Brougher Mountain transmitting station

Brougher Mountain

Brougher Mountain transmitting station
Tower height	55 metres (180 ft)
Coordinates	54°25′24″N 7°27′37″W / 54.4233°N 7.4604°WCoordinates: 54°25′24″N 7°27′37″W / 54.4233°N 7.4604°W
BBC region	BBC Northern Ireland
ITV region	UTV
Local TV service	NVTV

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 NImux contains TG4, RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and transmits from this and two other sites in Northern Ireland.

Before switchover Frequency UHF kW Operator 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

• Divis transmitting station
• Limavady transmitting station

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" (PDF). Ofcom. July 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

External links

• Picture of Brougher Mountain from the air