Outreach Dance

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OUTREACH DANCE
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  • United Kingdom
Broadcast areaWinchester, Basingstoke
Frequency DAB+:
9C (Winchester)
8B (Basingstoke)
7D (Portsmouth Trial)
Also available on Freeview 277 across all ITV Meridian regions through the UK Radio Portal
BrandingBringing the finest dance music to the South Coast and beyond
Programming
Format Dance/Urban
Ownership
Owner Outreach Radio Ltd.
Outreach Radio
Symonds Radio
History
First air date
2022
Links
Website www.outreachdance.co.uk

Outreach Dance is a UK-based Independent Regional Radio station, broadcasting on DAB Digital Radio to Portsmouth, Winchester & Basingstoke. [1]

Contents

History

The station was conceived by the directors of Outreach Radio following the success of their dance music section on their weekend schedule: "Club Lockdown".

Following the launch of the Winchester small-scale DAB multiplex in October 2022, Outreach Dance became available on DAB+ for listeners in Winchester and surrounding areas. [2] [3]

Following the launch of the Basingstoke small-scale DAB multiplex in November 2022, Outreach Dance, alongside their sister station, Outreach Radio, became available on DAB+ for listeners in Basingstoke and surrounding areas. [4] [5]

In January 2023, Outreach Dance extended its coverage via the Portsmouth small-scale DAB multiplex. Outreach Radio, followed shortly afterwards, making both radio services available on DAB+ for listeners in Portsmouth and surrounding areas. [6]

In March 2023, Outreach Dance extended its coverage via the Salisbury small-scale DAB multiplex alongside Outreach Radio, making both radio services available on DAB+ for listeners in Salisbury and surrounding areas [7] .

The station is currently available on mobile devices via radio streaming apps such as Radioplayer, [8] Online Radio Box [9] or myTuner. [10] It is also available on Amazon Alexa [11] and Google Home. In October 2022, Outreach Dance also became featured on the UK Radio Portal, [12] making their service available to connected Freeview homes across all ITV Meridian regions on Freeview channel 277.

Transmitters

Digital (DAB)

Multiplex NameBitrateShort LabelLong LabelSld
Winchester Small-Scale DAB 32kbit/sOUTDANCEOUTDANCE WinchC1C5
Basingstoke Small-Scale DAB 32kbit/sOUTDANCEOUTDANCE B'stokeC1C5
Portsmouth Small-Scale DAB 32kbit/sOUTDANCEOUTDANCE PortsC1C5
Salisbury Small-Scale DAB 32kbit/sOUTDANCEOUTDANCE S'buryC1C5

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References

  1. ↑ "Outreach Dance". media.info. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Radiotoday.co.uk: Winchester small-scale DAB multiplex launches with 18 radio stations | Radio Today" . Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. ↑ "UK DAB Networks - Winchester DAB". www.ukdab.net. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ↑ "How the Basingstoke small-scale DAB multiplex launched". RadioToday. 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  5. ↑ "UK DAB Networks - Basingstoke DAB". www.ukdab.net. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Our Services – Solent Wireless" . Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Stations". Nation Player. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  8. ↑ "OUTREACH DANCE on Radioplayer | Radioplayer" . Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. ↑ "OUTREACH DANCE on Online Radio Box | Online Radio Box" . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  10. ↑ "OUTREACH DANCE on myTuner | myTuner" . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  11. ↑ "Amazon.co.uk: OUTREACH DANCE : Alexa Skills | Amazon" . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  12. ↑ "Ukrp.tv: OUTREACH DANCE on the UK Radio Portal | UK Radio Portal" . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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