ExeDAB, which runs the existing Exeter digital service, is planning to apply for the East Devon small scale DAB licence.
East Devon is in the next round of areas to be covered by small scale DAB and will cover a mainly rural area of around 136,000 adults.
ExeDAB chair Dr David Treharne, who also leads Phonic FM, said: “These new digital networks increase listener choice in specific areas and allow new entrants to launch radio stations at a modest cost. In Exeter, it has enabled...