Smooth Jazz might be in big troubleAt 3 p.m. May 18, the daily soundtrack for thousands of lives in the Bay Area was altered. That’s the moment the FM radio station previously known as KKSF-FM ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY SELF-REPORTED PLAYLISTS AND SMOOTH JAZZ RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE.

Smooth jazz may have suffered more than other types of radio because its soft sound didn’t leave much room under which to tuck audio signals while keeping them inaudible, Harker and others say.

Equally significant, smooth jazz radio stations have been remarkably effective in reaching the most commercially desirable segment of that audience--generally reaching the 20s-40s age demographic ...

Cleveland's First Class Broadcasting Corporation is filling the Smooth Jazz vacancy left in the market after 107.3 The Wave closed in 2019.

El Sol, which had switched the station from Spanish-language music to smooth jazz in 2021, still owns Spanish-language "Radio Caliente," broadcasting in Milwaukee at 97.9 FM.

But it wasn’t just Kenny G. Smooth jazz, the music he’d come to be the face of, was quickly taking over the radio. Smooth jazz didn’t start with Kenny G, though he did quickly become one of ...

Can smooth-jazz radio be resurrected in Chicago?Can smooth-jazz radio be resurrected in Chicago? DJ Rick O’Dell and 500,000 dedicated fans want to see the format return to the terrestrial airwaves.

The bad news: San Antonio hasn’t had 24/7, on-the-air jazz since the megacorporate-owned smooth jazz station changed its format to “jammin’ hits.” The good news: You can still hear jazz ...

Last week, HD Radio smooth jazz station 103.7-HD2 The Oasis had been running a countdown on its Facebook page, leading up to a big announcement.

Smooth Jazz Makes Philly Comeback, Proves It’s Immortal Kenny G is just a spin of the radio dial away (kind of) once more, Philadelphians!