Pure Dance
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Pure Dance was a UK radio station specialising in dance music. It broadcast on digital satellite television,[1] and by Internet, in Windows Media, RealPlayer and mp3PRO.
Typical music included trance, hardcore, house and club music. A relaunch was announced in 2024.[2]
Presenters
[edit]Presenters included Warren Street,[3] Dan Wood,[4] Matt Forest,[5] Ryan Morrison, Ben & Nixxi, Stu Allan,[6][7] Billy 'Daniel' Bunter,[8] Slipmatt, Lisa Lashes, Agnelli & Nelson, and Warp Brothers.[9]
Closure
[edit]In November 2005, Pure Dance was put up for sale[10] by its owners. It was claimed at the time that the station had "a regular audience of nearly one million listeners every month, primarily in the 16-30 year old age group".[11]
The channel began falling silent for long periods of time in January 2006,[12] with its website and web streams going offline. Pure Dance was removed from the Sky EPG in early 2006 after going silent for over two weeks.
Legacy and Return
[edit]In April 2024, a Mixcloud page was created, featuring a number of specialist music shows originally broadcast on Pure Dance in 2005.[13]
Pure Dance announced plans to return on an as-yet unconfirmed platform in 2024.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "HF / What's on". Harder Faster. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Pure Dance". www.puredance.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Warren Street". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2004.
- ^ "Dan Wood". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Matt Forest". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2004.
- ^ "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Mixcloud". MixCloud. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "HF / What's on". Harder Faster. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Mambo". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 8 June 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Pure Dance up for sale". RadioToday. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Pure Dance up for sale". RadioToday. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Puredance Radio (No sound)". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Mixcloud". www.mixcloud.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Mambo". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 8 June 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2020.