Full Freeview on the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter which serves 17,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) mast?
Blaenplwyf transmitter - Blaenplwyf transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, 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 BlaenPlwyf 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 BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, 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 BlaenPlwyf transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 113km south-southeast (149°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 115km south-southeast (151°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | A K T | A K T | ||||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves |
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 10 Feb 10 and 10 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 40kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-14dB) 4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Blaenplwyf transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 1 November 2017
MikeP
6:31 PM
6:31 PM
G LL Williams:
From The Wrekin pages today
"This is very likely caused by the high atmospheric pressure affecting various parts of the country, causing lift conditions which allow signals from distant transmitters which cannot normally be received to interfere with the signals from the transmitter you normally use. Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels which are already correctly tuned. As this is an entirely natural phenomenon, all you can do is wait for the atmospheric conditions to return to normal."
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Saturday, 15 September 2018
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Ken4:38 PM
Which 4 G service is available from the mast ?
EE Vodafone 3 ?
Many thanks and Best wishes.
Ken YOUNG
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Sunday, 16 September 2018
MikeP
11:06 AM
11:06 AM
Ken:
None of us contributors will know as this website is about TV reception. I suggest you contact your mobile service provider and ask them.
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Monday, 17 September 2018
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StevensOnln13:54 PM
Ken: All of the main mobile phone networks have their own coverage maps on their websites which should give you an indication of their coverage in your area, see links below.
O2 - O2 | O2 Network Coverage Checker | 2G, 3G and 4G Coverage
Vodafone - Check your coverage and get updates on the Vodafone network
EE - EE Coverage Checker
Three - http://www.three.co.uk/Di…rage
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Thursday, 20 September 2018
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pete9:11 AM
Aberystwyth
why are we unable to receive freeview reception at sy23 4ha? Also we have interference on dab and fm radio.
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pete's: ...
MikeP
10:26 AM
10:26 AM
Pete:
Look at the Digital UK Coverage Checker results for your location at Coverage Checker - Detailed View That shows you should get good reception from the BlaenPlwyf transmitter.
If you are not then check all your aerial system, checking to any damage to the cables and for any poor connections. If there are coaxial plugs/sockets then unplug thos and refit them, that removes any corrosion/oxidation on the contacts which is a common cause if signal problems.
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Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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Paul Vivash9:38 AM
Aberystwyth
I cannot get Channel 99 (Smithsonian). I have re-tuned my TV..
I'm at SY23 3NT on the Blaenpwyf 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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StevensOnln13:44 PM
Paul Vivash: Blaen Plwyf does not broadcast Smithsonian Channel (nor any of the COM7 or COM8 channels).
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Friday, 2 August 2019
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StevensOnln13:04 PM
Philip Davies: Only Sony (the owner of the channel) can do that. No one on this independent technical help website has any influence other the decisions taken by the owner of any channel.
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