# tv-aerials.co.uk — full content index > UK-wide network of vetted TV aerial installers — local specialists where available, trusted national coverage everywhere else — plus impartial guidance on Freeview, Freesat, satellite, and UK Freeview transmitters. Full inline content for AI agents. --- ## Services ### TV Aerial Installation URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-aerial-installation/ TV aerial installation is the supply, mounting, alignment and cable routing of a UK Freeview aerial — usually rooftop or chimney-mounted, occasionally loft-mounted where signal allows. Group depends on which UK transmitter serves your postcode. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-aerial-installation/ ### TV Aerial Repair URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-aerial-repair/ TV aerial repair covers diagnosing and fixing the cause of degraded or lost Freeview reception — often a damaged aerial element, broken cable, water-ingressed connector, or misaligned mast after high winds. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-aerial-repair/ ### Satellite Installation URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/satellite-installation/ Satellite installation covers the supply, mounting and precise alignment of a satellite dish — Sky, Freesat, or European broadcasts like Astra 19.2°E and Hotbird 13°E. Alignment accuracy matters: a 1° error halves signal. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/satellite-installation/ ### Freesat Installation URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/freesat-installation/ Freesat is the UK's subscription-free satellite TV service, broadcast from Astra 28.2°E. It uses the same dish as Sky and delivers 170+ channels including all the main BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 networks in HD. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/freesat-installation/ ### Freeview Installation URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/freeview-installation/ Freeview installation covers everything between an unwatchable TV and a clean 75-channel Freeview HD signal — aerial supply and mounting, cable run, receiver tuning, and channel-order tidy-up. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/freeview-installation/ ### Communal Aerial Systems URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/communal-aerial-systems/ A communal aerial system distributes Freeview, Freesat and Sky to every flat in a block from a single rooftop installation. IRS (Integrated Reception System) is the modern standard combining all three onto one cable per flat. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/communal-aerial-systems/ ### TV Wall Mounting URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-wall-mounting/ TV wall mounting fits a flat-panel TV to a wall using a bracket appropriate to the TV size and wall construction. The job's complexity is in the wall type and the cable management, not the bracket itself. See full content: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/tv-wall-mounting/ --- ## Guides ### Why has my Freeview signal disappeared? Complete UK troubleshooting guide URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/freeview-signal-disappeared/ The most common causes of sudden Freeview signal loss in the UK, in order of frequency: a retune is needed, weather (rain fade, high wind), a loose or weathered F-connector at the aerial, transmitter engineering work (check Freeview's channel checker first), 4G/5G mobile interference at 700-800 MHz (Restore TV provides free filters), or aerial damage. Most cases are fixed without an engineer call-out. Topics: troubleshooting, freeview, no-signal Last updated: 2026-05-24 ### Freeview vs Freesat 2026: which is right for you? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/freeview-vs-freesat/ Freeview broadcasts ~75 channels from UK terrestrial transmitters and needs only a rooftop or loft aerial. Freesat broadcasts ~170 channels from Astra 28.2° E satellite and needs a south-facing dish. Both are subscription-free. Freeview is the right answer for most UK homes; Freesat wins where terrestrial reception is poor, in areas with no transmitter coverage, or for households that want more HD channels. Topics: comparison, freeview, freesat Last updated: 2026-05-24 ### TV aerial installation cost UK 2026: what you'll actually pay URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-installation-cost-uk-2026/ Most UK TV aerial installations in 2026 cost between £150 and £300 fully fitted, with the typical price around £200 for a standard rooftop install on a two-storey house. Repairs start around £80. Communal systems for blocks of flats run £1,500–£10,000+ depending on the number of dwellings. Prices vary by region, roof access, and signal strength — anyone quoting before seeing the roof is guessing. Topics: cost, pricing, installation Last updated: 2026-05-24 ### UK TV aerial groups explained: A, B, C/D, E, K, T, W and wideband URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/uk-tv-aerial-groups-explained/ UK TV aerial groups (A, B, C/D, E, K, T, W and wideband) describe the UHF frequency range an aerial is optimised for. The right group depends on which UK transmitter serves your postcode — Crystal Palace uses Group T, Sutton Coldfield uses Group B, Winter Hill uses Group A wideband. The wrong group means lower signal-to-noise and more dropout in marginal conditions. Topics: technical, aerial-groups, freeview Last updated: 2026-05-24 ### Best TV Aerial for Weak Signal Areas: What Actually Works URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/best-tv-aerial-weak-signal-areas/ In a genuinely weak-signal area the best aerial is a grouped high-gain Yagi matched to your transmitter's channel group, mounted as high as the structure safely allows, with a masthead amplifier fitted at the aerial and low-loss cable throughout. Choosing by gain figure alone is the classic mistake — the