Bio

Background and format: Smooth Radio is a network of adult contemporary local radio stations broadcasting on FM and AM stations in England and Scotland. Launched in March 2014, they replaced the national Smooth Radio that had launched in 2010 on FM, and most outlets of Gold on AM. Smooth Scotland carries local breakfast and drivetime shows on weekdays, and four hours local a day at weekends, with the remainder of programming fed from Leicester Square, London. Each show play pop music from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and local and international news. The station is available on 105.2 FM in Glasgow, DAB in Edinburgh, Digital Radio and Online. Owner: Global Radio. Schedule: A full schedule can be viewed here Target audience: Listeners aged 40-59 in Scotland. Stats: 415,000 for period ending September 2017 (Source: RAJAR). Tips for PRs: Press releases should be sent to the department email and not to the Editor's personal mail box. Producers vary for each show on Smooth Radio, therefore only general contact details are available. Programmes between 10:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, and 6:00pm-12:00am on Sunday are automated. Between the hours of 6:00-10:00am and 4:00-8:00pm, Monday to Friday, and 2:00–6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, programming is local. Ad rates: For advertising information contact Lyndsay Holland on +44 (0)141 566 6133 and lyndsay.holland@thisisglobal.com Alerts: Gorkana Consumer Alert: Wednesday 31 January 2007 GMG Radio is to rebrand the Saga Radio stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year. The group will also drop the ‘fm’ part of the name across its current two smooth fm stations in London and the North West. GMG announced in December that it had agreed to purchase the Saga Radio stations for an undisclosed sum, but the acquisition is only formally completed this week. GMG Radio, which also bought the two Century stations from GCap Media last October, will now operate four brands in its stable: Real Radio, Century FM, Smooth Radio and the recently launch 96.3 Rock Radio in Scotland. For further information please contact Joanne Burton, the Press Officer of GMG on joe.burton@gmgradio.com.