GlitterBeam now available on DAB in Brighton & Hove

We are on air!

GlitterBeam further expand its reach and it’s now broadcasting on DAB in Brighton & Hove.

The LGBTQ community of Brighton and Hove is one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Brighton has been described in some media as a “gay capital” of the UK.

In a 2014 estimate, 1115% of the city’s population aged 16 or over is thought to be lesbian, gay or bisexual. The city also had the highest percentage of same-sex households in the UK in 2004 and the largest number of civil partnership registrations outside London in 2013.

Brighton has recorded LGBT history in the city since the 19th century. Many men were initially drawn to Brighton by the enormous numbers of soldiers garrisoned in the town during the Napoleonic Wars. Evidence suggests that a floating population and good transport links with London helped its reputation as a place for the LGBT community. By the 1930s, Brighton started to flourish as a gay destination and many gay and lesbian pubs started to establish themselves. During the Second World War, Brighton was filled with soldiers. Women and men in the forces who were away from home meeting other lesbians and gay people for the first time in their lives also heard about Brighton and its special pleasures and helped turn it into a gay destination in the post-war years.

It is very exciting for all of us at GlitterBeam to be now available on DAB in the area and bringing our Music With Sparkle to East Sussex.