Veteran saltation DJ Dave Pearce is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 13 years as part of a late-night docket shakeup.
Pearce, world Health Organization currently hosts the Dance Anthems shows on Friday nights, exits the station along with fellow DJ Eddie Halliwell, who coupled in 2006.
He is replaced by fellow Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, world Health Organization switches slots, while Halliwell's show will be taken over by DJ Kissy Sell Out.
In his 13 years at Radio 1, Pearce as well hosted the early breakfast show, pick in for Chris Evans when he presented the breakfast picture, and fronted BBC2's Behind The Beat and ITV1 series Dance Years.
The Radio 1 head of programmes, Ben Cooper, said the changes would help the station "champion the very best in new music and raw DJ talent".
Pearce, a previous DJ on London stations Kiss and GLR, aforementioned: "It's been an incredible 13 days at Radio 1, of all the shows I've presented Dance Anthems is the one I'm virtually proud of creating and I am delighted that even in our late late night slot we increased consultation.
"It's time to incite on but I have some exciting new wireless projects to come."
In other changes to the station's music output signal, which will come into effect in October, Kutski gets a new hard dance and hardcore shew at 1am on Saturday morning.
Kutsi testament be followed by some other new show, 1Xtra DJ MistaJam's 1Xtra Mixtape, at 3am.
Kissy Sell Out, with a jump-up rock and rave show, replaces Halliwell at midnight on Thursdays, while newcomers Heidi Van den Amstel and Jaymo & Andy George link the rota of presenters on the In New DJs We Trust expansion slot at 2am on Friday mornings.
Both Kutski and Kissy Sell Out have previously hosted Radio 1's In New DJs We Trust.
Tim Westwood's Saturday show is being extended by an hour, to run from 9pm to 1am, and will include reggae dancehall DJ Goldfinger.
Cooper said: "Radio 1 is here to champion the very c. H. Best in new music and new DJ talent and I believe that these schedule changes mean we can remain to do this even more effectively.
"Kissy, Kutski and MistaJam are DJs who are completely passionate about the music they play and the audience they play to. I'm really happy that they will now all take their own regular shows.
"Our newest recruits Heidi Van den Amstel, Jaymo and Andy George ar a fantastic addition to the In New DJs We Trust lineup. I'd also like to give thanks both Dave and Eddie for their commitment to Radio 1 and wish them all the very best for the future."
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