Carmel_transmitting_station

Carmel
	Carmel transmitting station (Carmarthenshire)
Mast height	151.9 metres (498 ft)
Coordinates	51.8225°N 4.0567°W
Built	1973
BBC region	BBC Wales
ITV region	ITV Cymru Wales

Carmel transmitting station

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The Carmel transmitting station, located half a mile (0.8km) SSW of the village of Carmel in Carmarthenshire, has been broadcasting terrestrial TV and radio services since the mid-1970s. The TV coverage area for the Carmel transmission station includes most of Carmarthenshire, the southern and eastern parts of Pembrokeshire; the southern fringes of Powys and Ceredigion; the northern part of Swansea. The Carmel signal is also receivable in parts of Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taff. Places as far away as Merthyr Tydfil and the north Devon coast are also able to receive signals from Carmel.

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Carmel started to switch over to digital terrestrial TV broadcast services on 26 August 2009.^[1]

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Radio Listeners Guide 2010

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Frequency	UHF	kW	Service
759.25 MHz	57	100	BBC1 Wales
783.25 MHz	60	100	HTV Wales
807.25 MHz	63	100	BBC2 Wales

Frequency	UHF	kW	Service
727.25 MHz	53	100	S4C
759.25 MHz	57	100	BBC1 Wales
783.25 MHz	60	100	HTV Wales
807.25 MHz	63	100	BBC2 Wales

Frequency	UHF	kW	Service	System
727.25 MHz	53	100	S4C	PAL System I
746.000 MHz	55	2.5	BBC (Mux 1)	DVB-T
759.25 MHz	57	100	BBC1 Wales	PAL System I
777.833 MHz	59-	5	SDN (Mux A)	DVB-T
783.25 MHz	60	100	HTV Wales	PAL System I
801.833 MHz	62-	2.5	BBC (Mux B)	DVB-T
807.25 MHz	63	100	BBC2 Wales	PAL System I
825.833 MHz	65-	2.5	Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)	DVB-T
834.000 MHz	66	1	Arqiva (Mux C)	DVB-T
842.000 MHz	67	1	Arqiva (Mux D)	DVB-T

Frequency	UHF	kW	Service	System
727.25 MHz	53	100	S4C	PAL System I
759.25 MHz	57	100	BBC1 Wales	PAL System I
777.833 MHz	59-	5	SDN (Mux A)	DVB-T
786.000 MHz	60	20	BBC A	DVB-T
801.833 MHz	62-	2.5	BBC (Mux B)	DVB-T
807.25 MHz	63	100	HTV Wales	PAL System I
825.833 MHz	65-	2.5	Digital 3&4 (Mux 2)	DVB-T
834.000 MHz	66	1	Arqiva (Mux C)	DVB-T
842.000 MHz	67	1	Arqiva (Mux D)	DVB-T

Frequency	UHF	kW	Operator
730.000 MHz	53	20	Digital 3&4
738.000 MHz	54	10	SDN
762.000 MHz	57	20	BBC B
770.000 MHz	58	10	Arqiva A
786.000 MHz	60	20	BBC A
794.000 MHz	61	10	Arqiva B

Carmel_transmitting_station

Carmel transmitting station

Services available

Analogue television

21 May 1973 - 1 November 1982

1 November 1982 - 15 November 1998

Analogue and digital television

15 November 1998 - 26 August 2009

26 August 2009 - 23 September 2009

Digital television

23 September 2009 - present

May 2013

Analogue radio (VHF FM)

Digital radio (DAB)

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Frequency	UHF	kW	Operator
698.000 MHz	49	10	Arqiva B
730.000 MHz	53	20	Digital 3&4
738.000 MHz	54	10	SDN
762.000 MHz	57	20	BBC B
770.000 MHz	58	10	Arqiva A
785.833 MHz	60-	20	BBC A

Frequency	kW	Service
88.4 MHz	3	BBC Radio 2
90.6 MHz	3	BBC Radio 3
92.8 MHz	3	BBC Radio 4
95.1 MHz	3	BBC Radio Wales
97.1 MHz	1.4	Radio Carmarthenshire
98.0 MHz	3	BBC Radio 1
104.6 MHz	3	BBC Radio Cymru
105.2 MHz	3	Heart South Wales

Frequency	Block	kW^[4]	Operator
222.064 MHz	11D	1	Digital One
223.936 MHz	12A	1	Swansea SW Wales
225.648 MHz	12B	5	BBC National DAB