100.4 Smooth FM, owned by the Guardian Media Group will launch on Sky Digital channel 878 on February 14th. Ofcom issued a satellite licence to the northwest England regional station in January, and station bosses have today confirmed their intended launch date and channel number.
GMG Radio owned JAZZFM and Real Radio are already broadcasting on the Sky Digital platform. The complete GMG line up will be:
smooth fm: Channel 878
Real Radio: Channel 896
JAZZFM: Channel 917