97.5 Smooth Radio
Summary
97.5 & 107.7 Smooth Radio is an independent local radio station broadcasting to the north east of England. It launched at 8am on 8 January 2008, and is broadcast from new studios based at the Team Valley complex in Gateshead. The station competes with BBC Radio 2, aiming its music at listeners aged 45 and over, and is part of the national Smooth Network.As well as being carried on FM, 97.5 & 107.7 Smooth Radio is being simulcast on several DAB multiplexes and online.The licence for the station was originally awarded to the Saga Radio Group. However, GMG Radio inherited it following its purchase of Saga in December 2006.
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Sony Radio Academy awards winners
Best Breaking News Coverage Gold: PM – BBC Radio 4Silver: August Riots – BBC News for BBC Radio 5 liveBronze: Gary Speed's Death – Somethin' Else & BBC Radio Sport for BBC Radio 5 liveNominee: The Riots – GMG Radio North West News Team for Real Radio North WestNominee: Birmingham Riots – Free Radio Birmingham (brmb).
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Smooth Radio to launch 'Feed Your Soul' campaign
Smooth Radio, the GMG Radio station, is set to launch a targeted marketing campaign to promote the "emotional lift" music can provide, on Monday (14 May).
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GMG Radio to cut back news team
Owner of Real Radio and Smooth Radio to pare back 39-strong news team by about a third.
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Smooth fundraiser to cook up charity cash
Smooth Radio has announced details of its third annual Starlight Supper to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Birmingham's BRMB rebrands to Free Radio
Owner Orion Media announces name change for Birmingham broadcaster along with three Midlands sister stations.
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BBC Radio 1 facing pressure to chase younger audience
New BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper is facing pressure to steer his station to a younger audience after it was claimed the average age of the station's listenership had gone up.
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BBC local radio stations gain more than 250,000 listeners
Radio Stoke, Leicester and Coventry and Warwickshire among the risers as MPs criticise corporation's cost-cutting.
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Smooth Radio celebrates first birthday as national station
Smooth Radio, the GMG Radio-owned station, celebrates its first anniversary as a national station today (4 October).
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Rajar Q4 2010: TalkSport breaks reach and hours records
TalkSport reported record reach and hours for the last three months of 2010, while Global Radio-owned Classic FM and the newly-national Smooth Radio also increased reach and hours, according to the latest Rajar figures.
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Sharp keeps it Smooth
Former Capital and Heart presenter Pat Sharp is to stay on as weekend breakfast presenter at Smooth Radio after covering the show for the last couple of months. Patman is the latest big name to sign for the station - which became a national network in October - and replaces Tony Blackburn who.
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