Limeux transmitting station
Appearance
The Limeux transmitting station (50°00′44″N 1°49′49″E / 50.01222°N 1.83028°E) is a facility for FM radio and television transmissions located near Abbeville, Somme, France. It has a 203-metre (666 ft) tall guyed mast for FM radio and analogue and digital television services. It is the tallest built structure in the Somme.
Analogue services
FM radio | ||
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Radio name | Frequency | Power |
France Musique | 89.8 MHz | 2,5 kW |
France Inter | 93.1 MHz | 2,5 kW |
France Culture | 97.4 MHz | 2,5 kW |
France Bleu Picardie | 100.6 MHz | 5 kW |
Digital switchover planned date on Abbeville-Limeux TV mast : February 1, 2011.
Analogue TV SECAM with NICAM Subcarrier | |||
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Channel Name | UHF Channel | Power | Notes |
TF1 | 63H | 380 kW | |
France 2 | 57H | 380 kW | will be used for digital broadcasting when DSO completed |
France 3 Picardie | 60H | 380 kW | |
Canal+ | not transmitted | N/A | This Pay TV was received from Bouvigny TV mast (in analogue) (Switched off on 14/04/10). It is now only available using DTT on Limeux |
France 5/Arte | 45H | 80 kW | |
M6 | 42H | 80 kW |
Digital services
Frequencies from July, 3rd 2012
Télévision Numérique Terrestre the French version of Freeview (UK) | ||||
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Multiplex Name | UHF Channel | Nominal power | Operator | Transmitting standard |
Multiplex R1 (GR1) | 57H | 80 kW | TDF | DVB-T |
Multiplex R2 (NTN) | 25H | 80 kW | TDF | DVB-T |
Multiplex R3 (CNH) | 28H | 80 kW | TDF | DVB-T |
Multiplex R4 (Multi4) | 55H | 80 kW | TDF | DVB-T |
Multiplex R5 (GR5 - TNT HD) | 58H | 80 kW from October 30, 2008 | OneCast (TF1 Subsidiary) | DVB-T |
Multiplex R6 (SMR6) | 39H | 80 kW | Towercast (NRJ Group) | DVB-T |
References
- (in English) Télévision Numérique Terrestre
- (in English) http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=75277 Mast Structure
- (in English) http://www.mds975.co.uk/masts/limeux.html Mast photos
- (in French) Émetteur de Limeux (article from which the data come from)