DevonAiR Radio Revived

Many locals across East and South Devon will remember with affection, the former local radio station DevonAir Radio, which closed in 1994.

28 years on, the DevonAir name is due to take to the airwaves once more, in the form of DevonAiR Gold.

The station will launch on the new small scale DAB+ digital radio service in Exeter at 1pm on Saturday 31st December, and is currently running test transmissions.

DevonAiR Gold is the brainchild of Andy Green who runs East Devon Radio, based in Exmouth.

Andy told us, “We have already launched East Devon Radio on the Exeter DAB+ digital radio service and are taking the opportunity to bring a second station on air. 
The team has been working on the DevonAiR Gold project for some time and are excited to be able to bring back such a popular and much-loved name. 
We are not re-creating the original DevonAir, but giving it a new and exciting look for 2023”.

DevonAir was a highly successful commercial radio station across Exeter, East and South Devon, but lost its licence to Gemini FM and closed in 1994. The station made history, the first in the world to open two studios, one in Exeter and the other in Torquay.

The new DevonAiR Gold station will focus on music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, plus local news and events for Exeter and East Devon and there are future plans to expand into Torbay. Former DevonAir presenters joining the new station include Stephen Ayres and Chris Dinnis.

DevonAiR Gold can be heard on any DAB+ digital radio in Exeter and the surrounding area, as well as their own app and smart speaker skills due any day.