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102.2 Smooth Radio is an Independent Local Radio station for the Greater London area, which replaced 102.2 Smooth FM on March 26th, 2007, launched by Gavin McCoy and Barbra Streisand's A Star Is Born. The station competes with BBC Radio 2, aiming its music at listeners aged 50 and over, and is part of the national Smooth Radio network, which encompasses the Midlands, the North West of England and Glasgow.

As well as being carried on FM in London, 102.2 Smooth Radio is simulcast on several DAB mulitplexes, online and on digital television - Sky, Freeview and Virgin Media.

On October 20, 2006, GMG Radio announced that it was requesting a change of format for 102.2 Smooth FM from Ofcom, moving the station away from its daytime soul and R&B remit which had, until that point, formed an integral part of the licence (Smooth FM itself a rebrand of Jazz FM, which launched in 1990). GMG proposed an easy listening music service mixed with speech for the over 50's, coupled with an improved local news service. Ofcom approved the changes on December 8th, 2006, with the condition that GMG retained the 45 hours of jazz per week that constituted part of the former licence requirement.^{[1] [2]}

As a result of the format change, GMG have agreed to adhere to a minimum of 20% of its music during daytime being over 40 years old, to distance the station from its London rivals Magic and Heart 106.2.

102.2 Smooth Radio plays middle-of-the-road, adult contemporary music, aimed at listeners aged 50 and over.

Smooth's jingle package was produced by Bespoke Music, and voiced by Sean Bolger.

102.2 Smooth Radio will welcome Graham Dene as its breakfast presenter on 1st January 2008, due to his inavailability at launch because of a contractual obligation with Emap's Magic 105.4.

• Russell Pockett - Smooth Breakfast
• Mark Goodier - Smooth Mid-Mornings
• Kevin Greening - Smooth Afternoons (Monday-Saturday)
• Martin Collins - Smooth Drivetime
• Mike Allen - Smooth Evenings (Saturday to Thursday)
• Tony Myatt - Smooth Nights
• Lynn Parsons - Smooth Friday Evenings, Smooth Saturday Mornings and Smooth Sunday Afternoons
• Nigel Williams - Smooth Weekend Breakfast
• Peter Young - PY's Soulful Saturday
• Nick Barraclough - Smooth Country

• Both Nick Barraclough's Smooth Country show and Mark Goodier's Mid Morning Show are simulcast from 102.2 Smooth Radio and can be heard on four stations in the Smooth Network. All other output is produced locally.

• Lynn Parsons stands in for Mark Goodier whenever he is away. In addition, there is another stand in presenter: Steve Hyland.

1. ^ Smooth requests Format change. Published by Radio Today on October 20, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2006.
2. ^ Format Change Request Form OfW 332 (Smooth FM). Published by Ofcom on October 20, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2006.

• SmoothRadioLondon.com
• Smooth Radio Online Stream (requires Windows Media Player [2])