MXR North West


MXR North West was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the North West of England. The multiplex closed on 24 September 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence.

Transmitter sites

MXR North West was broadcast from the following sites:
TransmitterkWArea
Moel-y-Parc5North East Wales, Merseyside & North West Cheshire
Winter Hill2Manchester & South Lancashire
Morecambe Bay1.51Barrow Peninsula
Lancaster1.51Northern Lancashire
Pendle Forest0.5Burnley & Nelson
Sunley Building0.4Central Manchester
Sutton Common0.2Eastern Cheshire
Warbreck0.2Blackpool

Stations carried

The following channels were receivable on any digital-equipped DAB radio in the North West area at the time of closure:
ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
Capital ManchesterC4AA128 kbit/sJoint stereoCHR station owned by Global Radio102.0 MHz
Choice FMCFC7128 kbit/sJoint stereoUrban music station owned by Global Radio
GoldC8D8128 kbit/sJoint stereoClassic hits station owned by Global Radio
Heart LondonC0C8128 kbit/sJoint stereoAdult contemporary station owned by Global Radio
LBC 97.3C4C848 kbit/sMonoLondon-based speech station owned by Global Radio
Heart North WestC38E128 kbit/sJoint stereoAdult contemporary station owned by Global Radio105.4 MHz
Real Radio XSC8C5128 kbit/sJoint stereoClassic rock106.1 MHz
Smooth RadioC3A7128 kbit/sJoint stereoEasy listening station owned by GMG Radio100.4 MHz
Transworld RadioCDC064 kbit/sMonoGerman-based religious service, launched 1 April 2010
UCB InspirationalCED064 kbit/sMonoChristian music
UCB GospelCFD064 kbit/sMonoChristian music
DAB GuideE1C0009C8 kbit/sDataHidden service, EPG data

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