I'm honestly surprised this is the first.  I would have assumed a place like San Francisco would have had one for years based on the population there.  I'm also surprised that it plays so hard into the stereotype of the flaming gay person doting on Madonna and Judy Garland.   It would be like me doing a female talk station only with recipes to make for when hubby gets home and vacuming tips.  I want to believe we've moved the needle a bit further than that..  on both examples.

(Via HuffPost)

The Minnesota airwaves just got a whole lot gayer. 

In June, iHeartMedia Minneapolis-St. Paul launched the nation's first FM radio station dedicated exclusively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) listeners. The new 96.7 Pride Radio debuted, appropriately, with 24 straight hours of Madonna tunes June 11, followed by two weeks of non-stop commercial-free music -- namely pop hits and dance remixes by the likes of Sam Smith, Rihanna, Nick Jonas and more -- the next day.  

The new station is an FM broadcast extension of Pride Radio, iHeartRadio's digital LGBT channel, and listeners will recognize many of the same hosts, including Ricky, Delana, Houston, Pacey and Christie. Still, Hartley Adkins, Executive Vice President of Operations for iHeartMedia, said in a press release that the broadcast station will break fresh ground as "a place for amazing music and entertainment" as well as "a destination to express opinions, be heard and connect."