Local group to apply to run it

Plymouth, the South Hams and South East Cornwall could get around 25 new digital radio stations if a plan by a consortium of local broadcasters comes to fruition.

Broadcast regulator Ofcom is looking for an operator for what it calls ‘small-scale DAB digital radio’ – for Plymouth and the surrounding area.

It is expected to reach about 290,000 people when it goes on air, probably in 2024, and could reach Tavistock, Gunnislake, Newton Ferrers and Yealmpton. 

A local group that includes Hospital Radio Plymouth, Devon’s Radio Exe, Clear Sky Publishing and Phonic FM is making plans to apply for the licence to run the network and is inviting people who are interested in setting up radio stations when it…



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