Freeview Light on the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmitter which serves 5,900 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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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 Llandrindod Wells 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+ (618.2MHz) | 513m | 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 13 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 513m | DTG- | 400W |
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) | 513m | DTG- | 400W |
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 Llandrindod Wells (Powys, 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 Llandrindod Wells transmitter?

BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 86km south (171°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 90km south (173°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Hundredhouse | Transposer | Cregrina, 8-11 km SE Llandrindod Wells | 80 homes |
How will the Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
1969-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | ||||
VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | ||||
C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
C42 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C45 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +BBCA |
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 26 Aug 09 and 23 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 2kW | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 400W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Carmel transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 16 October 2013
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stuart cooper1:01 PM
hi i live in llandrindod wells tv signal went down for engineering works it said for 2 hours but 4 hours later still not on! do we know when its coming back on?
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Monday, 4 November 2013
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mike jones11:34 AM
Llandrindod Wells
any chance we will get bt sport over the ariel
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mike jones: No.
The Commercial broadcasters aren't likely to be broadcasting from Llandrindod Wells transmitter and over 1,000 other similar small relays, ever. See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Friday, 17 January 2014
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 06:45 today to 08:41 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 18 January 2014
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 06:45 yesterday to 08:41 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 19 January 2014
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 06:45 on 17 Jan to 08:41 on 17 Jan. [BBC]
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Saturday, 8 February 2014
Transmitter engineering
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1:23 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 11:00 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:15 on 04 Feb to 09:35 on 04 Feb. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:23 PM
4:23 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 11:00 today to 13:12 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:46 today to 14:25 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:15 on 04 Feb to 09:35 on 04 Feb. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
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7:23 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 11:00 today to 13:12 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:46 today to 14:25 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:34 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:15 on 04 Feb to 09:35 on [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:22 PM
10:22 PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Very Weak Signal from 11:00 today to 13:12 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 13:46 today to 14:25 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:34 today to 20:14 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:15 on 04 F [BBC]
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