Channel Q

CHANNEL Q
Country	United States
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	LGBT talk dance-pop contemporary hit radio
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.
History
Launch date	2018
Former names	Out Now Radio (Aug-Nov 2018)
Coverage
Availability	HD Radio FM affiliates (see stations); Audacy;
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	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).^[1] 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.^[2] 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).^[3]

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

Callsign	Frequency	Band	City	State	Network status
KNX-HD2*	97.1-2	FM	Los Angeles	California	Flagship
KALV-HD2*	101.5-2	FM	Phoenix	Arizona	Affiliate
KRTH-HD2*	101.1-2	FM	Los Angeles	California	Affiliate
KKDO-HD2*	94.7-2	FM	Sacramento	California	Affiliate
KXSN-HD3*	98.1-3	FM	San Diego	California	Affiliate
KLLC-HD2*	97.3-2	FM	San Francisco	California	Affiliate
KALC-HD2*	105.9-2	FM	Denver	Colorado	Affiliate
WZMX-HD2*	93.7-2	FM	Hartford	Connecticut	Affiliate
WIAD-HD2*	94.7-2	FM	Washington, D.C.	District of Columbia	Affiliate
WPOW-HD3*	96.3-3	FM	Miami	Florida	Affiliate
WOMX-HD2*	105.1-2	FM	Orlando	Florida	Affiliate
WSTR-HD2*	94.1-2	FM	Atlanta	Georgia	Affiliate
WBBM-HD2*	96.3-2	FM	Chicago	Illinois	Affiliate
WEZB-HD2*	97.1-2	FM	New Orleans	Louisiana	Affiliate
WWMX-HD3*	106.5-3	FM	Baltimore	Maryland	Affiliate
WBGB-HD2*	103.3-2	FM	Boston	Massachusetts	Affiliate
WDZH-HD2*	98.7-2	FM	Detroit	Michigan	Affiliate
KRBZ-HD2*	96.5-2	FM	Kansas City	Missouri	Affiliate
KEZK-HD3*	102.5-3	FM	St. Louis	Missouri	Affiliate
KMXB-HD2*	94.1-2	FM	Las Vegas	Nevada	Affiliate
WINS-HD3*	92.3-3	FM	New York City	New York	Affiliate
WPXY-HD2*	97.9-2	FM	Rochester	New York	Affiliate
WQAL-HD3*	104.1-3	FM	Cleveland	Ohio	Affiliate
KRSK-HD2*	105.1-2	FM	Portland	Oregon	Affiliate
WTDY-HD2*	96.5-2	FM	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Affiliate
WBZZ-HD3*	100.7-3	FM	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Affiliate
WLMZ-FM-HD2*	102.3-2	FM	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Affiliate
KVIL-HD2*	103.7-2	FM	Dallas	Texas	Affiliate
KKHH-HD2*	95.7-2	FM	Houston	Texas	Affiliate
WNVZ-HD2*	104.5-2	FM	Norfolk	Virginia	Affiliate
KNDD-HD2*	107.7-2	FM	Seattle	Washington	Affiliate
K277AE	103.3	FM	Seattle	Washington	n/a (KNDD-HD2 relay)
WOLX-HD2*	94.9-2	FM	Madison	Wisconsin	Affiliate
WXSS-HD3*	103.7-3	FM	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Affiliate

Former affiliates

Callsign	Frequency	Band	City	State
KQPS	103.1	FM	Palm Springs	California
KGMZ	1550	AM	San Francisco	California
K257GE	99.3	FM	San Francisco	California
WTSS-HD3*	102.5-3	FM	Buffalo	New York
KVIL-HD3*	103.7-3	FM	Highland Park/Dallas	Texas

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.