Spur Hill transmission site
Transmitter site near Cork, Ireland
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The Spur Hill transmission site is located on a 137-metre hill southwest of Cork city in Ireland, just northwest of Cork airport.
2RN transmission site at Spur Hill | |
  Spur Hill, County Cork, Ireland | |
| Location | Spur Hill, County Cork |
|---|---|
| Mast height | 60 metres (197 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°51′22″N 8°30′58″W |
| Built | 1965 |
History
The transmitter was initially opened in 1965 as a VHF television relay of the main Mullaghanish television transmitter in County Cork, with FM radio transmission later being added to provide a relay of the national radio channels,[1]
On its conversion to UHF television transmission in 1996, it became the main transmitter serving Cork city, carrying the four Irish analogue channels, RTÉ One (Ch53), RTÉ Two (Ch57), Virgin Media One (Ch60), and TG4 (Ch63) at an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20 kW from a 60-metre steel lattice mast.
On 24 October 2012 all analogue television transmission ended in Ireland,[2] and the station now provides the Irish DTT service Saorview to Cork city and environs.[3] It is owned and operated by 2RN, a subsidiary[4] of the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ.
Current transmissions
Digital television
FM radio
| Frequency | ERP | Service |
|---|---|---|
| 89.2 MHz | 5 kW | RTÉ Radio 1 |
| 91.4 MHz | 5 kW | RTÉ 2fm |
| 93.6 MHz | 5 kW | RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta |
| 98.8 MHz | 5 kW | RTÉ lyric fm |
| 101.0 MHz | 5 kW | Today FM |
Spur Hill relay transmitter
| DTT Relay | County | Mux 1 | Mux 2 | ERP | Pol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Barracks | Cork | 32 | 34 | 0.08 kW | V |