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  Limavady transmitting station (Northern Ireland) | |
| Location | Limavady, County Londonderry |
|---|---|
| Mast height | 34.4 metres (113 ft) |
| Coordinates | 55°06′29″N6°53′13″W / 55.108°N 6.887°W /55.108; -6.887 |
| Grid reference | C711296 |
| BBC region | BBC Northern Ireland |
| ITV region | UTV |
| Local TV service | NVTV[dubious –discuss] |
Limavady transmitting station is 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 Ireland andUlster 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 theLondonderry transmitter, which had been transmitting BBC Television (later renamed BBC One) and radio on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957.[1]
BBC FM radio services from Limavady began in 1987 replacing a previous (lower powered) site atMaddybenny More.[2][3]Commercial FM radio service having began the previous year.
| Frequency | kW | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89.6 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 2 | Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 88.7 MHz) |
| 91.8 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 3 | Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 90.9 MHz) |
| 94.0 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 4 | Since 1993 (Radio Ulster used this frequency prior) |
| 95.4 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio Ulster | Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 93.1/94.0 MHz) |
| 96.4 MHz | 1 | Downtown Radio | Since 1986 |
| 99.2 MHz | 1.7 | BBC Radio 1 | Since 1993 |
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 |