Freeview Light on the Crumlin (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Crumlin (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 2,200 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.
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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 Crumlin (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 Crumlin 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 | C30 (546.0MHz) | 348m | DTG- | 2W |
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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 348m | DTG- | 2W |
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 | C46 (674.0MHz) | 348m | DTG- | 2W |
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 Crumlin (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 Crumlin transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-wales-today.jpg)
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 22km south-southwest (202°)
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, 26km south-southwest (205°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Crumlin (Caerphilly, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 19 Jun 2019 | |||||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | K T | |||||
C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C53tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
C56tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C57tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
C66 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C68 | 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 | 8W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 27 Sep 22:07 until 27 Sep 23:12. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 17 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
3:33 PM
3:33 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 16 Jun 06:15 until 16 Jun 09:13. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 16 Jun 00:43 until 16 Jun 01:36. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 14 Jun 2 [BBC]
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Friday, 18 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:46 AM
11:46 AM
Crumlin transmitter - Crumlin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 14/06/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 21 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 AM
5:46 AM
Crumlin transmitter - Crumlin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 21/06/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 25 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jun 21:03 until 24 Jun 21:04. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:46 PM
2:46 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 25 Jun 12:41 until 25 Jun 12:59. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 24 Jun 21:03 until 24 Jun 21:04. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:46 PM
8:46 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 25 Jun 12:41 until 25 Jun 12:59. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 18 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 18 Aug 16:09 until 18 Aug 16:21. . [BBC]
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Monday, 11 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
8:44 PM
8:44 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 11 Oct 20:00 until 11 Oct 20:48. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:44 PM
11:44 PM
CRUMLIN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 11 Oct 22:04 until 11 Oct 22:34. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 11 Oct 20:00 until 11 Oct 20:48. . [BBC]
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