Limavady transmitting station
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Location | Limavady, County Londonderry |
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Mast height | 34.4 metres (113 ft) |
Coordinates | 55°06′29″N6°53′13″W/ 55.108°N 6.887°W |
Grid reference | C711296 |
BBC region | BBC Northern Ireland |
ITV region | UTV |
Local TV service | NVTV |
Limavady transmitting stationis a television and radio transmitter situated near the town ofLimavady,County Londonderry,Northern Ireland.It is owned and operated byArqiva.
The Limavady transmitter was brought into service on Monday 1 December 1975, to provide UHF colour television to the North West of Northern Ireland, transmittingBBC One Northern Ireland,BBC Two Northern IrelandandUlster Television.Channel 4would 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) on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957.[1]
Services available[edit]
Analogue radio[edit]
Frequency | kW | Service |
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89.6 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 2 |
91.8 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 3 |
94.0 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 4 |
95.4 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio Ulster |
96.4 MHz | 1 | Downtown Radio |
99.2 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 1 |
Digital radio[edit]
Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
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225.648 MHz | 12B | 6.3 | BBC National DAB |
229.072 MHz | 12D | 6.2 | Bauer Northern Ireland |
Digital television[edit]Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes.
Amateur Radio[edit]
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Before switchover[edit]
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Analogue television[edit]
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 |
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743.25MHz | 55 | 100 | BBC One Northern Ireland |
775.25MHz | 59 | 100 | UTV |
799.25MHz | 62 | 100 | BBC Two Northern Ireland |
823.25MHz | 65 | 100 | Channel 4 |