DevonAir Radio, one of the Independent Local Radio stations owned by the GWR Group and Capital Radio, has lost its licence to a rival consortium. The Stage – Thursday 18 November 1993
1993 DevonAir Radio
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DevonAir staff are stunned as station loses licence A brief four paragraph statement from the Radio Authority at 8.15am yesterday left DevonAir’s dreams in ruins.
The battlelines for some of Devon’s airwaves were drawn up yesterday as competing companies submitted their applications for two independent radio franchises.
Three South West radio stations are bidding to replace DevonAir in Exeter and Torbay.
An all Devon-based radio station has joined the competition to take over the county’s independent air waves.
The battle for Devon’s airwaves opens today.
One of the contenders for the Devon and Torbay independent radio franchise pledged yesterday to offer jobs to some DevonAir staff.
The first challenge to the broadcasting franchise now held by DevonAir Radio, the independent local radio station which serves Exeter and Torbay, will come from a local consortium.
The decision on who will rule the independent radio air waves in Devon will be announced tomorrow. The radio authority will reveal who will have the franchise for the Exeter Torbay radio licence for the next eight years early tomorrow afternoon. The battle for the air waves will be one […]
By Nick Cecil Stunned at DevonAir bosses were considering applying for a judicial review yesterday after losing the Exeter and Torbay radio franchise in a decision they believe will send shock waves throughout the industry. Station chiefs, employees and listeners were devastated by the announcement that the West Country based […]