NOW Exeter and Torbay

NOW Exeter and Torbay
Now Digital (Exeter & Torbay)
Frequency DAB: 11C (220.352 MHz)
First air date October 31st 2002
Format

Various - Digital

website = www.now-digital.com
Owner Arqiva

Now Digital (Exeter & Torbay), as the name suggests is the name of the DAB multiplex operator for the Exeter & Torbay areas of Devon. It serves an area similar to that of the ILR service Heart Exeter & Torbay serves. It can be heard as far north as Tiverton & Wellington, as far south as the South Hams peninsular, as far west as Okehampton & Ivybridge and as far east as the Dorset county boundary.

The platform has always been known as Now Digital which was a wholly owned subsidiary of GWR Group PLC. GWR would merge with Capital Radio PLC to form GCap Meida PLC although the platform name remained. Global Radio bought GCAP Media PLC in 2008 and subsequently sold the DAB businesses to transmitter company Arqiva the current owner.

When the platform launched, it was originally only on three transmitters. Two further transmitters have since been added at Sidmouth and Tiverton.

The service is currently carried on five transmitters and as required, has to carry the local BBC service BBC Devon.

Contents

Current Line-up of Services

The stations currently carried on the platform are:[1]

Service Service Type Signal Compression NOTES
BBC Devon BBC Local service Joint Stereo 128 kps Also on FM - 103.4 (Main), 95.8 (Exeter) & 104.3 (Torbay) & on AM - 990 (Exeter) & 1458 (Torbay).
Gold Golden Oldies Joint Stereo 128 kps Networked from London.
103.2 Capital FM South Coast Dance Music Joint Stereo 128 kps Networked from Hampshire.
Heart Devon Chart Music Joint Stereo 128 kps Local FM opt-out service on 96.4 (Torbay), 97.0 (Exeter) & 103.0 (Honiton).
Kiss Radio Dance Music Joint Stereo 128 kps Networked from London.
Passion For The Planet Radio Adult Contemporary & Envirnomental Issues mono 96 kps Networked from London.
Traffic Radio Travel news Service mono 48 kps Traffic Reports.
XFM London Modern Rock Joint Stereo 128 kps Networked from London.

Transmitter Sites

Now Exeter & Torbay currently broadcasts on the following sites:[2]

Transmitter KW AREA
Beacon Hill 2.00 Torquay, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Totnes, Brixham & Dartmouth
St. Thomas (Exeter) 0.50 Exeter & Exmouth
Stockland Hill 0.50 Honiton
Sidmouth  ? Sidmouth & Ottery St. Mary
Tiverton  ? Tiverton

Former Services

[3][4] The following is a list of services which used to be carried on the multiplex.

Service What happened?
Chill Withdrawn in 2009.
Fun Radio Withdrawn in 2009
SBN Service went bankrupt. Replaced by Chill.
The Storm Replaced by XFM London after GWR merger with Capital in late 2005.

References

  1. ^ DAB in the UK
  2. ^ Radio Listenenrs Guide 2010
  3. ^ Radio Authority Pocket Guides 2000 - 2004
  4. ^ CRCA Pocket Book 2006 - 2007

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