Full Freeview on the Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) transmitter which serves 19,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) mast?
Pontypool transmitter - Pontypool transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/05/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Pontypool 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?
The Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .
If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Pontypool transmitter?
BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 25km southwest (214°)
to BBC Wales region - 206 masts.
ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 30km southwest (215°)
to ITV Wales region - 206 masts.
How will the Pontypool (Torfaen, Wales) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 29 Jun 2019 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | |||||
| C21 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C22 | -ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C23 | +BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C25 | -SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C26 | +D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C28 | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | +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?
| Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-11dB) 20W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 10W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Wenvoe transmitter area
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Thursday, 14 December 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 08:05 on 12 Dec to 08:23 on 12 Dec. FM: Radio Cymru FM Off Air from 05:30 on 11 Dec to 10:57 on 11 Dec. [BBC]
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Saturday, 16 December 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 08:05 on 12 Dec to 08:23 on 12 Dec. [BBC]
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Sunday, 24 December 2017
Transmitter engineering
11:09 PM
11:09 PM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 20:48 today to 20:49 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 25 December 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 20:48 yesterday to 20:49 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 26 December 2017
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 20:48 on 24 Dec to 20:49 on 24 Dec. [BBC]
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Sunday, 22 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 yesterday to 22:51 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 23 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 on 21 Apr to 22:51 on 21 Apr. [BBC]
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Thursday, 3 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:45 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:43 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 02:43 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 02:43 today, Radio 4 FM Off Air from 02:43 today, Radio Cymru FM Off Air from 02:43 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:06 AM
9:06 AM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:45 today to 05:55 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:43 today to 05:55 today, Radio 2 FM Off Air from 02:43 today to 05:55 today, Radio 3 FM Off Air from 02:43 today to 05:55 today, Radio 4 FM Off Air from 02 [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:06 PM
9:06 PM
PONTYPOOL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 19:30 today to 19:49 today, BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:45 today to 05:55 today. FM: Radio 1 FM Off Air from 02:43 today to 05:55 today, Radio 1 FM Off Air from 19:19 today to 19:49 today, Radio 2 FM Off [BBC]
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