retained the 45 hours of jazz per week that constituted part of the former licence requirement. Smooth FM trailed the forthcoming changes from the beginning of March 2007, promising 'more of London's smooth favourites mixed with the best songs from the past five decades'. The station closed at 6:02 pm on Friday 23 March 2007 with newsreader Sam Gudger uttering the final words - "that was Smooth FM" - followed by a weekend of preview music, before the station's replacement, 102.2 Smooth Radio, launched on Monday 26 March. See also Timeline of Smooth Radio References External links Official website (now redirects to Smooth Radio) Press Release about the rebrand GMG Radio article about the launch of 102.2 Smooth FM Radio stations in London Radio stations established in 2005 Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom Radio stations disestablished in 2007 2007 disestablishments in England