Virgin Radio UK has announced it is launching Virgin Radio Pride UK, a new radio station for the LGBTQ+ community which will broadcast from June 7 until the end of September.

Virgin Radio Pride UK will seek to reduce inequality by addressing important issues in the core programming, sparking conversations around topics such as: trans-rights, gay adoption issues, living with HIV and helping parents understand LGBTQ+ issues by working closely with various LGBTQ+ partners.

The schedule will be driven by LGBTQ+ presenters including Tia Kofi, Matt Cain, Emma Goswell, Debbie Ryan, Phil Clifton, Shivani Dave, Vicki Blight, and Stephen Sullivan who will be joined in conversation with guest celebrity contributors.

The station will also bring to life Pride festivals around the UK, partnering with local celebrations including Blackpool and Oxford Pride, to either amplify the existing event with outside broadcasts or help to replace cancelled events on-air, highlighting the wonderful diversity around the UK.

Virgin Radio Pride UK has also joined up with a range of partners who will feature in the station’s programming including The Food Chain, the charity which exists to ensure people living with HIV in London can access the nutrition they need to lead healthy, independent lives, mental health charity Shout, the UK Aids Memorial Quilt Partnership, All About Trans and The Log Books podcast.

Further scheduled content includes documentaries on what it is to be bisexual in 2021, how LGBTQ+ communities helped shape dance music from Disco to House and Matt Cain’s weekly magazine show - The Sunday Roast - on Sunday afternoon including lively discussion about LGBTQ+ issues with panelists from organisations including All About Trans.

You can listen to Virgin Radio Pride UK from June 7 on DAB in London, online or via the Virgin Radio app.