Pure Dance Explained
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, old skool, and the very latest straight from the clubs. The channel began falling silent for long periods of time in January 2006,[2] with its website and webstreams going offline. It was removed from the Sky EPG in March 2006 after having not transmitted any audio for over two weeks.
Presenters
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]
Sale of Pure Dance
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]
Legacy
In April 2024, a Mixcloud page was created, featuring a number of specialist music shows originally broadcast on Pure Dance in 2005.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: HF / What's on . Harder Faster . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Puredance Radio (No sound) . Digital Spy . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Warren Street . https://web.archive.org/web/20041027214129/http://www.puredance.co.uk/?page=warrenstreet . 27 October 2004 . Pure Dance . 27 October 2004.
- Web site: Dan Wood . https://web.archive.org/web/20041011100434/http://www.puredance.co.uk/?page=danwood . 11 October 2004 . Pure Dance . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Matt Forest . https://web.archive.org/web/20041018025311/http://puredance.co.uk/?page=mattforest . 18 October 2004 . Pure Dance . 18 October 2004.
- Web site: Mixcloud . Mixcloud . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Mixcloud . MixCloud . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: HF / What's on . Harder Faster . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: Mambo . https://web.archive.org/web/20050608021232/http://www.puredance.co.uk/mambo/ . 8 June 2005 . Pure Dance . 29 March 2020.
- Web site: 2005-11-25 . Pure Dance up for sale . 2024-07-03 . RadioToday . en-GB.
- Web site: 2005-11-25 . Pure Dance up for sale . 2024-07-03 . RadioToday . en-GB.
- Web site: Mixcloud . 2024-07-03 . www.mixcloud.com.