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MXR North East

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MXR North East
Licensed areaNorth East England, North Yorkshire
Frequency12C (227.360 MHz)
Air date31 July 2001[1]
Close date29 July 2013[2]
OwnerMXR

MXR North East was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served the North East. The multiplex closed on 29 July 2013 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiva decided not to renew the licence.[2]

Transmitters

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MXR North East was transmitted on frequency block 12C from the transmitter sites:[3]

Transmitter kW Area
Burnhope 5 Tyne & Wear, Northern County Durham & Southern Northumberland
Bilsdale 2 North Yorkshire & Cleveland Hills
Haining 0.8 Sunderland
Shilbottle 0.2 Alnwick
Fenham 0.2 Newcastle & Gateshead

Stations broadcast

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Service Service ID Bit rate Audio channels Description Analogue availability
Capital North East C4AF 128 kbit/s Joint stereo CHR station owned by Global Radio 105.3 MHz (Newcastle upon Tyne)
105.6 MHz (Fenham)
105.8 MHz (Hexham)
106.4 MHz (Teesside)
Choice FM CCC5 112 kbit/s Joint stereo Urban music station owned by Global Radio
Gold C8D3 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Classic hits station owned by Global Radio
Heart London CDC5 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Relay of London service
LBC 97.3 C1C6 48 kbit/s Mono LSF Relay of London service
Panjab Radio CDC9 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Panjab talk and music, relayed from London
Heart North East C3A8 112 kbit/s Joint stereo Adult contemporary station owned by Global 96.2 MHz (Fenham)
96.4 MHz (Hexham)
100.7 MHz (Teesside)
101.8 MHz
Real Radio XS C8C5 128 kbit/s Joint stereo Classic Rock service from Manchester
Smooth Radio C0C6 112 kbit/s Joint stereo Easy listening Manchester station
UCB Gospel CED0 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Christian service that UCB UK when it switched to Digital One
UCB Inspirational CFD0 64 kbit/s Mono LSF Christian service that launched on 29 September 2007, replacing Capital Disney

Previous services

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Service What happened
Capital Disney Closed to allow for new national DAB licence bids, replaced by UCB UK and UCB Inspirational
Century Radio Renamed Real Radio in March 2009 after GMG Radio purchase
CUBE Re-launched as Capital Disney
DNN Replaced by LBC 97.3
Real Radio Digital Stopped broadcasting after GMG Radio bought Century, later launched Rock Radio (North East)
Rock Radio (Digital) Launched on 1 April 2008 before relaying the Manchester service, relaunched on 5 September 2011 as Real Radio XS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Radiocentre Commercial Radio Pocket Booklet 2007
  2. ^ a b "Regional DAB signals commence shut-down". Radio Today. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ Radio Listenenrs Guide 2010