MXR North West
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MXR North West is a regional commercial digital radio
multiplex
in the United Kingdom, which serves the North West of England.
Digital audio broadcasting
Digital Audio Broadcasting is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format....
multiplex
Multiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
in the United Kingdom, which serves the North West of England.
Transmitter sites
MXR North West currently broadcasts from the following sites:| Transmitter | kW | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Moel-y-Parc | 5 | North East Wales, Merseyside & North West Cheshire |
| Winter Hill Winter Hill transmitting station The Winter Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications site situated on Winter Hill, at the southern boundary of the Borough of Chorley, and above Bolton in Greater Manchester, England... |
2 | Manchester & South Lancashire |
| Morecambe Bay | 1.51 | Barrow Peninsula (Southern Cumbria) |
| Lancaster | 1.51 | Northern Lancashire |
| Pendle Forest | 0.5 | Burnley & Nelson |
| Sunley Building | 0.4 | Central Manchester |
| Sutton Common Sutton Common BT Tower Sutton Common BT Tower is a radio tower built of reinforced concrete at Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is one of the few communication towers in the United Kingdom built of reinforced concrete... |
0.2 | Eastern Cheshire |
| Warbreck | 0.2 | Blackpool |
Stations carried
The following channels are receivable on any digital-equipped DAB radio in the North West area:| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Manchester | C4AA | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | CHR station owned by Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen... |
102.0 MHz (Manchester) |
| Choice FM Choice FM Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations... |
CFC7 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Urban music station owned by Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen... |
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| Gold | C8D8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Classic hits station owned by Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen... |
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| Heart London | C0C8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Adult contemporary station owned by Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen... |
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| LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973... |
C4C8 | 48 kbit/s | Mono | London-based speech station station owned by Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen... |
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| Real Radio North West | C38E | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Adult contemporary station owned by GMG Radio GMG Radio GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009... |
105.4 MHz |
| Real Radio XS Real Radio XS 106.1 Real Radio XS is a radio station based in Salford, Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output.-History:The station began test transmissions as 106.1 Rock Radio on FM on 10 April 2008... |
C8C5 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Classic rock | 106.1 MHz (Manchester) |
| Smooth Radio | C3A7 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Easy listening station owned by GMG Radio GMG Radio GMG Radio is the radio division of the Guardian Media Group. The group is based in Laser House, Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. The advertising division is in Old Trafford, Manchester. John Myers was the Chief Executive Officer, his deputy replaced him in April 2009... |
100.4 MHz |
| Transworld Radio | CDC0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | German-based religious service, launched 1 April 2010 | — |
| UCB Inspirational United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters is an international Christian broadcasting and media group. Through affiliates in twenty five countries, it operates radio and television stations and publishes and broadcasts Bob Gass's free daily devotionals The Word for You Today and word4u2day... |
CED0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Christian music | — |
| UCB Gospel United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters is an international Christian broadcasting and media group. Through affiliates in twenty five countries, it operates radio and television stations and publishes and broadcasts Bob Gass's free daily devotionals The Word for You Today and word4u2day... |
CFD0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono | Christian music | — |
| DAB Guide | E1C0009C | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |
Previous services
| Service | What happened |
|---|---|
| Capital Disney Capital Disney Capital Disney was a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which used to broadcast across the UK on DAB Digital Radio . It was also broadcast on Sky Digital, Tiscali TV, Virgin Media, and streaming online. The station announced on 14 May 2007 that it would close down on 29 June... |
Closed to allow for new national DAB licence bids, replaced by UCB UK and UCB Inspirational |
| Century Radio | Renamed Real Radio Real Radio Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night... in March 2009 after GMG Radio purchase |
| CUBE | Relaunched as Capital Disney Capital Disney Capital Disney was a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which used to broadcast across the UK on DAB Digital Radio . It was also broadcast on Sky Digital, Tiscali TV, Virgin Media, and streaming online. The station announced on 14 May 2007 that it would close down on 29 June... |
| DNN DNN DNN may refer to:*Digital News Network, a rolling news service on Digital Radio in the United Kingdom.*Dalton Municipal Airport, a city-owned public-use airport in Dalton, Georgia .*DotNetNuke, an open source website based on ASP.NET.... |
Replaced by LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973... |
| Real Radio Digital | Stopped broadcasting after GMG Radio bought Century, replaced by Jazz FM Jazz FM Jazz FM may refer to:*Jazz FM , a digital jazz radio station in the United Kingdom.*102.2 Jazz FM, a defunct radio station based in London, England.*100.4 Jazz FM, a defunct radio station based in Manchester, England.... |
| UCB UK | Moved to Digital One Digital One Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva. , the multiplex covers more than 90% of the populationfrom a total of 137 transmitters... , replaced by UCB Gospel |
| Jazz FM | Moved to Digital One Digital One Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva. , the multiplex covers more than 90% of the populationfrom a total of 137 transmitters... , replaced by Real Radio XS Real Radio XS 106.1 Real Radio XS is a radio station based in Salford, Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output.-History:The station began test transmissions as 106.1 Rock Radio on FM on 10 April 2008... |