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Limavady
Limavady transmitting station is located in Northern Ireland
Limavady transmitting station
Limavady transmitting station (Northern Ireland)
LocationLimavady, County Londonderry
Mast height34.4 metres (113 ft)
Coordinates55°06′29″N 6°53′13″W / 55.108°N 6.887°W / 55.108; -6.887
Grid referenceC711296
BBC regionBBC Northern Ireland
ITV regionUTV
Local TV serviceNVTV

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) on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957.[1]

Services available

Analogue radio

Frequency kW Service
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

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

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".

External links

Television transmitter and major relay sites in the United Kingdom
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