Broadcast area Devon Website BBC Radio Devon City of license Plymouth First air date January 17, 1983 | Language(s) English Founded 1983 Audience share 11.8% | |
Frequency FM: various
MW: 801, 990 and 1458 kHz
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Freeview channel 720 (Devon only) Format Local news, talk and music Owners BBC Local Radio, BBC South West Profiles | ||
Top of the hour on bbc radio devon 29 01 2016
BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It first aired on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show (Morning Sou'West) for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4.
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History
BBC Radio Devon started broadcasting on 17 January 1983, superseding the BBC Radio 4 regional service. On the same day, BBC Radio Cornwall started broadcasting, as did BBC Breakfast television. When broadcasting started, the new studios in Exeter had not yet been finished, so BBC Radio Devon was broadcast from portable cabins for the first few weeks. The Exeter studios were officially opened by Alastair Milne, then BBC Director General, on 30 September 1983.
The station has reporters based in Exeter, Plymouth, Paignton and Barnstaple, allowing it to cover news stories throughout Devon. It broadcasts two breakfast shows simultaneously, one for Plymouth and the other for the rest of Devon. The newsroom in Plymouth is shared with the BBC regional website and television teams. The station has won several Sony Awards for its programming.
Frequencies
Radio Devon is broadcast on the following frequencies from BBC Broadcasting House in Plymouth and Pynes Hill in Exeter (transmitter location in brackets):
Programming
The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from Plymouth. During off-peak hours, BBC Radio Devon also produces regional programming for the South West and West regions. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening shows, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Devon simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.