Jazz FM drops ads to take on BBC

Jazz FM is planning to take on the BBC by playing 40-minute advertising-free sweeps when it rebrands as Smooth FM next month. The station ' part of the Guardian Media Group ' will play a mix of soul classics from such artists as Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin when it ...

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