MXR Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
MXR Yorkshire is a regional commercial digital radio
multiplex
in the United Kingdom, which serves Yorkshire
, Lincolnshire
, North Nottinghamshire
and North Derbyshire
.
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 Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, North Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
and North Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
.
Stations broadcast
| Service | Service ID | Bit rate | Audio channels | Description | Analogue availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Yorkshire | C3AA | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Dance and R'n'B | 105.1 MHz (South & West Yorkshire) 105.6 MHz (Bradford & Sheffield) 105.8 MHz (Humberside) |
| Choice FM | C0CE | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | R'n'B and Hip-hop | — |
| Heart London | CCCD | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Adult contemporary | — |
| 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... |
C2CE | 48 kbit/s | Mono Monaural Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path... LSF Line spectral pairs Line spectral pairs or line spectral frequencies are used to represent linear prediction coefficients for transmission over a channel. LSPs have several properties that make them superior to direct quantization of LPCs... |
News and talk | — |
| Real Radio (Yorkshire) Real Radio (Yorkshire) Real Radio Yorkshire is an independent local radio station that broadcasts across South and West Yorkshire. It is the third regional radio station within the Real Radio brand... |
C3A4 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Contemporary | 106.2 MHz (South & West Yorkshire) 107.6 MHz (Bradford & Halifax) 107.7 MHz (Sheffield) |
| 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 | — |
| 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... |
CED0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Christian | — |
| UCB Inspirational | CFD0 | 64 kbit/s | Mono LSF | Christian | — |
| XFM Xfm Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are... |
C0B8 | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo Stereophonic sound The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective... |
Indie / alternative / rock music | — |
| Yorkshire Radio Yorkshire Radio Yorkshire Radio is a British digital radio station broadcasting to Yorkshire on DAB. The station is owned by Leeds United A.F.C. and broadcasts live coverage of all first-team games, plus pop music from the 1960s to the present day.-History:... |
CFCD | 128 kbit/s | Joint stereo | Pop music and sport | — |
| DAB Guide | E1C000A9 | 8 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service, EPG data | — |
| UBC Digital | E1C000A8 | 48 kbit/s | Data | Hidden service | — |
History
- On November 7, 2002, the Radio AuthorityOfcomOfcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
awarded a digital radio licence to MXR Limited for the Yorkshire region. The MXR beat another bid for the licence from The Yorkshire Digital Radio Company.
- Yorkshire RadioYorkshire RadioYorkshire Radio is a British digital radio station broadcasting to Yorkshire on DAB. The station is owned by Leeds United A.F.C. and broadcasts live coverage of all first-team games, plus pop music from the 1960s to the present day.-History:...
started test transmissions on MXR Yorkshire from June 26, 2006 and has replaced jazzfm.com.
- LBCLBCLBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
replaced the Digital News Network from July 28, 2006 and LBC started broadcasting on September 1, 2006.
- Capital DisneyCapital DisneyCapital 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...
ceased broadcasting on the multiplex on the 29th June 2007, freeing up 128kbit/s of space on the multiplex, filled by UCB UK and UCB Inspirational (64kbit/s each).
- The ArrowThe ArrowThe Arrow is a four-hour miniseries produced for CBC Television in 1996, starring Dan Aykroyd as Crawford Gordon, experienced wartime production leader during World War II and president of A. V. Roe Canada during its attempt to produce the Avro Arrow supersonic jet interceptor. The film also stars...
stopped broadcasting via this platform as it switched platforms with XFMXfmXfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
in 2009.
Transmitters
MXR Yorkshire is transmitted on frequency block 12A from the following sites:| Service | kW | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Emley Moor Emley Moor transmitting station The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on 'Emley Moor' to the west of the village of Emley, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England . The station's most visible feature is its concrete tower, which is a Grade II listed building... |
5 (L) 2 (U) |
West & South Yorkshire |
| Acklam Wold | 3 | City of York, East Yorkshire & South Eastern parts of North Yorkshire |
| Belmont Belmont transmitting station The Belmont transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated next to the B1225, one mile west of the village of Donington on Bain in the civil parish of South Willingham, near Market Rasen and Louth in Lincolnshire, England . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.It has... |
2 | Lincolnshire |
| Tapton Hill | 2 | Sheffield & Chesterfield |
| Bilsdale | 2 | North Yorkshire & Cleveland Hills |
| Clifton | 1 | Doncaster & Worksop |
| Idle | 1 | Bradford & Keighley |
| Cave Wold | 1 | Hull & Humber Estuary |
| Beecroft Hill | 0.2 | City of Leeds |