Freeview Light on the Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,000 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 Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, 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 Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, 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, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), 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 Cwm Ffrwd-Oer 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) | 218m | 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 218m | DTG- | 2W |
 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Wales), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 218m | DTG- | 2W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Wales, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 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 43 Freeview channels?
The Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, 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, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), 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 Cwm Ffrwd-Oer transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 26km south-southwest (207°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 31km south-southwest (209°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Cwm Ffrwd-Oer (Torfaen, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 15 May 2019 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | A K T | |||||
| C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB |
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 | 3W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1.8dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Friday, 16 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:12 today to 20:21 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:50 on 13 Sep to 12:18 on 13 Sep BBC Digital TV Off Air from 06:36 on 12 Sep to 08:09 on 12 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 t [BBC]
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CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 today to 21:16 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:12 today to 20:21 today BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:50 on 13 Sep to 12:18 on 13 Sep BBC Digital TV Off Air from 06:36 on 12 Sep to 08:09 on 12 Sep HD Digital TV Off A [BBC]
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Saturday, 17 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:12 yesterday to 20:21 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 yesterday to 21:16 yesterday BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:50 on 13 Sep to 12:18 on 13 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 yesterday to 21:16 yesterday HD D [BBC]
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Sunday, 18 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 on 16 Sep to 21:16 on 16 Sep BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:12 on 16 Sep to 20:21 on 16 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 on 16 Sep to 21:16 on 16 Sep [BBC]
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Monday, 19 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:12 on 16 Sep to 20:21 on 16 Sep BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 on 16 Sep to 21:16 on 16 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:37 on 16 Sep to 21:16 on 16 Sep [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 today [BBC]
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Friday, 30 September 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 yesterday [BBC]
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 on 29 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:37 on 26 Sep to 10:51 on 29 Sep [BBC]
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Monday, 14 November 2011
CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:00 today to 10:00 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:00 today to 10:00 today [BBC]
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CWM FFRWD-OER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:00 today to 10:00 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:25 today [BBC]
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