Radio Exe
| Broadcast area | Exeter, Devon, West Dorset |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.3 FM & Digital Radio |
| Branding | Radio Exe |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | All-time favourites, easy listening, local |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Exe Broadcasting Limited (100%) |
| History | |
First air date | 18 February 2008 (as Exeter FM), 10 January 2012 (as Radio Exe) |
| Links | |
| Website | Radio Exe |
Radio Exe (formerly Exeter FM) is an independent locally owned radio station based in Exeter in Devon.[1]
About
Radio Exe is a locally focused radio station for Exeter and the surrounding area that is designed to appeal to a broad range of adult listeners, particularly those aged 35–54, with a full service of comprehensive news and local information, engaging speech features and conversation and a wide variety of music from the 1960s to the present day.[2] Radio Exe is proudly the only fully locally owned radio station in Devon, following the closure and replacement of a station in Torbay in 2020.
Presenters
Presenters include Ashley Jeary, Dean Brame, Jamie Taylor, Nino Firetto, Paul Nero and recently Matt Rodgers who was best known from Heart Breakfast with Victoria Leigh before they closed the local station. At the end of March 2021, breakfast presenter Ben Clark moved to another local station as part of their re-brand. Currently Ashley presents breakfast until a new host is found.
On the 2nd of April 2021, popular and much missed duo Matt & Victoria were reunited since their last show on Heart in 2019. The two presented two bank holiday breakfast specials, which was well liked from listeners across Devon, and are likely to takeover the breakfast show as hoped by many.
History
Exeter FM launched on 18 February 2008 as part of the London-based Sunrise Radio Group.
In June 2011, the station was taken over by Exe Broadcasting Ltd, a new company owned by local broadcaster Paul Nero.
The re-branded Radio Exe began broadcasting on Tuesday 10 January 2012 at 7:55 am, when breakfast presenter Ben Clark played Billy Joel’s River of Dreams.
In August 2016, Devon Radio Ltd, owned fully by Celador Radio sold their 40% share in Radio Exe. This also lead to the resignation of Paul Smith CBE, a director of the station who is also the Chairman of Celador resulting in the station becoming 100% locally controlled and owned.[3]
In 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the station launched an emergency fundraising to keep the station local due to a lack of advert revenue and other factors from the pandemic. The fundraiser was successful with £45,919 raised.
References
- ^ "107.3 FM Radio Exe". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "ofcom.org.uk" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Celador sells 40% shareholding in Radio Exe". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
External links
- radioexe.co.uk Official website