aerial's directivity, its rejection of signals from other directions, and the position it's mounted in all matter as much as the number on the box. And there is no aerial that fixes interference, because the problem there is the ratio between wanted and unwanted signal, which more gain doesn't change. Topics: weak-signal, fringe, high-gain, aerials, masthead-amplifier Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Communal Aerial Systems Explained: MATV, SMATV and IRS for Landlords URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/communal-aerial-systems-irs-matv-explained/ A communal aerial system feeds every flat in a building from one rooftop installation instead of a forest of individual aerials and dishes. MATV distributes Freeview only; SMATV adds satellite; IRS (Integrated Reception System) combines Freeview, Freesat and Sky onto a single cable per flat and is the modern standard. Responsibility almost always sits with the freeholder or managing agent as part of the building's common parts, funded through the service charge — not with individual leaseholders, even when it is one flat that has lost its picture. Topics: communal, irs, matv, landlords, flats, commercial Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### How to Retune Your TV: Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Hisense and TCL URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/how-to-retune-your-tv/ On almost every UK television the retune lives under Settings, then Broadcasting or Channels, then Auto Tuning or Channel Scan, with the source set to Aerial or Antenna rather than Cable. Choose Digital only where offered, let it run to completion without interrupting it, and save when prompted. If channels are still missing afterwards, the more thorough option is a first-time-installation reset, which clears the stored channel list completely before rescanning — this fixes duplicated and out-of-order channels that an ordinary retune leaves in place. Topics: retune, freeview, how-to, troubleshooting, channels Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Does Rain Affect TV Signal? Weather, Freeview and Satellite Explained URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/does-rain-affect-tv-signal/ Rain has very little direct effect on Freeview, which uses UHF frequencies that pass through rain almost unaffected. If your Freeview breaks up when it rains, the cause is nearly always water getting into the aerial system — a perished connector, a cracked cable sheath or a corroded junction — not the rain itself. Satellite is the opposite: Sky and Freesat use much higher Ku-band frequencies that are genuinely absorbed by heavy rain, producing the short, total outages known as rain fade. Wind, meanwhile, causes break-up by physically moving a loose aerial, and settled high pressure causes it by letting distant transmitters interfere with yours. Topics: weather, rain-fade, troubleshooting, interference, satellite Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### TV Aerial Polarisation Explained: Horizontal vs Vertical URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-polarisation-explained/ Polarisation describes the orientation of the radio wave a transmitter radiates, and your aerial must match it. If the aerial's elements — the short rods across the boom — are horizontal, it is set for horizontal polarisation; if they are vertical, it is set for vertical. Most UK main transmitters are horizontally polarised and most small relays are vertical, but there are significant exceptions including Emley Moor, Belmont, Bilsdale and Pontop Pike, which are vertical. Getting polarisation wrong typically costs you in the region of 20dB of signal — usually the difference between a perfect picture and no picture at all. Topics: polarisation, aerials, installation, transmitters, alignment Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### CAI Registered Aerial Installer: What It Means and How to Check URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/cai-registered-aerial-installer/ The Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI) is the UK trade association for aerial and satellite installers, formed in 1978. A CAI member firm has been assessed against the CAI's codes of practice and conduct, employs qualified personnel whose work is subject to inspection, guarantees installations and equipment for a minimum of twelve months, and can be taken to the CAI's complaints and arbitration process if things go wrong. Membership is voluntary, not a legal requirement — plenty of excellent installers aren't members — but it is verifiable on the CAI's own register, which is more than can be said for most trade claims. Topics: cai, accreditation, choosing-an-installer, guarantees, consumer-advice Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Freeview Play vs Freeview HD vs Freeview: What's the Difference? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/freeview-play-vs-freeview-hd/ They are three tiers of the same platform, and the difference is in the receiver, not the aerial. Standard Freeview gives you the standard-definition channels over an aerial. Freeview HD adds a DVB-T2 tuner, which is what unlocks the HD channels on the BBC B multiplex. Freeview Play adds broadband catch-up and on-demand — BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, My5 and others — integrated into a scroll-back TV guide. No aerial upgrade is required for any of them; a Freeview Play device just needs an internet connection as well as an aerial. Topics: freeview, freeview-play, hd, dvb-t2, streaming, equipment Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### TV signal booster vs amplifier: when each helps (and when each hurts) URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-signal-booster-vs-amplifier/ A TV signal amplifier boosts both signal AND noise — if your reception problem is noise (interference, weak transmitter, electrical hash from nearby appliances), an amplifier