Limavady transmitting station

Limavady

Limavady transmitting station (Northern Ireland)
Location	Limavady, County Londonderry
Mast height	34.4 metres (113 ft)
Coordinates	55°06′29″N6°53′13″W / 55.108°N 6.887°W / 55.108; -6.887
Grid reference	C711296
BBC region	BBC Northern Ireland
ITV region	UTV
Local TV service	NVTV [ dubious – discuss ]

Limavady transmitting station is a television and radio transmitter situated near the town of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

The Limavady transmitter was brought into service on Monday 1 December 1975, to provide UHF colour television to the North West of Northern Ireland, transmitting BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Two Northern Ireland and Ulster Television. Channel 4 would be added to the transmitter in August 1983.

A UHF relay of the transmitter was also opened on Monday 1 December 1975 at the Londonderry transmitter, which had been transmitting BBC Television (later renamed BBC One) and radio on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957. ^[1]

BBC FM radio services from Limavady began in 1987 replacing a previous (lower powered) site at Maddybenny More. ^{[2] [3]} Commercial FM radio service having began the previous year.

Services available

Analogue radio

Frequency	kW	Service	Notes
89.6 MHz	1.7	BBC Radio 2	Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 88.7 MHz)
91.8 MHz	1.7	BBC Radio 3	Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 90.9 MHz)
94.0 MHz	1.7	BBC Radio 4	Since 1993 (Radio Ulster used this frequency prior)
95.4 MHz	1.7	BBC Radio Ulster	Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 93.1/94.0 MHz)
96.4 MHz	1	Downtown Radio	Since 1986
99.2 MHz	1.7	BBC Radio 1	Since 1993

Digital radio

Frequency	Block	kW	Operator
225.648 MHz	12B	6.3	BBC National DAB
229.072 MHz	12D	6.2	Bauer Northern Ireland

Digital television Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes. Frequency UHF kW Operator System 674.000  MHz 46 (Was 49) 10 Arqiva B DVB-T 634.000  MHz 41 (Was 50) 20 BBC A DVB-T 626.000  MHz 40 (Was 54) 10 SDN DVB-T 682.000  MHz 47 (Was 55) 20 BBC B DVB-T2 650.000  MHz 43 (Was 58) 10 Arqiva A DVB-T 658.000  MHz 44 (Was 59) 20 Digital 3&4 DVB-T Amateur Radio Frequency W Service 145.600 MHz (Output) 145.000 MHz (Input) 15 GB3LY 2M Repeater

Before switchover Frequency UHF kW Operator 730.000  MHz 53 0.8 SDN (Mux A) 761.833  MHz 57- 0.8 BBC (Mux B) 769.833  MHz 58- 0.8 Digital 3&4 (Mux 2) 786.166  MHz 60+ 0.8 Arqiva (Mux C) 810.166  MHz 63+ 0.8 Arqiva (Mux D) 842.000  MHz 67 0.8 BBC (Mux 1)

Analogue television

Analogue television is no longer transmitted. BBC Two was closed on 10 October 2012 and the other three services were closed on 24 October 2012.

Frequency	UHF	kW	Service
743.25  MHz	55	100	BBC One Northern Ireland
775.25  MHz	59	100	UTV
799.25  MHz	62	100	BBC Two Northern Ireland
823.25  MHz	65	100	Channel 4

References

1. "405 Alive - Information - A List of VHF 405-Line Transmitters".
2. "MB21 TRANSMISSION GALLERY MADDYBENNY MORE".
3. "BBC R&D "MADDYBENNY MORE V.H.F. RELAY STATION"" (PDF).

External links

• Limavady at ukfree.tv
• Limavady at mb21.co.uk