6°53′13″W / 55.108°N 6.887°W / 55.108; -6.887
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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.[1]
Services available Analogue radio Digital radio 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.
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