Freeview Light on the Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) transmitter which serves 6,600 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 Bargoed (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 Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, 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 Bargoed 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 | C24 (498.0MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C21+ (474.2MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Wales), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C27 (522.0MHz) | 335m | DTG- | 60W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Wales, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 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 43 Freeview channels?
The Bargoed (Caerphilly, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, 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 Bargoed transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 23km south (179°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 27km south (187°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Bargoed (Caerphilly, 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 | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C31 | 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 | 300W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 60W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Friday, 24 August 2012
Mal Norman: See my posting above, made in March. The answer is still no, unless you can receive from a full-Freeview transmitter such as Wenvoe.
Your only other possibility is satellite; Freesat is a popular alternative.
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Monday, 6 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:20 on 03 Jan to 16:29 on 03 Jan, HD Digital TV Off Air from 16:20 on 03 Jan to 16:29 on 03 Jan. [BBC]
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Thursday, 9 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 22:04 yesterday to 22:44 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:04 yesterday to 22:44 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 10 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 22:04 on 08 Jan to 22:44 on 08 Jan, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:04 on 08 Jan to 22:44 on 08 Jan. [BBC]
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Saturday, 25 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 today. [BBC]
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BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 today to 17:21 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 today to 17:21 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 26 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 yesterday to 17:21 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 yesterday to 17:21 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 27 January 2014
BARGOED transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 on 25 Jan to 17:21 on 25 Jan, HD Digital TV Off Air from 14:54 on 25 Jan to 17:21 on 25 Jan. [BBC]
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Steve Lintern7:22 PM
Bargoed
CF81 8NW
Aerial on roof
Previously had excellent reception. All channels disappeared on Saturday. Switched recorder and tv off for an hour. Switched back on, retuned both, a few extras channels, BBC3HD now. Fine? No. Now every 15 minutes or so HD channels will freeze or drop out, then come back on. Just recorded. BBC News on BBC1 and BBCHD at the same time. Drop out occurred on the HD but no problem at all on the SD channel. Very annoying as HD is obviously my default option. Any ideas? Site appears to say someengineering work in Bargoed on Saturday but problem still ongoing on Monday.
Thanks
Steve
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Steve Lintern: I would guess from your description that your central heating thermostat could be the cause. Can you try operating the thermostat to see if it causes the problem on demand?
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