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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) mast?
Bargoed transmitter - Bargoed transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 14/10/2024 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.
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: 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 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, plus 14 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| 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 44 Freeview channels?
The Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 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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Tuesday, 28 January 2014
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Steve Lintern6:06 AM
Steve Lintern:
The central heating? We've got gas central heating. Would that affect the tv? It's been fine for the past year. It's been raining for a while but would that just affect HD channels?
My next test will be to compare the TV's HD channel picture to the recorder's. I'll watch BBCHD through the TV and record the same channel through the recorder's tuner. If no disturbance on the live feed and some drop outs on the recorded picture then I'll isolate the problem to the recorder.
Seems a coincidence that Bargoed had engineering work just when the problem started. Is my problem indicative of this new 4G issue?
Thanks
Steve
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Steve Lintern: Of course gas central heating (or combined heat and power as I have) would be effected - the thermostat can't be gas.
I can't see 4G@800 having anything to so with this. Your transmitter is on frequencies lower than 600MHz.
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Wednesday, 29 January 2014
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Steve Lintern5:39 PM
Problem solved. Thanks for replying. When I retuned the Panasonic bwt 720 gave me three options: Wales, GBR, and Best Signal. Picked best signal this time and now everything's perfect again (picked Wales before). Sorry to bother you. Posting now in case other set top boxes and TVs have similar options.
Steve
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Monday, 18 July 2016
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Graham hill5:28 PM
Why is itv breaking up and the signal strength is only 48% percent I live in Aberbargoed
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Tuesday, 19 July 2016
MikeP
1:19 PM
1:19 PM
Graham Hill:
To be able to help we need tosee what the reception conditions are like at your location. To do that, we need yopu to enter your full post code, or that of a very nearby public building or shop, so that we can examine the recommended transmitter, the local topography between you and that transmitter, etc.
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Saturday, 10 December 2016
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Julie3:50 PM
Good afternoon, my query is..my Mum lives in Gilfach but has very few free view channels...no film 4 channel..what do we need to do to get her more channels?
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jb388:38 PM
Julie: Film4 (15) is broadcast from the same transmitter as used by ITV (Wales) / Channel 5 etc and as such your Mum should be able to view it, if for any reason she is unable to, then try carrying out a retune on her set.
As far as extra channels are concerned, a test code of the area fed into the reception predictor did not indicate reception as being possible from anywhere except the local Gilfach Freeview Light station. However that said, a Google earth rooftop check around the higher areas of Gilfach (Dan Y Bryn) could suggest that reception "might" be possible from the Wenvoe main station located at 12 miles away, as a couple of aerials were seen pointing in that direction. But though it all depends on where your Mum is located relative to the area mentioned, a post code (or one from nearby e.g: shop /post office) required for checking.
By the way. Although your posting was made under the Bargoed stations heading, my reply was purely with reference to you having said that your Mum resides in Gilfach.
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Monday, 7 October 2024
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Monday, 14 October 2024
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Bargoed transmitter - Bargoed transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 14/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
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Bargoed transmitter - Bargoed transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 14/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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