105.2 Smooth Radio
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105.2 Smooth Radio is a Scottish Independent Local Radio
station broadcasting to Glasgow
and the surrounding area, owned & operated by GMG Radio
and broadcasting from studios at Baillieston
in the East End of Glasgow. The station replaced Saga 105.2 FM at 6am on Monday 26 March 2007 and competes with BBC Radio 2
, aiming its music at listeners aged 35 and over. Smooth Radio Scotland is part of the national Smooth Radio network, which encompasses London, the North West of England, the East Midlands
, the West Midlands
& the North East of England.
As well as being carried on FM in the Glasgow area, the station is also broadcast on DAB
digital radio to the East of Scotland and online via a streaming service. It is also carried on FM in Wester Ross
during non-local broadcast hours of Two Lochs Radio
for which it forms a sustaining service.
's purchase of the Saga Radio Group in December 2006, and the granting of permission from the regulator Ofcom
to change the format of its Smooth FM
stations in London and the North West of England. The decision was made to change both the Smooth FM and Saga stations to Smooth Radio and Saga 105.2 FM was closed at 6pm on Friday 23 March 2007. This was then followed by a preview weekend for the new Smooth Radio giving listeners the opportunity to hear the presenters and music which would be featured on the new station.
The station operated a 24-hour schedule of local programming until August 2008 when networked output from London and Manchester was introduced, leading to the sackings of six station presenters. Currently, weekday breakfast & drivetime and weekend morning shows are produced locally from Glasgow along with local news & traffic bulletins.
Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland.-Development of ILR:...
station broadcasting to Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and the surrounding area, owned & operated by GMG Radio
GMG Radio
GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009...
and broadcasting from studios at Baillieston
Baillieston
Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre.It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council...
in the East End of Glasgow. The station replaced Saga 105.2 FM at 6am on Monday 26 March 2007 and competes with BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, aiming its music at listeners aged 35 and over. Smooth Radio Scotland is part of the national Smooth Radio network, which encompasses London, the North West of England, the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
, the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
& the North East of England.
As well as being carried on FM in the Glasgow area, the station is also broadcast on DAB
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
digital radio to the East of Scotland and online via a streaming service. It is also carried on FM in Wester Ross
Wester Ross
is a western area of Ross and Cromarty in Scotland, notably containing the villages on the west coast such as:* Lochcarron* Applecross* Shieldaig* Torridon* Kinlochewe * * * Aultbea* Laide* Ullapool* Achiltibuie...
during non-local broadcast hours of Two Lochs Radio
Two Lochs Radio
Two Lochs Radio is Britain's smallest commercial radio station, and community broadcaster for the Gairloch, Loch Ewe and Loch Maree areas of Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland...
for which it forms a sustaining service.
Origins
The station came into being following GMG RadioGMG Radio
GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009...
's purchase of the Saga Radio Group in December 2006, and the granting of permission from the regulator Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
to change the format of its Smooth FM
Smooth FM
Smooth Radio is an Independent National Radio station in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. It broadcasts on the DAB Digital Radio Digital 1 national multiplex and on Sky, Freesat, Freeview, Virgin Media and online as well as regional FM and DAB frequencies in the North West, London, North...
stations in London and the North West of England. The decision was made to change both the Smooth FM and Saga stations to Smooth Radio and Saga 105.2 FM was closed at 6pm on Friday 23 March 2007. This was then followed by a preview weekend for the new Smooth Radio giving listeners the opportunity to hear the presenters and music which would be featured on the new station.
Station Format
105.2 Smooth Radio plays adult contemporary music, aimed at listeners aged 35 and over. It bears very few similarities to its predecessor. Though some of the presenters who worked on Saga 105.2 FM initially hosted shows on 105.2 Smooth Radio, very few of the specialist shows from the Saga days have survived, and Smooth's initial slogan "Your life, Your music.", which was used on Saga stations, has now been modified to "Love Life, Love Music"The station operated a 24-hour schedule of local programming until August 2008 when networked output from London and Manchester was introduced, leading to the sackings of six station presenters. Currently, weekday breakfast & drivetime and weekend morning shows are produced locally from Glasgow along with local news & traffic bulletins.
Presenters
- John McCauley - Smooth Breakfast with John and Sharon (Mon-Fri)
- Mark GoodierMark Goodier-Early career:Mark Goodier was born in Rhodesia . His family moved to the UK when he was a child, eventually settling in Scotland. He was educated at George Heriot's School, in Edinburgh. He became a mobile DJ in Edinburgh and then joined local station Radio Forth at the age of 19...
- The Mark Goodier Show (Mid Mornings Mon-Fri) - Gerry Burke - Smooth Afternoon with Gerry Burke (Weekday Afternoons Mon-Fri)
- CarlosCarlos (DJ)Carl Emms , known as Carlos, is a long established British disc jockey. He can currently be heard presenting a teatime show on Smooth Radio.-Early career:...
- Drivetime with Dave Marshall (Mon-Fri) - Andy PeeblesAndy Peebles-Early life:The son of a head postmaster, Peebles attended Bishop's Stortford College, Hertfordshire before training in hotel management.After DJing at a college dance he was offered a job at Samanthas in Bournemouth.He worked at Chelsea Village,The Scotch of St James in London and at the Hardrock...
- "Smooth Evenings" (Sat-Thur) - Derek Webster - Smooth Nights (Mon-Thur) and Saturday Afternoon with Derek Webster
- Pete WatermanPete WatermanPeter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
- Pete Waterman's Friday Night Fever - Terry Underhill - Smooth Nights (Fri-Sun) and Sunday Afternoons with Terry Underhill
- Pat SharpPat SharpPat Sharp is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House, his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal...
- Smooth Weekend Breakfast - Jenny Farish - Smooth Saturday morning
- Dave BrownDave Brown (broadcaster)Dave Brown, better known as "Brownie", is an RnB soul and funk disc jockey on Solar Radio Mon - Fri between 1 and 4 p.m. BST on Sky 0129 www.solarradio.com, who started his broadcasting career in the early 1980s for BBC Radio Medway presenting the Mid-Morning Talk & Music Show 9 -11am Monday to...
- The Motown Show (Saturday Late Afternoon) and Sunday Evenings with Dave Brown - John Darroch - Smooth Sunday morning
- David JensenDavid JensenDavid "Kid" Jensen , is a Danish Canadian-born, British radio DJ.-Early career:Born in a Danish family residing Victoria, British Columbia, Jensen began his career in his home country at the age of sixteen playing jazz and classical music. He then joined Radio Luxembourg at the age of eighteen in...
- Double Top 20 (Sun) - Dave Lincoln - Dave Lincoln on Smooth Radio (Sun)
- Dave Marshall - Dave Marshall on Smooth Radio