GMG Radio

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GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Leeds. John Myers is the Chief Executive Officer. John Simons is the group's programme director. It owns several stations across the United Kingdom:

Real Radio
- Real Radio (Scotland)
- Real Radio (South Wales)
- Real Radio (Yorkshire)
- Q96 (Renfrewshire, Scotland - Soon to be know as 96.3 Rock Radio)
Smooth FM
- Smooth FM 100.4
- 102.2 Smooth FM
Century FM
- 100-102 Century FM (North East)
- 105.4 Century FM (North West)
- Century Digital

In January 2005 it launched a service, named Hear It Buy It Burn It, to permit users to legally download music from its station's websites.

In February 2005, Myers announced that they have scrapped plans to launch Channel M Radio, a 24-hour news and talk station for Manchester due to commercial viability issues.

In March 2005, the Guardian Media Group rejected a £115 million bid from the Chrysalis Group for the GMG Radio division. [1]

In June 2005 London station 102.2 Jazz FM was rebranded to 102.2 Smooth FM after disappointing RAJAR figures.

On October 18 2006, it was announced that GMG Radio had bought the two Century branded stations from Gcap Media [2]. The Century brand was originally launched by Myers and Simons in North East England in 1994 , whilst they were at Border Television.