Full Freeview on the Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 18,000 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 Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Aberdare 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Aberdare transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 26km south-southeast (153°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 28km south-southeast (162°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Aberdare (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 15 May 2019 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C25 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C28 | +ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C31 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 | 500W | |
| Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A* | (-10dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
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PAUL WAKEHAM5:29 PM
Merthyr Tydfil
We have problems with the picture pixilating at numerous times of the day, we do not receive all the channels that we expected. My aerial is on the roof and was installed in november 2009.i have reset the freeview box many times and nothing seems to work,can you help? Thanks, Paul Wakeham.
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PAUL's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Friday, 22 June 2012
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beryl10:35 AM
Mountain Ash
can I have TOP UP as I have a new TV with FREEVEIW built into it or have I got to have H PLUS Please can someone tell me as I can't seem to find out thanking you beryl
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beryl's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
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Paul3:22 PM
Aberdare
Any idea when (or if) BBC Four HD will come to the Aberdare transmitter?
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Paul's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick3:58 PM
Paul: Sorry, I think the answer is 'never'. The only Welsh sites listed in Arqiva's Reference Offer were Wenvoe and Moel-Y-Parc. Aberdare is only predicted to cover around 24,000 homes, so I'm afraid you're not a priority for Arqiva (BBC Four HD is carried on a commercial multiplex).
Digital UK's Coverage Checker suggests that you might be able to get a service from Mendip when it launches later in 2014 (possibly August, going by Arqiva's reference offer, could even be earlier), but I expect you'd need a separate aerial since it is 20 degrees east of Aberdare, and uses horizontal rather than vertical polarization.
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Sunday, 24 February 2019
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Haydn 11:48 PM
No tv again in hirwaun 23.42 trying to watch Wales game on BBC 2 service bit of a joke lately just had new Ariel and cable installed still lose signal
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Monday, 25 February 2019
MikeP
1:03 PM
1:03 PM
Haydn :
The current high pressure over the UK is causing the signal problems you and others report. Be patient until the weather changes and all will return to normal.
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Wednesday, 7 July 2021
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Babs10:02 PM
I get hd freeview through my tv & I was sent a message to retune so have reset the tv but I can't get channel 55 (5 select) at all now. How can I get it back? Is it on a new channel number AS THERE'S NOTHING ON CHANNEL 55 NOW? I'd appreciate an early reply. Kind regards Babs
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Thursday, 8 July 2021
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StevensOnln110:03 AM
Babs: 5Select hasn't changed LCN but has moved to the PSB3 multiplex which also carries Channel 5 HD on 105. If you can get Channel 5 HD on 105 then try retuning again.
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Monday, 7 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Aberdare transmitter - Aberdare transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 07/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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