Century stations to rebrand as Century Radio under GMG Radio
The Century FM stations bought by GMG Radio will rebrand as Century Radio in the New Year, aligning their logo and branding with the Real Radio network.…
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GMG appoint new digital chief
GMG Radio has appointed Sarah Bellamy, formerly of Endemol, as its first Director of Digital Media to oversee the development of its websites.…
Guardian commercial bloke switches to radio
Guardian News & Media Commercial Director Stuart Taylor is moving to GMG Radio as its new Commercial Director, and will also be MD of Smooth Radio London.…
GMG appoint new Smooth London chief
Gavin McCoy, a former Steve Wright writer, has been appointed Programme Controller of Smooth Radio London following the Saga network acquisition.…
GMG win Manchester licence
Guardian Media Group has won the new FM licence for Manchester, planning a Rock Talk station that will be its first Manchester-specific service.…
Saga stations to become Smooth Radio
GMG Radio is rebranding its recently acquired Saga Radio stations as Smooth Radio, bringing the total number of Smooth stations to six.…
GMG Radio appoints Terry Underhill as head of music
Terry Underhill has been appointed head of music across Guardian Media Group's radio division, which includes Real Radio and Smooth FM.…
OfCom allows smooth move into easy listening
OfCom has approved GMG Radio's move of London's Smooth FM from jazz and soul to easy listening aimed at over-50s, with at least 20% of daytime tracks older than 40 years.…
Real Radio launches regional chart shows
Guardian Media Group is launching regional chart shows on its Real Radio stations in Scotland, Wales and Yorkshire, presented by Mark Goodier, who also hosts EMAP's Smash Hits chart.…
Jazz FM rebrands as Smooth FM
GMG Radio is relaunching London's Jazz FM as Smooth FM to include soul and RnB, citing a lack of profit in its 15 years, while keeping night-time jazz programming.…
Pull out of Manchester radio race
GMG Radio has withdrawn from the Manchester radio licence race after its planned LBC speech station proved unviable, and is turning to the Solent licence.…