Freeview Light on the Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, Wales) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
Google map | Bing map | Google Earth | 53.108,-3.757 or 53°6'29"N 3°45'24"W | LL26 0TW |
The symbol shows the location of the Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, Wales) transmitter which serves 3,000 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 Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, 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 Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, 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! 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, 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 Betws-y-Coed 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 354m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 354m | DTG- | 100W |
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 | C28+ (530.2MHz) | 354m | DTG- | 100W |
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 Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, 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! 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, 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 Betws-y-Coed transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 183km south (169°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 186km south (170°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Betws-y-Coed (Conwy, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 14 Nov 2018 | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | |||||
C22 | BBCA | ||||||||
C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
C25 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
C28 | 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 21 Oct 09 and 18 Nov 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 630W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-8dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona transmitter area
|
|
Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 4 April 2012
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 yesterday to 14:33 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 yesterday to 13:21 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 yesterday to 09:48 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 yesterday to 12:28 yesterday HD [BBC]
link to this comment |
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:06 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 yesterday to 09:48 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 yesterday to 14:33 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 yesterday to 12:28 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air fro [BBC]
link to this comment |
J
June Figg2:35 PM
Betws-y-coed
Transmitter engineering: We've had no TV reception for 2 days (postcode LL24 0BN - transmitter: Betws-y-Coed). Please could you give an update as to when it will be fixed.
link to this comment |
June's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:06 today to 16:37 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 yesterday to 09:48 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 yesterday to 14:33 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 yesterday to 12:28 yesterday BBC Digital [BBC]
link to this comment |
Thursday, 5 April 2012
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:06 yesterday to 16:37 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 on 03 Apr to 09:48 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 on 03 Apr to 13:21 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 on 03 Apr to 12:28 on 03 Apr BBC [BBC]
link to this comment |
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:06 yesterday to 16:37 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 on 03 Apr to 13:21 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 on 03 Apr to 12:28 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 on 03 Apr to 14:33 on 03 Apr BBC [BBC]
link to this comment |
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 on 03 Apr to 13:21 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 on 03 Apr to 12:28 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 on 03 Apr to 14:33 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:32 on 03 Apr to 09:48 on 03 Apr BBC [BBC]
link to this comment |
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:37 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 on 03 Apr to 13:21 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:00 on 03 Apr to 12:28 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 on 03 Apr to 14:33 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air fro [BBC]
link to this comment |
June Figg: Please see the above "Transmitter engineering" messages.
link to this comment |
BETWS-Y-COED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:37 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:06 yesterday to 16:37 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:25 on 03 Apr to 14:33 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air from 13:01 on 03 Apr to 13:21 on 03 Apr BBC Digital TV Off Air fro [BBC]
link to this comment |
Select more comments
Your comment please