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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C22: ArqA, C23: BBCA
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This transmitter has no current reported problems

The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Kilvey Hill (Swansea, Wales) transmitter. Click to recheck

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The symbol shows the location of the Kilvey Hill (Swansea, Wales) transmitter which serves 120,000 homes.

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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.


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Kilvey Hill transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 vertical max
C23 (490.0MHz)243m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		2,000W
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

PSB2
D3+4
 vertical max
C26 (514.0MHz)243m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		2,000W
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),

PSB3
BBCB
 vertical max
C29 (538.0MHz)243m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		2,000W
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

COM4
SDN
 vertical max
C25 (506.0MHz)243m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		2,000W
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 28 E4, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others

COM5
ArqA
 vertical max
C22 (482.0MHz)243m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		2,000W
Channel icons
11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 vertical max
C28 (530.0MHz)243m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		2,000W
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others



Regional news from the Kilvey Hill transmitter


BBC Wales Today 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 2YQ, 50km east-southeast
to BBC Wales region - 205 masts.

ITV Cymru Wales 1.2m homes 4.7%
from Cardiff CF5 6XJ, 49km east-southeast
to ITV Wales region - 205 masts.

Self-help relays

New Inn C/pTransposer8 km NE Tenby1 homes 100 caravans

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20092009-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFA KA KA KA KA KA K
C2BBCtv
C21C
C22-2ArqAArqAArqA
C23ITVITVITVBBCABBCABBCA
C25-1SDNSDNSDN
C26BBC2BBC2BBC2D3+4D3+4D3+4
C28-AArqBArqBArqB
C29C4C4C4BBCBBBCBBBCB
C30local
600C31-D
C32-B
C33BBC1BBC1BBC1
C35C5C5

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 12th August and 9th September 2009.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Swansea including Llanelli could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Kilvey Hill transmitter using C30

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 10kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux B*(-12.2dB) 600W
Mux A*(-15.2dB) 300W
Mux C*, Mux D*(-20dB) 100W

History of Channel 3 in the Kilvey Hill transmitter area

Jan 1958-Jul 1968Television Wales and the West
Jul 1968-Feb 2004Harlech Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Kilvey Hill was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.


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wayne
Friday 3 August 2012 11:06PM
Is there an issue with the Kilvey transmitter as since the olympics have started i have lost all COM6 ArqB C28 530.0MHz channels. These include Film4 ITV4 Viva and Yesterday.

Before the olympics started i received all these channels perfectly but now i can not get them back no matter what i do

I have tried retuning manually as well as automatically.
michael
Saturday 4 August 2012 10:43PM
KILVEY HILL, Arqiva B,ch28, 530Mhz - all is well as received Sat 4 August at 22:30 the other side of the water on an indoor aerial.
pat Brown
Friday 7 September 2012 7:00PM
Lost all channels
Pat brown
Friday 7 September 2012 7:53PM Swansea
Still no reception.
Michael
Friday 7 September 2012 9:32PM
pat Brown: Reception from Kilvey Hill is fine on the North Devon coast right now. The good weather is due to high atmospheric pressure, which can increase interference from far-away transmitters on the same channels. If this problem persists, depending on your location in Swansea, you might wish to try receiving signals from Preseli, Carmel, Wenvoe - or even Huntshaw Cross.

Louise
Friday 7 September 2012 10:47PM
No Signal in Skewen all channels lost
Mark Fletcher
Friday 7 September 2012 11:26PM Halifax
Louise.Look up inversion effect !
Mark Fletcher
Friday 7 September 2012 11:27PM Halifax
Pat Brown.Swansea/Abertawe.Look up inversion effect !
Pat Brown
Saturday 8 September 2012 10:49AM
Just lost all channels again
wayne
Friday 21 September 2012 10:33AM Swansea
I was just in the middle of watching a programme when the signal was lost and not only with that channel but with all channels. I have tried a retune but it isnt picking up anything at all.
Phipp Hyde
Friday 21 September 2012 10:40AM
Same as wayne all signals lost on all channels, you cannot retune because no signal,how long will system be down,so much for going digital ,
Ed
Friday 21 September 2012 10:59AM
Same here in birchgrove no signal on any tv
Phillip Hyde
Friday 21 September 2012 11:03AM Swansea
aerial is in the loft and has never been a problem. i was watching bbc 1 1t 10 40am and then the screen went blank with notification that signal lost due to weak signal check aerial fittings. signal returned 11 05.
wayne
Friday 21 September 2012 11:04AM Swansea
Still no signal here in llansamlet. But at least we know it has to be a transmitter issue and not a personal one if it is happening in multiple areas
alan
Friday 21 September 2012 11:05AM
No signal in Clydach
jason
Friday 21 September 2012 11:14AM Llanelli
No signal in Llangennech
Dave Lindsay
Friday 21 September 2012 11:21AM
BBC reports Kilvey Hill off air from 10:16.

