BBC GMR is dead - long live BBC Radio Manchester

From their updated website:

It's all about the music, music, music
BBC Radio Manchester is not a music station. But music's always been a big part of Manchester, and it's an important part of BBC Radio Manchester.
We're proud of our mix – we're over 60% speech across our schedule. This includes our peak 0700-0900 hours with Terry Christian, and the Allan Beswick Phone In. At other times, you'll hear carefully selected songs from your generation of music – alongside current songs that fit our sound.
Terry, and Conrad Murray, also present three hours of music made in Manchester – from all eras, and including the latest unsigned bands – each Saturday night from 10.

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER CURRENT PLAYLIST

Coldplay - The Hardest Part
Embrace - Nature's Law
Sugababes - Red Dress
Beverley Knight - Piece Of My Heart
Jack Johnson - Better Together
KT Tunstall - Another Place To Fall
James Blunt - Wisemen
The Feeling - Sewn
Madonna - Sorry
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

Does "carefully selected songs" mean songs that they don't have to pay any PRS fees or ones that don't stir any waves?

Looking at the new schedules, the only shows to suffer the axe seem to be the Folk and the Country shows (shows that played music). The other Minority Community Shows are still there in either another format in the 6-30pm slot for half an hour or on Saturday nights.

Football tonight anyway at 8-00pm - there's a surprise.

Cheers
Mark