Smooth FM 95.3
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Station facts
- Country
Australia- City or region
- New South Wales
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Chillout
- Codec and bitrate
- AAC+ · 48 kbps
- Dial position
- 95.3 FM
- Listener rank
- #2 of 56 in New South Wales#8 of 400 in Australia
- Official site
- smooth.com.au
About Smooth FM 95.3
Smooth FM 95.3 is a chillout radio station in New South Wales, Australia, broadcasting in English. Its name gives the dial position as 95.3 FM.
It is one of 56 stations we list in New South Wales and one of 39 chillout stations in Australia. By listener votes it ranks #2 of 56 in New South Wales and #8 of 400 in Australia.
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Background
Smooth 95.3 is Sydney's easy-listening and adult-contemporary station, owned by Nova Entertainment. It started on 1 August 2005 as Vega 95.3, became Classic Rock 95.3 in March 2010, and relaunched as smoothfm on 21 May 2012, with singer Michael Bublé as its first announcer. The new format was built around a mood, relaxed and familiar music, instead of an era or a genre.
It took a few years to pay off. In August 2015 it was named Sydney's number one FM station for the first time, and in the last ratings survey of 2025 it led the whole Sydney market with a 13.0 share. Nova 96.9 is its sister station in Sydney, and the Smooth brand also runs in Melbourne on 91.5 FM and on digital radio in other cities.
- Launched as
- Vega 95.3, on 1 August 2005
- Relaunched as smoothfm
- 21 May 2012
- Owner
- Nova Entertainment
- Frequency and call sign
- 95.3 MHz FM, 2PTV
- Sydney ratings, survey 8 of 2025
- 13.0 share, number one overall
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