6am-7pm on weekdays and 6am-12pm at weekends. The bulletins are produced for Communicorp by Global's Manchester newsroom. National news updates air hourly from Global's London headquarters at all other times. Former notable presenters Emma B Simon Bates Tony Blackburn Carlos (now at Heart 70s) Daryl Denham (now at BBC Radio Kent) Mark Goodier (now at Greatest Hits Radio) David Jensen (now at Boom Radio) Lynn Parsons (now at Magic Radio) Andy Peebles David Prever (now at BBC Radio Oxford) Pat Sharp (now at Greatest Hits Radio) Pete Waterman References External links Smooth North West - Public File Smooth Format Change Consultation, July 2007 OFCOM Communicorp Global Radio GMG Radio Mass media in Salford Smooth North West Radio stations established in 1994