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The symbol shows the location of the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant (Shropshire, England) transmitter which serves 800 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant (Shropshire, England) mast?

LLANRHAEADR YM MOCHNANT transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 1 Dec 11:27 until 1 Dec 11:32. . BBC


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Which Freeview channels does the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
C45 (666.0MHz)364mDTG-15W
Channel icons
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
C39 (618.0MHz)364mDTG-15W
Channel icons
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
C42 (642.0MHz)364mDTG-15W
Channel icons
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

H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?

the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels

The Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant (Shropshire, England) 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 Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 148km south (182°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
regional news image
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 152km south (183°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.

How will the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant (Shropshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20092009-1331 Oct 2018
B E TB E TB E TB E TB E K T
C39BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4
C42C4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCBBBCB
C45BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCABBCA
C49tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4

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 77W
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7.1dB) 15W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Long Mountain transmitter area

Jan 1958-Jul 1968Television Wales and the West
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Harlech Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Friday, 30 September 2011
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Paddy
9:00 PM

BBCa C45 (666)unavailable from Llanrhaeadr YM since Fenton boosted signal - any suggestions? D3&4 C49(698) unaffected.

Thanks

Paddy

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Saturday, 1 October 2011
Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

9:55 AM

Paddy: Please can you provide a full postcode?

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Paddy
10:26 AM
Oswestry

SY10 9LJ

We have line of site to the Llanrhaeadr YM transmitter, which is about 2 miles distant. The BBC Wales channels disappeared on the 7 Sept when the Fenton switchover started. The aerial is pointed at LYM not Fenton, but I assume picks up a strong signal from the side as we now get English channels on C24 and C27, as well as Welsh channels on C49, but no longer any C45.

I'm going into Llanrhaeadr today (my once-a-year visit) so will ask if anyone else has had same problem.

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Sunday, 2 October 2011
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Paddy
10:04 PM

Yes other people in Llanrhaeadr have also lost BBC Wales since Central went digital.
Should I contact mast owners ITV Daybreak?
Paddy


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Mike Dimmick
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11:47 PM

Paddy: At that postcode it looks like the problem is that Sutton Coldfield now (since 21 September) uses C42 and C45, and those transmissions are powerful enough to knock out LYM.

You're not really in the planned service area for this transmitter, the radiation pattern shows a -7 dB (80%) reduction in your direction.

The alternative Welsh relay listed by Brian's predictor, Llanfyllin, uses the same channels as Fenton's commercial multiplexes, so again, Digital UK offer no prediction for either Llanfyllin or for Fenton's commercial multiplexes.

The mast owners are Arqiva, but you can only blame the planners and the regulator for this. The easiest option may be Freesat. It's certainly possible to build antenna arrays that are more directional than a single antenna, and to get more directional/higher-gain aerials, but honestly, a satellite installation is cheaper.

If there is a large population that's affected, you could talk to Ofcom about a self-help relay: Ofcom | Self-help TV Relays and Digital Switchover


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Monday, 3 October 2011
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Paddy
9:49 AM

Thanks for that extremely clear explanation Mike: As you say, Freesat seems the best solution for the present.
I will put a request in our community newspaper asking for people with a similar BBC Wales reception problem to get in touch, and if enough interest, pursue the self-help relay route for a long term solution.
Thanks again for your help
Paddy

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Sunday, 1 December 2024
Transmitter engineering
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2:20 PM

LLANRHAEADR YM MOCHNANT transmitter - Freeview: Wrong regional programme due to a fault from 1 Dec 11:27 until 1 Dec 11:32. . [BBC]

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