106.6 Smooth Radio was an Independent Local Radio station for the East Midlands, which replaced Saga 106.6 FM at 6am on Monday 26 March 2007. In turn it replaced itself by the national Smooth Radio service which was launched on 4 October 2010
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 London, the West Midlands, North West England and Glasgow.
As well as being carried on FM in the East Midlands, the station could also be found on DAB digital radio and online. It was also broadcast on the NOW Derbyshire DAB Multiplex.
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