Freeview Light on the Waunfawr (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Waunfawr (Gwynedd, Wales) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Waunfawr (Gwynedd, 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 Waunfawr (Gwynedd, 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 Waunfawr 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) | 234m | DTG- | 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 234m | DTG- | 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 234m | DTG- | 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 Waunfawr (Gwynedd, 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 Waunfawr transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 192km south-southeast (161°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 195km south-southeast (162°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Waunfawr (Gwynedd, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 14 Nov 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| 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 21 Oct 09 and 18 Nov 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 26W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.1dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Llanddona transmitter area
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Thursday, 16 February 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Poor quality due to a fault from 15 Feb 23:55. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:09 AM
8:09 AM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Poor quality due to a fault from 15 Feb 23:55 until 16 Feb 04:56. . [BBC]
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Monday, 13 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Poor quality due to a fault from 13 Mar 03:48. Poor quality due to a fault from 12 Mar 16:21 until 12 Mar 22:01. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:09 PM
8:09 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Poor quality due to a fault from 13 Mar 03:48 until 13 Mar 11:34. Poor quality due to a fault from 12 Mar 16:21 until 12 Mar 22:01. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 2 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:19 PM
2:19 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 2 Sep 10:32 until 2 Sep 13:07. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 12:26. Off the air due to essential engineering from 2 Sep 10:32 until 2 Sep 13:07. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 12:26 until 5 Sep 14:25. Off the air due to essential engineering from 2 Sep 10:32 until 2 Sep 13:07. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 7 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 5 Sep 12:26 until 5 Sep 14:25. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 21 September 2023
Transmitter engineering
2:20 PM
2:20 PM
WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 21 Sep 10:31 until 21 Sep 11:57. . [BBC]
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