Full Freeview on the Moel-Y-Parc (Flintshire, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Moel-Y-Parc (Flintshire, Wales) transmitter which serves 95,000 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 Moel-Y-Parc (Flintshire, Wales) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Moel-Y-Parc 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Moel-Y-Parc transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 192km south (179°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 196km south (181°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Gwyddelwern | Active deflector | 17 km E Llangollen | 62 homes |
| Llandegla | Transposer | 12 km E Wrexham | 33 homes |
| Pentre-llyn-cymmer | Transposer | 18 km E Betws-y-Coed | 15 homes |
How will the Moel-Y-Parc (Flintshire, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1963-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Feb 2019 | ||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | E T | E T | W T | W T | ||
| C6 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C27 | _local | ||||||||
| C32 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C34 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C36 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C39 | +D3+4 | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||||
| C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||
| C48 | -ArqB | -ArqB | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | |||||
| C51tv_off | -SDN | -SDN | -SDN | ||||||
| C52tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +ArqA | +ArqA | +ArqA | |||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | _local | _local | _local | COM8tv_off |
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 28 Oct 09 and 25 Nov 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| com7 | (-8.4dB) 14.3kW | |
| com8 | (-8.5dB) 14kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-20dB) 1000W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-26dB) 250W |
Local transmitter maps
Moel y Parc Freeview Moel y Parc DAB Moel y Parc AM/FM Moel-Y-Parc TV region BBC Wales WalesWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Moel-Y-Parc transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 9 October 2012
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Rob11:28 PM
Cardiff
Why does this site describe the location as Flintshire, England?
Flintshire is in Wales.
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Rob's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
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Ray Parry12:19 PM
On November 14 PSB2 D3+D4 changed to channel 39+
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Friday, 16 November 2012
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Patrick9:33 AM
I receive my TV signal from Moel Y Parc and last night I noticed that there was no signal for ITV 1, S4C, Ch 5, ITV 2,Ch 4, ITV+1 etc. BBC channels etc were OK. It was the same this morning and it applied to my 2 recorders and 2 TV sets. I have retuned a TV set and all is now OK. Has there been a signal change?
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Patrick: Yes, there have been some channel changes. See:
You may have retune your Freeview equipment today in West and Southwest Wales | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Thursday, 29 November 2012
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Ivor Hughes5:01 PM
Despite 2 attempts at retuning after 14th November I cannot now receive ITV/S4C/channel4/Channel5 signals. My TV screen displays "no signal" for these channels. All BBC and many other channels give perfect reception. What do I do now??
Ivor Hughes
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Ivor Hughes: If you are using a communal/shared aerial system then it could be the aerial system that needs adjustment.
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Sunday, 2 December 2012
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Patrick11:07 AM
Ivor Hughes. When I retuned I found that a search for new channels did not work. I had to do a complete retune of all channels before I could receive ITV,CH4 & 5 etc.
Hope this helps.
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Sunday, 10 March 2013
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adrian2:57 PM
hi im in Rhyl LL18 and my freeview signal is very week and its pointing towards winter hill but a quick internet search shows i'm closer to moel-y-parc - would that be a better option?
Would English channels still be received as dad like them.
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adrian: I've taken a couple of postcodes in Rhyl (the police station and the Pavilion) and Digital UK suggests that Moel y Parc might be a possibility, as is Winter Hill. However, you won't receive English programming from it because it's in Wales and carries Welsh regional programming!
The difference between Winter Hill and Moel y Parc is:
Winter Hill:
- BBC One North West
- BBC Two England
- ITV Granada
Moel y Parc:
- BBC One Wales
- BBC Two Wales
- ITV Wales
- S4C
Moel y Parc carries Channel 4 (albeit with South Ads whereas Winter Hill carries North Ads).
Unfortunately, due to the channels used by Moel y Parc and Winter Hill, it won't be possible to combine two aerials into one feed properly (using a diplexer).
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adrian7:32 PM
adrian: Dave Lindsay thank you very much for clearing that up and so quickly, looks like winter hill it is.
Noticed this afternoon that my freeview box shows a strong signal then roughly 20/30sec later the signal drops completely for a sec then back to strong.
Tried a cheap signal meter on cable from aerial and its only lighting up the first light (50 db) of four lights, wondering if its just an aerial / connection problem now as the 52 element aerial was only fitted a few years ago.
Best wishes
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