Freeview Light on the Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,100 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 Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, 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 Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, 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 Neath Abbey 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 | H max V max | C39 (618.0MHz) | 95m | DTG- | 10W 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 | H max V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 95m | DTG- | 10W 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), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 95m | DTG- | 10W 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 Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, 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 Neath Abbey transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 46km east-southeast (115°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 45km east-southeast (121°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Neath Abbey (Neath Port Talbot, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 19 Jun 2019 | |||||
| E | E | E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C52tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C66 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 12 Aug 09 and 9 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| PSB1≡, PSB1||, PSB2≡, PSB2||, PSB3≡, PSB3|| | 10W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-1.5dB) 7W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Kilvey Hill transmitter area
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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G Davies12:27 PM
Neath
we have built in freeview digital tv , but are having problems with picture freezing ? have just ordered a better aerial which is considered best for our area , do you think this will make a diffrence. We have indoor aerial and in loft. also we the tv is positoned away from other items such as fridge , freezer etc.
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Mike Dimmick1:48 PM
G Davies: You should be able to see the Neath Abbey relay out of the window - the centre of the grid square for the centre of your postcode is only 200 metres away from the centre of the grid square containing the transmitter. It's the phone tower behind the school.
Neath Abbey transmits on both horizontal and vertical polarization. The transmitter is due east of you, and transmits more signal on horizontal polarization in that direction. Make sure the aerial elements go left-to-right rather than up-and-down.
As you're so close, you could end up with excessive signal levels even though you're using a set-top aerial in the loft. These typically have little useful gain, but the theoretical received power level is about 10 times the recommended limit, roughly the gain you get from a good aerial. If you have any amplification in the system, such as a booster, try removing that first.
Your TV may have decided to store the signals from the main transmitter at Kilvey Hill, as they are on lower frequencies, or if it selects them based on quality and the Neath Abbey transmissions are distorted due to being too loud. Kilvey Hill is 6km south-west of you, just to the east of Swansea.
See Digital Region Overlap for thoughts on how to ensure you're getting the signals you want.
Digital UK's prediction for this transmitter is for a good chance of reliable service on the PSB multiplexes, but a variable service on the commercial multiplexes. The problem here is that the commercial muxes at Kilvey Hill use the same frequencies as the public service multiplexes from Caradon Hill in Cornwall. All multiplexes clash with services from Stockland Hill in south-east Devon. It looks like line-of-sight to Kilvey Hill is clear.
The raw field strengths could still be quite high from Kilvey Hill - theoretically still a few times the recommended upper limit.
With the expected relative signal strengths, I would recommend a grouped aerial to reduce the level from the unwanted transmitter. A Group A aerial, for Kilvey Hill, has a lot more gain and better directional properties than a wideband in the appropriate group, you can then add attenuation to reduce the overall levels. Neath Abbey uses Group C/D.
To reduce signal pick-up from Caradon Hill and Stockland Hill, you could try rotating the aerial clockwise so it points a bit to the north of Kilvey Hill. Aerials do have 'side lobes' in their response patterns, places where they have more gain than at others. Careful positioning can reduce unwanted signals to a minimum, though it's hard to quantify this without professional equipment. Higher-gain aerials have tighter directional response - you would need to add attenuation to keep levels down to what your TV can handle.
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Wednesday, 14 June 2023
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Marc2:41 PM
Residents living near this broadcast tower cannot and i repeat cannot point to one of the full freeview
80 transmitters as there is a mountain in the way. And its pointless having this relay station if its only going to provide 34 channels.
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Chris.SE3:42 PM
Marc:
If you use bad language your post will be filtered by the automatic software on this site.
As you haven't given a full postcode, we can't advise if reception of some other multiuplexes from another transmitter may be possible. There are parts of your area that can receive other transmitters.
If you have a Smart TV and a reasonable internet connection, it's possible to stream quite a few of the other channels for free.
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