Freeview Light on the Machynlleth (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Machynlleth (Powys, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,200 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 Machynlleth (Powys, 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 Machynlleth (Powys, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Machynlleth 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) | 131m | DTG- | 4W |
 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) | 131m | DTG- | 4W |
 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C35 (586.0MHz) | 131m | DTG- | 4W |
 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 Machynlleth (Powys, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Machynlleth transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 129km south-southeast (160°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 132km south-southeast (162°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Machynlleth (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | ||||
| C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C63 | 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 4 Nov 09 and 3 Dec 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 20W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 4W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Blaenplwyf transmitter area
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Saturday, 16 April 2011
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Grant5:56 PM
Why are the Freeview channels in the Llandrindod area of Wales so BBC orientated? 25 of the 33 channels available are BBC channels (over 75%).
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Sunday, 17 April 2011
Grant: Because the BBC have a duty to provide 100% coverage of their and no one else does.
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
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Rob Goodall8:20 AM
Machynlleth
My local repeater (Machynlleth) used to be 20watts output using analogue but is now 4watts with digital, why is this? And would an increase in power help people like me who are outside the current footprint?
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Rob's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Rob Goodall: Yes, the drop of 7dB is standard over all the UK transmitters.
Less signal power is required for the digital services to provide the same coverage area as the analogue ones had.
There was never any intention for additional homes to be covered at switchover. You need to use Freesat instead of Freeview.
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Rob Goodall12:13 PM
Machynlleth
Briantist: Thanks, it's a shame that having moved into the area all my expensive existing terrestrial equipment (PVR, HD boxes)are scrap! Thanks for the quick and helpful reply though. Rob
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Rob's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 29 July 2011
Sunday, 30 December 2012
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speake10:20 PM
there is a rumour that the machynLleth transmitter is going to be upgraded in the first quarter of 2013 so that the area will have all the freeview channels, is this true and if so when? and if not why not?
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Monday, 31 December 2012
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Michael12:02 AM
speake: A rumour - from who, exactly? Unless you heard it from Ofcom, the broadcasters or the owners of the transmitters (Arquiva) it's probably BS.
If one, or even some of the 1,000+ relay transmitters were going to be upgraded, a tiny 4 Watt transmitter covering 1,200 homes is going to be well down on the list of priorities for the commercial broadcasters to add 3 additional multiplexes at considerable cost.
For more info see Londonderry transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for
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speake: In specific response to your final question "if not why not?", the answer is "because it is only a rumour!".
Maybe if locals in the area would like to pay for it (including ongoing costs for upkeep), then they might do it.
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