Hibernia Beach LIVE
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| Genre | Talk radio |
|---|---|
| Running time | 2-3 hours |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Home station | KITS |
| Hosted by | Ken McPherson Renée Rotten |
| Created by | Ken McPherson |
| Recording studio | San Francisco, California |
| Original release | October 1989 – 2000 |
| Opening theme | "Hibernia Beach", Pansy Division |
Hibernia Beach LIVE was a gay-themed call-in talk radio show broadcast on San Francisco, California rock radio station KITS "Live 105" from October 1989[1] to 2000.[2][3] The program was named after "Hibernia Beach" in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood.
According to host Ken McPherson, "Hibernia Beach began because of a fight between GLAAD and the station..."[4]
While it ran, the program was billed as "the longest-running gay-hosted show on commercial radio",[5] and had an audience of over 40,000 listeners as of 1998.[4] It was broadcast weekly from 11:00 p.m. on Sundays until 2:00 a.m. on Monday mornings;[6] airtimes were later pushed back by an hour, to midnight Sunday nights.[1]
On-air hosts included Ken McPherson (jokingly referred to on air as "America's favorite homosexual"), Geraldine Barr, Renée Rotten, and Ben Carlson.[1] The show was initially formatted as a gay and lesbian public affairs program, but later changed to be inclusive of a broader audience;[7] topics included queer issues, politics, music, relationships, and sexuality.
In 1996, the rock band Pansy Division recorded "Hibernia Beach," a new 40-second opening theme song for the program.[8][9]