Audacy Amplifies LGBTQ+ Voices for Pride

Pride spotlights the unapologetic voices, the inimitable icons, and the stories that matter to the LGBTQ+ community. Audacy is committed to using its platform to support these voices and connect listeners with personalities, music, and content to celebrate and uplift the community and its allies.

See below for a list of Audacy content that’ll pump you up for Pride and give you an easy way to spread some love by learning more about the LGBTQ+ community.

CHANNEL Q

Audacy’s CHANNEL Q is a party with a purpose 365 days a year. It’s a platform dedicated to celebrating and empowering the LGBTQ+ community by offering visibility and support to those who may feel silenced or underrepresented through music, news, and interviews with stars like Bebe Rexha, Sofi Tukker, David Archuleta, and Taylor Dayne.

Pride Month brings even more opportunities for CHANNEL Q to highlight up-and-coming LGBTQ+ artists with its first “Q the Music Spotlight,” featuring artists like Chappell Roan, Madison Beer, Kaleena, and Shygirl.

In its commitment to LGBTQ+ mental health as part of I’m Listening, Audacy stations nationwide aired a conversation on Pride Month Mental Health and Suicide Prevention hosted by Corey Crockett. Corey spoke with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christine Moutier, and longtime volunteer Bradley Balandis on the importance of mental health care within the LGBTQIA+ community.

CHANNEL Q also features Therapy Thursdays in its regular programming, with morning show talent CJ Robinson discussing various mental health topics and issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community with therapists.

Exclusive Stations

New on Q

New On Q features all the latest bops for you and your squad to dance to. Never miss out on new music from your favorite artists like Jennifer Lopez, Swedish House Mafia, and Lil Nas X. It’s a Pop and Dance megamix!

Pride 365

Show your LGBTQ+ Pride every day of the year! Pride 365 is your one-stop for all the Pride party anthems from artists like Lady Gaga, Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Diana Ross, and Kylie Minogue. Werk!

Icons and Divas

A collection of all the biggest gay icons and divas under one roof. Sing and dance your way to fabulous with legends, including Elton John, Cher, Madonna, Diana Ross, and Barbra Streisand.

Planet Q

Let’s have a kiki! On this LGBTQ+-inspired station, you’ll hear from Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Britney Spears, CeCe Peniston and many more. We’re taking you through all the best anthems whether you’re in the club or your car.

Podcasts

“We Can Do Hard Things”

On “We Can Do Hard Things,” Glennon Doyle, her wife Abby Wambach, and sister Amanda Doyle dive into “the hard things”: mental health, divorce, losing people, friendship, breakups, eating disorders, grief, sex, gender, parenting, blended families, bodies, anxiety, addiction, justice, boundaries, fun, quitting, and overwhelm. They laugh and cry and help each other carry the hard so we can all live a little bit lighter and braver, free-er, less alone. Episodes feature guests like Dan Levy, Brittany Griner and more.

News

Audacy’s News brands cover how their cities embrace Pride and the LGBTQ+ community and how groups are advocating on queer issues and elevating queer voices.

1010WINS / WCBS 880

1010 WINS and WCBS 880 will report on all the Pride news across the city, starting with the New Queens Pride parade that has seen 50,000 spectators celebrate in the World’s Borough, making it the second-biggest parade in the New York Tri-State area.

WBBM Newsradio

Chicago’s WBBM was on hand for the city’s fourth annual Pride Flag raising, kicking off the month’s festivities. They also featured the great work of the Brave Space Alliance, a nonprofit that connects residents with resources to attend Pride events throughout the city.

KYW News Radio

KYW Newsradio highlighted Philadelphia’s “annual celebration of community and queer joy” at the city’s 52nd Pride Parade. An episode of Bridging Philly focused on a new LGBTQ+ exhibit at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, highlighting a local artist’s experience on her gender journey.