Smooth Lake District is an
Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom.
As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2 ...
station for the
Lakes
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, owned and operated by
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
and part of the
Smooth network.
Overview
Originally known as Lakeland Radio, the station broadcasts from transmitters at Kendal on 100.1 MHz, the western side of
Lake Windermere on 100.8 MHz and Keswick Forest on 101.4 MHz.
Originally licensed to serve the South Lakes, the station's coverage area extended northwards on 23 April 2013 when it began broadcasting to
Keswick and surrounding villages. Part of the service area overlaps with that of its
Lancaster
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*The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire
*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
*Earl of Lancaster
*House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty
...
-based sister station The Bay (now
Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria).
On 20 November 2017, CN Group announced Lakeland Radio would be sold to
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
along with sister station
The Bay - the sale was finalised by 1 December 2017. Global later announced Lakeland Radio would become part of the
Smooth network.
The Lakeland Radio brand and programming were phased out in February 2018 and following a transition period, the station was relaunched as Smooth Lake District at 6 am on Monday 5 March 2018.
In September 2019, the station closed its Kendal studios and co-located with sister station
Smooth North West
Smooth North West is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global as part of the Smooth network. The station broadcasts to the North West of England from studios at Spinningfields in Manchester.
History
GMG Radio ...
in Manchester.
Following OFCOM's decision to relax local content obligations from commercial radio, Smooth's local Drivetime and weekend shows were replaced by network programming from London. Local news bulletins, traffic updates, and advertising were retained, alongside the station's Lake District breakfast show.
Programming
As of 22 February 2025, programming is broadcast and produced from Global's London headquarters, or studios in Birmingham and Manchester.
News
Global's Newsroom broadcasts hourly local news bulletins from 6 am to 7 pm on weekdays and from 6 am to 12 pm on weekends.
Smooth Radio public file - Lake District
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National news updates air hourly from Global's London headquarters at all other times.
See also
* Heart North Lancashire & Cumbria
References
External links
Smooth Lake District
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Radio stations in Cumbria
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as ''the Lakes'' or ''Lakeland'', is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mou ...
Radio stations established in 2001
Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom