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Smooth Radio is a network of local radio stations broadcasting on FM and DAB in the United Kingdom.It retains one outlet on AM.Smooth Radio previously featured a soft adult contemporary radio format but has introduced more upbeat music since 2023.
This list does not include stations which broadcast on numerous local digital multiplexes or MW licences to achieve near-national coverage. DAB frequencies: 11A - radio stations operated under the Sound Digital multiplex; 11D / 12A - radio stations operated under the Digital One multiplex (12A in Scotland and 11D in England, Wales and Northern ...
After John Myers' recommendations of a regulatory overhaul in commercial radio were published, and the Digital Economy Act 2010 allowing stations to co-locate or discontinue local shows and to broadcast on national DAB was passed, Smooth Radio merged its five English stations into one quasi-national station, and local news feeds were produced ...
In 2010 GMG Radio announced that it would be merging its five Smooth stations in England to create a nationwide Smooth Radio service based in Manchester. The new station was launched on 4 October 2010 and could be heard both on DAB and on the locally on the FM frequencies. [citation needed]
The station launched following GMG Radio's purchase of the Saga Radio Group in December 2006, and granting of permission from the regulator Ofcom to change the format of its Smooth FM stations in London and the North West. The decision was made to change both the Smooth FM and Saga stations to Smooth Radio and so Saga 105.7 FM was closed at 6pm ...
In 2010 GMG announced that it would be merging its five Smooth stations in England to create a nationwide Smooth Radio service based in Manchester. The new station was launched on 4 October 2010 and could be heard both on DAB and on the locally on the FM frequencies.
The DAB service to south-east Wales was turned over from Gold to Smooth at the same time as the AM service was, and DAB transmissions to northwest Wales began when the new local DAB multiplex was switched on in December 2014. Smooth Wales formerly broadcast on AM in southeast Wales, transmitting on: 1305 kHz AM - Gwent; 1359 kHz AM - Cardiff
The station was relaunched again as Smooth Radio 100.4 on 26 March 2007. The launch occurred at the same time as London based 102.2 Smooth FM, however Smooth Radio 100.4 continued with its own unique soul music based format. On 5 July 2007, GMG Radio announced that it was requesting a change of format from Ofcom, which would bring Smooth Radio ...