OutQ
{{short description|Sirius XM satellite radio channel}}
{{About|a defunct satellite radio channel in the United States that targeted LGBT audiences|the pirate television service targeting Saudi Arabia|BeoutQ}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = OutQ
| logo = Sirius Outq.jpg
| area = Contiguous United States & Canada
| airdate = {{start date|2003|04|14}}
(via Sirius Satellite Radio)
| last_airdate = {{End date|2016|02|13}}
| format = LGBT
| language = English
| coordinates =
| former_frequencies = Sirius 149 (2003-2005)
Sirius 109 (2007-2011)
XM 98 (2008-2011)
SiriusXM 108 (2011-2014)
SiriusXM 106 (2014-2016)
| owner = Sirius XM Radio
| website =
}}
OutQ was a news, talk and entertainment channel on Sirius XM Radio, targeted for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender audiences. The channel was available to Sirius and XM subscribers in both the United States and Canada.
Personalities associated with the channel included Frank DeCaro, Doria Biddle, Larry Flick, Lance Bass, Derek Hartley, and Romaine Patterson. Tim Curran served as the channel's news director, with Xorje Olivares as the lead anchor. OutQ News changed its schedule on August 4, 2013, leaving behind its top-of-the-hour format in favor of a daily news review aired at 6pm EST.{{cite web|url=http://outqnews.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/outqs-hourly-newscasts/|title= OutQ's Hourly Newscasts|date=2013-08-04|access-date=2014-08-12}}
On November 20, 2006, station founder and show host John McMullen was relieved of his duties.{{cite web|url=http://www.johnmcmullen.com|title=JohnMcMullen.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205054157/http://johnmcmullen.com/|archive-date=2006-12-05|date=2006-11-22}}
SiriusXM closed down OutQ on February 13, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2016/2/10/gay-bloodbath-sirious-outq|title=Gay Bloodbath at Sirius OutQ|date=2016-02-10|access-date=2016-02-10}}
References
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External links
- [http://outqnews.wordpress.com/ OutQ News blog]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212174904/http://investor.sirius.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=361971 SIRIUS XM Radio to Receive Special Recognition GLAAD Award for 'The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later - The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard']
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Category:Sirius Satellite Radio channels
Category:Digital-only radio stations
Category:LGBTQ-related radio stations
Category:LGBTQ-related mass media in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 2003
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2016
Category:2000s LGBTQ-related mass media
Category:2010s LGBTQ-related mass media
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
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