MXR Severn Estuary

Former DAB multiplex

MXR Severn Estuary & South Wales
Licensed area	Severn Estuary South Wales
Frequency	12C (223.360 MHz)
Air date	31 July 2001^[1]
Close date	29 July 2013^[2]
Owner	MXR

MXR Severn Estuary was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the West of England and South Wales, including Bristol, Bath, Weston-super-Mare, Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, the South Wales Valleys and north Somerset. The multiplex closed on 29 July 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence.^[2]

Transmitters

MXR Severn Estuary was transmitted on frequency block 12C (227.360 MHz) from the following transmitter sites:^[3]

Transmitter	kW	Area
Wenvoe	4	Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Dundry East	1	Bristol
Christchurch	1	Newport & Monmouth
Mendip	0.75	Glastonbury
Kilvey Hill	0.5	Swansea & Bridgend
Carmel	0.5	Carmel & Carmarthen
Ebbw Vale	0.2	Ebbw Vale
Bath	0.2	Bath
Abergavenny	0.2	Abergavenny
Aberdare	0.01	Aberdare

Services

The following channels were available on the multiplex at the time of closure:

Service	Service ID	Bit rate	Audio channels	Description	Analogue availability
Swansea Bay Radio	C784	64 kbit/s	Mono	Classic & Current Hits	102.1 MHz (Swansea)
Capital South Wales	C9CC	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	South East Wales' CHR Music Service	103.2 MHz (Cardiff) 97.4 MHz (Newport)
Kiss	C3A5	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	National dance and urban music station	97.2, 101.0 MHz (Bristol)
LBC 97.3	CFC6	48 kbit/s	Mono LSF	London-based speech service	—
Mountain FM	CEC3	64 kbit/s	Mono	Regional DAB service	—
Nation Radio	C376	64 kbit/s	Mono	South Wales rock music service	106.8 MHz (Cardiff) 107.3 MHz (Swansea)
Heart	C3A3	112 kbit/s	Joint stereo	South Wales regional commercial service	Various FM
Real Radio XS	C8C5	80 kbit/s	Mono	Classic rock service from Manchester	—
UCB Gospel	CED0	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Gospel music	—
UCB Inspirational	CFD0	64 kbit/s	Mono LSF	Christian Speech & Music	—
Radio X	C0B8	128 kbit/s	Joint stereo	Modern rock service from London	—
DAB Guide	E1C0009A	8 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service, EPG data	—
UBC Digital	E1C000A2	48 kbit/s	Data	Hidden service	—

BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales were not required to be broadcast on this platform.

References

^ Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
^ ^a ^b "Regional DAB signals commence shut-down". Radio Today. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
^ Radio Listeners Guide 2010

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