Freeview Light on the Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 6,600 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 Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 Bargoed 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 | C24 (498.0MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 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 | C21+ (474.2MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 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 | C27 (522.0MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 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 Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 Bargoed transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 23km south (179°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 27km south (187°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C31 | 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 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
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 Wenvoe transmitter area
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Friday, 25 February 2011
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:49 today to 14:51 today [BBC]
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Saturday, 26 February 2011
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:49 yesterday to 14:51 yesterday [BBC]
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Thursday, 28 April 2011
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Ches6:34 PM
Hengoed
Why has Pick TV (channel 11) disappeared. I have re-tuned today but still it's missing.
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Ches's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 31 October 2011
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 today to 20:13 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 today to 20:13 today [BBC]
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 yesterday to 20:13 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 yesterday to 20:13 yesterday [BBC]
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 on 31 Oct to 20:13 on 31 Oct HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:03 on 31 Oct to 20:13 on 31 Oct [BBC]
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Friday, 9 March 2012
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Evans3:23 PM
Bargoed
Why is Bargoed transmitter not as good as we vow and will it be upgraded soon cheers paul
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Evans's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Paul3:25 PM
Bargoed
Sorry wenvoe
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Paul's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Paul Evans: See:
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
If you can receive from Wenvoe at your location (and receive the lower power Commercial multiplexes that aren't available from Bargoed) then have an aerial installed for it; that's going to be your only way.
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