The owner of a number of regional stations across the East Midlands has announced it plans to axe local content from February.

Heart, Smooth and Capital brands in the East Midlands will all have output broadcast from London, replacing regional shows Radio Today has reported.

The move has been made possible following the introduction of the Media Act which means regional breakfast shows on Smooth, plus drive shows on Capital and Heart, will end.

All of the output for Capital, Heart and Smooth stations in England, including those owned by Communicorp, will be broadcast from London.

Many presentation and programming jobs will be lost, and regional offices/studios will close across England.

Global has not disclosed any details externally, but in a request for further information, they told RadioToday: “We are indeed making some changes and we will announce more details in due course.”

The on-air changes are expected to be made on February 24th 2025