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
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Coordinates	52.968554°N 8.718311°W
Geography
Location	County Clare, Ireland
Parent range	Slieve 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 147.5 metre mast was erected in 1963 and replaced in 2011 with a 160 metre tall[2] 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

References

1. Mountain Views. "Maghera". Mountain views.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
2. https://clarechampion.ie/television-transmitter-to-be-replaced/