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Licensed area | Severn Estuary South Wales |
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Frequency | 12C (223.360 MHz) |
Air date | 31 July 2001 [1] |
Close date | 29 July 2013 [2] |
Owner | MXR |
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]
MXR Severn Estuary was transmitted on frequency block 12C (227.360 MHz) from the following transmitter sites: [3]
Transmitter | kW | Area |
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Wenvoe | 4 | Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan |
Dundry East | 1 | Bristol |
Christchurch | 1 | Newport & Monmouth |
Mendip | 0.75 | Glastonbury |
Kilvey Hill | 0.5 | Swansea & Bridgend |
Carmel | 0.5 | Carmel & Carmarthen |
Ebbw Vale | 0.2 | Ebbw Vale |
Bath | 0.2 | Bath |
Abergavenny | 0.2 | Abergavenny |
Aberdare | 0.01 | Aberdare |
The following channels were available on the multiplex at the time of closure:
Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
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Swansea Bay Radio | C784 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Classic & Current Hits | 102.1 MHz (Swansea) |
Capital South Wales | C9CC | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | South East Wales' CHR Music Service | 103.2 MHz (Cardiff) 97.4 MHz (Newport) |
Kiss | C3A5 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | National dance and urban music station | 97.2, 101.0 MHz (Bristol) |
LBC 97.3 | CFC6 | 48 kbit/s | Mono LSF | London-based speech service | — |
Mountain FM | CEC3 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Regional DAB service | — |
Nation Radio | C376 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | South Wales rock music service | 106.8 MHz (Cardiff) 107.3 MHz (Swansea) |
Heart | C3A3 | 112 kbit/s | Joint stereo | South Wales regional commercial service | Various FM |
Real Radio XS | C8C5 | 80 kbit/s | Mono | Classic rock service from Manchester | — |
UCB Gospel | CED0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Gospel music | — |
UCB Inspirational | CFD0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Christian Speech & Music | — |
Radio X | C0B8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Modern rock service from London | — |
DAB Guide | E1C0009A | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |
UBC Digital | E1C000A2 | 48 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service | — |