105.7 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 www.ofcom.org.uk

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.

Contact details

Our general contact information can be found 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 section or by telephoning Ofcom on 0207 981 3040

Smooth Radio format

You can view the Smooth Radio format by clicking here.

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 West Midlands aged 50 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 Show (8pm-midnight) and Overnight Show (Midnight-6am) are produced for the Smooth network from Newcastle. On Saturday evenings, Andy Peebles Soul Train Show (6-9pm) and Reeling in the Year (9pm-midnight) are both produced and broadcast from Newcastle across the Smooth Radio network.

On Saturday the Afternoon Show (2-6pm) is locally produced. On Sunday, locally produced shows include the Mid-Morning show (10am-1pm) and the Sunday Evening Show (5pm-8pm). At all other times over the weekend, programmes are shared with the Smooth Radio network and originate from either London or Newcastle.

The station uses a sophisticated automation system for some of its off peak programming. Automated hours include Saturday and Sunday (6-7am and 1-2pm).

On occasions we may broadcast programmes from outside the transmission area. These are chosen on editorial merit, of interest to our listeners. We currently broadcast the Chris Tarrant Show on Saturday (10am-1pm). This show is produced in London for the GMG Radio Group.

Specialist 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 Soul Train” (Saturday 6-9pm), “Reelin’ In The Years” (Saturday 9pm – midnight), “70s at 7” (Sunday to Friday 7-8pm) and various Music Documentary series (Saturday and Sunday 1-2pm)

Programme Schedule

You can view the programme schedule to find out about the shows we broadcast.

Local information

Smooth Radio is a regionally relevant full service radio station. We focus on interests and issues reflecting life across the West 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, 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.

Localness

You can view Ofcom’s guidance on localness in commercial radio here.

News contact information

Smooth Radio provides news bulletins containing regional, national and international news and weather from 06:00 to 00:00 inclusive Monday to Friday and 07:00 to 14:00 Saturday and Sunday. Bulletin lengths vary from between 2 to 5 minutes. At all other times a 3 minute UK-wide bulletin from Sky Radio News is broadcast.

Key news staff are as follows:

News Editor: Colin Palmer

Charlotte Pettitt

Jim Morrison

Alice Rosenthal

Newsroom direct phone line: 0121 452 3262