Smooth Radio Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This station has gone from the best to one of the worst. The music is still great but you cannot hear much of it due to certain individuals. Adil Ray states his name all the time which is so arrogant... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Giving this dismal station one star would be a bonus, for the turgid drivel they turn out on a daily basis. Hell isn’t Satan looking down at his prisoners burning in raging fires, it is an... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

To all the Djs at Smooth Radio and especially Kate Garraway - as great as the songs are you play the same songs every single day over and over again !!! Please earn your salaries by spending time prep... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Love the minimal commercials and constant music but I have one question-there are millions of songs even mainstream ones. For God sake why do they play the same boring ones over and over and over. I'v... See more

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  1. Radio Broadcaster
  2. Music Store

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Smooth Radio is a network of adult contemporary local radio stations broadcasting on FM and MW stations in the United Kingdom.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A big turn off

A big turn off. I decided to give the station another try, but to be brainwashed every morning before work is not my cup of tea. Jenny has gone all preachy and the adverts are mainly politically motivated. The repeats of the tunage is bloody ridiculous. The same ole, the same ole. I honestly thought in the new year the songs would be new and fresh. Boring. The adverts go on and on and on. They had a really creepy advert on there around Christmas time which theme was following women. Ughhhh. I’m going to find new pastures.

January 22, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Usually enjoy this station but just…

Usually enjoy this station but just listened to a birthday congrats along the lines of "she's the office cleaner but her colleagues love her" Did I miss hear this? "Am I being oversensitive?" In an age of political correctness it doesn't seem right that its acceptable to thoughtlessly make remarks that rank people on what might be seen ( incorrectly in my view ) by some sections of society as a lowly job.

October 28, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Boring

Boring, playlist just repeated. Way too many ads and presenters rambling blah, blah blah. The worst session is 06:00 -10:00. Rambling for the sake of rambling telling us about trivia that 99% of the population would live without knowing and don't care about. Maybe she should go back to being a TV presenter.

October 25, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The same tracks over and over

The same tracks over and over. We all know the best Whitney, they have never heard of it or the Big O. Sick of Elton John and George Michael. There must be a better station with a more varied playlist.

October 22, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BORING

Someone find out where they are based and take some new CDs around. PLEASE!!

August 30, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Time to retune

Didn't Smooth used to be known as Saga, or Gaga as some dubbed it? The latter suits now with songs repeated ad nauseum for people with the memory span of a goldfish. Constant repetition has made me aware of lyrics that are utter gibberish such as in 'Arthur's Theme' and Toto's 'Africa'. I am weary of hearing the late Andy Williams "thank god I'm alive". Sorry Andy, you recorded 43 albums and Smooth plays just one track, more ironic than iconic.

August 14, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This station encourages anti-social…

This station encourages anti-social behavior by presenters telling listeners on a sunny day to go into their gardens and "turn up Smooth". What if the neighbours don't want to hear Smooth being blasted out to them? Highly irresponsible and unprofessional. Presenters also invite listeners to call in and tell us all what they are doing. How boring is that? Give it a miss!

August 6, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Boring, boring, boring

Boring, boring, boring.... zzzzzzzzzz.
Very limited playlist, so sick of hearing the same songs all day every day. Get with it guys or give up!

July 17, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Listen, rinse repeat to infinity!

Good music style but unbelievable repetition! I get the impression the total annual playlist can’t be much more than 100 actual tunes. Then the perpetual drivel adverts. Impossible to listen to for any reasonable length of time.
Completely crap station.

June 21, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Full of annoying commercials and repetitive music

Full of annoying commercials every 5 minutes and the music is very repetitive. They seem to have a playlist of 20 songs and it gets played constantly on repeat.
Every time i switch on the radio i hear exactly the same songs.

Guys, there are thousands of good quality songs, add some new ones to the playlist!

March 3, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good years ago, utter rubbish now

Years ago when Smooth Radio started it was a brilliant station, one that I genuinely enjoyed listening to in that it had a varied playlist featuring a whole host of popular artists and tracks and also very good presenters - the best in my opinion being Mark Goodier. But now it is absolutely dire with a repetitive playlist that seems to feature a limited number of songs and artists that get played over and over again every day and in a different order. The interaction between presenter and listener also appears to have gone and whoever we are listening to seems to be as bored as we are hearing the same songs played every day from its limited music library. In short, a typical example of a station that has gone from good to abysmal. Should now be named either ‘Snooze’ or ‘Repeat’ Radio instead.

November 29, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

BeeGee Fever

I can't believe that after 40 years we are still
listening to the Saturday Night Fever album songs every day, on the hour, every hour. I used to be a fan of them but now if I never heard them again it would be too soon. Please change the play list.

October 1, 2020
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