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|align=left| [[Heart North Wales|Heart North Wales]] || Contemporary Hits || Joint Stereo || 128 kbps || Only avialbale on 12D. Also on 96.3 FM. |
|align=left| [[Heart North Wales|Heart North Wales]] || Contemporary Hits || Joint Stereo || 128 kbps || Only avialbale on 12D. Also on 96.3 FM. |
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|align=left| [[Heart Cymru]] || Contemporary Hits || Joint Stereo || 128 kbps || Only Available on 10D. Also on 103.0 FM |
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|align=left| Wales Live || Full Service || mono || 96 kbps || Provided by [[Town & Country Broadcasting]] |
|align=left| Wales Live || Full Service || mono || 96 kbps || Provided by [[Town & Country Broadcasting]] |
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Revision as of 15:52, 17 January 2010
| Licensed area | North & North West Wales |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 10D (215.072 MHz) / 12D (229.072 MHz) |
| Air date | Yet to Launch |
| Owner | MuxCo / Town & Country Broadcasting |
| Website | www.muxco.com |
MuxCo (North Wales), as the name suggests is the name of the DAB multiplex operator for North Wales. It serves and area similar to the analogue area served by Heart North Wales and Heart Cymru (formerly Coast 96.3 & Champion FM). It is one of the rare licences in which it uses two frequencies. Block 10D serves the North Western parts (formerly the Champion FM area) with Block 12D serving the Colwyn Bay analogue area (Formely Coast 96.3).
It is a consortium made up of two companies - Town & Country Broadcasting owning 70% with transmitter company National Grid Wireless owning the other 30%.
The DAB licence was advertised by Ofcom on February 7th 2007. At the close on May 9th 2007, the reguator had received two applications. One by MuxCo (Wrexham & Cheshire), the other from Now Digital, a wholly-owned subsidary of GCmap Media PLC (at the time). On September 6th 2007, it was announced that MuxCo (Wrexham & Cheshire) had won the licence.
Only two transmitters are confirmed as carrying the platform initially; Moel-Y-Parc, & Great Ormes Head. As required, the two BBC regional service have to be carried on this platform.
Services Expected to be on the platform
[1] (Adjusted to reflect the way UK radio is now)
Unless indicated, the following services are expected to be carried on both frequencies.
| Service | Service Type | Signal | Bit-Rate | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio Cymru | BBC Welsh regional service | Joint Stereo | 128 kbps | Also on FM (mainly between 92 - 95 or 103.5 - 104.9). |
| BBC Radio Wales | BBC English regional service | Joint Stereo | 128 kbps | Also on FM (mainly between 94 - 96.0) |
| Heart North Wales | Contemporary Hits | Joint Stereo | 128 kbps | Only avialbale on 12D. Also on 96.3 FM. |
| Heart Cymru | Contemporary Hits | Joint Stereo | 128 kbps | Only Available on 10D. Also on 103.0 FM |
| Wales Live | Full Service | mono | 96 kbps | Provided by Town & Country Broadcasting |
| Traffic Radio | Travel Reports | mono | 48 kbps | English Language |
| Traffic Radio | Travel Reports | mono | 48 kbps | Welsh Language |
| UCB UK | Religious | mono | 96 kbps | Currently on Digital One. |
| Podcast Service | various | mono | 16-80 kbps | Depending on service. |
Transmitter Sites
These are the only confirmed transmitter sites at present: [2]
| Transmitter | KW | AREA |
|---|---|---|
| Moel-Y-Parc | ? | Depending on strength. |
| Great Ormes Head | ? | Llandudno & Conwy |