OutQ

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.

This article is about a defunct satellite radio channel in the United States that targeted LGBT audiences. For the pirate television service targeting Saudi Arabia, see BeoutQ.
OutQ
Broadcast areaContiguous United States & Canada
SloganIt starts here...
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatLGBT
Ownership
OwnerSirius XM Radio
History
First air date
April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
(via Sirius Satellite Radio)
Last air date
February 13, 2016 (2016-02-13)
Former frequencies
Sirius 149 (2003-2005)
Sirius 109 (2007-2011)
XM 98 (2008-2011)
SiriusXM 108 (2011-2014)
SiriusXM 106 (2014-2016)

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.[1]

On November 20, 2006, station founder and show host John McMullen was relieved of his duties.[2]

SiriusXM closed down OutQ on February 13, 2016.[3]

References
  1. "OutQ's Hourly Newscasts". 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  2. "JohnMcMullen.com". 2006-11-22. Archived from the original on 2006-12-05.
  3. "Gay Bloodbath at Sirius OutQ". 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


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