Freeview Light on the Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,200 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, 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 Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, 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 Llanhilleth 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 (618.0MHz) | 310m | DTG- | 10W |
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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 310m | DTG- | 10W |
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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 310m | DTG- | 10W |
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 Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, 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 Llanhilleth transmitter?

BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 23km south-southwest (197°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 28km south-southwest (201°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Llanhilleth (Blaenau Gwent, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 2019- | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
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 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 50W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 today to 08:42 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 today to 08:42 today [BBC]
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 yesterday to 08:42 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 yesterday to 08:42 yesterday [BBC]
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Thursday, 17 November 2011
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 on 15 Nov to 08:42 on 15 Nov HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:32 on 15 Nov to 08:42 on 15 Nov [BBC]
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Saturday, 24 March 2012
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 15:15 today to 16:49 today [BBC]
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 15:15 on 24 Mar to 16:49 on 24 Mar [BBC]
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
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Hywel5:06 PM
Would Llanhilleth transmitter being pink cause reception problems ?
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:31 PM
10:31 PM
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 today to 18:33 today, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 today to 18:33 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 9 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 10 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 on 08 Oct to 18:33 on 08 Oct, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 on 08 Oct to 18:33 on 08 Oct. [BBC]
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
LLANHILLETH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:36 today to 00:40 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:36 today to 00:40 today. [BBC]
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