Freeview Light on the Arfon (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Arfon (Gwynedd, 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Arfon (Gwynedd, 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 Arfon (Gwynedd, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 Arfon 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 | C29+ (538.2MHz) | 611m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 611m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 611m | DTG- | 2,000W |
 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 Arfon (Gwynedd, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 Arfon transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 184km south-southeast (158°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 186km south-southeast (159°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Arfon (Gwynedd, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1962-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 14 Nov 2018 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | A K T | ||||
| C10 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +BBCA | |||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C51tv_off | 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 21 Oct 09 and 18 Nov 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 2kW | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-27dB) 4W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona transmitter area
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Monday, 22 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
Arfon transmitter - Arfon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Thursday, 2 December 2021
Transmitter engineering
9:17 PM
9:17 PM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 2 Dec 18:32 until 2 Dec 19:56. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 14 Mar 10:03 until 14 Mar 12:55. . [BBC]
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Monday, 15 May 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:20 PM
4:20 PM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 15 May 15:03 until 15 May 15:55. . [BBC]
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Monday, 24 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Arfon transmitter - Arfon transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 24/07/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Saturday, 29 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
4:09 AM
4:09 AM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jul 23:20. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:45 AM
9:45 AM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jul 23:20 until 29 Jul 08:12. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 12:21. Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jul 23:20 until 29 Jul 08:12. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:44 PM
6:44 PM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 18:55 until 29 Jul 18:59. Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 16:41 until 29 Jul 16:56. Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 12:21 until 29 Jul 16:41. Off the air due to a fault from 28 Jul 23:20 until [BBC]
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Monday, 31 July 2023
Transmitter engineering
8:20 AM
8:20 AM
ARFON transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 31 Jul 06:44. Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 18:55 until 29 Jul 18:59. Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 16:41 until 29 Jul 16:56. Off the air due to a fault from 29 Jul 12:21 until 29 Jul 16:41. Off [BBC]
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