Heart Dance

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Heart Dance
Heart Dance logo.png
  • United Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Frequency
Programming
Language(s)English
Format club classics, R&B & old school dance
Network Heart
Ownership
Owner Global
History
First air date
21 June 2019;5 years ago (2019-06-21)
Links
Webcast Heart Dance on Global Player
Website Heart Dance

Heart Dance is a national digital radio station (within the United Kingdom) owned and operated by Global as a spin-off from Heart. [1] The station broadcasts from the Global studios at Leicester Square in London.

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Launched on 21 June 2019, Heart Dance is a rolling music service playing club classics and old school dance hits (including modern-day remixes/reworkings of classic songs, and club classics that feature extracts taken from a classic song) from the 1980s onwards. The station has presenters at peak times but is mostly an automated service. Heart's Club Classics airing Friday and Saturday evenings on the main Heart station are simulcast with Heart Dance. [1] [2]

The station broadcasts nationally on Digital One DAB (D11 band) and on (global playere.ct ne. On 7 October 2019, the station launched on Sky channel 0146 replacing Smooth Extra.

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References

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  2. "Listen to non-stop club classics with Heart Dance". Heart. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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