 In May 2017, XS moved from Salford to new studios at the XYZ building in the Spinningfields district of Manchester City Centre.The station shares facilities with sister station Smooth North West and two Global-owned stations, Heart North West and Capital Manchester.In December 2019, it was reported that Communicorp had sought permission from Ofcom to change the station format, which if approved would lead to the closure of XS, and Global’s Capital XTRA service being broadcast on 106.1FM in Manchester.