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Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) digital TV transmitter

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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 22 May 2013 to clear channels for other TV transmitters to use: PSB1 C49 to C39+.
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Transmitter faults and engineering works

LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Over the next week Llandrindod Wells relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, no analogue radio, no digital radio. Digital tick
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The symbol shows the location of the Llandrindod Wells transmitter. The Llandrindod Wells transmitter covers 5,900 homes.

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Radiation patterns

Radiation patterns withheld

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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.

Llandrindod Wells transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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. The rating shown takes in account the output power level and the various Freeview transmission modes and do not indicate an ongoing fault.

MuxEffective power level, aerial positionRatingModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 vertical
Below average64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
Channel icons
1 BBC One Wales, 2 BBC Two Wales, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 14 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C49 (698.0MHz) from 513m datum.
PSB2
D3+4
 vertical
Below average64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s
DVB-T MPEG2		400
Channel icons
3 ITV (Wales), 4 S4C, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 8 Channel 4 South ads, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 33 ITV +1 (Wales),
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C42 (642.0MHz) from 513m datum.
PSB3
BBCB
 vertical
Below average256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s
DVB-T2 MPEG4		400
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD Wales, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others
• as a digital multiplex transmitted on frequency C45 (666.0MHz) from 513m datum.


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The Llandrindod Wells (Powys, Wales) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4Music, 4seven, 5*, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Community Channel, Dave, Dave ja vu, E4+1, Film 4, Food Network, ITV 2 +1, ITV 3, ITV 4, Movie Mix, PICK TV, Quest, Really, RT English , Sky News, The Zone, VIVA, Yesterday.

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.

Regional news from the Llandrindod Wells transmitter


BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 86km south
to BBC Wales region - 205 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 90km south
to ITV Wales region - 205 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1969~851984-971997-981998-20092009-1322/5/13-2013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EB EB EB E KB E K
C1BBCtv
C9ITV
C39BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCABBCA
C42C4C4C4D3+4D3+4D3+4
C45BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCBBBCBBBCB
700C49ITVITVITVBBCA

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 26th August and 23rd September 2009.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-4 2kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 400W

Self-help relays

HundredhouseTransposerCregrina, 8-11 km SE Llandrindod Wells80 homes

History of Channel 3 in the Carmel transmitter area

Jan 1958-Jul 1968Television Wales and the West
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Harlech Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Transmitter engineering
Saturday 17 November 2012 7:49PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 16:19 on 15 Nov to 17:36 on 15 Nov BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 11:00 on 15 Nov to 11:32 on 15 Nov HD Digital TV Wrong Programme from 13:30 on 15 Nov to 13:45 on 15 Nov HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 10:58 on 15 Nov t [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:58PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 February 2013 10:32AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:55 today to 09:58 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 22 February 2013 4:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:55 yesterday to 09:58 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 23 February 2013 4:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 09:55 on 21 Feb to 09:58 on 21 Feb. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 11 March 2013 4:31PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:47 today to 12:53 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 March 2013 4:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:47 yesterday to 12:53 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 12 March 2013 4:31PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:58 yesterday to 12:53 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 13 March 2013 4:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:58 on 11 Mar to 12:53 on 11 Mar. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 19 March 2013 7:31PM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:01 today to 18:43 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 20 March 2013 4:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:01 yesterday to 18:43 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 21 March 2013 4:32AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 18:01 on 19 Mar to 18:43 on 19 Mar. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 20 May 2013 10:31AM
LLANDRINDOD WELLS transmitter - Over the next week Llandrindod Wells relay: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, no analogue radio, no digital radio. [DUK]
hugh williams
Monday 20 May 2013 5:30PM Llandrindod Wells
I am caravanning at fforest fields site
ld1 5rt from 24/05/2013 what T V reception can I expect please.
Dave Lindsay
Monday 20 May 2013 5:50PM
hugh williams: Perhaps nothing, perhaps poor.

Maybe satellite (e.g. Freesat) might be a better bet.
Dave Lindsay
Monday 20 May 2013 7:11PM
hugh williams: I suggest that you use a log periodic aerial with a booster at your disposal. See:

www.aerialsandtv.com link icon TV Aerials for Boats and Caravans

A receiver (TV or box) with manual tuning may be useful, although you will need to know what channels to tune to (after having wiped what's already stored).

Manual tune functions usually act like a signal meter if you enter the desired UHF channel number but do not press the button to scan.

At the Fforest Fields Caravan & Camping Site, set your aerial for vertical polarisation and point it at 316 degrees. Then (having wiped what's already stored, perhaps by running it through with the aerial out) go to the manual tune screen and select/enter 49 and do not press the button to scan it, but instead see if it gives yo an idea as to the strength/quality. C49 carries BBC services. The other, independent, ones are on C42, so try that as well.

The hope is that it will show something and that it will allow you to adjust your aerial so as to see if you can better the signal.

It may be a long shot, but knowing where you need to point your aerial and using the manual tune function may help pick up an otherwise elusive signal.
jb38
Tuesday 21 May 2013 12:31AM
hugh williams: Just a point concerning that seen in Dave Lindsay's link, I would strongly recommend the DM log be used in conjunction with a 0-20dB variable gain booster such as the SLX brand sold by Argos @ £11.99 item number 534 / 4235, because this makes an excellent combination for virtually any application whether caravan / boat or even a normal house.

The only one thing I will point out being, is that although the DUK trade predictor indicates excellent reception in the caravan site area from the Llandrindod Wells transmitter, this is somewhat contrary to what would be expected when viewing the info given on both terrain predictors, these indicating that the signal path between the Llandrindod transmitter and the site suffers from a severe level of obstruction, and so I would keep this in mind should you experience any problems as any signal that is received is likely to be mostly through reflection.
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 21 May 2013 1:25AM
jb38: I'm not sure which "DUK trade predictor" you've been checking, but the official one suggestions diddly squat:

Coverage Checker - Detailed View

It is worth pointing out that the postcode is quite large, and even the Site's own website warns visitors to beware of trusting their satnavs because the centre of the postcode is not near the site.
jb38
Tuesday 21 May 2013 11:05AM
Dave Lindsay: You are of course quite correct! as the indications indeed are that no reception is possible at this location from any transmitter including the signal from Ridge Hill which is also indicated as being blocked by the terrain, and so I have to put the cause of the error down to a post code typing glitch.

That said though, I do intend to check back later on today (after having had some sleep as on night time maintenance work this week) to see exactly what I was looking at, as wherever it was only indicated the Llandrindod transmitter on the predictor, although on a scout about the area the only aerial I found on a property facing towards the Llandrindod TX was in a place to the left of Hundred House shown in Google as Llansantffraed-in-Ewel, as one solitary aerial could be seen mounted on the property behind the phone box.
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