The new-look Heart radio stations

Global Radio is to cut in half the number of its local Heart stations in a reorganisation. The overhaul will see the formation of 15 Heart "super stations" in place of the 33 currently run by Global. The new-look structure will be as follows: Heart West Midlands (based in Birmingham) – remains the same Heart Sussex (based in Brighton) – currently Heart Sussex in Brighton and Crawley-based Mercury FM, which rebrands Heart West Country (based in Bristol) – currently two Heart stations in Bristol and Somerset Heart Cambridgeshire (based in Peterborough) – currently two Heart stations in Peterborough and Cambridge Heart Essex (based in Chelmsford) – currently two Heart stations in Chelmsford and Colchester plus Ten-17FM in Harlow, which rebrands Heart Devon (based in Exeter) – currently five Heart stations in Torquay, Plymouth, South Hams, Barnstaple and Exeter Heart South Coast (based in Fareham) – currently two Heart stations in Bournemouth and Fareham Heart Gloucestershire (based in Gloucester) – remains the same Heart Kent (based in Whitstable) – remains the same Heart FM (in London) – remains the same Heart Home Counties (based in Milton Keynes) – currently four Heart stations in Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Dunstable Heart East Anglia (based in Norwich) – currently two Heart stations in Norwich and Ipswich Heart Thames Valley (based in Reading) – currently two Heart stations in Reading and Oxford Heart Wiltshire (based in Swindon) – remains the same Heart North West & Wales (based in Wrexham) – currently four Heart stations based in Bangor, Birkenhead, and Wrexham • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".