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The symbol shows the location of the Rhymney (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 6,100 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 Rhymney (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Rhymney 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
C40 (626.0MHz)450mDTG-30W
Channel icons
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
C43 (650.0MHz)450mDTG-30W
Channel icons
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), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 V max
C46 (674.0MHz)450mDTG-30W
Channel icons
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

H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?

the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels

The Rhymney (Caerphilly, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, 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, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.

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 Rhymney transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 26km south (175°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
regional news image
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 30km south (182°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.

How will the Rhymney (Caerphilly, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20102010-1315 May 2019
C/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TB E K T
C40BBCA
C43D3+4
C46BBCB
C53tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCB
C57tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4
C60tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCA
C63BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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 150W
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 30W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area

Jan 1958-Jul 1968Television Wales and the West
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Harlech Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Rhymney was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Thursday, 26 May 2011
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Gerald C. May
9:14 PM

Briantist:Nice to see the radiation pattern
included on this page.

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Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

9:47 PM

Gerald C. May: Yes, Mike Dimmick did them - see UK digital TV transmitters radiation patterns | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

At some point I will integrate them into the maps, but I am holding out for the rest of the data.

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Friday, 31 August 2012
Ethan
12:04 AM
Bargoed

Rhymney transmitter overlooking my grid reference, I never see the Engineers working on it, hopefully thes visits tht can be booked to see them, and when I drive past it to go on the common I never catch them on it, but one day I hope to, have a chit with them

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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
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wayne
5:16 PM

With BBC1 Hd wales and BBC2 HD next week any idea when ITV Cymru/Wales may become HD ?

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Dave Lindsay
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5:21 PM

wayne: The same question applies to a many other ITV regions which do not have their own ITV HD feed:

ITV1+1, ITV1HD, BBC One HD regional services on Freeview | About UK Free TV | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice

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Saturday, 15 February 2014
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Don devlin
5:19 PM

Transmitter engineering: is there a problem with the Rhymney transmitter? We lost all power in the area through the night and now it has returned there appears to be no TV signal

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Johnpaul
5:57 PM
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Any news when the Rhymney Transmitter is going to be up and running, had no signal all day. What is the problem with the signal up there....???....anyone know.

Thanks

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Don devlin
7:29 PM

Thanks,
But that still doesn't explain why we have no service now!

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Johnpaul
7:34 PM
Bargoed

Can we have an update when we are going to be able to get a signal.

Thank You

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Gerald C. May
7:43 PM

Johnpaul: Just had a look at the mast, visible from where I live, can't see any lights on up there.
Must be power up there as the Orange & other phone networks etc. are on.
Televison signal went off and on a couple of times last night.
Gerald C. May

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