Pure 107.8FM

Pure 107.8

City of license	Stockport
Broadcast area	Stockport
Frequency	107.8 MHz
First air date	13 September 2007
Transmitter coordinates	53°24′27″N 2°09′42″W / 53.4076°N 2.1616°W / 53.4076; -2.1616Coordinates: 53°24′27″N 2°09′42″W / 53.4076°N 2.1616°W / 53.4076; -2.1616
Website	www.pureradio.org.uk

Pure 107.8 is a community radio station broadcasting in Stockport, south Manchester. Pure Radio is part of Pure Innovations, a not-for-profit organisation that employs people from disadvantaged backgrounds to build the skills and confidence to get back into employment. Around 60 volunteers work for Pure 107.8FM.

Pure Radio launched full time in September 2006 and has approximately 27,000 listeners (Ipsos Mori poll). It is the only radio station to exclusively cover Stockport. It covers local news and events, and plays music from the last four decades. Pure Radio also provides live commentary of every Stockport County match, both home and away.

The station is based in Cheadle Heath, Stockport. Pure 107.8 can also be listened to from their website.

Pure radio has mainstream programming during the day and community-focused shows in the evening cover topics such as sexuality, aging and health, as well as specialist music shows including classic 60s, indie, funk, punk, soul and blues.

Shows

Chilled Pure
Pure Breakfast with Tim Fernley
The Long Lunch with Sara Hughes
Priceless Pure
Stockport’s Drive Home with Dave Stearn
The Guest List
Pure County
Total Access Community Shows (New Horizons, Stockport Focus, The Basement, Under the Rainbow)
Music Central (Rock 'n' Roll Legends, Play Something Country, Northern Soul Floorfillers, The Cellar Tapes, Way Back Grooves, Soul Patrol, Keep It Real, Fuzzbox, Stockport Years with Matthew Gilbert, Roots & Fusion, Edge of Heaven, International Departures).

Main presenters

Tim Fernley (Breakfast)
Sara Hughes (The Long Lunch)
Pete Liggins (News and Sport Editor)
Dave Stearn (Stockport’s Drive Home)
Paul Holloway (The Guest List)
Jess Foley (The Guest List)

Sources

http://www.pureradio.org.uk/

References

Radio stations in Greater Manchester, England

Longwave AM stations	198 (BBC Radio 4) 252 (RTÉ Radio 1)

Medium wave AM stations	909/693 (BBC Radio 5 Live) 1089/1053 (Talksport) 1152 (Key 2) 1215 (Absolute Radio) 1350 (Radio Cavell) 1377 (Asian Sound Radio) 1458 (Gold)

FM stations	88.4 (Gaydio) 89.3/89.8 (BBC Radio 2) 90.1 (Legacy FM) 91.5/91.9 (BBC Radio 3) 92.8 (Unity Radio) 93.7/94.1 (BBC Radio 4) 94.4 (Salford City Radio) 95.1/104.6 (BBC Radio Manchester) 96.2 (96.2 The Revolution) 96.5 (Bolton FM) 96.9 (ALL FM) 97.0 (Crescent Radio) 97.2 (Wythenshawe FM) 97.7 (XFM) 98.9/99.3 (BBC Radio 1) 99.7 (Oldham Community Radio) 100.4 (Smooth Radio) 101.1 (Classic FM) 102.0 (Capital) 102.4 (Wish FM) 103.0 (Key 103) 103.6 (Tameside Radio) 104.9 (Imagine FM) 105.4 (Heart) 106.1 (Real Radio XS) 106.6 (North Manchester FM) 107.4 (Tower FM) 107.8 (Pure Radio). The FM BBC Radio stations are broadcast from two transmitters, Holme Moss and Saddleworth.

DAB	Stations: Absolute Radio Absolute Radio 80s Absolute Radio 90s Asian Sound Radio BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra BBC Radio 6 Music BBC Asian Network BBC World Service BBC Radio Manchester BFBS Radio Classic FM Capital Capital Xtra Heart North West Heat Radio Key 103 Key 2 Key 3 Kiss LBC Magic UK Planet Rock Premier Christian Radio Radio X Smooth Extra Smooth Radio North West Talksport UCB UK Christian Multiplexes: CE Manchester (local)

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