Freeview Light on the Rhayader (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rhayader (Powys, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,300 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 Rhayader (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 Rhayader (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, 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 Rhayader 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 | C23 (490.0MHz) | 396m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 396m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 | C26 (514.0MHz) | 396m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 Rhayader (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, 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 Rhayader transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 93km south (169°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 97km south (172°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Dernol Valley | Active deflector | 35 km E Aberystwyth | 10 homes |
How will the Rhayader (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C26 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C33 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 100W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Carmel transmitter area
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Thursday, 15 March 2012
RHAYADER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 23:59 yesterday to 05:56 today BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 19:00 yesterday to 22:42 yesterday BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:39 yesterday to 05:59 yesterday BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 06:05 on 13 Mar to 06: [BBC]
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Friday, 16 March 2012
RHAYADER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 23:59 on 14 Mar to 05:56 yesterday BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 19:00 on 14 Mar to 22:42 on 14 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:39 on 14 Mar to 05:59 on 14 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 06:05 on 13 Mar to [BBC]
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Saturday, 17 March 2012
RHAYADER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 23:59 on 14 Mar to 05:56 on 15 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 06:05 on 13 Mar to 06:27 on 13 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Programme from 06:54 on 13 Mar to 07:02 on 13 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 19:00 on 14 Mar [BBC]
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Sunday, 18 March 2012
RHAYADER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 23:59 on 14 Mar to 05:56 on 15 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 19:00 on 14 Mar to 22:42 on 14 Mar BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 04:39 on 14 Mar to 05:59 on 14 Mar [BBC]
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Monday, 19 March 2012
RHAYADER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 23:59 on 14 Mar to 05:56 on 15 Mar [BBC]
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Monday, 25 April 2016
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Sunday, 9 October 2016
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Monday, 17 October 2016
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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Sunday, 4 December 2016
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