Smoky Mountain Times is written for residents of Swain County, NC. It provides information on news and events of interest to the local community.

Smoky Mountain Times is written for residents of Swain County, NC. It provides information on news and events of interest to the local community.

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Background and Format: Smooth Lake District aims to provide music, news and showbusiness news for the Lake District, available on 100-102 FM, DAB and Online. Advertising information can be found at www.smoothradio.com/lakes/contact. Programme Maker / Production Company: Global Target Audience: Listeners 25-44. Stats: RAJAR does not display the number Tips for PRs: A contact for advertising is Commercial Director Tony Johnson who can be reached at tony.johnson@global.com Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Monday 12th March 2018 Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria and Smooth Lake District have now launched. Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria will bring listeners music from artists such as Ed Sheeran, P!NK and Bruno Mars, as well as a fresh line-up of presenters, and the latest local and national news and travel. Smooth Lake District will provide listeners with a relaxing mix of songs from iconic artists such as Adele, Robbie Williams and George Michael. The full announcement can be viewed here. The website for Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria can be viewed at www.heart.co.uk/northlancs and the website for Smooth Lake District can be viewed at www.smoothradio.com/lakes   Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Wednesday 14th February 2018 The Bay and Lakeland Radio will become Heart Radio and Smooth Radio following the acquisition by Global Media from the CN Group last year, and is set to launch across North Lancashire and Cumbria around March 2018. More details will be announced soon.   Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Tuesday 21st November 2017 Global, the media & entertainment group, has announced the acquisition of The Bay and Lakeland Radio radio stations from CN Group. The deal is expected to complete at the end of November 2017. The Bay covers North Lancashire and South Cumbria from its broadcast centre in Lancaster. Kendal-based Lakeland Radio transmits across the South Lakes. The full announcement can be viewed here.

Background and format:. Jonathan Pye presents the breakfast show with music variety and local news stories. Programme Maker / Production Company: Global Target Audience: Listeners 25-44. Stats: Source: RAJAR for period ending September 2017.

Tips for PRs: You can call the Lakeland Radio News Team on +44 (0)1539 737 380 or by emailing news@lakelandradio.co.uk. Lakeland Radio broadcasts a mix of local news & national news on the hour Monday to Friday between 07.00 & 17.00, On a Saturday & Sunday this news begins at 08.00 and ends at 13.00

Background and format:. Tim Littlechild provides the Smooth Drive Home show with relaxing music and local news. Programme Maker / Production Company: Global Target Audience: Listeners 25-44. Stats: See Smooth Lake District Home Page.  

Background & Format: Smooth Radio Four Counties brings listeners a relaxing music mix. The songs played are the best from the past five decades, with the aim of providing a soundtrack to listeners' lives. The station also carries news, travel and weather. Owner Global Radio Schedule: A full schedule can be viewed here Target audience: Listeners aged 40-59. Stats: Source: RAJAR for period ending September 2019. Ad Rates: Advertising contacts can be viewed here Tips for PRs: Between 6am and 7pm Mon-Fri and 6am- 12noon Saturday and Sunday bulletins contain a mix of local, national and world stories, along with appropriate local and national sport, weather and entertainment news. All of Smooth Radio’s output is produced and presented from our studios in London and shared with Smooth Radio London. Outside of 0600-1000 Mon-Fri and 1400-1800 at weekends, the output is also shared with the following stations: Smooth Radio West Midlands, Smooth Radio East Midlands, Smooth Radio North West, Smooth Radio North East, and Smooth Radio Scotland. Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 25 February 2014 From March, Smooth Radio relaunches as ‘Your Relaxing Music Mix’. Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Myleene Klass join Tina Hobley and other Smooth presenters as the station re-launches and prepares to extend its reach with the following national line-up: Kate Garraway will join from 3 March when she starts her mid-morning weekday show, which will be broadcast across the network from 10am to 1pm. Andrew Castle will host the weekday Breakfast show, with four hours of music and chat from 6am to 10am. Andrew will also interview a celebrity every Sunday evening, on ‘Andrew Castle Meets’, which will also be broadcast across the network. Myleene Klass will present the Saturday morning show each week from 10am to 2pm. Myleene will continue to present on Saturdays and Sundays at 10pm to 1am on Classic FM. Completing the national line-up, Paul Phear will present weekday afternoons. Anthony Davis, who recently took up his new slot, remains on Drive (4pm to 8pm). He will also host a new show the ‘Great American Songbook’ on Sunday evenings. Chris Skinner will present ‘The Smooth Sanctuary’ and a new show on Saturday nights the ‘Great British Song Book’. Tina Hobley will continue to present the Sunday mid-morning show from 9am to 12 noon. For press enquiries, Sophia Boudjemaa, Charlotte Johnston or Michael Hickson can be reached on +44 (0)20 3740 7475 and global@sevendialspr.com Gorkana Alert: Thursday 6 February 2014 Global, the UK’s leading music & entertainment company, has announced it has agreed a deal to divest radio stations in the regions required by the Competition Commission to Communicorp. It is the leading radio company in Ireland and was the successful acquirer in a competitive sales process and has been approved by the Competition Commission as a suitable owner of the divested stations. The stations that Global has sold to Communicorp are Capital South Wale

