Freeview Light on the Penderyn (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Penderyn (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmitter which serves 1,900 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 Penderyn (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 Penderyn (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 Penderyn 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) | 310m | DTG- | 5W |
 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) | 310m | DTG- | 5W |
 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) | 310m | DTG- | 5W |
 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 Penderyn (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 Penderyn transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 36km south-southeast (147°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 38km south-southeast (154°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Penderyn (Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 31 Dec 2019- | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | |||||
| 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 | 16W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-5.1dB) 5W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Carmel transmitter area
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Friday, 10 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 22:50 on 08 Oct to 22:55 on 08 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:50 on 08 Oct to 22:55 on 08 Oct. [BBC]
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Saturday, 25 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:31 PM
1:31 PM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 today to 10:14 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 today to 10:14 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 26 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 yesterday to 10:14 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 yesterday to 10:14 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 27 October 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 on 25 Oct to 10:14 on 25 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air from 09:31 on 25 Oct to 10:14 on 25 Oct. [BBC]
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Friday, 12 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today to 03:46 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 today to 03:46 today. [BBC]
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Saturday, 13 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 yesterday to 03:46 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 yesterday to 03:46 yesterday. [BBC]
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Sunday, 14 December 2014
Transmitter engineering
4:31 AM
4:31 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 on 12 Dec to 03:46 on 12 Dec, HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:44 on 12 Dec to 03:46 on 12 Dec. [BBC]
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Thursday, 15 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 today to 01:10 today, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 today to 01:10 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 16 January 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
PENDERYN transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 yesterday to 01:10 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 00:58 yesterday to 01:10 yesterday. [BBC]
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