I'm only guessing, but... I suspect that from April 3rd, 'BBC GMR' will be a thing of the past. There's a lot of talk about the 'new sound', but also the corporate mumbo-jumbo about a 'branding transitional phase' - which to me suggests a change of name for the station.

From its inauguration in 1970 until 1987, the station was called 'Radio Manchester', but local authority boundary changes resulted in the appearance of 'Greater Manchester', so the station was re-named GMR (Greater Manchester Radio) to reflect this.

One clue is 'Manchester's Changing. And So Are We. BBC GMR. 3 April 2006'. Also consider that a few months ago the station was being referred to as 'Manchester's BBC GMR', and more recently 'GMR: BBC Radio for Manchester'... tautology, but perhaps an indicator that the 'Greater' is being removed... in more ways than one!!!

Maybe we'll know more this evening...?