Limavady transmitting station

{{short description|Transmitter in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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{{Infobox UK transmitter

|name = Limavady

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|map_name = UK Northern Ireland

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|location = Limavady, County Londonderry

|height = {{convert|34.4|m|ft|0}}

|gridref = C711296

|BBC = BBC Northern Ireland

|ITV = UTV

|localtv = NVTV {{Dubious|date=August 2024}}

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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) and radio on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bvws.org.uk/405alive/info/tx_list.html|title=405 Alive - Information - A List of VHF 405-Line Transmitters}}

BBC FM radio services from Limavady began in 1987 replacing a previous (lower powered) site at Maddybenny More.{{Cite web|url=https://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallerypage.php?txid=1333&pageid=487|title=MB21 TRANSMISSION GALLERY MADDYBENNY MORE}}{{Cite web|url=https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1968-33.pdf|title=BBC R&D "MADDYBENNY MORE V.H.F. RELAY STATION"}} Commercial FM radio service having began the previous year.