plymouth broadcast area devon frequency fm various mw 801 990 and 1458 khz dab freeview channel 720 devon only first air date 17 january 1983 format local news talk and music language s english audience share 11.8 % march 2011 rajar owner bbc local radio bbc south west website bbc radio devon 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 . contents 1 history 2 frequencies 3 programming 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 . 1 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 . 1 frequencies edit radio devon is broadcast on the following frequencies from bbc broadcasting house in plymouth and pynes hill in exeter transmitter location in brackets fm 103.4 mhz countywide north hessary tor 94.8 mhz in north devon huntshaw cross 95.7 mhz in plymouth plympton 95.8 mhz in exeter st. thomas 96.0 mhz in west devon okehampton 104.3 mhz in torbay and the south hams beacon hill am mw 801 khz in north devon barnstaple 990 khz in exeter 1458 khz in torbay dab online through the bbc iplayer . programming edit 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 . the station s local presenters include simon bates and gordon sparks . 1 references edit a b c bbc radio devon celebrates 25 years . bbc news . 29 september 2005 . retrieved 16 august 2016 . external links edit official website v t e bbc local radio east bbc essex radio cambridgeshire radio norfolk radio northampton radio suffolk three counties radio east midlands radio derby radio leicester radio nottingham east yorkshire and lincolnshire radio humberside radio lincolnshire north west radio lancashire radio manchester radio merseyside north east and cumbria bbc tees bbc newcastle radio cumbria south east radio kent bbc surrey bbc sussex south radio berkshire radio oxford radio solent london radio london south west and the channel islands radio cornwall radio devon radio guernsey radio jersey west radio bristol radio gloucestershire bbc somerset bbc wiltshire west midlands bbc wm bbc coventry & warwickshire bbc hereford and worcester radio shropshire radio stoke yorkshire radio leeds radio sheffield radio york former stations dorset fm radio durham southern counties radio thames valley fm v t e radio stations in south west england bristol & bath bcfm breeze bristol bath bbc bristol sam fm kiss heart bristol bath hub radio smooth ujima urb cornwall bbc radio cornwall heart penwith radio pirate fm radio scilly radio st austell bay source fm devon bay fm cross rhythms bbc devon radio exe fresh fm heart exeter torbay plymouth north devon south devon hospital radio plymouth palm 105.5 radio plymouth phonic fm smooth dab soundart radio the voice xpression fm dorset abbey air breeze fire heart hot sam fm nerve bbc solent wave 105 wessex fm gloucestershire breeze corinium bbc gloucestershire gloss fm gloucester fm heart smooth sunshine radio dab radio winchcombe somerset breeze north mid & west south east heart portishead radio bbc somerset somer valley fm tone fm worthy fm wiltshire breeze fromefm heart sam fm smooth spire fm swindon 105.5 bbc wiltshire united kingdom radio markets aberdeen glasgow london liverpool manchester northern ireland south west england west midlands west yorkshire worcester see also list of radio stations in the united kingdom coordinates 50 23 10 n 4 07 36 w 50.3861 n 4.1266 w 50.3861 ; 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