Public file
106.6 Smooth Radio’s Public file:
Every commercial radio station in the UK is required to hold a Public File. All GMG radio stations strive to operate within the conditions of their licenses at all times and welcome comments about their output. Each of the links below comprises information for Smooth Radio’s Public File. Please click on these links for further information regarding the subject heading.
Company name: Smooth Midlands Ltd
Registration No: 2942105
Place of registration: No 1 Scott Place, Manchester M3 3GG
More information on The Public File can be found at the Ofcom website or by visiting the 106.6 smooth radio format.Ofcom
The Office of Communication, Ofcom, is the independent regulator and competition authority for the communications industry within the UK. It has responsibilities for radio, television, telecommunications and wireless communications services. Click on the link above to go to the Ofcom website.
Contact details
You will find our general contact information on our Contact Us page.
Complaints
If you have a complaint about something you have heard on Smooth Radio you should contact us in the first instance. You may also take your complaint to Ofcom by visiting their website’s complaints sectionor by telephoning Ofcom on 0207 981 3040
Smooth Radio format
You can view our station format by visiting the 106.6 smooth radio format page.
Operational information
Smooth Radio provides a high quality radio service for the mature adult listener. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, the service is designed to satisfy the needs and interests of people in the East Midlands aged 45 and over.
Our emphasis is on familiar, melodic music from the last five decades with a sprinkling of current contemporary music.
Most peak-time programming output on Smooth Radio is locally produced from within the transmission area. At other times, programmes are shared across the Smooth Radio network.
On weekdays, the Breakfast Show (6 -10am), Afternoon Show (1-4pm) and the Drivetime show (4-8pm) are all locally produced. The Mark Goodier Show (10am–1pm) is produced in London and broadcast across the Smooth network.
The Weekday and Sunday Evening Shows (8pm-midnight) are produced for the Smooth Radio network from Manchester and the Overnight Show (Midnight-6am) is produced for the Smooth network from Newcastle.
On Saturday, Tony Blackburn's Weekend Breakfast Show (including Sunday 7am to 10am) are broadcast from London across Smooth Radio, the Afternoon Show (2-6pm) & Andy Peebles Soul Train Show (8pm to midnight) are produced and broadcast from Manchester across the Smooth Radio network. Dave Brown’s Motown Show (6-8pm) is produced by Smooth London, and broadcast from Manchester across the Smooth Radio network.
On Sunday, the Afternoon Show (2-6pm) and the Pete Waterman Show (6-8pm) are produced and broadcast from Manchester across the Smooth Radio network.
The station uses a sophisticated automation system for some of its off peak programming. Automated hours include Saturday and Sunday 6am to 7am and approximately 1 hour per week during The Mark Goodier Show
Specialist Music Programmes
Smooth Radio is required by the terms of its OFCOM format to provide "at least 12 hours of identifiable specialist music programmes each week".
The Specialist Music Programmes currently broadcast by Smooth Radio are "The Motown Show" (Saturday 6pm to 8pm), "The Soul Train" (Saturday 8pm to midnight), "70s at 7" (Monday to Friday 7-8pm) and various Music Documentary series (Sunday 1-2pm)
Programme Schedule
You can view our programme schedule to find out what shows we are broadcasting.
Local information
Smooth Radio is a regionally relevant full service radio station. We focus on interests and issues reflecting life across the East Midlands – from travel news to what’s on, local anecdotes to public service information and regularly updated weather forecasts. Such speech content is presented in a comprehensive yet concise manner.
Every day we broadcast regular entertainments information Guide, pertaining to arts and events across the region, in particular local concert and theatre productions. There’s also community related information, comprising charitable or non-profit making activities and appeals.
You can find details of current local events by visiting the Events section.
Localness
Ofcom’s guidance on localness in commercial radio can be viewed by visiting the OFCOM Localness Guidelines link to the right of this page.
News
Smooth Radio provides news bulletins containing regional, national and international news and weather from 6am to midnight inclusive Monday to Friday, and 7am to 11pm Saturday and Sunday. Bulletin lengths vary from between 3 to 5 minutes during normal weekdays. At all other times a 2 minute UK-wide bulletin from Sky Radio News is broadcast.
Key news staff are as follows:
Senior Broadcast Journalist: Daryl Jackson
Breakfast Journalist: Will Green
Freelance Journalist: Louise Morgan
Newsroom direct phone line: 0115 943 5070
You can see examples of stories that we have covered recently here.
Smooth Radio's current top 50 most-played artists
Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble, Cher, Take That, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, Robbie Williams, Barry White, Alicia Keys, Elton John, Supremes, George Benson, Billy Joel, Bee Gees, Four Tops, Sonny and Cher, Norah Jones, James Morrison, Carpenters, Lionel Richie, Pixie Lott, Paulo Nutini, Rod Stewart, Drifters, Paloma Faith, Tina Turner, Abba, Paul Simon, Detroit Spinners, Nell Bryden, Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Simply Red, Beverley Knight, Hall & Oates, Earth Wind and Fire, Gladys Knight, Phil Collins, Dionne Warwick, Jamie Cullum, Neil Diamond, Billy Ocean, Stylistics, Gabrielle, Isley Brothers, Eagles, Donna Summer.
Charity Events
106.6 Smooth Radio is an active supporter of many local charities and events.
In 2010 we shall continue our support of Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People. Along with the national charity Help for Heroes.
We also support local events held by the Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind and The British Heart Foundation.
106.6 Smooth Radio will also be present at many community events throughout the year.
