Freeview Light on the Llanharan (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Llanharan (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,500 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 Llanharan (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 Llanharan (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, 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 Llanharan 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) | 82m | DTG- | 2W |
 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) | 82m | DTG- | 2W |
 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) | 82m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Llanharan (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, 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 Llanharan transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 16km east-southeast (107°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 15km southeast (126°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Llanharan (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 | |||||
| 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?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 2W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-3dB) 1W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Friday, 2 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:46 AM
11:46 AM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Jul 09:34. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:46 PM
2:46 PM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 2 Jul 09:34 until 2 Jul 10:27. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:43 AM
11:43 AM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 13 Oct 10:44 until 13 Oct 10:59. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 14 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:29 PM
2:29 PM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Oct 14:20 until 14 Oct 14:53. Weather conditions may be affecting your reception from 13 Oct 10:44 until 13 Oct 10:59. . [BBC]
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Monday, 18 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:43 AM
11:43 AM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 14 Oct 14:20 until 14 Oct 14:53. . [BBC]
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Saturday, 24 December 2022
Transmitter engineering
5:20 PM
5:20 PM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 24 Dec 14:58. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
LLANHARAN transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 24 Dec 14:58 until 24 Dec 17:48. . [BBC]
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