Freeview Light on the Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 13,200 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 Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Rhondda 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 H -20dB | C23 (490.0MHz) | 362m | DTG- | 1,000W 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, plus 14 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max H -20dB | C26 (514.0MHz) | 362m | DTG- | 1,000W 10W |
 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 H -20dB | C29 (538.0MHz) | 362m | DTG- | 1,000W 10W |
 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 Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Rhondda transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 22km southeast (134°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 23km southeast (146°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Rhondda (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 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 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| 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 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 2.5kW | |
| PSB1||, PSB2||, PSB3|| | (-4dB) 1000W | |
| PSB1≡, PSB2≡, PSB3≡ | (-24dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Wednesday, 5 January 2011
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r jeynes10:50 AM
my tv has been off for 48hrs,so has my neighbour.both of us have digiboxes and indoor aerials. has there any problem with recieving signals
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
r jeynes: No problems are reported, but you should probably expect this with an indoor aerial. Freeview requires a rooftop aerial for reliable reception. Please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Thursday, 17 March 2011
RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:12 today to 11:17 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:11 today to 12:15 today [BBC]
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Friday, 18 March 2011
RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:12 yesterday to 11:17 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:11 yesterday to 12:15 yesterday [BBC]
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Thursday, 5 May 2011
RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 today [BBC]
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JAYNE BENNETT6:12 PM
Treorchy
I have no signal on any of my tv's.
I have an ariel on the front of my house plus 1 in the attic.
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RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 today to 18:51 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 today to 18:51 today [BBC]
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Friday, 6 May 2011
RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 yesterday to 18:51 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:50 yesterday to 18:51 yesterday [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
RHONDDA transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 05:08 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 05:08 today [BBC]
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