Freeview Light on the Dolybont (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Dolybont (Ceredigion, Wales) transmitter which serves 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 Dolybont (Ceredigion, 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 Dolybont (Ceredigion, 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 Dolybont 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 126m | DTG- | 20W |
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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 126m | DTG- | 20W |
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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 126m | DTG- | 20W |
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 Dolybont (Ceredigion, 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 Dolybont transmitter?

BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 122km south-southeast (154°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 125km south-southeast (156°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Brynrodyn | Active deflector | 7 km N Aberystwyth | 1 homes 200 caravans |
How will the Dolybont (Ceredigion, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Oct 2018 | |||||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBCB | ||||||||
C53tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C57tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C60tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
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 10 Feb 10 and 10 Mar 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 33W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-2.2dB) 20W |
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 withheldSaturday, 28 May 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 today [BBC]
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DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 today to 05:36 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 today to 05:36 today [BBC]
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Sunday, 29 May 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 yesterday to 05:36 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 yesterday to 05:36 yesterday [BBC]
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Monday, 30 May 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 on 28 May to 05:36 on 28 May HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:25 on 28 May to 05:36 on 28 May [BBC]
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 today [BBC]
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DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 today to 11:43 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 today to 11:43 today [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 September 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 yesterday to 11:43 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 yesterday to 11:43 yesterday [BBC]
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Friday, 30 September 2011
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 on 28 Sep to 11:43 on 28 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:18 on 28 Sep to 11:43 on 28 Sep [BBC]
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Monday, 12 March 2012
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:04 today to 20:18 today [BBC]
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Tuesday, 13 March 2012
DOLYBONT transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 20:04 yesterday to 20:18 yesterday [BBC]
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