 On 24 March 2014, most Gold AM frequencies in England were turned over to Smooth Radio, following Global Radio's acquisition of Real and Smooth Ltd.The Gold stations in England which changed over simply swapped out Gold network programming for that of the London Smooth service, retaining local news and advertising opt-outs, whilst the regional Smooth FM stations regained local breakfast and drivetime shows.In Wales, a local show was retained in the former Gold timeslot of midday to 4pm, opting out of the final hour of the Kate Garraway morning show and the entire networked afternoon show, however as of August 3 2015 the show has opted out the final hour of Paul Phear's afternoon show and the entire drivetime show; networked content from Smooth's London service is carried at other times, including breakfast and weekend.