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I can see the logic in Liverpool and Manchester both keeping their own programmes. They’re both large cities with strong individual music scenes and both with huge histories of producing many big bands and artists.

Both Manchester and Merseyside are being spared from the deeper cuts - they're also retaining their own local Drive shows (along with Becky Want presenting the Sunday - Thursday late show from Salford)

Apologies if this is covering old ground but I think it's true to say a similar model's been in place for Radio Jersey and Radio Guernsey for a while now - local from 6-2pm weekdays, then joint CI programming for Drive, evenings and weekends.