Digital UK reports nothing.
Jill
Friday 21 September 2012 11:23AM Llanelli
Phew! Same here in Llanelli, thought my box had gone wrong!
Phillip Hyde
Friday 21 September 2012 11:24AM Swansea
one problem now is that on return of signal and rescanning only itv and channel 5 available,11 20
Dai
Friday 21 September 2012 11:34AM
Please update your data and maps on a regular basis, currently Kilvey Hill Transmitter in Swansea, has been off air since 10.15am today (21-09-2012).
No digital tv at all in Pontardawi, Swansea, Port Talbot coastal areas.

https://faq.external.bbc.co.uk/templates/bbcfaqs/emailstatic/interferencePage?entryID=&id=O4OF1NRV2TJ49T2VI04FIFDVS6&moduleID=&uid=941244809
Sandra
Friday 21 September 2012 12:17PM
No signal here in Birchgrove since mid morning.
wayne
Friday 21 September 2012 12:21PM Swansea
2 hours without a signal and still no news on what is being done to rectify this or how long we will be without a signal.
wayne
Friday 21 September 2012 12:33PM Swansea
Signal has just returned at last.
phillip hyde
Friday 21 September 2012 12:50PM
all signals/stations back gorseinon thankfully at 12 40
Jill
Friday 21 September 2012 1:04PM Llanelli
Back here too now.
Transmitter engineering
Friday 21 September 2012 2:06PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 today to 12:19 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 today to 12:19 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 21 September 2012 2:06PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 today to 12:19 today HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 today to 12:19 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 22 September 2012 4:56AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 yesterday to 12:19 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 yesterday to 12:19 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 22 September 2012 4:56AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 yesterday to 12:19 yesterday HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 yesterday to 12:19 yesterday [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 23 September 2012 7:55AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 on 21 Sep to 12:19 on 21 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 on 21 Sep to 12:19 on 21 Sep [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 23 September 2012 7:55AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 on 21 Sep to 12:19 on 21 Sep HD Digital TV Off Air from 10:16 on 21 Sep to 12:19 on 21 Sep [BBC]
Lee
Tuesday 25 September 2012 9:49AM
We have a powered indoor aerial on our work TV in Llansamlet, Swansea; somedays we have perfect signal but, recently, the signal has been awful and unwatchable, including right now.
Is anyone else in the area getting the same issue?
Joshua
Friday 9 November 2012 9:11PM
Hello I live in penllergaer and was hoping to use a tv in the bedroom. I want to use a indoor aerial, any suggestions
jb38
Friday 9 November 2012 9:18PM
Joshua : No one can really give advice on this type of query without knowledge of either your post code or at least one from nearby, e.g: a shop, as only then can the reception predictor be accessed and which gives an idea of the signal levels expected at your location.
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:50PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:50PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 20 January 2013 7:31PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 today to 00:24 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 20 January 2013 7:31PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 today to 00:24 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 January 2013 4:32AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 yesterday to 00:24 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 January 2013 4:32AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 yesterday to 00:24 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 22 January 2013 4:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 on 20 Jan to 00:24 on 20 Jan. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 22 January 2013 4:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 00:15 on 20 Jan to 00:24 on 20 Jan. [BBC]
paul edwards
Thursday 24 January 2013 7:15AM
lost all signal last night,my aerial is on the roof .
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 February 2013 1:31PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 today to 11:21 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 15 February 2013 1:31PM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 today to 11:21 today. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 16 February 2013 4:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 yesterday to 11:21 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Saturday 16 February 2013 4:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 yesterday to 11:21 yesterday. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 17 February 2013 10:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 on 15 Feb to 11:21 on 15 Feb. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Sunday 17 February 2013 10:31AM
KILVEY HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:01 on 15 Feb to 11:21 on 15 Feb. [BBC]
Paul White
Thursday 4 April 2013 10:33AM Bridgend
Hi, Ive just put up a new antenna 3/4 the way up the house with a pretty good line of sight to Kilvey Hill in Swansea. However I keep getting channel no's 3,8,11 and a few others pixelating and breaking down. My reception is 48% and cant get it any better. Most of my other channels are perfectly watchable but im also not getting the HD channels that are transmitted from here. Ive put the same new antenna on a mates house in exactly the same position and its perfect with a 46%signal including the HD channels. has anyone any idea as to why the big difference between the two antenna locations? Thanks for your help in advance.




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