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, 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 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), | |||||
| 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: 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 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, 9 March 2012
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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Friday, 23 March 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 today [BBC]
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BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 today to 15:16 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 today to 15:16 today [BBC]
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Saturday, 24 March 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 yesterday to 15:16 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 yesterday to 15:16 yesterday [BBC]
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 on 23 Mar to 15:16 on 23 Mar HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:23 on 23 Mar to 15:16 on 23 Mar [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 today [BBC]
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BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 today to 12:54 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 today to 12:54 today [BBC]
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Monday, 30 April 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 yesterday to 12:54 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 yesterday to 12:54 yesterday [BBC]
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 on 29 Apr to 12:54 on 29 Apr HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:54 on 29 Apr to 12:54 on 29 Apr [BBC]
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Friday, 24 August 2012
M
Mal Norman3:58 PM
Hi,
Any idea if or when i could get ITV4 in
the Bargoed Transmitter area.
With The Europa league 2012-13 being on itv4,
its my only way of watching the football live.
Any advice would be great.
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