Pure 107.8FM

Pure 107.8

City	Stockport
Broadcast area	Stockport
Frequency	107.8 MHz
First air date	13 September 2006
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

Pure 107.8 was a community radio station broadcasting in Stockport, south Manchester. Pure Radio was 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.

Pure Radio launched full-time in September 2006 and reported approximately 27,000 listeners (Ipsos Mori poll). It was the only radio station to exclusively cover Stockport, covering local news and events, and playing music from the last four decades. Pure Radio also provided live commentary of every Stockport County match, both home and away, until August 2017, when rights reverted to Imagine FM ^[1]

The station was based in Cheadle Heath, Stockport.

In February 2017, it was reported the station faced closure as Pure Innovations no longer had the finances to support the project. ^[2]

In September 2017, the community radio licence for Stockport transferred to a new group, and the station was re-launched in November as Your FM. ^[3]

This station has no connection with Pure Innovations, and of the presenters from Pure 107.8FM, only Paul Holloway and Stephen Bowyer continued to feature as of January 2018. A more modern music policy was also noted, with, in contrast to Pure, very little pre-1980 music featured, and a heavy emphasis on current and recent chart hits.

The Your FM website does not carry any current schedules or lists of presenters/programmes. ^[4]

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