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Timeline of Jazz FM (UK)

A timeline of notable events relating toJazz FM,a radio station in the United Kingdom, and its predecessors102.2 Jazz FMand100.4 Jazz FM.

1990s

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1990
1991
  • February –Gilles Petersonis fired after playing peace songs on-air and encouraging listeners to attend an anti-war march during theGulf War.[3]
1992
  • No events.
1993
  • July – Jazz FM's licence is put up for renewal by the Radio Authority. As well as Jazz FM, there is a bid for the licence from Euro Jazz London, which includes ex-Jazz FM employees.[4]
  • September – Jazz FM retained its licence to broadcast.[5]
1994
  • 9 May – Jazz FM is changed to JFM in order to appeal to more listeners who may have been put off by the name "jazz", and who thoink that Jazz FM only plays jazz records.[6]The station spends £500,000 on publicising the name change.[7]
  • 1 September –100.4 Jazz FMis launched in Manchester as 100.4 JFM.
1995
  • Richard Wheatly is appointed as Jazz FM's chief executive officer to revive the station, which has three months cash remaining in the bank.[8]Golden Rose Communications was floated on the stock exchange in the early part of 1995.[9][10]Wheatly subsequently sells sister stationViva AMwhich was losing £100,000 a month before the sale[8]for £3 million toMohamed Al-Fayedas part of his cost-cutting plans.[11][12]
  • Autumn – JFM is rebranded back to Jazz FM after Wheatley asks the Radio Authority for permission to change the station's name.[13][11][14]The change back to Jazz FM is reported to have cost £900,000.[7]
1996
  • No events.
1997
  • No events.
1998
  • No events.
1999
  • No events.

2000s

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2000
  • 7 June – Jazz FM launches ejazz.fm,[15]on 7 June 2000[16]a website focused on the wide genre of jazz and including free and subscription based jazz content[17]as well as two continuous jazz music streams for uptempo and downtempo jazz. The website is designed by the DDW agency.[18]Club ejazz for a subscription of £5 a month allows listeners to listen to exclusive one-hour specialist shows from Jazz FM presenters as well as live and recorded concert material.[19][20]
2001
  • No events.
2002
  • 6 June – The Jazz FM stations are purchased by theGuardian Media Group,[21]and subsequently become part of the company's radio division, GMG Radio Holdings Ltd.[22]100.4 Jazz FMis closed and rebranded the following year.[23]
2003
  • GMG Radio conducts market research into the type of music that listeners in the north-west of England want to hear on the radio. The study concludes that many people are dissuaded by the nameJazz.[24]
2004
  • 10 February – Dave Lincoln, a well-known radio personality in Northwest England, and formerRadio 1presenterAndy Peebleswill head the line-up when100.4 Jazz FMis relaunched as100.4 Smooth FMin March.[25]
  • 13 February –100.4 Jazz FMcloses ahead of its relaunch.
  • 1 March –100.4 Jazz FMis relaunched as 100.4 Smooth FM.
  • 12 July – TheGuardian Media Grouprelaunches the ejazz.fm website.[26]The site includes more than 200 specially commissioned programmes,[27]with five new programmes being added each month from Jazz FM's presenters such as Sarah Ward, the lateCampbell Burnapand Peter Young, as well asjazznews and features, including the ejazz.fm artist of the month. The subscription fee for Club ejazz is dropped butuser registrationremains.
2005
  • 14 February –GMG Radioconfirms plans to rebrand 102.2 Jazz FM in London with the Smooth name after being given permission to do so byOfcom.As part of the changes, Smooth has committed to continue to play 45 hours of jazz content each week.[28]
  • 27 May –102.2 Jazz FMcloses at midnight, ahead of its relaunch. The last song to be played on the station is "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"byElla Fitzgerald.[29][30]
  • 7 June –
    • London's102.2 Jazz FMis relaunched as102.2 Smooth FM.
    • Alongside the launch of 102.2 Smooth Radio, the ejazz.fm website is renamed to jazzfm. The station also broadcasts on free-to-air digital satellite and via the Sky platform.
2006
2007
  • No events.
2008
  • 14 March – GMG Radio announces plans to relaunchJazz FMfrom thejazzfmservice which broadcasts on DAB in Glasgow, online and on a DAB multiplex in London, and requests thatOfcomremove the 45-hour jazz commitment for itsSmooth Radiostations in London and Manchester.[33]
  • 22 April – Ofcom declines GMG Radio's request to remove the Smooth Radio jazz commitment.[34]GMG relaunches Jazz FM despite having to retain the jazz commitment.[35]
  • 8 October –GMG RadiorelaunchesJazz FMon DAB.
2009
  • No events.

