The Spur Hill transmission site is located to the south of the city of Cork, Ireland, just north west of Cork airport, on a hill with a 137 metre elevation.
 2RN site at Spur Hill | |
  Spur Hill in Ireland | |
| Location | Spur Hill, County Cork |
|---|---|
| Mast height | 60 metres (197 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°51′22″N 8°30′58″W / 51.85602992214568°N 8.516036780969547°W |
| Built | 1965 |
History
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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
editDigital television
edit| Frequency | UHF | ERP | Multiplex | Pol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666 MHz | 45 | 50 kw | Saorview 1 | H |
| 618 MHz | 39 | 50 kw | Saorview 2 | H |
FM radio
edit| 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
edit| DTT Relay | County | Mux 1 | Mux 2 | ERP | Pol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Barracks | Cork | 32 | 34 | 0.08 kw | V |
References
edit- ^ RTÉ Radio. "Tuning Information Mullaghanish". RTÉ. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "RTÉ One analogue switch off (Spur Hill)". You Tube. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ UKfree TV. "Spur Hill Transmitter". Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ RTÉ NL. "About RTÉ NL" (PDF). RTÉ. Retrieved 29 October 2012.