Freeview Light on the Bethesda North (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bethesda North (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter which serves 2,100 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 North (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 North (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 North 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 4W |
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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 4W |
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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 4W |
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 North (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 North transmitter?

BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 196km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 199km south-southeast (165°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Bethesda North (Gwynedd, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 14 Nov 2018 | |||||
A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
C22 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C32 | 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 21 Oct 09 and 18 Nov 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 8W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-3dB) 4W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona transmitter area
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Tuesday, 12 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
10:33 AM
10:33 AM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 12 Jan 08:15 until 12 Jan 08:16. Off the air due to a fault from 12 Jan 07:51 until 12 Jan 07:53. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 6 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
1:43 PM
1:43 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 5 Mar 23:26 until 6 Mar 07:30. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
7:26 PM
7:26 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 17:16 until 10 Mar 17:33. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 5 Mar 23:26 until 6 Mar 07:30. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 11 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
9:39 AM
9:39 AM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Mar 08:02. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 20:23 until 10 Mar 22:42. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 17:16 until 10 Mar 17:33. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:56 PM
5:56 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Mar 08:02 until 11 Mar 09:50. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 20:23 until 10 Mar 22:42. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 17:16 until 10 Mar 17:33. . [BBC]
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Monday, 15 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
7:45 PM
7:45 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Mar 08:02 until 11 Mar 09:50. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 10 Mar 20:23 until 10 Mar 22:42. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Transmitter engineering
4:54 AM
4:54 AM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 11 Mar 08:02 until 11 Mar 09:50. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 10 December 2022
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 10 Dec 11:59 until 10 Dec 12:01. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:19 PM
5:19 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 10 Dec 12:04 until 10 Dec 14:28. Off the air due to a fault from 10 Dec 11:59 until 10 Dec 12:01. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 15 December 2022
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
BETHESDA NORTH transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 10 Dec 12:04 until 10 Dec 14:28. . [BBC]
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