Freeview Light on the Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter which serves 2,900 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 Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, 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 Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, 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, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , 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 Rheola 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 | C59 (778.0MHz) | 457m | 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 457m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 457m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 45 Freeview channels?
The Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, 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, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Action, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, HorrorXtra, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 70s, That's TV , 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 Rheola transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 41km southeast (132°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 42km southeast (138°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Rheola (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Oct 2018 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | W T | |||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | |||||
| C65 | 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 19 Aug 09 and 16 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 Preseli transmitter area
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Tuesday, 29 May 2012
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 17:16 today to 17:31 today [BBC]
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 17:16 yesterday to 17:31 yesterday [BBC]
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Thursday, 31 May 2012
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 17:16 on 29 May to 17:31 on 29 May [BBC]
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Thursday, 22 November 2012
P
Puleston7:03 PM
Neath
Transmitter engineering: 19:00 And still no freeview signal from Rheola mast. Can someone confirm that it's still off and that it is being worked on?
Aerial is on roof eaves with direct view of Rheola mast.
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Puleston's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
J
James6:24 PM
Neath
Freeview signal from Rheola mast stopped at 4:45pm this afternoon (Tuesday 29th January 2013).Are you aware of this?
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James's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
James: Can you not receive from Kilvey Hill which would give you the full complement of Freeview channels?
Digital UK suggests excellent reception, although there is a ridge of higher-ground in the way about 2.5 miles from you.
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Saturday, 19 October 2013
J
John Webb2:35 PM
Hi All,
In 2012 my Freeview was pointed at Kilvey Hill (with booster) I had all the channels, but six or nine months later most of the channels broke up and you could not watch these channels anymore, Had equip checked out was ok. Don't know why I lost channels I now get about 4 bbc, 2 itv, chan 4, more 4 and couple of others. Live in Glynneath.
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Sunday, 26 January 2014
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 yesterday to 00:51 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 yesterday to 00:51 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 27 January 2014
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 on 25 Jan to 00:51 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 on 25 Jan to 00:51 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 28 January 2014
RHEOLA transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 on 25 Jan to 00:51 on 26 Jan, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 23:56 on 25 Jan to 00:51 on 26 Jan. [BBC]
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