Limavady transmitting station

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

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

{{more citations needed|date=October 2012}}

{{Infobox UK transmitter

|name = Limavady

|image = Limavady_-_Tale_of_the_two_Towers._-_geograph.org.uk_-_491897.jpg

|map_name = UK Northern Ireland

|coordinates = {{coord|55.108|-6.887|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

|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}}

}}

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.

Services available

=Analogue radio=

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!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

=Digital radio=

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!Frequency

!Block

!kW

!Operator

225.648 MHz

|12B

|6.3

|BBC National DAB

229.072 MHz

|12D

|6.2

|Bauer Northern Ireland

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=Digital television=

Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes.

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!Frequency

!UHF

!kW

!Operator

!System

{{UK DVB-T|ch=46}}

|46 (Was 49)

|10

|Arqiva B

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=41}}

|41 (Was 50)

|20

|BBC A

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=40}}

|40 (Was 54)

|10

|SDN

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=47}}

|47 (Was 55)

|20

|BBC B

|DVB-T2

{{UK DVB-T|ch=43}}

|43 (Was 58)

|10

|Arqiva A

|DVB-T

{{UK DVB-T|ch=44}}

|44 (Was 59)

|20

|Digital 3&4

|DVB-T

=Amateur Radio=

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!Frequency

!W

!Service

145.600 MHz (Output) 145.000 MHz (Input)

|15

|GB3LY 2M Repeater

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==Before switchover==

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!{{no2}}Frequency

!{{no2}}UHF

!{{no2}}kW

!{{no2}}Operator

{{UK DVB-T|ch=53}}

|53

|0.8

|SDN (Mux A)

{{UK DVB-T|ch=57|off=neg}}

|57-

|0.8

|BBC (Mux B)

{{UK DVB-T|ch=58|off=neg}}

|58-

|0.8

|Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)

{{UK DVB-T|ch=60|off=pos}}

|60+

|0.8

|Arqiva (Mux C)

{{UK DVB-T|ch=63|off=pos}}

|63+

|0.8

|Arqiva (Mux D)

{{UK DVB-T|ch=67}}

|67

|0.8

|BBC (Mux 1)

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=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.

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!{{no2}}Frequency

!{{no2}}UHF

!{{no2}}kW

!{{no2}}Service

{{UK System I|ch=55}}

|55

|100

|BBC One Northern Ireland

{{UK System I|ch=59}}

|59

|100

|UTV

{{UK System I|ch=62}}

|62

|100

|BBC Two Northern Ireland

{{UK System I|ch=65}}

|65

|100

|Channel 4

References