MXR Yorkshire explained

MXR Yorkshire
Area:	Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire
Frequency:	12A (223.936 MHz)
Airdate:	30 June 2003 ^[1]
Closedate:	June 2015
Owner:	MXR

MXR Yorkshire was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. The multiplex closed in June 2015 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence.^[2]

Stations broadcast

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
Capital Yorkshire	C3AA	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Dance and R'n'B	105.1 MHz (South & West Yorkshire) 105.6 MHz (Bradford & Sheffield) 105.8 MHz (East Riding of Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire)
Choice FM	C0CE	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	R'n'B and Hip-hop	—
Heart London	CCCD	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Adult contemporary	—
Gold	C2CE	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Oldies, 60s, 70s, 80s	—
Heart Yorkshire	C3A4	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Contemporary	106.2 MHz (South & West Yorkshire) 107.6 MHz (Bradford & Halifax) 107.7 MHz (Sheffield)
Real Radio XS	C8C5	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Classic rock	—
UCB Gospel	CED0	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Christian	—
UCB Inspirational	CFD0	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Christian	—
XFM	C0B8	128 kbit/s	joint stereo	Indie / alternative / rock music	—
Radio Yorkshire	CFCD	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Pop music and sport	—
DAB Guide	E1C000A9	8 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—

On 7 November 2002, the Radio Authority awarded a digital radio licence to MXR Limited for the Yorkshire region. The MXR beat another bid for the licence from The Yorkshire Digital Radio Company.^[3]
Yorkshire Radio started test transmissions on MXR Yorkshire from 26 June 2006 and has replaced jazzfm.com.
LBC replaced the Digital News Network from 28 July 2006 and LBC started broadcasting on 1 September 2006.
Capital Disney ceased broadcasting on the multiplex on 29 June 2007, freeing up 128 kbit/s of space on the multiplex, filled by UCB UK and UCB Inspirational (64 kbit/s each).
The Arrow stopped broadcasting via this platform as it switched platforms with XFM in 2009.
Gold replaces LBC from 1 Nov 2012. Global Radio took the decision to remove LBC from the Yorkshire regional digital radio multiplex and replace it with Gold.

MXR Yorkshire is transmitted on frequency block 12A from the following sites:^[4]

Service	kW	Area
Emley Moor	5 (L) 2 (U)	West & South Yorkshire
Acklam Wold	3	City of York, East Yorkshire & South Eastern parts of North Yorkshire
Belmont	2	Lincolnshire
Tapton Hill	2	Sheffield & Chesterfield
Bilsdale	2	North Yorkshire & Cleveland Hills
Clifton	1	Doncaster & Worksop
Idle	1	Bradford & Keighley
Cave Wold	1	Hull & Humber Estuary
Beecroft Hill	0.2	City of Leeds

Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
Web site: Regional MXR digital multiplexes to close . Radio Today . 2012-09-25 . 2013-10-03.
Web site: Radio Authority publishes assessment of local digital multiplex licence award for Yorkshire. 2002-11-28. 2008-01-19. Radio Authority.
Radio Listenenrs Guide 2010