CHANNEL Q

Country	United States
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	LGBTtalkdance-popcontemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.
History
Launch date	2018
Former names	Out Now Radio (Aug-Nov 2018)
Coverage
Availability	HD RadioFM affiliates (see stations) Audacy
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wearechannelq

Channel Q (stylized asCHANNEL Q) is anLGBT lifestyletalk andEDM top 40 radio network created, owned, and operated byAudacy, Inc. The network airs on theAudacyinternet radio service, as well as on Audacy-ownedterrestrial radio stations throughout the United States. Channel Q's programming schedule consists of LGBT-centered talk shows, most notably a rebooted version ofLoveline, 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 theHD Radio signal of Entercom'sKAMP-FM in Los Angeles (97.1FM-HD2).^[1] A full launch occurred on October 11, 2018, a date chosen to coincide withNational Coming Out Day, and featured a daily morning program co-hosted byQueer Eye alumJai Rodriguez; weekly shows featuring internet personalityB. Scott and lawyer/politicianJohn Duran; and a revamped version of the syndicated radio programLoveline.^[2] By November 1, the network would adopt the Channel Q name, tweak its program lineup, and add its first analog radio affiliate (KQPS inPalm Springs, California).^[3]

Brian Holt is Channel Q's original architect and founding Program Director/Operations Manager. Prior to joining the network, Holt developed programming foriHeartMedia includingLive from the Lounge w/Ryan Seacrest,Valentine in the Morning,TheBill Carroll Show,TheDr. Wendy Walsh Show, andHOME w/Dean Sharp the House Whisperer.

As of March 2020, Channel Q's program schedule features early morning, afternoon, and weekend blocks ofTop 40, pop,EDM, anddance music along with regularly-scheduled shows.

In addition to being heard on theAudacyinternet 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 anHD radio subchannel that can be heard through HD-accommodating receivers.

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• KQPS also served as Channel Q's monitored reporter onBillboard'sDance/Mix Show Airplay panel.

• Pride Radio, a competing LGBT-oriented radio service owned and operated byiHeartMedia

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• 2010s LGBTQ-related mass media
• Audacy, Inc. radio stations
• Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
• HD Radio
• LGBTQ-related radio stations
• Radio stations established in 2018
• Rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States

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