Full Freeview on the Wenvoe (Cardiff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Wenvoe (Cardiff, Wales) transmitter which serves 360,000 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.
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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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Wenvoe 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Wenvoe transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-wales-today.jpg)
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 6km northeast (42°)
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, 1km east-northeast (74°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Abergwesyn | Active deflector | 7 km N Llanwrtyd Wells | 20 homes |
Barry | Transposer | 10 km SW city centre | 300 homes |
Celtic Manor | Transposer | 5 km E Newport | 80 homes |
Pentrebach | Transposer | 3 km S Merthyr Tydfil | 100 homes |
Ystradfellte | Active deflector | 30 km NE Port Talbot | 20 homes |
How will the Wenvoe (Cardiff, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 15 May 2019 | ||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | W T | W T | ||
C5 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C30 | LOCAL2 | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | BBCA | ||
C42 | +SDN | +SDN | +SDN | SDN | |||||
C44 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||
C45 | +ArqA | +ArqA | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
C49tv_off | +ArqB | ||||||||
C51tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | LCF | LCF | ||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 | 500kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
com8 | (-9.7dB) 53.2kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
com7 | (-10.3dB) 47kW | |
Mux 1*, LCF | (-17dB) 10kW | |
Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 5kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Monday, 18 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
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WENVOE transmitter - MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
WENVOE transmitter - MainPossible weak signal [DUK]
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Saturday, 4 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 today to 18:33 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:32 PM
10:32 PM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 today to 18:33 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 today to 19:34 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 5 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 yesterday to 19:34 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:31 AM
10:31 AM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 yesterday to 19:34 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 6 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 on 04 Jul to 19:34 on 04 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 on 04 Jul to 18:33 on 04 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:30 PM
10:30 PM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 on 04 Jul to 18:33 on 04 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 on 04 Jul to 19:34 on 04 Jul. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 today to 01:59 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
WENVOE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 yesterday to 01:59 yesterday. [BBC]
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