Full Freeview on the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter which serves 17,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) mast?
Blaenplwyf transmitter - Blaenplwyf transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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)
The BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the BlaenPlwyf 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)
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the BlaenPlwyf transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 113km south-southeast (149°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 115km south-southeast (151°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the BlaenPlwyf (Ceredigion, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Oct 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | W T | W T | A K T | A K T | ||||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C56tv_off | C5waves | C5waves |
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 10 Feb 10 and 10 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 40kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-14dB) 4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Blaenplwyf transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 2 October 2014
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jb388:37 PM
ian : Purely out of curiosity, when you mention Freesat as not being an option for reasons of the terrain / trees etc, have you actually had this vetted as not being possible by a dish installer? or is it an assumption based on your personal opinion?
The only reason I ask, is because there are very few places in the UK where satellite reception is in reality, just not possible, as although a tree or some other obstacle might well be considered as being capable of blocking the signal to a dish, in many cases there are ways around this, as dishes can be mounted on the side of a chimney, on top of a pole, or alternatively on a tripod stand positioned at near to ground level, plus of course the signal hits the dish from above at an elevation of around 23 degrees or so, and not the horizontal direction the dish happens to be facing, which is always lower.
If of course you are located tight on the Northern side of a reasonably high Southern facing hill, then this type of situation is indeed most likely to be a no-go for satellite reception, although a view from above does not suggest that this applies, and the satellite signal plotter does "not" indicate a no-go situation at the location given.
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jb389:47 PM
ian : Update on that said. Unfortunately it would appear that a terrain problem does exist, as further checking using an another (and superior) sat signal plotter site indicates that an obstruction does exist in the form of the hill seen to the front of the property in question, the obstruction occurring at just under 50m from said property at a height of 21m.
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:31 PM
10:31 PM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 today to 18:33 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 9 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 yesterday to 18:33 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 10 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 18:33 on 08 Oct to 18:33 on 08 Oct. [BBC]
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Saturday, 3 January 2015
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Geraint Jenkins 6:01 PM
Hello can you tell me when HD on freeview will be available on BBC Two Wales and channel five From the transmitter in blaenplwyf.
Many Thanks.
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Dave Lindsay
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Geraint Jenkins : Channel 5 was offered the capacity on PSB3 which is now occupied by BBC Three/CBBC, so the likely answer is "not any time soon".
As for BBC Two Wales in high definition, your best bet is to look to the BBC:
Nations HD Channels - BBC - FAQs - Home
It is the case that there is only one variant of BBC One HD on the terrestrial platform. The same applies for BBC Two. I imagine that when the time does come to change this that they are both likely to be done.
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Thursday, 5 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
1:32 PM
1:32 PM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 07:54 today to 08:13 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 6 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 07:54 yesterday to 08:13 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 7 February 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
BLAENPLWYF transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 07:54 on 05 Feb to 08:13 on 05 Feb. [BBC]
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