Holywell Hill transmission site
Transmission site in Ireland
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The Holywell Hill transmission site is located on a 260-metre (853') hill[1] near Killea in County Donegal, Ireland, and is owned and operated by 2RN (formerly RTÉ NL).
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  Holywell Hill in Ireland | |
| Location | Killea, County Donegal |
|---|---|
| Mast height | 60 metres (197 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°59′56″N 7°23′59″W |
| Built | 1981 |
History
The site which is close to the border with Northern Ireland has a 60-metre (200') self-supporting tower and was opened in 1981 to provide UHF television coverage to parts of County Donegal as well as Derry City and County. It originally carried the two Irish analogue channels, RTÉ One (Ch 23), and RTÉ Two (Ch 26), in later years, both TV3 (Ch 29), and TG4 (Ch 33) were added, all were horizontally polarised and with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20 kW. Digital terrestrial television (DTT) was first broadcast from the site in 2008 in preparation for the national switchover to digital television on 24 October 2012.[2]
Today the Irish digital television service Saorview, and five national radio stations on FM, are broadcast from the Holywell Hill site to a large area of North West Ireland including Derry city.[3] The transmitter also services a number of relay transmitters in County Donegal to help improve coverage in the difficult terrain.
Current transmissions
Digital television
FM radio
| Frequency | ERP | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 89.2 MHz | 6 kW | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 91.4 MHz | 6 kW | RTÉ 2fm |
| 93.6 MHz | 6 kW | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta |
| 98.8 MHz | 6 kW | RTÉ lyric fm |
| 101.0 MHz | 6 kW | Today FM |
Holywell Hill relay transmitters
| DTT Relay | County | Mux 1 | Mux 2 | ERP | Pol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybofey | Donegal | 47 | 44 | 0.1 kW | V |
| Clonmany | Donegal | 39 | 42 | 0.02 kW | V |
| Fanad | Donegal | 43 | 46 | 1.5 kW | V |
| Letterkenny | Donegal | 39 | 42 | 2 kW | V |
| Magheraroarty | Donegal | 22 | 27 | 0.5 kW | V |
| Malin | Donegal | 28 | 26 | 2 kW | H |
| Moville | Donegal | 32 | 34 | 2 kW | H |
Gallery
The approach road to the site
Top of the transmitter mast
Holywell Hill seen from Heather Road in Derry
