Brougher Mountain transmitting station

Brougher Mountain

Brougher Mountain transmitting station
Height of tower 55 metres (180 ft)
BBC region BBC Northern Ireland
ITV region UTV

Brougher Mountain transmitting station is a major transmitting station in Northern Ireland.[1][2] It is located between County Tyrone and County Fermanagh, on top of a 317-meter high hill called Brougher Mountain.[3]

It has four other transmitter sites in its digital television transmitter group, at Ederny, Derrygonnelly, Belcoo, and Lisbellaw.[4]

Services transmitted by frequency

Analogue radio

Frequency kW Service
89.4 MHz 5 BBC Radio 2
91.6 MHz 5 BBC Radio 3
93.8 MHz 5 BBC Radio Ulster
95.6 MHz 5 BBC Radio 4
96.6 MHz 5 Downtown Radio
99.0 MHz 5 BBC Radio 1

Digital radio

Frequency Block kW Operator
225.648 MHz 12B 3.2 BBC National DAB
229.072 MHz 12D 4.35 Bauer Northern Ireland

Digital television

Frequency UHF kW Operator System
474.166 MHz 21+ 2 SDN DVB-T
482.166 MHz 22+ 20 Digital 3&4 DVB-T
498.000 MHz 24 2 Arqiva A DVB-T
506.000 MHz 25 20 BBC B DVB-T2
522.000 MHz 27 2 Arqiva B DVB-T
530.000 MHz 28 20 BBC A DVB-T
546.000 MHz 30 2 NImux DVB-T2

Before switchover

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490.166 MHz 23+ 0.5 SDN (Mux A)
514.166 MHz 26+ 0.5 BBC (Mux B)
538.166 MHz 29+ 0.5 Arqiva (Mux C)
546.166 MHz 30+ 0.5 BBC (Mux 1)
570.166 MHz 33+ 0.5 Arqiva (Mux D)
578.166 MHz 34+ 0.5 Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)

Analogue television (before 24 October 2012)

Frequency UHF kW Service
479.25 MHz 22 100 BBC One Northern Ireland
503.25 MHz 25 100 UTV
527.25 MHz 28 100 BBC Two Northern Ireland
559.25 MHz 32 100 Channel 4

See also

References

  1. ↑ VisualServ. "Brougher Mountain Transmitting Station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  2. ↑ Mike Brown. "Transmission Information - Brougher Mountain". Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Brougher Mountain Hill". Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Northern Ireland TV region: Digital Switchover transmission groups". Ofcom. July 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

External links

Coordinates: 54°25′24″N 7°27′38″W / 54.42327°N 7.46043°W