Smooth 80s live
National - Online
Smooth 80s live
National - Online
Throwback
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About Smooth 80s live
Technical details, frequency and station information
Smooth 80s goes out to a UK-wide audience and leans on throwback to carry the listener through the day.
Alongside the broadcast signal, the station keeps a continuous internet stream, so you can follow it at any hour and from anywhere.
Smooth 80s's live stream sits in the player on this page, free and ready to run on mobile, tablet or desktop.
Station details
Dial / FrequencyOnline
LocationNational
Genres
Throwback
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Frequently asked questions about Smooth 80s live
No — Smooth 80s broadcasts over the internet only, so there is no frequency to find on a set. That is a deliberate trade: an online station skips the cost of a broadcast licence and reaches the whole country from day one, but it needs a connection at the listener's end. Press play above and it runs in the browser.
Because digital radio made it possible. Once DAB and streaming removed the scarcity of frequencies, broadcasters could split a general audience into single decades, and it turned out a great many people wanted exactly one decade rather than a mix.
Not blocked. Listening to British radio from abroad is one of the more common uses of streaming, and Smooth 80s is available worldwide, free and without an account.
Yes, and without installing anything — open this page on your phone and press play. Worth using wi-fi for long sessions, simply for the data.
Less than most people expect. Streaming Smooth 80s runs at roughly 30 to 60 MB an hour depending on the bitrate, well below video.