| Limavady | |
| Map Name: | UK Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 55.108°N -6.887°W |
| Location: | Limavady, County Londonderry |
| Height: | 34.4m (112.9feet) |
| Gridref: | C711296 |
| Bbc: | BBC Northern Ireland |
| Itv: | UTV |
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]
| 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 |
| Frequency | Block | kW | Operator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225.648 MHz | 12B | 6.3 | BBC National DAB | |
| 229.072 MHz | 12D | 6.2 | Bauer Northern Ireland |
Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes.
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Operator | System | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 (Was 49) | 10 | Arqiva B | DVB-T | ||
| 41 (Was 50) | 20 | BBC A | DVB-T | ||
| 40 (Was 54) | 10 | SDN | DVB-T | ||
| 47 (Was 55) | 20 | BBC B | DVB-T2 | ||
| 43 (Was 58) | 10 | Arqiva A | DVB-T | ||
| 44 (Was 59) | 20 | Digital 3&4 | DVB-T |
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Operator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0.8 | SDN (Mux A) | ||
| 57- | 0.8 | BBC (Mux B) | ||
| 58- | 0.8 | Digital 3&4 (Mux 2) | ||
| 60+ | 0.8 | Arqiva (Mux C) | ||
| 63+ | 0.8 | Arqiva (Mux D) | ||
| 67 | 0.8 | BBC (Mux 1) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 100 | BBC One Northern Ireland | ||
| 59 | 100 | UTV | ||
| 62 | 100 | BBC Two Northern Ireland | ||
| 65 | 100 | Channel 4 |