Carmarthen transmitting station

Carmarthen
	Carmarthen transmitting station (Carmarthenshire)
Tower height	37 metres (121 ft)
Coordinates	51°52′05″N 4°18′26″W / 51.868075°N 4.30715°W
Grid reference	SN412213
Built	1964/65
Relay of	Wenvoe
BBC region	BBC Wales

Tower height37 metres (121 ft)

Coordinates51°52′05″N 4°18′26″W / 51.868075°N 4.30715°W

Grid referenceSN412213

Built1964/65

The Carmarthen transmitting station (Welsh: Gorsaf drosglwyddo Caerfyrddin) was originally built by the BBC in 1964/65 as a relay for VHF radio and television.^[1] The site was built on a 135 m ridge to the north of Carmarthen itself, and entered service on 15 March 1965. The transmission station is now owned and operated by Arqiva.

UHF 625-line colour television was never radiated from this site: the main transmitter at Carmel (20 km to the east) provided that service to the town from 1973 when it opened.

The 405-line VHF television service closed across the UK in 1985, but according to the BBC's transmitter list^[2] and the BBC's internal "Eng. Inf." magazine,^[3] Carmarthen was due to close early - in the first quarter of 1982. From that point onwards the site just relayed FM radio until 6 June 2011^[4] when a single multiplex of DAB radio was added.

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Frequency	kW	Service
88.5 MHz	0.0065	BBC Light Programme
90.7 MHz	0.0065	BBC Third Programme
92.9 MHz	0.0065	BBC Welsh Home Service

Frequency	kW	Service
88.5 MHz -> 88.9 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 2
90.7 MHz -> 91.1 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 3
92.9 MHz -> 93.3 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 4†

Frequency	kW	Service
88.9 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 2
91.1 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 3
93.3 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio Cymru

Frequency	kW	Service
88.9 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 2
91.1 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 3
93.3 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio Cymru
95.5 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 4
97.5 MHz	0.01	Radio Carmarthenshire
98.5 MHz	0.01	BBC Radio 1
106.0 MHz	0.02	Heart South Wales

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Transmitter stations	Arfon Blaenplwyf Carmel Criggion Ferryside Haverfordwest Kilvey Hill Llanddona Moel-y-Parc Preseli St. Hilary Tenby Wenvoe Wrexham-Rhos
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Carmarthen transmitting station

Analogue television

15 March 1965 - First Quarter 1982

Analogue radio (VHF FM)

15 March 1965 - January 1973

January 1973 - May 1978

May 1978 - Late 1980s

Late 1980s - present

Digital radio (DAB)

6 June 2011 - present

References

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