MXR North West

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MXR North West
Licensed areaNorth West of England & Flintshire
Frequency 12C (227.360 MHz)
Air date25 September 2001 [1]
Close date24 September 2013 [2]
OwnerMXR

MXR North West was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the North West of England. The multiplex closed on 24 September 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence. [2]

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Transmitter sites

MXR North West was broadcast from the following sites: [3]

TransmitterkWArea
Moel-y-Parc 5North East Wales, Merseyside & North West Cheshire
Winter Hill 2Manchester & South Lancashire
Morecambe Bay1.51Barrow Peninsula (Southern Cumbria)
Lancaster1.51Northern Lancashire
Pendle Forest0.5Burnley & Nelson
Sunley Building0.4Central Manchester
Sutton Common 0.2Eastern Cheshire
Warbreck0.2Blackpool

Stations carried

The following channels were receivable on any digital-equipped DAB radio in the North West area at the time of closure:

ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
Capital Manchester C4AA128 kbit/sJoint stereoCHR station owned by Global Radio 102.0 MHz (Manchester)
Choice FM CFC7128 kbit/sJoint stereoUrban music station owned by Global Radio —
Gold C8D8128 kbit/sJoint stereoClassic hits station owned by Global Radio —
Heart London C0C8128 kbit/sJoint stereoAdult contemporary station owned by Global Radio —
LBC 97.3 C4C848 kbit/sMonoLondon-based speech station owned by Global Radio —
Heart North West C38E128 kbit/sJoint stereoAdult contemporary station owned by Global Radio 105.4 MHz
Real Radio XS C8C5128 kbit/sJoint stereoClassic rock106.1 MHz (Manchester)
Smooth Radio C3A7128 kbit/sJoint stereoEasy listening station owned by GMG Radio 100.4 MHz
Transworld RadioCDC064 kbit/sMonoGerman-based religious service, launched 1 April 2010—
UCB Inspirational CED064 kbit/sMonoChristian music—
UCB Gospel CFD064 kbit/sMonoChristian music—
DAB GuideE1C0009C8 kbit/sDataHidden service, EPG data—

Previous services

ServiceWhat happened
Capital Disney Closed to allow for new national DAB licence bids, replaced by UCB UK and UCB Inspirational
Century RadioRenamed Real Radio in March 2009 after GMG Radio purchase
CUBERelaunched as Capital Disney
DNN Replaced by LBC 97.3
Real Radio DigitalStopped broadcasting after GMG Radio bought Century, replaced by Jazz FM
UCB UKMoved to Digital One, replaced by UCB Gospel
Jazz FM Moved to Digital One, replaced by Real Radio XS

References

  1. ↑ Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
  2. 1 2 "North West MXR DAB multiplex falls silent". Radio Today. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Radio Listeners Guide 2010
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