Freeview Light on the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 9,000 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 Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, 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 Mynydd Bach (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 Freeview channels does the Mynydd Bach 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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 | C34 (578.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 | C35 (586.0MHz) | 360m | DTG- | 50W |
 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 Mynydd Bach (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 Mynydd Bach transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 14km south (189°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 19km south-southwest (196°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Mynydd Bach (Caerphilly, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 15 May 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 | 250W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Sunday, 30 January 2011
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Neilo11:37 PM
Brian,we live in a very poor position under the Mynydd Bach transmitter. Having purchased a high gain aerial we are getting medium strenghth reception on all 3 channels,however ITV on 58 comes in at quality 6 and is always present while BBC on 61 is quality 1 and comes and goes and HD on 54 is not present at all. Is it just a question of carefully tweaking the aerial? I thought that if ITV had good reception then the aerial must be well alligned? Thanks in advance.
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Monday, 31 January 2011
Neilo: You won't see the HD multiplex unless you have Freeview HD equipment.
Please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Thursday, 11 August 2011
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mr chaplin12:38 PM
Blackwood
why, with a sky dish and box, can i not get all, the freeview channels listed in the television papers ??
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mr's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick2:26 PM
mr chaplin: Presuming you're not paying Sky for a subscription, see Compare Freeview and Freesat-from-Sky TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for the channels that broadcast on Freeview but not on Freesat-from-Sky.
See Compare Freeview Light and Freesat-from-Sky TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for a comparison of what's available from the Mynydd Bach transmitter with what you can get on satellite.
Digital UK's predictor indicates that you have a very good chance of reliable reception, of all channels, from the Wenvoe transmitter.
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John Wakely5:51 PM
Hengoed
I am at present getting a good signal from the Mynydd Bach transmitter but feel rather cheated by the limited amount of channels offered.Would it be possible with a new aerial to receive all digital channels from the wenvoe transmitter?I have been told that it would be difficult if not impossible due to the mountains between ystrad Mynach and Cardiff.My post code is CF82 7EG
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John's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
John Wakely: Your postcode predicts that you can receive all six multiplexes from Wenvoe. Another option is Freesat, see Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012
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Mark10:26 AM
Blackwood
Hi There,
I live on the Main Road in Maesycwmmer. Currently using the Bargoed repeater. Anybody successfully managed to get a signal from Wenvoe for this area?
If so, any suggestions on aerial used?
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Mark: The official postcode system says you have a good chance of getting all the services from the Wenvoe transmitter with a standard aerial.
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Sunday, 31 March 2013
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WILLIAM PALMER6:23 PM
Bargoed
I live at top of bargoed by golf course would i beable to pick up wenvoe transmitter as at MO only get 24 channels
kind regards
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KMJ,Derby6:37 PM
WILLIAM PALMER: The predicted reception at your location suggests that, subject to there being no local obstructions (trees, tall buildings etc) in the signal path, you should have a good signal available from Wenvoe.
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