Freeview Light on the Rhondda Fach (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Rhondda Fach (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,900 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 Rhondda Fach (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 Fach (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, 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 Rhondda Fach 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 267m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 267m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 267m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Rhondda Fach (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, 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 Rhondda Fach transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 21km southeast (137°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 22km south-southeast (150°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Rhondda Fach (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 | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C32 | 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 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 2W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-3dB) 1W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Sunday, 5 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 yesterday to 19:34 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:31 AM
10:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 yesterday to 19:34 yesterday, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 6 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 on 04 Jul to 19:34 on 04 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 on 04 Jul to 18:33 on 04 Jul. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:29 on 04 Jul to 18:33 on 04 Jul, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:33 on 04 Jul to 19:34 on 04 Jul. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 today to 01:59 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 16 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 yesterday to 01:59 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 17 July 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:55 on 15 Jul to 01:59 on 15 Jul. [BBC]
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Monday, 17 August 2015
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 14 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
9:09 AM
9:09 AM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Possible service interruptions [DUK]
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Monday, 21 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:33 PM
4:33 PM
RHONDDA FACH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:34 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:34 today. [BBC]
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