On 26 February 2019, Global confirmed the two Capital stations would be merged, following Ofcom's decision to relax local content obligations from commercial radio.
[2] As of April 2019, regional output consists of a three-hour drivetime show from Manchester on weekdays, alongside localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising for the two areas.
All networked programming originates from Global's London headquarters, including Capital Breakfast.
Regional programming is produced and broadcast from Global's Manchester studios from 4-7pm on weekdays,[3] presented by Rob Ellis, Rachel Burke-Davies and Nigel 'Wingman' Clucas.
Separate bulletins are produced for Greater Manchester, Blackburn and Preston and Burnley and Pendle.