD2 relay) |
| WOLX-HD2*
|94.9-2 |FM |Affiliate |
| WXSS-HD3*
|103.7-3 |FM |Affiliate |
=Former affiliates=
| class="wikitable" |
| Callsign
!Frequency !Band !City !State |
|---|
| KQPS
|103.1 |FM |California |
| KGMZ
|1550 |AM |San Francisco |California |
| style="background:#E5E4E2"
|99.3 |FM |San Francisco |California |
| WTSS-HD3*
|102.5-3 |FM |New York |
| KVIL-HD3*
|103.7-3 |FM |
- Asterisk (*) indicates HD Radio broadcast.
- Gray background indicates low-power FM translator.
- KQPS also served as Channel Q's monitored reporter on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel.
See also
- Pride Radio, a competing LGBT-oriented radio service owned and operated by iHeartMedia
References
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Category:2010s LGBTQ-related mass media
Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations
Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:LGBTQ-related radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 2018
Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States