Channel Q (stylized as CHANNEL Q) is an

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lifestyle

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and EDM top 40 radio network created, owned, and operated by

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The network airs on the

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service, as well as on Audacy-owned

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stations throughout the

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. Channel Q's programming schedule consists of LGBT-centered talk shows, most notably a rebooted version of ''

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'', 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

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signal of Entercom's KAMP-FM in

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(97.1FM-HD2). A full launch occurred on October 11, 2018, a date chosen to coincide with

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, and featured a daily morning program co-hosted by '' Queer Eye'' alum

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; weekly shows featuring internet personality

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and lawyer/politician

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; and a revamped version of the syndicated radio program ''

''."Entercom Debuts Out Now LGBTQ HD Network In Five Markets,"
from RadioInsight, 10/11/2018 By November 1, the network would adopt the Channel Q name, tweak its program lineup, and add its first analog radio affiliate (

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)."KEZN Flips To LGBTQ Talk/Dance Channel Q; As Out Now Quickly Rebrands,"
from RadioInsight, 11/1/2018

Programming

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including ''Live from the Lounge w/

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'', ''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

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, pop,

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, and

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along with regularly-scheduled shows.

Terrestrial radio affiliates

In addition to being heard on the

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

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subchannel that can be heard through HD-accommodating receivers.

Station list

Former affiliates

*Asterisk (*) indicates

broadcast. *Gray background indicates low-power FM

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. *KQPS also serves as Channel Q’s monitored reporter on ''Billboard’s''

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panel.

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