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Once the rules change (which is due soon), and enough time has passed that everyone's forgotten Pirate FM those local programmes will be from Manchester . I'd be surprised if they keep anything Cornish at all.

It's not unique to Cornwall, the exact same thing happened to Lincs FM, again a popular local station and brand that they're gradually easing out along with its local content

But then, as we've discussed already, some of those 'local' Pirate shows - particularly at evenings and weekends - have already been originating from outside Cornwall anyway (with presenters based at other Bauer outposts)

Think it's true to say networked output has been drifting away from Manchester, as well - some of the Hits line-up, especially at breakfast, tend to broadcast from the new HQ at Euston nowadays (and I believe there is still the odd networked show coming from Liverpool and Newcastle as well, as per GHR)

I think it was Paul Sylvester at Absolute who predicted on an industry podcast around the time of Covid that we'd see more presenters and staff spread out across the UK, even on national stations.

Whether that prediction will hold true is arguable, though I've noticed that over on Global's Radio X, there are regular shows that usually originate from Manchester and/or Cardiff nowadays.