Smooth Radio launch two new radio stations: Smooth Country and Smooth Chill

2 September 2019, 10:30 | Updated: 3 September 2019, 09:15

Smooth Country and Smooth Chill
Smooth Country and Smooth Chill. Picture: Smooth/Global

By Tom Eames

Smooth are excited to announce the launch of two brand-new radio stations: Smooth Country and Smooth Chill.

Smooth Country and Smooth Chill launched today (Tuesday, September 3) at 6am.

Smooth Country is available on DAB in London, Manchester and across the south of England, while Smooth Chill with be available on DAB in London. Both are available on Global Player on all platforms.

Smooth Country celebrates the very best in country music, featuring iconic artists including Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Shania Twain and Lady Antebellum.

Eamonn Kelly hosts a brand-new weekday morning show from 9am – 1pm, playing just great country hits.

Eamonn Kelly will present a daily morning show on Smooth Country
Eamonn Kelly will present a daily morning show on Smooth Country. Picture: Smooth/Global

Playing the ultimate relaxing soundtracks, Smooth Chill is the perfect antidote to our busy lives, featuring non-stop chill-out music from artists including Morcheeba, London Grammar, Moby and Portishead.

The brand-new stations, Smooth Country and Smooth Chill, are available on DAB Digital Radio, and across multiple platforms on Global Player including the Global Player and Smooth apps, on your smart speaker and on desktop at smoothradio.com/country and smoothradio.com/chill.

Sam Jackson, Managing Editor of Smooth said: “Smooth Country will celebrate the best country music hits, while Smooth Chill will play the best music to relax and unwind to, no matter what time of the day.

"Through these new stations, we can’t wait to introduce Smooth to even more people, as well as giving our existing 5.7 million weekly listeners even more opportunities to enjoy the music they love.”