Freeview Light on the Long Mountain (Powys, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Long Mountain (Powys, Wales) transmitter which serves 9,500 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 Long Mountain (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 Long Mountain (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 Long Mountain 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 | C33- (569.8MHz) | 454m | 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 | C36 (594.0MHz) | 454m | 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 | C48 (690.0MHz) | 454m | 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 Long Mountain (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 Long Mountain transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 128km south (186°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 132km south (187°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Long Mountain (Powys, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Oct 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | K T | |||||
| C33 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C36 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C57tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C60tv_off | -BBCA | ||||||||
| 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 4 Nov 09 and 3 Dec 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 1000W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 400W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldTuesday, 10 January 2012
Jane: The "missing" Freeview channels operate on a commercial basis which means that they broadcast from transmission sites where it suits them.
See here for a further explanation:
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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Aileen12:51 PM
Why do we have to pay the same TV license fee for a transmitter that it of poorer quality then other parts of the UK? We have significantly less channels and it says on here it is transmitting on below average strength. I am enquiring to see if it will be updated so we can have the same level of service as others get.
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Aileen: The channels you get are the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) ones and they include the BBC which is the recipient of the licence fee.
The other channels (those which don't broadcast from Long Mountain) operate on a commercial basis and choose which transmitter sites to broadcast from. They were invited to transmit from other sites and declined.
There is around 8% of the population that only get the PSBs. Roughly 90% of the population can get all channels. The cost to the commercial channels to cover that 8% will roughly double the cost of transmission.
The commercials show adverts and get revenue from the advertisers. The objective is the maximisation of profit whereas the PSBs are there to provide a universal service.
See here for a fuller explanation:
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
In some cases, people on these transmitters that only carry the PSBs might be able to receive from another station that does, although this will require another aerial.
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 today [BBC]
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LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 today to 05:58 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 today to 05:58 today [BBC]
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 yesterday to 05:58 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 yesterday to 05:58 yesterday [BBC]
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Monday, 5 March 2012
LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar [BBC]
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LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 09:01 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar [BBC]
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LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 09:01 today to 09:15 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar [BBC]
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LONG MOUNTAIN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 09:01 today to 09:15 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:06 on 03 Mar to 05:58 on 03 Mar HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 09:01 today to 09:15 today [BBC]
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