Maghera transmission site

The Maghera transmission site is situated on a 400m high mountain (Irish: Cnoc an Ois)[1] located in Killanena in the East of County Clare, Ireland. It is home to one of 2RN's network of radio and television transmitters.

Maghera
Cnoc an Ois
Maghera
Location in Ireland
Highest point
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Coordinates52.968554°N 8.718311°W / 52.968554; -8.718311 
Geography
LocationCounty Clare, Ireland
Parent rangeSlieve Aughty

The Maghera television transmitter initially opened in February 1963 on low power before becoming fully operational on 10 September 1963. It was one of the five original Telefís Éireann main transmitters the others being, Mullaghanish, Kippure, Truskmore and Mount Leinster. The transmitter originally carried the 625 line television service on VHF channel B, changing to channel E in 1999, with UHF channels being added in 1996 and 1999. The new RTÉ Radio FM service was added in 1966, and more FM radio stations were added over the years. To date no DAB services have been broadcast from the site, instead the DAB Ireland Mux1 (RTÉ) service is broadcast from 2RN's transmitter at Woodcock Hill near Limerick city.

The original 1963 mast was replaced in 2011 with a 147 metre tall cable-stayed steel lattice mast that would enhance its service area for the start of digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting. All analogue television transmissions from the site ended on 24 October 2012, and since then the Irish digital television service Saorview, has been broadcast from the site in addition to six national FM radio networks and a number of local radio services. Maghera's service area is the West of Ireland, covering counties Clare and Galway, as well as parts of counties Limerick, Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Mayo.

Current transmissions

Digital television
Frequency UHF kW Multiplex Pol
690 MHz 48 160 Saorview 1 H
674 MHz 46 160 Saorview 2 H

Analogue FM radio
Frequency kW Service
88.8 MHz 160 RTÉ Radio 1
91.0 MHz 160 RTÉ 2fm
98.4 MHz 160 RTÉ lyric fm
93.2 MHz 160 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
96.4 MHz 5 Clare FM
100.6 MHz 160 Today FM
102.7 MHz 20 Spin South West
104.6 MHz 50 4fm
107.6 MHz 20 Newstalk

List of Maghera DTT relay transmitters
Relay transmitter County Mux 1 Mux 2 kW Pol
Achill Mayo 47 44 2 V
Ballina Tipperary 23 26 0.1 V
Casla Galway 45 41 2.5 V
Clifden Galway 26 23 5 V
Cnoc an Óir Kerry 47 44 1.5 V
Ennistimon Clare 33 36 0.02 H
Tonabrocky Galway 26 23 0.25 V
Woodcock Hill Clare 47 44 10 H
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References
  1. Mountain Views. "Maghera". Mountain views.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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