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==Technical== Radio Devon is broadcast on the following radio frequencies (transmitter location in brackets): *[[FM broadcasting|FM]]: **94.8 MHz in [[Barnstaple]] ([[Huntshaw Cross transmitting station|Huntshaw Cross]]) **95.7 MHz in [[Plymouth]] ([[Plympton]]) **95.8 MHz in [[Exeter]] ([[St Thomas, Exeter|St. Thomas]]) **96.0 MHz in [[Okehampton]] **103.4 MHz in [[Devon]] ([[North Hessary Tor transmitting station|North Hessary Tor]]) **104.3 MHz in [[Torbay]], [[Torquay]] and the [[South Hams]] ([[Beacon Hill transmitting station|Beacon Hill]]) *[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: **10C in Central and [[North Devon]] **11C in [[East Devon]], Exeter and Torbay **12D in Plymouth and South Devon The station also broadcasts on [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] TV channel 712 in the [[BBC South West]] region and streams online via [[BBC Sounds]]. Radio Devon previously broadcast on 855 kHz in Plymouth; these transmissions ceased in 2007 and the frequency was used for a trial of [[Digital Radio Mondiale]] services, though these trials ultimately did not lead to DRM going into permanent service in the UK.<ref>[https://www.drm.org/drm-arrives-in-devon/ "DRM arrives in Devon", DRM.org, 2007-04-10]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/whitepaper174 BBC Research and Development]</ref> The station was broadcast on 1458 kHz in the Torbay area until the transmitter closed on 15 January 2018.<ref name="torbay">{{cite news|title=BBC confirms local radio medium wave closures|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/01/bbc-confirms-local-radio-medium-wave-closures/|access-date=10 February 2018|work=Radio Today|language=en-gb}}</ref> The station's other [[AM broadcasting|AM]] transmissions, 801 kHz in North Devon (Barnstaple) and 990 kHz in Exeter, ceased after the 11 am news bulletin on 3 August 2021.<ref>[http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/updates_fa.html Frequencyfinder.org.uk, June 2021]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 'AM death watch' thread...|url=https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2120727/the-am-death-watch-thread/p208|access-date=14 August 2021|work=[[Digital Spy]] Forums|language=en-gb}}</ref> They were originally slated to cease in June 2021, but this was postponed.<ref>[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/04/ten-more-stations-turn-off-medium-wave-services/ RadioToday, April 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/mw-closures-2021 BBC Reception]</ref>
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