MXR Severn Estuary


MXR Severn Estuary was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset. The multiplex closed on 29 July 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence.

Transmitters

MXR Severn Estuary was transmitted on frequency block 12C from the following transmitter sites:
TransmitterkWArea
Wenvoe4Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Dundry East1Bristol
Christchurch1Newport & Monmouth
Mendip0.75Glastonbury
Kilvey Hill0.5Swansea & Bridgend
Carmel0.5Carmel & Carmarthen
Ebbw Vale0.2Ebbw Vale
Bath0.2Bath
Abergavenny0.2Abergavenny
Aberdare0.01Aberdare

Services

The following channels were available on the multiplex at the time of closure:
ServiceService IDBit rateAudio channelsDescriptionAnalogue availability
Swansea Bay RadioC78464 kbit/sMonoClassic & Current Hits102.1 MHz
Capital South WalesC9CC128 kbit/sJoint stereoSouth East Wales' CHR Music Service103.2 MHz
97.4 MHz
KissC3A5128 kbit/sJoint stereoNational dance and urban music station97.2, 101.0 MHz
LBC 97.3CFC648 kbit/sMono LSFLondon-based speech service
Mountain FMCEC364 kbit/sMonoRegional DAB service
Nation RadioC37664 kbit/sMonoSouth Wales rock music service106.8 MHz
107.3 MHz
HeartC3A3112 kbit/sJoint stereoSouth Wales regional commercial serviceVarious FM
Real Radio XSC8C580 kbit/sMonoClassic rock service from Manchester
UCB GospelCED064 kbit/sMono LSFGospel music
UCB InspirationalCFD064 kbit/sMono LSFChristian Speech & Music
Radio XC0B8128 kbit/sJoint stereoModern rock service from London
DAB GuideE1C0009A8 kbit/sDataHidden service, EPG data
UBC DigitalE1C000A248 kbit/sDataHidden service