Freeview Light on the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmitter which serves 5,900 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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, 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 Llandrindod Wells 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 | C39+ (618.2MHz) | 513m | DTG- | 400W |
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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 513m | DTG- | 400W |
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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 513m | DTG- | 400W |
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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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 Christmas, 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 Llandrindod Wells transmitter?

BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 86km south (171°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 90km south (173°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Hundredhouse | Transposer | Cregrina, 8-11 km SE Llandrindod Wells | 80 homes |
How will the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1969-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | ||||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | ||||
C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +BBCA |
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 | 2kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 15 February 2018
Transmitter engineering
1:28 PM
1:28 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 12:03 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 12:03 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:57 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 10:55 today to 12:24 today [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 12:03 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 today to 12:03 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:57 today to 12:24 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 10:55 today [BBC]
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Friday, 16 February 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:28 AM
4:28 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 yesterday to 12:03 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 yesterday to 12:03 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:57 yesterday to 12:24 yesterday. FM: Radio 1 FM [BBC]
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Saturday, 17 February 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:28 AM
4:28 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 on 15 Feb to 12:03 on 15 Feb, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 10:56 on 15 Feb to 12:03 on 15 Feb. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:57 on 15 Feb to 12:24 on 15 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM [BBC]
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Sunday, 22 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 yesterday to 22:51 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 23 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 on 21 Apr to 22:51 on 21 Apr. [BBC]
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Monday, 30 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
9:08 AM
9:08 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 today to 07:32 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 today to 07:32 today. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 31 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 yesterday to 07:32 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 yesterday to 07:32 yesterday. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 on 30 Jul to 07:32 on 30 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air from 07:31 on 30 Jul to 07:32 on 30 Jul. [BBC]
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Friday, 10 August 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 PM
6:07 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 01:08 today to 01:10 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 01:21 today to 01:22 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 01:41 today to 01:43 today. [BBC]
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