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 effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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), | |||||
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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-wales-today.jpg)
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 23km south (179°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-cymru-wales.jpg)
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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Thursday, 7 February 2019
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 05:25 yesterday to 05:28 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 05:25 yesterday to 05:28 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 8 February 2019
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 05:25 on 06 Feb to 05:28 on 06 Feb, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 05:25 on 06 Feb to 05:28 on 06 Feb. [BBC]
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Sunday, 9 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 8 Feb 10:41 until 8 Feb 10:48. . [BBC]
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Monday, 28 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:26 PM
4:26 PM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 28 Dec 08:38 until 28 Dec 08:40. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 31 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 31 Dec 09:20 until 31 Dec 09:31. Off the air due to a fault from 28 Dec 08:38 until 28 Dec 08:40. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 2 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
10:54 AM
10:54 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 31 Dec 09:20 until 31 Dec 09:31. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 16:18. Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 16:01 until 5 Sep 16:04. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:20 PM
11:20 PM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 16:18 until 5 Sep 20:20. Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 16:01 until 5 Sep 16:04. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 10 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 16:18 until 5 Sep 20:20. . [BBC]
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Friday, 16 August 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:07 AM
11:07 AM
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Aug 08:35 until 16 Aug 09:13. . [BBC]
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