Full Freeview on the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmitter which serves 45,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Limavady (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Limavady transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Limavady (Northern Ireland) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Limavady transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-newsline.jpg)
BBC Newsline 0.6m homes 2.5%
from Belfast BT2 8HQ, 1,051km northeast (51°)
to BBC Northern Ireland region - 46 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Elliotts Hill | Transposer | 13 km SE Ballymena, Co. Antrim | 90 homes (according to B9 Energy) |
How will the Limavady (Northern Ireland) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 4 Sep 2019 | |||||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
C40 | SDN | ||||||||
C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
C43 | ArqA | ||||||||
C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C46 | ArqB | ||||||||
C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
C49tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
C54tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C58tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 10 Oct 12 and 24 Oct 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 800W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Limavady transmitter area
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 today [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 today to 13:50 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 today to 13:49 today [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 today to 13:50 today BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 today to 13:49 today [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 yesterday to 13:50 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 yesterday to 13:49 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 yesterday to 13:50 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 yesterday to 13:49 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Friday, 6 April 2012
LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 on 04 Apr to 13:50 on 04 Apr BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 on 04 Apr to 13:49 on 04 Apr [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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LIMAVADY transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:01 on 04 Apr to 13:50 on 04 Apr BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:00 on 04 Apr to 13:49 on 04 Apr [BBC] Over the next week Limavady main transmitter: TV (analogue) Liable to interruption, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
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Dacr1111:40 AM
Ballymena
I live in the Ballymena area and due to mountains I can only receive a signal from Limavady. Is RTE going to be available from Limavady at any stage in the future or are the four transmitters going to be the only RTE transmittion points for NI?
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Dacr11's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick1:41 PM
Dacr11: After switchover, you should be able to get the UK PSB multiplexes from Gortnageeragh relay. Digital UK also predict a good service from Divis.
The Saorview coverage checker indicates that Ballymena should get overspill coverage from Clermont Carn in the Republic, once the aerial restrictions are removed after 24 October. The NI mini-mux is only supposed to fill in places where the real Saorview transmitters can't reach, which is why it is only going to transmit from a few transmitters and at relatively low power.
The power levels are not directly comparable between the NIMM and the UK PSB or Saorview services, because the NIMM will use a much more robust mode.
You will also need a Freeview HD receiver to receive the NIMM service, as it will be broadcast using DVB-T2, not the older DVB-T.
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