Holywell Hill
| Holywell Hill | |
|---|---|
| Cnoc an Tobair | |
  Holywell Hill Location in Ireland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°59′56″N 7°23′59″W / 54.998994°N 7.399838°WCoordinates: 54°59′56″N 7°23′59″W / 54.998994°N 7.399838°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
Holywell Hill transmitter
This transmitter site in County Donegal, Ireland is situated just 50 metres from the border with Northern Ireland, and it is owned and operated by 2RN. The transmission mast is a self-supporting steel lattice tower 60m tall, with the site itself being 260m ASL.[1] The station was opened in 1981 to provide UHF television coverage to parts of County Donegal and Derry City and County. It originally carried the four Irish analogue channels, RTÉ One (Ch 23), RTÉ Two (Ch 26), TV3 (Ch 29), and TG4 (Ch 29), horizontally polarised and at an effective radiated power of 20kW. Today the station provides the Irish digital television service Saorview to a large area of North West Ireland including Derry/Londonderry city.[2] The five national radio stations are also broadcast from the site on VHF FM.
Current transmissions
Digital television
| Frequency | UHF | kW | Multiplex |
|---|---|---|---|
| 546 MHz | 30 | 20 | Saorview (Mux 1) |
| 570 MHz | 33 | 20 | Saorview (Mux 2) |
Analogue FM radio
| Frequency | kW | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 89.2 MHz | 6 | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 91.4 MHz | 6 | RTÉ 2fm |
| 93.6 MHz | 6 | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta |
| 98.8 MHz | 6 | RTÉ lyric fm |
| 101.0 MHz | 6 | Today FM |
References
- ↑ Mountain views Ireland. "Holywell Hill". Mountain view Ireland. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ↑ UK FreeTV. "Holywell Hill transmitter". Retrieved 2012-10-31.