. for the italian tv channel see gay.tv . this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message gay tv launched 2004 closed 7 april 2011 owned by rhf productions slogan where men come first country united kingdom replaced by flirt tv website hardontv.com availability at time of closure satellite sky channel 953 cable virgin media channel 485 and through on demand gay tv was an encrypted subscription channel from the uk that broadcast over sky and virgin media television platform from 20 00 to 05 30 daily targeted at gay men . launched in 2004 the channel focused mainly on more hardcore content but later incorporated shows such as laguna beach love affair and more softcore material . until 2007 it was the only gay adult channel on the sky platform . on 22 april 2008 gay tv was added to virgin media channel 485 . on 7 april 2011 gay tv was removed from sky channel 953 and flirt tv also from rhf productions was added to the dating section of the epg on channel 879 . the channel ceased broadcasting on virgin media on the same day . however the channel continues to operate on virgin s on demand service . external links edit official website gaytv at lyngsat address v t e northern & shell publications current daily express sunday express daily star daily star sunday ok star new former asian babes international musician and recording world television assets portland tv television x redhot gaytv other the health lottery people richard desmond category this article on a united kingdom television channel is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about lesbian gay bisexual or transgender topics is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this pornography related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gaytv & oldid 718303187 categories gay pornographic television channelsbritish pornographic television channelsdefunct british television channelsdefunct lgbt organisations in the united kingdomnorthern & shelltelevision channels and stations established in 2004television channels and stations disestablished in 20112004 establishments in england2004 establishments in the united kingdom2011 disestablishments in the united kingdomlgbt related television channelsunited kingdom television channel stubslgbt stubspornography stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2011all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschti ng vi t edit links this page was last modified on 2 may 2016 at 18 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view