Full Freeview on the Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) transmitter which serves 72,000 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 Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Carmel 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Carmel transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 68km east-southeast (122°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 68km southeast (127°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Abergorlech | Active deflector | Dyfed | 5 homes |
| Cwmere | Active deflector | 11 km NE Aberystwyth | 10 homes |
How will the Carmel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | W T | |||
| C23 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C26 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C29 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C33 | SDN | ||||||||
| C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C48 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C54tv_off | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C55tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C58tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -BBCA | -BBCA | ||||
| C61 | ArqB | ||||||||
| 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 26 Aug 09 and 23 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux A* | (-13dB) 5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B* | (-16dB) 2.5kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Carmel transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 17 January 2011
R
Roland Lewis7:57 PM
Carmarthen
Hi, I get the picture and sound break-up. Happens mostly to the BBC stations. I have read some of the comments and I am not happy.
While Freeview on some stations I regard as a 'bonus', I demand that I recieve the BBC stations as I pay for them. In todays "improved technology" I cannot accept the excuses of 'interference, or adverse weather'.
I wish to recieve uninterupted TV signals. Please help or can you tell me to whom I complain (with a possible threat of witholding my TV liecence fee).
Thank you in anticipation,
R.Lewis (SA32) (Carmel Transmitter)
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Roland's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Roland Lewis: Is your aerial on the roof? What have you done to fix your reception problems?
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Friday, 21 January 2011
R
Roland Lewis3:22 PM
Briantist,
My aerial is fixed atop of an attached shed roof (shed attached to the bungalow. The aerial is pointed to the Carmael transmitter. (I can see the transmiter from my aerial). I have re fitted the aerial plug to the cable between the TV and wall socket. The cable from the wall socket to the areal is in two pieces. I have re fitted the plug at this connection.( connection is via a "double female socket". I have tried to investigate probable interference from other sources, but I cannot identify that there is any. Reception (poor) is intermittant, and mostly the BBC (Mux). Today it is also the COM6 mux too.
It is so frustrating. Any help for me...please
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Saturday, 22 January 2011
M
michael10:00 AM
Possibles:-
1. Signal overload. Remove any booster amplifier. Insert an attenuator at the receiver.
2. Substandard coax allowing interference to "leak in". Joints not a good idea. Replace with satellite-grade cable in one piece.
3. Metal shed roof? Reflection problems?
4. Correct, intact aerial for group C/D?
If in doubt, replace with a log-periodic to
cover all eventualities.
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Saturday, 13 August 2011
S
stewart curtis8:44 PM
Ammanford
hi there, can you please help me,i live in wales ( 32, sa18 1bu ),i have got a commtel high gain digital aerial, 32 element, on the roof,picking up carmel, i have just put up a optima sp4 splitter,that is 1 metre from aerial, first out let, going to living room, 2nd going to bedroom 1, 3rd, going to living room 2,4th going to bedroom 2,all new cable, i have poor or some missing channels,retuned many times,still the same.when i put the navigator masthead power supply on to it, i loose all channels,do i need a bigger aerial. your help will be much appreciated.thank you stew.
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stewart's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 15 August 2011
stewart curtis: By the sounds of things, it sounds like you have too much signal and you are in an excellent reception area.
If the splitter has an amplifier you should try removing it and seeing if you get good reception bypassing it. If you do, use a passive splitter (y-connectors) rather than a booster.
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Friday, 4 November 2011
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P RICHARDS2:02 PM
Carmarthen
Hi i live in bacyfelin s w wales sa33 5ng but recieve my signal from carmel. i am iterested in upgrading my tv set to freeview hd. can you tell me if carmel transmites hd channels thankyou
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P's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb389:12 PM
P RICHARDS: Yes! but for some reason or another Carmel (@ 16mls / 96 degrees) is not shown on the trade predictor as a possibility for reception at your location, Preseli (@ 12 mls / 310 degrees) being indicated on its own.
The HD Mux on Preseli being Ch50 with Carmel being on Mux Ch57.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
M
Morris6:26 PM
I am on the Carmel transmitter and I am only now able to receive 1/2 the channels after a rescan
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
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