GaydarRadio to stop broadcasting
GaydarRadio, the UK’s largest station for the LGBT community, has announced it is leaving the radio business after more than ten years on air.
It will hand over its licenses to Manchester community station Gaydio on 7 January 2013.
As a result of the transfer, GaydarRadio will cease broadcasting from its Twickenham base and all programming will be controlled by Gaydio from its Manchester operation.
In a statement, Trevor Martin, CEO of QSoft Consulting, Gaydar’s owner, said: “Everyone associated with GaydarRadio should be immensely proud of what the station has achieved. The station has devoted an extraordinary amount of time to help social causes within the LGBT community as well as supporting talent within the music industry.
Mr Martin added: “The transfer of the DAB licences to Gaydio will ensure that the time and money invested in GaydarRadio will continue to live on and be supported in an appropriate way, with the support of the Gaydio FM licence.
“The challenges of the DAB radio sector have been well documented and were increasingly holding QSoft Consulting back from investing in its core dating business, which continues to expand in the UK and internationally.”
Toby Whitehouse, Station Director and Co-Founder of Gaydio, stated: “This is great news for the UK’s LGBT community as this will create a unified and stronger programming opportunity on the FM, DAB and online broadcasting platforms.
“Gaydio and GaydarRadio have shared many similarities in terms of the programming mix and our dedication to promoting LGBT causes. We are really excited to be the forging the biggest LGBT media outlet in the UK.”
