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100.4 Jazz FM

Field	Value
logo	Jazzfm.jpeg
logo_size	200
name	100.4 Jazz FM (defunct)
airdate	1 September 1994
last_airdate	13 February 2004
frequency	100.4 MHz
area	North West (FM/DAB)
format	Jazz
owner	GMG Radio
website	jazzfm.com

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the defunct North West England jazz radio station

100.4 Jazz FM (launched as JFM 100.4) 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

In 1993, Golden Rose Communications was awarded the regional FM licence for the North West, beating ten other applications for the licence. 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

Main article: Jazz FM (UK)

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References

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Hebditch, Stephen. (June 1993). "AM/FM #12 — June 1993". TQM Communications.
Plunkett, John. (23 April 2008). "Ofcom tells Smooth Radio to keep jazz". The Guardian.
West, Dave. (23 April 2008). "GMG to press ahead with Jazz FM on DAB". Digital Spy.
Andrews, Amanda. (28 February 2008). "GMG in talks with Ofcom about Jazz FM return". The Times.
Chapelard, James. (28 February 2008). "GMG jazzes up digital radio". Crain's Manchester Business.
(13 August 2008). "Jazz FM relaunches 6 October". Radio Today.

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