Limavady transmitting station


Limavady transmitting station is a television and radio transmitter situated near the town of Limavady, County Londonderry. 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 launch from the transmitter in November 1982.
A UHF relay of the transmitter was also opened on Monday 1 December 1975 at the Londonderry transmitter, which had been transmitting BBC Television on VHF since it commenced transmissions on Wednesday 18 December 1957.

Services available

Analogue radio

Digital radio

Digital television

Includes Sept 2019 frequency changes.
FrequencyUHFkWOperatorSystem
46 10Arqiva BDVB-T
41 20BBC ADVB-T
40 10SDNDVB-T
47 20BBC BDVB-T2
43 10Arqiva ADVB-T
44 20Digital 3&4DVB-T

Amateur Radio

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.
FrequencyUHFkWService
55100BBC One Northern Ireland
59100UTV
62100BBC Two Northern Ireland
65100Channel 4