2010s

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2010
  • 5 August – With the announcement that Smooth Radio will become a national station from 4 October, the jazz commitments for London and the North West are also ended.[36]
2011
  • No events.
2012
  • 19 February –Jazz FMissues an apology after listeners heard five minutes of what appeared to be an adult film played over the beginning of one of its programmes the previous evening.[37]Ofcomlater launches an investigation into the incident after receiving three complaints.[38][39]
  • 23 April – Jazz FM is found to be in breach of Ofcom's broadcasting code after the transmission of a pornographic soundtrack during an edition of one of its programmes. However, the station is not fined over the incident.[40]
2013
  • 5–7 July –Jazz FM's inauguralLove Supreme Festival,the first greenfield jazz festival to be held in the UK for twenty years, is held atGlynde Placein East Sussex.[41]
  • 26 July –Jazz FMis heard on DAB in Northern Ireland for the first time as digital radio is switched on there, allowing a further 1.4 million listeners to hear the station.[42]
  • 29 November –Robbie Vincentannounces he will leaveJazz FM.His final show airs on Sunday 1 December.[43]
2014
  • 1 January –Jazz FMstops broadcasting on the nationalDigital Onemultiplex, but continues to be available on DAB in London, online and through satellite television.[44]Its Digital One slot is temporarily taken over by the return ofBirdsong Radio,with plans for a permanent replacement in February.[45]
  • 11 February –LBC 97.3launches nationally on theDigital Oneplatform, taking over the slot formerly occupied by Jazz FM.[46][47]
  • 15 September – TheJazz FMschedule receives an overhaul, which includes an hour of specialist jazz programmes each day, andLynn Parsonstaking over as presenter ofThe Jazz Breakfast.[48]
2015
  • 4 March –Jazz FMcelebrates its 25th anniversary with a series of clips from its archives.[49]
  • 12–15 November –BBC Radio 3joins withJazz FMto operate a four-day pop-up station calledBBC Music Jazz.[50]
2016
  • 29 February –Jazz FMis made available nationally as a digital station again when it launches on theSound Digitalmultiplex.[51]
  • 24 March – Mike Chadwick retires from the station after over 20 years.[52]
  • 22 June – Jazz FM announces it will extend its morning business programme,Business Breakfastfrom 30 minutes to an hour on 24 June to cover the results of theEU membership referendum.[53]
  • 15 August – Jazz FM introduces a new schedule. Clare Anderson'sThe Late Loungeis dropped, while Mark Walker succeedsHelen Mayhewas presenter ofDinner Jazz.New one-hour programmes are also introduced at 6pm.[54]
2017
  • 5 July –Jazz FMconfirms its presenter Peter Young, known as PY to listeners, has stepped down from his presenting role after 27 years at the station due to ill health. The station also announces a new schedule beginning on 8 July, which will see three new presenters – Tony Minvielle, Tim Garcia and Anne Frankenstein – join its weekend lineup.[55]
2018
2019
  • No events.

2020s

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2020
2021
  • 24 January –Clare TealjoinsJazz FMto present a Sunday evening show dedicated to Big Band and Swing music.[61]
  • 21 February –David JensenjoinsJazz FMto present a six-part series about his love of jazz music. The programme will also highlight his work forParkinson's UK.[62]
  • 28 March – Jeff Young presents his last Sunday morning show forJazz FM,having announced the previous weekend his intention to leave the station after ten years.[63]
  • 4 April –
    • Jazz FMbegins a new Sunday presenting line up which sees Tony Minvielle moving from a late night slot to replace Jeff Young's show, and the fulltime return ofRobbie Vincent.[63]
    • Jazz FM begins the ten-part seriesThe Definitive History of Jazz in Britain,presented by BBC journalistClive Myrie.[64]
  • 4 May – Bauer Radio announces plans to launch premium online subscription services to complimentJazz FMas well asScala Radio,Planet RockandKerrang! Radio,with an extra 20 stations available ad free and with extra content.[65]
2022
  • 9 January –Jazz Meets Classical,a six-part series exploring the relationship between jazz and classical music begins airing on bothJazz FMandScala Radio.[66]
  • 19 August – Jazz FM launches its occasional Guest Head of Music feature, allowing an artist whose music is played on the station to choose the day's playlist. The first Guest Head of Music isEmma-Jean Thackray.[67]
2023
  • 19 April – Jazz FM is announced as the official media partner of Birmingham’sMostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival 2023,which takes place from 7–9 July.[68]
  • 24 April –Danielle Perryjoins Jazz FM to present the weekday mid morning show, replacing Deb Grant.[69]
  • 28 August –Jamie Crickpresents his final programme on Jazz FM prior to his death the following day.[70]
  • 13 September – Jazz FM confirms that the annualJazz FM Awardswill return in Spring 2024, moving back to spring following disruption during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[71]
  • 23 October – Simon Phillips joins Jazz FM to take on the weekday drivetime show following the death of previous presenter Jamie Crick.[72]
2024

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