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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel Nova Entertainment |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 December 2013 |
| Closed | 1 July 2020 |
| Replaced by | Foxtel Arts (24 hour channel) |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel | Channel 806 |
Foxtel Smooth (formerlySmooth) was an 18-hour (originally 24-hour) Australianpay television music channel available viaFoxtel satellite and cable services. It launched on 3 December 2013, dedicated toeasy listeningadult contemporary music.[1][2] The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020.
On 1 November 2013,Foxtel announced they were refreshing their music genre channels to allow for more diversity in their offerings.[1] In addition to changes to the channels being offered byMTV Australia and the branding of the audio channels, it was announced thatsmoothfm would launch a television station that would offereasy listeningadult contemporary music which will correspond to their radio network.[1] Smooth was the first radio station in Australia to launch a television channel.Marcia Hines andCameron Daddo were the faces of the channel.[3][4]
From 11 October 2017, it was announced that Foxtel Smooth would become a part-day channel, and would only be broadcast between midnight and 6 pm. This was due to a move by Foxtel to enable Foxtel Smooth to share the same broadcast bandwidth asFoxtel Arts, which in turn would only be available between 6 pm and midnight.[5]
On 3 June 2020, it was confirmed by Foxtel and NOVA that the channel would cease operations at the end of the month. This was followed with an announcement in May that Foxtel would be outsourcing its music video channel operations toNetwork 10's parent company ViacomCBS (now known asParamount Networks UK & Australia). On 1 July 2020, following the closure of the channel,Foxtel Arts was reverted to a 24-hour channel.[6][7]
