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.

BBC FM radio services from Limavady began in 1987 replacing a previous (lower powered) site at Maddybenny More. Commercial FM radio service having begun the previous year.

Services available

Analogue radio

FrequencykWServiceNotes89.6 MHz1.7BBC Radio 2 Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 88.7 MHz)91.8 MHz1.7BBC Radio 3 Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 90.9 MHz)94.0 MHz1.7BBC Radio 4 Since 1993 (Radio Ulster used this frequency prior)95.4 MHz1.7BBC Radio Ulster Since 1987 (Replaced Maddybenny More -originally 93.1/94.0 MHz)96.4 MHz1Downtown Radio Since 198699.2 MHz1.7BBC Radio 1Since 1993

Digital radio FrequencyBlockkWOperator225.648 MHz12B6.3BBC National DAB229.072 MHz12D6.2Bauer Northern Ireland

Digital television Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes. FrequencyUHFkWOperatorSystem46 (Was 49)10Arqiva BDVB-T41 (Was 50)20BBC ADVB-T40 (Was 54)10SDNDVB-T47 (Was 55)20BBC BDVB-T243 (Was 58)10Arqiva ADVB-T44 (Was 59)20Digital 3&4DVB-T

Amateur Radio FrequencyWService145.600 MHz (Output) 145.000 MHz (Input)15GB3LY 2M Repeater

Before switchover FrequencyUHFkWOperator530.8SDN (Mux A)57-0.8BBC (Mux B)58-0.8Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)60+0.8Arqiva (Mux C)63+0.8Arqiva (Mux D)670.8BBC (Mux 1)

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.

FrequencyUHFkWService55100BBC One Northern Ireland59100UTV62100BBC Two Northern Ireland65100Channel 4

References

External links Limavady at ukfree.tv Limavady at mb21.co.uk