NOW Exeter & Torbay 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 (now Heart Devon) 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 Media

GCap Media

GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by...

 although the platform name remained. Global Radio

Global Radio

Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...

 bought GCap in 2008 and subsequently sold the DAB businesses to transmitter company Arqiva

Arqiva

Arqiva is a telecommunications company which provides infrastructure and broadcast transmission facilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The present company, with headquarters located at Crawley Court in the village of Crawley, Hampshire, was formed by National Grid Wireless...

, 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 Radio Devon

BBC Radio Devon

BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4....

.

Transmitter sites

NOW Exeter & Torbay currently broadcasts on the following sites:

Transmitter	kW	Area
Beacon Hill	2	Torquay, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Totnes, Brixham & Dartmouth
St. Thomas (Exeter)	0.5	Exeter & Exmouth
Stockland Hill	0.5	Honiton
Sidmouth	—	Sidmouth & Ottery St. Mary
Tiverton	—	Tiverton

Current line-up of services

The stations currently carried on the platform are:

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
BBC Radio Devon BBC Radio Devon BBC Radio Devon is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Devon. It began transmissions on 17 January 1983, replacing a previous breakfast show for Devon and Cornwall broadcast on the local frequencies of Radio 4....	C832	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	BBC local service	95.8 MHz (Exeter) 103.4 MHz 104.3 MHz (Torbay) 990 kHz (Exeter) 1458 kHz (Torbay)
Capital South Coast	C9CC	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary music, networked from Hampshire	—
Gold	C6D2	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Golden oldies	—
Heart Devon Heart Devon Heart Devon is a Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Devon. The station began broadcasting on Friday 27 August 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Exeter and Heart Torbay , Heart Plymouth , Heart North Devon and Heart South Devon .-History:The regional station...	CCCB	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Adult contemporary music	96.4 MHz (Torbay) 97.0 MHz (Exeter) 103.0 MHz (Honiton).
Kiss	C9CB	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Dance and R&B music, networked from London	—
NME Radio NME Radio NME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new commercially oriented alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008.- History :...	CEC1	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Alternative music	—
Pop Up Radio	CFCF	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Special events service	—
XFM London Xfm London Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....	C0B8	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Modern rock, networked from London	—
EPG SE Devon	E1C000C8	8 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—

Former services

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

Service	What happened
Chill Chill (radio station) Chill is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip-hop music.-The station:Chill is broadcast on DAB in London and Birmingham, across the UK on Sky channel 0177 and also online. The station's aim is to help listeners relax. It is owned by Global Radio...	Withdrawn in 2009
Fun Radio Fun Radio Fun Kids is a British children's digital radio station in the United Kingdom and children's website, currently the Sony and Arqiva Digital Radio Station of the year. It is operated by Children's Radio UK Ltd which is owned by Folder Media...	Withdrawn in 2009
Passion for the Planet	Replaced by NME Radio NME Radio NME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new commercially oriented alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008.- History :...
SBN	Service went bankrupt, replaced by Chill Chill (radio station) Chill is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip-hop music.-The station:Chill is broadcast on DAB in London and Birmingham, across the UK on Sky channel 0177 and also online. The station's aim is to help listeners relax. It is owned by Global Radio...
	Replaced by XFM London Xfm London Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....  after GWR merger with Capital in late 2005
Traffic Radio Traffic Radio Traffic Radio was a digital radio station based in England.It was a 24 hour rolling traffic and travel service for motorways and major roads in England, run for the Highways Agency by Global Traffic Network....	Ceased broadcasting 31 August 2011