100.4 Jazz FM

the defunct North West England jazz radio station the DAB and UK jazz station Jazz FM (UK) August 2020 England Jazzfm.jpeg 200 100.4 Jazz FM (defunct) 1 September 1994 13 February 2004 100.4 MHz North West (FM/DAB) Jazz GMG Radio jazzfm.com 100.4 Jazz FM (launched as JFM 100.4Carter Meg 4 August 1995 JFM switches back to Jazz FM http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/home/jfm-switches-back-to-jazz-fm/2031381.article https://web.archive.org/web/20120401135521/http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/home/jfm-switches-back-to-jazz-fm/2031381.article 2012-04-01 2011-01-03 Marketing Week) was an Independent Local Radio station for the North West England playing jazz music. 100.4 Jazz FM played its own music from its Salford studio during the day, whereas specialist shows like Dinner Jazz and Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis were networked from London's 102.2 Jazz FM. The station was replaced by Smooth FM 100.4 in 2004. History 102.2 Jazz FM In 1993, Golden Rose Communications was awarded the regional FM licence for the North West, beating ten other applications for the licence.http://www.amfm.org.uk/amfmnews/amfm12.html AM/FM #12 — June 1993 Hebditch Stephen TQM Communications June 1993 Jazz FM was launched as JFM on 1 September 1994 and broadcast from Exchange Quays, in Salford, England. It was originally known as JFM in order to try to appeal to more listeners who were put off by the "jazz" in Jazz FM. The station name reverted to Jazz FM, a decision also made to its sister London station in 1995 when Richard Wheatly became chief executive officer for Golden Rose Communications. Jazz FM originally played a wide variety of jazz, pandering to more smooth jazz during the daytime to attract the 25- to 45-year-old target market Jazz FM needed to make the station a success. The station before the rebrand, however, played more soul and softer R&B alongside jazz. In 2003, the Guardian Media Group did extensive research into the type of music the listeners in the north-west wanted to listen to. They concluded that many people were put off by the name "jazz" in the station name. As a result, 100.4 Jazz FM closed on 13 February 2004 and relaunched as 'Smooth FM' on 1 March 2004. Smooth FM 100.4 relaunched as Smooth Radio 100.4 in March 2007 at the same time as London based 102.2 Smooth FM. Return to the airwaves Jazz FM (UK) thumb|right|Hierarchy of Jazz FM from 1990 to presentOn 28 February 2008, GMG Radio's chief executive John Myers made an announcement that Jazz FM would be brought back in the North West, London and the West Midlands on DAB.https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/23/commercialradio.radio Ofcom tells Smooth Radio to keep jazz Plunkett John 23 April 2008 7 May 2008 The Guardianhttp://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a94468/gmg-to-press-ahead-with-jazz-fm-on-dab.html?rss GMG to press ahead with Jazz FM on DAB West Dave 23 April 2008 7 May 2008 Digital Spy Myers also said that he believed it would make more sense for there to be a dedicated radio station for jazz listeners than the commitments to play jazz on Smooth Radio 100.4, as required by the licence granted to them by Ofcom.http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3448634.ece https://archive.today/20080517045427/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3448634.ece dead 17 May 2008 GMG in talks with Ofcom about Jazz FM return Andrews Amanda 28 February 2008 28 February 2008 The Times London The closure of theJazz on Digital One was also part of the reason for the return of Jazz FM.http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/FREE/556837529/1109/-/-/gmg-jazzes-up-digital-radio GMG jazzes up digital radio Chapelard James 28 February 2008 28 February 2008 Crain's Manchester Business dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130510070916/http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/ 10 May 2013 The relaunch of jazzfm.com, under a three-year deal with The Local Radio Company happened on 6 October 2008.http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3703.2 Jazz FM relaunches 6 October 13 August 2008 13 August 2008 Radio Today dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120213134658/http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3703.2 13 February 2012 See also Jazz FM (UK) Smooth FM 100.4 102.2 Jazz FM 102.2 Smooth FM References External links Archived Jazz FM North West website at Internet Archive Category:Radio stations in England Category:Mass media in Salford Category:Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom Category:Jazz radio stations in the United Kingdom Category:Radio stations established in 1994 Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2004 Category:1994 establishments in England Category:2004 disestablishments in England