Freeview Light on the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 9,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Mynydd Bach transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1 BBCA | V max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
1 BBC One (SD) Wales, 2 BBC Two Wales, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 14 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C34 (578.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Wales), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C35 (586.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Wales, 102 BBC Two HD Wales, 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 110 Channel 4 HD (Wales), 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Mynydd Bach transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-wales-today.jpg)
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 14km south (189°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-cymru-wales.jpg)
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 19km south-southwest (196°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 15 May 2019 | |||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Sunday, 10 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 10 Sep 07:43 until 10 Sep 07:45. . [BBC]
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Friday, 29 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:48 AM
10:48 AM
Mynydd Bach transmitter - Mynydd Bach transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/09/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 2 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Mynydd Bach transmitter - Mynydd Bach transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/10/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Mynydd Bach transmitter - Mynydd Bach transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/10/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 9 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
Mynydd Bach transmitter - Mynydd Bach transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 09/10/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
11:19 AM
11:19 AM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 6 Oct 10:23 until 6 Oct 10:24. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
11:20 AM
11:20 AM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Oct 10:20. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Oct 10:20 until 11 Oct 12:13. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 12 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:21 AM
8:21 AM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Oct 05:58 until 12 Oct 07:05. Off the air due to a fault from 11 Oct 10:20 until 11 Oct 12:13. . [BBC]
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Friday, 13 October 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
MYNYDD BACH transmitter - Freeview: Poor quality due to a fault from 13 Oct 15:15 until 13 Oct 15:20. Off the air due to a fault from 12 Oct 05:58 until 12 Oct 07:05. Off the air due to a fault from 11 Oct 10:20 until 11 Oct 12:13. . [BBC]
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