Freeview Light on the Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,700 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 Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) mast?
Abercraf transmitter - Abercraf transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/09/2023 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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Abercraf 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 316m | DTG- | 25W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C28 (530.0MHz) | 316m | DTG- | 25W |
 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 316m | DTG- | 25W |
 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 45 Freeview channels?
The Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Abercraf transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 45km southeast (138°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 46km southeast (144°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Abercraf (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C32 | 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 26 Aug 09 and 23 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 125W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 25W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Carmel transmitter area
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Thursday, 7 July 2011
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:25 yesterday to 11:25 yesterday [BBC]
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Friday, 8 July 2011
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:25 on 06 Jul to 11:25 on 06 Jul [BBC]
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Monday, 1 August 2011
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:32 today to 15:39 today [BBC]
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:32 yesterday to 15:39 yesterday [BBC]
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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:32 on 01 Aug to 15:39 on 01 Aug [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today [BBC]
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ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today to 04:35 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today to 04:35 today [BBC]
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Monday, 30 April 2012
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 yesterday to 04:35 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 yesterday to 04:35 yesterday [BBC]
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
ABERCRAF transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 on 29 Apr to 04:35 on 29 Apr HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 on 29 Apr to 04:35 on 29 Apr [BBC]
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Sunday, 12 May 2013
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Jean5:54 PM
Live Seven Sisters using Abercrave transmitter not getting all commercial channels dave etc on my freeview box. Why does my mother in Swansea have more channels than me, I am geographically disadvantaged by provision or do I need a better aerial to obtain more channels?
Thank you
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