Smooth Radio (2014)
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Smooth Radio is a network of local radio stations broadcasting on FM, AM and DAB in the United Kingdom. Smooth Radio features a soft adult contemporary radio format. Launched in March 2014, it replaced the national Smooth Radio that had launched in 2010 on FM and DAB, and most outlets of Gold on AM.
Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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Frequency | FM: 97.2 MHz–107.7 MHz AM: 603 kHz–1557 kHz DAB: 10B–12D Sky (UK only): 0124 Virgin Media: 916 Freeview: 718 Freesat: 732 |
RDS | Smooth |
Branding | Always The Best Music |
Programming | |
Format | Soft Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Global |
Smooth Chill • Smooth Country • Smooth Relax [1] | |
History | |
First air date | 4 March 1990 (As Jazz FM) 4 October 2010 (As Smooth Radio) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Each FM station broadcasts localised breakfast with networked shows simulcast from London at all other times. Four of the six FM stations, and all three surviving AM frequencies, are owned and operated by Global, with the remaining three FM licences owned by Communicorp UK and run as a franchise.
According to RAJAR, the network broadcasts to a combined weekly audience of 5.4 million with a listening share of 3.6% as of December 2023.
In January 2023, Smooth introduced a new logo and slogan, "Always the best music".[2]