Background and Format: Tina Hobley hosts the drivetime programme across the Smooth Radio network, providing listeners a mix of music, news and chat. Production Company: Global Radio Schedule Times: Monday to Friday, 4-7pm Target Audience: Listeners aged 40-59 Stats: Please refer to the front page of Smooth Radio Bristol & Bath Ad Rates: Please refer to the front page of Smooth Radio Bristol & Bath Tips for PRs: There is no generic email address for this show. A contact form can be viewed here.  The show can be reached via Text on 65588.

Background & Format: Smooth Radio Bristol and Bath aims to provide relaxing music for Bristol and Bath, available on 1260 FM, DAB Digital Radio and Online. Advertising information is available here. Programme Maker/Production Company Global Radio Target audience: Listeners aged 40-59. Stats: Source: RAJAR for period ending June 2018 (Listed under Smooth Radio West Country) Tips for PRs: PR queries should be directed to John Chittenden - Deputy Head of Press, Global Radio - john.chittenden@thisisglobal.com There is no generic email address for the station. Contact details available here Automated programmes are broadcast Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am-2:00pm, and Sunday 6:00pm-12:00am. All of Smooth Radio’s output is produced and presented from studios in London and shared with Smooth Radio London. Outside of 6:00-1000am, Monday-Friday, and 2:00-6:00pm at weekends, the output is also shared with the following stations: Smooth Radio West Midlands, Smooth Radio East Midlands, Smooth Radio North West, Smooth Radio North East, and Smooth Radio Scotland. Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 25 February 2014 From March, Smooth Radio relaunches as ‘Your Relaxing Music Mix’. Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Myleene Klass join Tina Hobley and other Smooth presenters as the station re-launches and prepares to extend its reach with the following national line-up: Kate Garraway will join from 3 March when she starts her mid-morning weekday show, which will be broadcast across the network from 10am to 1pm. Andrew Castle will host the weekday Breakfast show, with four hours of music and chat from 6am to 10am. Andrew will also interview a celebrity every Sunday evening, on ‘Andrew Castle Meets’, which will also be broadcast across the network. Myleene Klass will present the Saturday morning show each week from 10am to 2pm. Myleene will continue to present on Saturdays and Sundays at 10pm to 1am on Classic FM. Completing the national line-up, Paul Phear will present weekday afternoons. Anthony Davis, who recently took up his new slot, remains on Drive (4pm to 8pm). He will also host a new show the ‘Great American Songbook’ on Sunday evenings. Chris Skinner will present ‘The Smooth Sanctuary’ and a new show on Saturday nights the ‘Great British Song Book’. Tina Hobley will continue to present the Sunday mid-morning show from 9am to 12 noon. For press enquiries, Sophia Boudjemaa, Charlotte Johnston or Michael Hickson can be reached on +44 (0)20 3740 7475 and global@sevendialspr.com Gorkana Alert: Thursday 6 February 2014 Global, the UK’s leading music & entertainment company, has announced it has agreed a deal to divest radio stations in the regions required by the Competition Commission to Communicorp. It is the leading radio company in Ireland and was the successful acquirer in a competitive sales process and has been approved by the Competition Commission as a suitable owner of the divested stations. The stations that Global has sold to Communicorp are Cap