102.2 Smooth Radio
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Broadcast area | London |
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Slogan | Your Life. Your Music. |
First air date | March 26, 2007 |
Frequency | 102.2 MHz Channel 0128 (Sky) Channel 916 (Virgin Media) Channel 718 (Freeview) |
Format | Oldies |
Owner | Guardian Media Group |
102.2 Smooth Radio is an Independent Local Radio station for the Greater London area, which replaced 102.2 Smooth FM on March 26th, 2007, launched by Gavin McCoy and Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born. The station competes with BBC Radio 2, aiming its music at listeners aged 50 and over, and is part of the national Smooth Radio network, which encompasses the Midlands, the North West of England and Glasgow.
As well as being carried on FM in London, 102.2 Smooth Radio is simulcast on several DAB mulitplexes, online and on digital television - Sky, Freeview and Virgin Media.
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[edit] Origins
On October 20, 2006, GMG Radio announced that it was requesting a change of format for 102.2 Smooth FM from Ofcom, moving the station away from its daytime soul and R&B remit which had, until that point, formed an integral part of the licence (Smooth FM itself a rebrand of Jazz FM, which launched in 1990). GMG proposed an easy listening music service mixed with speech for the over 50's, coupled with an improved local news service. Ofcom approved the changes on December 8th, 2006, with the condition that GMG retained the 45 hours of jazz per week that constituted part of the former licence requirement.[1] [2]
As a result of the format change, GMG have agreed to adhere to a minimum of 20% of its music during daytime being over 40 years old, to distance the station from its London rivals Magic and Heart 106.2.
[edit] On Air
102.2 Smooth Radio plays middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary music, aimed at listeners aged 50 and over.
Smooth's jingle package was produced by ProductionPark, and voiced by Sean Bolger.
[edit] Presenters
102.2 Smooth Radio will welcome Graham Dene as its breakfast presenter in late 2007, due to his inavailability at launch because of a contractual obligation with Emap's Magic 105.4.
- Gavin McCoy - Smooth Breakfast
- Mark Goodier - Smooth Mid-Mornings
- Kevin Greening - Smooth Afternoons
- Martin Collins - Smooth Drivetime
- Mike Allen - Smooth Evenings
- Tony Myatt - Smooth Nights
- Lynn Parsons - Smooth Weekend Evenings
- Russell Pockett - Smooth Weekend Breakfast
- Peter Young - Saturday Soul Show
- Nick Barraclough - Smooth Country
[edit] Other
Nick Barraclough's Sunday afternoon Smooth Country show is the only programme to be syndicated across all five Smooth Radio stations - all other output is produced locally.
[edit] References
- ^ Smooth requests Format change. Published by Radio Today on October 20, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2006.
- ^ Format Change Request Form OfW 332 (Smooth FM). Published by Ofcom on October 20, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2006.
[edit] External links
National newspapers: The Guardian | The Observer
International newspapers: The Guardian Weekly
Local Newspapers: Manchester Evening News| Manchester Metro News | Oldham Advertiser | Reading Evening Post | Surrey Advertiser
Century Network - 100-102 Century FM | 105.4 Century FM
Real Radio - Real Radio (Yorkshire) | Real Radio (Scotland) | Real Radio (South Wales)
Smooth Network - 102.2 Smooth Radio | 100.4 Smooth Radio | 105.2 Smooth Radio | 105.7 Smooth Radio | 106.6 Smooth Radio | 97.5 Smooth Radio (North East)
Other Stations - jazzfm.com | Q96 | 96.3 Rock Radio
Television: Channel M
Online: Guardian Unlimited
Other: Trader Media Group