Freeview Light on the Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 11,000 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 Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Pontypridd 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) | 249m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | C22 (482.0MHz) | 249m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 249m | DTG- | 400W |
 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 Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, 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 Pontypridd transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 14km south-southeast (152°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 16km south-southeast (168°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Pontypridd (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 2019- | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| 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 3 Mar 10 and 31 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
PONTYPRIDD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 08:18 on 29 Aug to 08:21 on 29 Aug HD Digital TV Off Air from 08:18 on 29 Aug to 08:21 on 29 Aug [BBC]
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011
PONTYPRIDD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 on 23 Oct HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 today [BBC]
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PONTYPRIDD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 on 23 Oct to 15:10 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 today to 15:10 today [BBC]
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Thursday, 27 October 2011
PONTYPRIDD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 on 23 Oct to 15:10 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 yesterday to 15:10 yesterday [BBC]
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Friday, 28 October 2011
PONTYPRIDD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 on 23 Oct to 15:10 on 26 Oct HD Digital TV Off Air from 11:22 on 26 Oct to 15:10 on 26 Oct [BBC]
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Saturday, 17 March 2012
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Nicholas Willmott9:01 AM
I notice that in Wales mux PSB2 (D3&4) carries S4C instead of E4. That displaces E4 on to a commercial mux which the 3-mux relays don't carry.
In Wales, why not put E4 on PSB2 (D3&4) and dispense with Channel 4+1? Fairs fair, I say; if they want an extra Welsh-only channel S4C, which the rest of the UK doesn't have, put it in place of Channel 4+1 which the people forced to use 3-mux relays can manage without.
Throughout Wales, put Channel 4+1 (South ads) on the Wales variant of the SDN mux.
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
Nicholas Willmott: Channel 4, who own the multiplex capacity, have decided to do it this way.
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
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Christopher10:09 PM
Pontypridd
Would an aerial amplifier boost the current weak Wenvoe signal enough to receive the full range of Freeview channels for Merthyr Road, Pontypridd, CF37 4DG?
At the moment only the Pontypridd Common transmitter offers a strong Freeview signal with the unfortunate limited channel choice.
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Christopher's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Christopher: You really need a professional installer to answer the question.
However, I will make some observations:
- The three storey block on the opposite side may be an issue.
- This plot shows that you're at the bottom of a drop which is blocking your line of sight of Wenvoe (as well as other terrain that is in the way):
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
If any booster/amplifier is to aid your reception of the Commercial channels from Wenvoe, then it needs professionally fitting on the roof.
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Mark Fletcher11:29 PM
Halifax
Christopher,Pontypridd.It is possible but probably unlikely you will be able to amplify the weak Wenvoe signal you mentioned in your earlier post !
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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