makes things worse, not better. Amplifiers help when the issue is signal loss over long cable runs or split feeds to multiple TVs. The right type is a masthead amp (at the aerial) for weak signals, or a distribution amplifier (indoors) for splits. Topics: technical, amplifiers, troubleshooting Last updated: 2026-05-24 ### Freeview Multiplexes Explained: Which MUX Carries Which Channels URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/freeview-multiplexes-explained/ Freeview channels don't have their own frequencies — they're bundled into six multiplexes, each a single transmission carrying many channels. Three are public service multiplexes: BBC A (PSB1), D3&4 (PSB2) and BBC B (PSB3, the HD one). Three are commercial: SDN (COM4), ARQ A (COM5) and ARQ B (COM6). The public service three are required to reach around 98% of UK households and are carried by every transmitter including small relays. The commercial three are broadcast only from the main transmitters, which is why roughly a tenth of UK homes get BBC and ITV but not the commercial channels. Topics: multiplex, mux, freeview, channels, transmitters Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Switching From Sky to Freesat: The Complete Guide URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/switching-from-sky-to-freesat/ In most cases you can keep your existing Sky dish and switch to Freesat by adding a Freesat box or a Freesat-enabled TV — the dish points at the same satellites, so no new dish is usually needed. What sometimes needs changing is the LNB on the dish arm, particularly on older single-output or Sky Q wideband LNBs, since a standard Freesat receiver expects a conventional universal LNB output. You keep the free-to-air channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in HD, and you lose Sky's own channels, Sky Sports, Sky Cinema and Sky's recording platform — along with the monthly bill. Topics: freesat, sky, satellite, switching, cost Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### TV Aerial and Satellite Dish Planning Permission in the UK URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-planning-permission-uk/ For a house, a conventional TV aerial almost never needs planning permission — aerials on a roof are generally not treated as development at all. Satellite dishes are treated more strictly: for houses in England they fall under Class H of Part 1 of the General Permitted Development Order, which allows up to two antennas, a maximum dish diameter of 100cm, and prohibits siting on a wall, chimney or roof slope that faces and is visible from a highway. Flats, maisonettes, listed buildings and conservation areas fall outside those permitted development rights and generally do need permission — and a lease can prohibit an installation the planning system would have allowed. Topics: planning, regulations, satellite, conservation-area, listed-building, landlords Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### DAB Radio Aerial vs TV Aerial: Can One Do Both? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/dab-radio-aerial-vs-tv-aerial/ No — a TV aerial is a poor DAB aerial, because the two services use completely different frequency bands. UK DAB radio broadcasts on Band III, around 174–240MHz, while Freeview uses UHF at roughly 470–700MHz. An aerial is a tuned device, so one designed for UHF is inefficient at less than half that frequency. You can, however, run both down one cable: fit a dedicated Band III DAB aerial alongside the TV aerial and combine them with a diplexer, then split them again indoors. It's a common, tidy and inexpensive solution. Topics: dab, radio, band-iii, aerials, installation Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### TV Wall Mounting by Wall Type: Plasterboard, Brick, Dot-and-Dab and Stud URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-wall-mounting-wall-types/ The bracket is almost never the problem — the wall is. Solid brick or block will hold any domestic TV on appropriate sleeve or frame anchors. Timber stud walls are fine provided the bracket is fixed into the studs themselves, not the plasterboard between them. Dot-and-dab is the one that catches people out: plasterboard stuck to blockwork with adhesive dabs, leaving a void behind, where a fixing into the board alone will eventually pull out and take the TV with it — the fixing must reach through to the masonry behind. Topics: wall-mounting, installation, plasterboard, dot-and-dab, safety Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Will an Old Analogue Aerial Work for Freeview? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/will-an-old-analogue-aerial-work-for-freeview/ Usually yes. Freeview uses the same UHF band and the same aerials as analogue television did, so an aerial that worked for analogue will generally work for Freeview — there was never any such thing as a digital aerial. Three things break that rule: an aerial whose channel group no longer matches the transmitter after the 700MHz clearance in 2020; physical decay, since most surviving analogue-era aerials are now 20 to 40 years old with corroded elements and perished cable; and the big H- or X-shaped VHF aerials from the 405-line era, which have received nothing at all since 1985. Topics: analogue, old-aerials, freeview, upgrade, history Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Caravan, Motorhome and Boat TV Aerial Guide URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/caravan-motorhome-boat-tv-aerial/ For touring caravans and motorhomes, a directional aerial you aim at the local transmitter will always outperform an omnidirectional one, at the cost of having to point it at every stop and retune. Omnidirectional aerials are convenient and adequate in strong-signal areas but struggle at rural campsites, which is where most people actually use them. Satellite is the more reliable option for touring since the dish always points at the same place in the sky, and automatic domes remove