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Freeview Outage Report in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: tv and total blackout.

The latest reports from users having issues in Aberdare come from postal codes CF44.

Freeview is the United Kingdom's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva.

Problems in the last 24 hours in Aberdare, Wales

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Aberdare and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Freeview Outage Chart in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales 01/01/2026 18:00

January 01: Problems at Freeview

Freeview is having issues since 05:40 PM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Freeview users through our website.

  1. TV (91%)

    TV (91%)

  2. Total Blackout (5%)

    Total Blackout (5%)

  3. Internet (2%)

    Internet (2%)

  4. E-mail (1%)

    E-mail (1%)

  5. Wi-fi (1%)

    Wi-fi (1%)

  6. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Blackwood, Ferndale, Caerphilly, Bargoed and Aberdare.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomBlackwood TV
United KingdomBlackwood TV
United KingdomFerndale TV
United KingdomCaerphilly TV
United KingdomBargoed TV
United KingdomAberdare TV

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Aberdare, Wales

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Aberdare and nearby locations:

  • IanCleverly06 Ian Cleverly (@IanCleverly06) reported from Trethomas, Wales

    Just an FYI @DMAX_UK but you've just showed Series 3 Ep10 of #Archer, when the Freeview EPG (and your website) has you showing the correct in order Ep 9. It has the same down for the Sat midnight showing (ie Ep 10 is listed in you'll show Ep 9)

  • dave_maydew Dave Maydew MW0DCM (@dave_maydew) reported from Tonyrefail, Wales

    @FreeviewAdvice @arqiva More disappointed, but I suppose I've got to accept it, after totally cutting the cord. I do have a tech question though. I'm using the Plex Media Server for Freeview, but the supplied EPG by Gracenote is terrible, is there a XML file of the one you use on the Android app

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • mikes1988 Michael Edwards (@mikes1988) reported

    @ppdoddy I do vaguely remember 5 being turned on. I was probably 9! We didn't get a great signal from Black Mountain (lived at Merville at the time), so it was a bit noisy compared to the Divis transmitter. Freeview sorted that out.

  • Mike2677024465 Mike_in_Yorkshire (@Mike2677024465) reported

    @argentstwarrio1 @Jessrocks71 @GBNEWS No freeview signal where I am, hoping it will be on sky/freesat soon.

  • TalkingPicsTV Talking Pictures TV (@TalkingPicsTV) reported

    @landiejm Sadly no, it's TV only. Freeview 81. Sky 328. Freesat 306. Virgin 445. And not a stupid question at all.

  • LuckyKnight79 LuckyKnight (@LuckyKnight79) reported

    @LGUK @T3dotcom No DTS passthrough over eARC a major issue. No All4 or My5 apps after 1 year. No freeview play. VRR cannot be fixed. DV@120. Customers are being ignored.

  • WeRWorld Kris in Dunstable, The UK (He/They) (@WeRWorld) reported

    Currently trying to build up a Sky Q buffer for last night's SNL... does anybody else do this with their TiVo/SkyQ/Sky+/Freeview+/Freesat+ service? I've not watched an advert on TV for a long time. It means I often miss out on tweetalongs... But I feel it's worth it haha

  • tran_d87 David Tran (@tran_d87) reported

    My BT TV signal is down. No freeview channels. Anyone else experiencing similar issues? #bttv #hopeless

  • Reed88Mr Lewis Reed (@Reed88Mr) reported

    Anyone else’s freeview completely shut down?? @FreeviewTV #freeviewdown

  • dav_jolly Buzby (@dav_jolly) reported

    @Hookademus @SpudFromDublin @MattAndo63 When my Virgin service goes down I switch to Freeview so still have Tv!

  • Borders750 Graeme Rendall (@Borders750) reported

    @THESPACEC0WB0Y Doubtful, although there's always the remote possibility that one of the UK news shows picks parts of it out. I don't think CBS is available on Freeview, just CNN, and from what I've seen of that, it's terrible.

  • robinjuste Robin Juste Emery (@robinjuste) reported

    @jameswaters I still use one of those to spit the output of our antenna to two rooms. Thankfully we have a strong enough signal from Bluebell Hill to maintain a stable Freeview signal.