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The symbol shows the location of the Llandecwyn (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter which serves 3,600 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 Llandecwyn (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Llandecwyn 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
C32 (562.0MHz)301mDTG-60W
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
C34 (578.0MHz)301mDTG-60W
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
C35 (586.0MHz)301mDTG-60W
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 Llandecwyn (Gwynedd, 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 Llandecwyn transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 167km south-southeast (162°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
regional news image
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 169km south-southeast (163°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.

How will the Llandecwyn (Gwynedd, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20092009-132013-182013-1714 Nov 2018
C/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TC/D E TA K T
C32BBCA
C34D3+4
C35BBCB
C49tv_off BBCABBCA
C54tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C58tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4D3+4
C61ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCA
C64BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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 21 Oct 09 and 18 Nov 09.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 300W
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 60W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona 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. Llandecwyn 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.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

Comments
Sunday, 30 September 2012
D
D H Jenkins
1:51 PM

Llandecwyn transmitter is not transmitting

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Thursday, 2 May 2013
DIANE MATTHEWS
7:42 PM
Blaenau Ffestiniog

hello, i am purchasing a house at LL41 3TE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO DIGITAL RECEPTION WITH A NORMAL DIGITAL RECEPTION AND I WILL HAVE TO HAVE A DISH AND A BOX FITTED TO RECEIVE THE DIGITAL CHANNELS.
CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE ANY PLANS IN THE FUTURE TO HAVE A DIGITAL TRANSMITTER FOR THIS AREA TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP CHANNELS VIA NORMAL AERIAL ?
thank you

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Dave Lindsay
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8:20 PM

DIANE MATTHEWS: The Digital UK predictor suggests that you may be able to receive from Ffestiniog transmitter. However, it only carries Public Service (PSB) channels and this is not likely to change. See here for why we now have a two-tier terrestrial television transmitter network:

Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice

For that reason, in order to receive anything more than is carried on the PSB multiplexes, you will have to use satellite, e.g. Freesat.

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jb38
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8:25 PM

DIANE MATTHEWS: Well although you reside in an extremely hilly area the Ffestiniog transmitter located 4 miles away on a bearing of 157 degrees is indicated as providing good reception where you are located, and indeed on a scout around your area I did actually see a number of properties with television aerials, two of slightly forward of your location and to the extreme right of it next to the roadway.

The only thing I will say though is that the local station referred to only provides PSB channels, no ITV3, Pick TV, Sky news etc, etc and with this situation never changing, and so if you want a full service then Freesat is the only way that you will achieve it.

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Sunday, 26 October 2014
K
Keith Holland
4:32 PM

No Signal in Porthmadog this afternoon - when will transmission resume ?

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Friday, 28 August 2015
R
Robert Cooper
1:56 PM

As of 9am this morning, Friday 28 August, there as been no digital or analogue signals from the Llandecwyn transmitter. Please can you advise when the signal is likely to be restored.
Thank you.

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Dave Lindsay
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3:47 PM

Robert Cooper: Some time after the power was restored to the site!

Using the postcode look-up for powercuts on the SP Energy Networks site:

Postcode Results - SP Energy Networks

As of now it says:

"Fault Completed

There was a planned outage in your area which is now complete."

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Wednesday, 14 December 2016
S
Sion Aeron
4:13 PM

When is the Llandecwyn mast back ? Thank you Sion Aeron.

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Monday, 4 June 2018
T
Tina McDonnell
9:13 AM

Why am I unable to get BBC channels in the morning in the Porthmadog area?? It is fine in the evening and I have no trouble getting other channels. Is there a problem with this? My neighbour also has the same issue. Neither of us has a satellite dish, just the outside aerial. Please tell me what the issue is. Thanks

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StevensOnln1
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10:14 AM

Tina McDonnell: If the problem is happening at the same time every day then the most likely explanation is that you're getting electrical interference from something nearby operating on a timer. Do your (or your immediate neighbours) have anything with an electric motor operating at the times that you're loosing signal?

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