102.2 Smooth Radio was an Independent Local Radio station for the Greater London area, which replaced 102.2 Smooth FM on 26 March 2007, launched by Gavin McCoy with Barbra Streisand's "A Star Is Born". The station competed with BBC Radio 2, aiming its music at listeners aged 40 and over, and was part of the national Smooth Radio network, which encompassed the Midlands, the North West of England and Glasgow.
As well as being carried on FM in London, 102.2 Smooth Radio was simulcast on several DAB mulitplexes, online and on digital television - Freesat, Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media. The station was replaced with a national Smooth Radio service based in Manchester from October 2010.
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