Trancid is a HD2

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station and one of seven Dance-formatted HD2 stations launched by

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through their Format Lab, a new division set up to expand music formats over their HD2 subcarriers in 2006 up until its elimination in 2008. The channel was relaunched in 2011 as part of

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, the successor to the Format Lab.

History

Trancid was launched on March 31, 2006 over the subcarrier channel of

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and offered a playlist that is mostly made up of current Trance, Techno, Electronica and Dance tracks, all commercial-free and jockless 24/7. It also expanded the format to sister station KIKI-FM/

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as well. But in June 2008 the format was eliminated and its music was cominbed into the Club Phusion format. After a nearly 3-year absence, Clear Channel relaunched Trancid, this time a part of iHeartRadio, on August 5, 2011.Profile of Trancid
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posted August 5, 2011 And with this revival came a stable of well known names from the world of trance and electronica being added to its programming lineup, including

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Bruce Cullen
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. In addition, Trancid plans to also feature music sets and specialty programs.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.iheart.com/live/Trancid-5144/ Dance radio stations HD Radio IHeartRadio digital channels Radio stations established in 2008