MuxCo
Digital Radio multiplex operator
MuxCo is an operator of digital radio in the United Kingdom. It is, in joint ventures, the operator of twelve local DAB ensembles in various parts of England and Wales. MuxCo is owned by Arqiva and Folder Media.
MuxCo initially partnered with local radio groups to bid for each local multiplex. It remains a shareholder in nine of them, whilst North West Wales and Mid and West Wales are now owned by Nation Broadcasting and the Channel Islands by Tindle CI Broadcasting. It continues to manage them on their behalf.
01Initial Wrexham and Cheshire Launch
The first launch, of the multiplex based in Wrexham and Cheshire, was planned for November 2012 but was pushed back to the beginning of 2013. Test transmissions from Moel-y-Parc began on Monday 11 March 2013 and from Wrexham Rhos on Tuesday 12 March 2013, with full transmissions from these two sites scheduled to commence on 18 March 2013. It was announced on 9 March 2013 that the third transmission site, St John's Beacon, would be added at a later date the multiplex was renamed Wrexham Chester and Liverpool.
02Licenses
| Area | Award date | Frequency | Transmitter sites | Services commenced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morecambe Bay | December 2019 | 11B (218.640 MHz) | Lancaster, Morecambe Bay, Kendal and Windermere | 1 December 2021 |
| Channel Islands | October 2019 | 12A (223.936 MHz) | Les Platons, Les Touillets | 1 August 2021 |
| Gloucestershire | January 2008 | 10C (213.360 MHz) | Churchdown Hill, Stroud, Blunsdon and Icomb Hill | 18 October 2013 |
| Hereford and Worcester | September 2007 | 12A (223.936 MHz) | Bromsgrove, Ridge Hill and Malvern | 6 December 2013 |
| Lincolnshire | February 2008 | 12A (223.936 MHz) | Belmont, Lincoln County Hospital, High Hunsley and Grantham | 1 October 2015 |
| Mid and West Wales | March 2008 | 12D (229.072 MHz) | Carmel, Preseli and Kilvey Hill, Greenhill | 30 August 2013 |
| North West Wales | June 2008 | 10D (215.072 MHz), 12D (229.072 MHz) | Arfon and Conwy | 12 December 2014 |
| North Yorkshire | December 2007 | 10C (213.360 MHz) | Bilsdale, Harlow Hill, Acklam Wold and Oliver's Mount | 17 December 2014 |
| Somerset | May 2008 | 10B (211.648 MHz) | Mendip, Taunton and Hutton | 26 September 2014 |
| Suffolk | August 2015 | 10C (213.360 MHz) | Mendlesham, Puttocks Hill and Warren Heath | 7 October 2016 |
| Surrey | April 2008 | 10C (213.360 MHz) | Reigate, Dorking, Guildford, Leatherhead, Crystal Palace and Hungry Hill | 12 December 2013 |
| Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool | September 2007 | 10D (215.072 MHz) | Moel y Parc, Wrexham Rhos and St John's Beacon | 18 March 2013 |
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