Freeview Light on the Bethesda (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bethesda (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter which serves 800 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 Bethesda (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 Bethesda (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, 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 Bethesda 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 196m | DTG- | 5W |
 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 | C42- (641.8MHz) | 196m | DTG- | 5W |
 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 196m | DTG- | 5W |
 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 Bethesda (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, 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 Bethesda transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 195km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 198km south-southeast (165°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Bethesda (Gwynedd, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 14 Nov 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | |||||
| C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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?
| Analogue 1-4 | 25W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 5W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona transmitter area
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Thursday, 19 October 2017
Transmitter engineering
12:09 PM
12:09 PM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:03 on 17 Oct to 01:42 on 17 Oct, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:53 on 17 Oct to 21:34 on 17 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 01:03 on 17 Oct to 01:42 on 17 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 19:53 on 17 Oct to 21:34 on [BBC]
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 today to 15:38 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 today to 15:38 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 1 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 yesterday to 15:38 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 yesterday to 15:38 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 2 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 on 28 Feb to 15:38 on 28 Feb, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:28 on 28 Feb to 15:38 on 28 Feb. [BBC]
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Friday, 9 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
1:29 PM
1:29 PM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 18:13 yesterday to 18:19 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:29 AM
4:29 AM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 18:13 on 08 Mar to 18:19 on 08 Mar. [BBC]
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Thursday, 26 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:29 PM
12:29 PM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:29 PM
6:29 PM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 today to 16:14 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 today to 16:14 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 27 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:29 AM
12:29 AM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 yesterday to 16:14 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 28 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
BETHESDA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 on 26 Apr to 16:14 on 26 Apr, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:22 on 26 Apr to 16:14 on 26 Apr. [BBC]
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