Bio

Background and format: Smooth Radio London aims to provide news, features about famous songs, lifestyle and relaxing music for Greater London, available on 102.2 FM, DAB and Online. Advertising information can be found here. Programme Maker/Production Company: Global Radio Target audience: Listeners aged 40-59  Circulation: Source: RAJAR for period ending March 2020. 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. News and programming comes primarily from Manchester (with some programming coming from London). The newsteam are based in Manchester but cover all the national and regional news. The network is automated on Saturday, 10:00am-2:00pm, and Sunday, 6:00pm-12:00am. Between the hours of 6:00-10:00am and 4:00-8:00pm, Monday to Friday, and 2:00-6:00pm Saturday and Sunday, programming is local. The remainder of Smooth Radio’s output is produced and presented from the studios in London. To send pictures or videos, the picture desk can be reached at picturedesk@global.com The Youtube channel for the station can be found here. Awards: 2013 - Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Local Sales Team of the Year (nominated) 2013 - Sony Radio Academy Awards, UK Radio Brand of the Year (nominated) 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 reg