MXR Severn Estuary

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MXR Severn Estuary & South Wales
Licensed areaSevern Estuary
South Wales
Frequency 12C (223.360 MHz)
Air date31 July 2001 [1]
Close date29 July 2013 [2]
OwnerMXR

MXR Severn Estuary was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset. The multiplex closed on 29 July 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence. [2]

Transmitters

MXR Severn Estuary was transmitted on frequency block 12C (227.360 MHz) from the following transmitter sites: [3]

TransmitterkWArea
Wenvoe 4Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Dundry East1Bristol
Christchurch1Newport & Monmouth
Mendip 0.75Glastonbury
Kilvey Hill 0.5Swansea & Bridgend
Carmel 0.5Carmel & Carmarthen
Ebbw Vale0.2Ebbw Vale
Bath0.2Bath
Abergavenny 0.2Abergavenny
Aberdare0.01Aberdare

Services

The following channels were available on the multiplex at the time of closure:

ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
Swansea Bay Radio C78464 kbit/sMonoClassic & Current Hits102.1 MHz (Swansea)
Capital South Wales C9CC128 kbit/sJoint stereoSouth East Wales' CHR Music Service103.2 MHz (Cardiff)
97.4 MHz (Newport)
Kiss C3A5128 kbit/sJoint stereoNational dance and urban music station97.2, 101.0 MHz (Bristol)
LBC 97.3 CFC648 kbit/sMono LSFLondon-based speech service
Mountain FMCEC364 kbit/sMonoRegional DAB service
Nation Radio C37664 kbit/sMonoSouth Wales rock music service106.8 MHz (Cardiff)
107.3 MHz (Swansea)
Heart C3A3112 kbit/sJoint stereoSouth Wales regional commercial serviceVarious FM
Real Radio XS C8C580 kbit/sMonoClassic rock service from Manchester
UCB Gospel CED064 kbit/sMono LSFGospel music
UCB Inspirational CFD064 kbit/sMono LSFChristian Speech & Music
Radio X C0B8128 kbit/sJoint stereoModern rock service from London
DAB GuideE1C0009A8 kbit/sDataHidden service, EPG data
UBC DigitalE1C000A248 kbit/sDataHidden service

See also

References

  1. Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
  2. 1 2 "Regional DAB signals commence shut-down". Radio Today. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. Radio Listeners Guide 2010