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PRIDE Radio
Country	United States
Programming
Format	Top 40 / Rhythmic
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia
History
Launch date	2006
Coverage
Availability	HD Radio and FM affiliates (see stations); iHeartRadio
Links
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	prideradio.iheart.com

Pride Radio (United States) (stylized as PRIDE Radio) is an LGBTQ+ electronic dance music and top 40 radio network launched by Clear Channel Communications Format Lab under the direction of Michael Albl, who conceived the format, on terrestrial HD2 & HD3 stations and online via CCRD (Clear Channel Radio Digital) in 2006. The radio division became known as iHeartMedia on September 16, 2014. It is one of several music channels that are available through iHeartMedia's iHeartRadio app.

Network information edit

The online portal acts as an interactive hub, hosting a variety of user-generated content. In addition, PRIDE Radio is a 24/7 streaming channel that plays upbeat Top 40 music (including remixes) and dance music targeted to the LGBTQ+ community. The service is also carried on the HD Radio sub-channels (HD2 & HD3) of selected iHeart radio stations around the U.S. The channel and accompanying online portal provide the LGBTQ+ audience with programming that aims to be entertaining, informative, and uniting. PRIDE Radio introduced a 24/7 slate of personalities in May 2013.

Stations edit

Previous Pride Radio logo used until 2013.

These FM stations currently carry Pride Radio on their HD2 (or HD3) digital subchannels:^[1]

WKTU HD2 103.5 FM: New York, New York
KBIG HD2 104.3 FM: Los Angeles, California
WKSC-FM HD2 103.5 FM: Chicago, Illinois
KIOI HD2 101.3 FM: San Francisco, California
KHKS HD2 106.1 FM: Dallas, Texas (Previously an affiliate from 2006 to 2008; returned in March 2011.)
KQBT HD2 93.7 FM: Houston, Texas
WIHT HD2 99.5 FM: Washington, D.C.
WBZY HD3 105.7 FM: Atlanta, Georgia
WIOQ HD3 102.1 FM: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Previous affiliate that returned in March 2017.)
WBWL HD2 101.7 FM: Boston, Massachusetts
WBGG-FM HD3 105.9 FM: Miami, Florida
KBKS-FM HD2 106.1 FM: Seattle, Washington
KMXP HD2 96.9 FM: Phoenix, Arizona
KDWB HD2 101.3 FM: Minneapolis, Minnesota
KHTS-FM HD2 93.3 FM: San Diego, California
WFLZ-FM HD2 93.3 FM Tampa, Florida (serves as PRIDE Radio's monitored reporter on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart)
KBCO HD3 97.3 FM: Denver, Colorado
WZFT HD2 104.3 FM: Baltimore, Maryland
KXJM HD2 107.5 FM: Portland, Oregon
WLKO HD2 102.9 FM: Charlotte, North Carolina
KSLZ HD2 107.7 FM: St. Louis. Missouri
WKST-FM HD2 96.1 FM: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WXXL HD2 106.7 FM: Orlando, Florida
WKFS HD2 107.1: Cincinnati, Ohio
KPEZ HD2 102.3 FM: Austin, Texas (serves as PRIDE Radio's monitored reporter on Mediabase's Dance Airplay Chart)
WHLK HD2 106.5 FM: Cleveland, Ohio
WXZX HD2 105.7 FM: Columbus, Ohio
WKSS HD2 95.7 FM: Hartford, Connecticut
WTUE HD3 104.7 FM: Dayton, Ohio
WPRM-FM HD4 99.1 FM: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Former affiliates edit

WSRS HD2: Worcester, Massachusetts (Switched to an 1980s pop format, probably originating from the iHeart80s feed, without any branding or slogan present)
KDMX HD2: Dallas, Texas (Switched to oldies/gold AC format known as "Sunny 102.9 HD2" in early spring of 2011, now silent)
KHFI HD2: Austin, Texas (Switched to "Hot Spot" programming)
KPTT HD2: Denver, Colorado (Switched to Evolution)
KXXM HD2: San Antonio, Texas (Discontinued programming)
KYLD HD2: San Francisco, California (Switched to "FuZic" programming in 2011)
KZZP HD2: Phoenix, Arizona (Switched to "Verizon New Music Channel" sometime in 2013, now known as "The Hot Spot")
WMTX HD2: Tampa, Florida (Discontinued Pride Radio in early spring of 2011, reactivated as classic hits branded "Thunder Tampa Bay")
WDTW-FM HD2: Detroit, Michigan (Switched to "The Alternative Project", a modern rock format, in November 2011)
WKSL HD2: Raleigh, North Carolina (Switched to Christian contemporary music)
WHYI-FM HD2 and HD3: Miami, Florida (HD2 Switched to "Evolution Radio" programming, now both discontinued)
WXKS-FM HD2: Boston, Massachusetts (Switched to WEDX simulcast, now simulcasts WBZ all-news programming)
WLDI HD2: West Palm Beach, Florida (Discontinued programming)
WHYN-FM HD2: Springfield, Massachusetts (Switched to "Verizon New Music Channel" programming, now hip-hop formatted 97.3 The Beat.)
WXXM HD2: Madison, Wisconsin (Discontinued programming)
KQQL HD3: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Switched to sports radio programming as "KFAN Plus")
K244FE: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Switched to sports radio programming as "KFAN Plus" via KQQL HD3)
WYYY HD2: Syracuse, New York (Switched to commercial-free 1980s music as simulcast of "iHeart80s")
KUBE HD2: Seattle, Washington (Discontinued programming)
WBZY HD2: Atlanta, Georgia (Switched to WBZW simulcast; moved to HD3)