The first station transferred into Audacy Atlas LLC has found a new owner.
In a deal first reported in our 2/27 Domain Insight, Brad Fuhr’s KGAY PSP will purchase LGBTQ+ Dance “Channel Q 103.1” KQPS Palm Desert CA from Audacy for an undisclosed amount.
Fuhr, who also owns LGBTQ+ Dance “106.5 KGAY” 1270 KGAY/106.5 K293CL Thousand Palms and GayDesertGuide.com, will begin operating KQPS via LMA on Monday, March 6. The two stations will simulcast on Monday and Tuesday, before a new format debuts on 103.1 on Wednesday, March 8. Details on what to expect can be seen in our Domain Insight report.
In a major bit of Coachella Valley media news, local LGBTQ media entrepreneur Brad Fuhr has purchased KQPS 103.1 Radio, known in the market as “Channel Q.” The acquisition, which follows Fuhr’s purchase of KGAY Radio in August 2021, expands Brad’s local landscape which began 10 years ago with the wildly successful Gay Desert Guide and digital agency OMGPSP. On Monday, March 6, KGAY and 103.1 FM will begin simulcasting for a brief period, with new programming on the former “Channel Q” commencing Wednesday, March 8.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com