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.
Services available
Analogue radio
Digital radio
Digital television
Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes.
Frequency
UHF
kW
Operator
System
674.000 MHz
46 (Was 49)
10
Arqiva B
DVB-T
634.000 MHz
41 (Was 50)
20
BBC A
DVB-T
626.000 MHz
40 (Was 54)
10
SDN
DVB-T
682.000 MHz
47 (Was 55)
20
BBC B
DVB-T2
650.000 MHz
43 (Was 58)
10
Arqiva A
DVB-T
658.000 MHz
44 (Was 59)
20
Digital 3&4
DVB-T
Amateur Radio
Frequency
W
Service
145.600 MHz (Output) 145.000 MHz (Input)
15
GB3LY 2M Repeater
Before switchover
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.
References
External links
England
East East Midlands Greater London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber
Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Channel Islands Isle of Man Italics denotes a transmitter no longer used for transmitting television signals