Freeview Light on the Pennorth (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pennorth (Powys, Wales) 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Pennorth (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 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 Pennorth (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, 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 Pennorth 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 | C23 (490.0MHz) | 293m | DTG- | 10W |
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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 293m | DTG- | 10W |
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 | C26 (514.0MHz) | 293m | DTG- | 10W |
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 Pennorth (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, 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 Pennorth transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-wales-today.jpg)
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 49km south (174°)
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, 52km south (178°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Pennorth (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 2019- | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 50W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:55 yesterday to 05:46 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 yesterday to 01:59 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 17 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:55 on 15 Jul to 05:46 on 15 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 on 15 Jul to 01:59 on 15 Jul. [BBC]
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Saturday, 18 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 on 15 Jul to 01:59 on 15 Jul, BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:55 on 15 Jul to 05:46 on 15 Jul. [BBC]
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Monday, 20 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Thursday, 24 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:33 AM
10:33 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 today to 10:57 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 today to 10:57 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 25 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 yesterday to 10:57 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 yesterday to 10:57 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 26 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 on 24 Sep to 10:57 on 24 Sep, HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:40 on 24 Sep to 10:57 on 24 Sep. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 PM
4:32 PM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 14:15 today to 14:35 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENNORTH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 14:15 yesterday to 14:35 yesterday. [BBC]
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