- MuxCo Mid & West Wales
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MuxCo (Mid & West Wales) Licensed area Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Powys Frequency 10C (213.360 MHz) / 12D (229.072 MHz) Air date Yet to Launch Owner MuxCo / Town & Country Broadcasting Website www.muxco.com MuxCo (Mid & West Wales), as the name suggests, is the name of the DAB multiplex operator for Wales. It serves and area similar to the analogue area served by Radio Pembrokeshire, Radio Carmarthenshire, Radio Ceredigion and Radio Maldywn. It is one of the rare licences in which it uses two frequencies. Block 10C serves the Mid-Wales area with Block 12D serving the South Western corner of Wales (Pembrokshire & Carmarthenshire).
It is a consortium made up of two companies - Town & Country Broadcasting owning 70% with transmitter company National Grid Wireless owning the other 30%.
The DAB licence was advertised by Ofcom on November 28, 2007. At the close on February 20, 2008, the regulator had received only one application, from MuxCo (Mid & West Wales). They had to wait until March 18, 2008, before they were confirmed as having won the licence.
Only two transmitters are confirmed as carrying the platform initially; Preseli, and Carmel, although a further two transmitters were also confirmed as Fishguard and Kilvey Hill, but these would be switched on within a year of the initial switch on. As required, the two BBC regional service have to be carried on this platform.
Services expected to be on the platform
[1] (Adjusted to reflect the way UK radio is now)
Unless indicated, the following services are expected to be carried on both frequencies.
Service Service Type Signal Bit-Rate NOTES BBC Radio Cymru BBC Welsh regional service Joint Stereo 128 kbit/s Also on FM (mainly between 92 - 95 or 103.5 - 104.9). BBC Radio Wales BBC English regional service Joint Stereo 128 kbit/s Also on FM (mainly between 94 - 96.0) Radio Pembrokeshire Full Local Service Joint Stereo 128 kbit/s Only avialbale on 12D. Also on 107.5 (main) & 102.5 (Fishgaurd & Tenby) Radio Carmarthenshire Full Local Service Joint Stereo 128 kbit/s Only Available on 12D. Also on 97.1 (Carmel) & 97.5 (Carmarthen) Wales Live Full Service mono 96 kbit/s Provided by Town & Country Broadcasting Podcast Service various mono 16-80 kbit/s Depending on service. These were the only services named on the application although others are expected to be announced at a later date.
Transmitter sites
These are the only confirmed transmitter sites at present:[2]
Transmitter KW AREA Preseli ? Depending on strength. Carmel ? Carmarthen & Carmel Kilvey Hill ? Llanelli Fishguard ? Fishgaurd & Goodwick References
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