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In November 2005, Pure Dance was put up for sale<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-25 |title=Pure Dance up for sale |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2005/11/pure-dance-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-25 |title=Pure Dance up for sale |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2005/11/pure-dance-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref> In November 2005, Pure Dance was put up for sale<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-25 |title=Pure Dance up for sale |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2005/11/pure-dance-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-25 |title=Pure Dance up for sale |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2005/11/pure-dance-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref>


The channel began falling silent for long periods of time in January 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/341269/puredance-radio-no-sound |publisher=Digital Spy |accessdate=29 March 2020|title=Puredance Radio (No sound) }}</ref> with its website and web streams going offline. The Pure Dance was removed from the ] EPG in early 2006 after having not transmitted any audio for over two weeks. The channel began falling silent for long periods of time in January 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/341269/puredance-radio-no-sound |publisher=Digital Spy |accessdate=29 March 2020|title=Puredance Radio (No sound) }}</ref> with its website and web streams going offline. Pure Dance was removed from the ] EPG in early 2006 after going silent for over two weeks.


== Legacy and Return == == Legacy and Return ==

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Pure Dance was a UK radio station specialising in dance music. It broadcast on digital satellite television, and by Internet, in Windows Media, RealPlayer and mp3PRO.

Typical music included trance, hardcore, house and club music. A relaunch was announced in 2024.

Presenters

Presenters included Warren Street, Dan Wood, Matt Forest, Ryan Morrison, Ben & Nixxi, Stu Allan, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, Slipmatt, Lisa Lashes, Agnelli & Nelson, and Warp Brothers.

Closure

In November 2005, Pure Dance was put up for sale 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".

The channel began falling silent for long periods of time in January 2006, 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

In April 2024, a Mixcloud page was created, featuring a number of specialist music shows originally broadcast on Pure Dance in 2005.

Pure Dance announced plans to return on an as-yet unconfirmed platform in 2024.

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  4. "Dan Wood". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 11 October 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. "Matt Forest". Pure Dance. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2004.
  6. "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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  13. "Mixcloud". www.mixcloud.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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