the setup entirely. Boats need a stabilised system because they move at anchor, which rules out ordinary caravan aerials. Topics: caravan, motorhome, boat, touring, 12v, satellite Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Co-Channel Interference: Why Freeview Breaks Up in Good Weather URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/co-channel-interference-explained/ Co-channel interference happens when a distant transmitter using the same frequency as your local one arrives strongly enough for your receiver to see both signals at once. It cannot decode either cleanly, so the picture pixelates or the channel disappears. The classic UK trigger is settled high pressure, which creates atmospheric ducting that carries distant and continental signals hundreds of miles further than normal. It typically affects some multiplexes and not others, hits whole neighbourhoods at once, and clears when the weather changes — there is nothing wrong with your equipment, and retuning during an episode usually makes things worse. Topics: interference, co-channel, ducting, troubleshooting, weather Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### Two TVs From One Aerial: Splitters, Distribution Amplifiers and Extra TV Points URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/two-tvs-from-one-aerial/ You can run two TVs from one aerial, and the cheapest way is a passive two-way splitter — but every split divides the signal, costing roughly 3.5–4dB per output on a two-way. If your aerial system has signal to spare that's harmless; if it's already marginal, splitting is what tips it into break-up. Where you need three or more outlets, or your signal is borderline, the correct answer is a powered distribution amplifier at the point where the cable enters the house, not a chain of cheap splitters. Satellite is different again: a Sky or Freesat dish cannot be split with an aerial splitter at all. Topics: extra-tv-points, splitters, distribution, multiroom, installation Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### The Future of Freeview: Is Terrestrial TV Being Switched Off? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/future-of-freeview-dtt-switch-off/ Freeview is not being switched off any time soon. The UK government has committed to keeping digital terrestrial television running until at least 31 December 2034, and no switch-off date beyond that has been set. Two options are under consultation: an industry-led transition to internet delivery by 2034, or a ten-year extension to 2044 during which the platform shrinks from six multiplexes to three. Either way, an aerial installed today has at least eight years of guaranteed service and quite possibly far longer, and around 1.5 to 2 million UK households currently have no realistic broadband alternative — which is the main political obstacle to any early switch-off. Topics: freeview, policy, dtt, switch-off, future, streaming Last updated: 2026-08-11 ### 4G and 5G Interference with Freeview: Symptoms and Fixes URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/4g-5g-freeview-interference/ 4G and 5G mobile networks broadcast in the 800 MHz and 700 MHz bands, directly above the frequencies Freeview uses, so a nearby mast can cause pixellation, blocking or lost channels — usually on some multiplexes but not others. The fix is a filter: the Restore TV scheme (formerly at800) supplies free filters to affected homes, and an installer can fit an LTE filter before any amplifier. A booster is not the answer and often makes it worse. Topics: interference, freeview, troubleshooting, 5g Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Are TV Aerials a Landlord's Responsibility? (UK Guide) URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/are-tv-aerials-a-landlords-responsibility/ Usually, yes. If the property was let with a working TV aerial — it existed at move-in, appears in the inventory, or is mentioned in the tenancy agreement — the landlord is generally responsible for repairing it, because it forms part of the property as let. If the tenant installed the aerial themselves, it's the tenant's. Communal aerials in blocks of flats are the landlord's or freeholder's responsibility, recovered through the service charge. Topics: landlords, tenants, repairs, legal Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Can You Watch TV Without an Aerial? Every Option Explained URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/can-you-watch-tv-without-an-aerial/ Yes, you can watch TV without an aerial. Smart TV apps (iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4, 5) stream every major broadcaster over broadband; Freely delivers the full Freeview channel line-up over the internet with no aerial at all; Freesat uses a satellite dish instead of an aerial; and Sky Stream is a paid option over broadband. You still need a TV Licence to watch live TV, whichever route you take. An aerial remains the best answer where you want zero monthly dependence on broadband and reliable whole-house TV. Topics: streaming, freely, freesat, freeview, no-aerial Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### £50 TV Aerial Installation: Why It's a Myth URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/cheap-tv-aerial-installation-myth/ A genuine £50 TV aerial installation doesn't exist. Once you price a decent aerial, bracket, double-screened cable, a fitter's time on a roof, van, insurance and a guarantee, a legitimate standard install lands around £150–£250. Adverts promising less are either a bait-and-switch call-out fee with the real price revealed on your roof, or an install built from the cheapest possible parts with the corners cut where you can't see them. Topics: pricing, cowboys, buying-guide, installation Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Do I Need a New Aerial for 4K or HD TV? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/do-i-need-a-new-aerial-for-4k/ No — there is no such thing as an HD aerial or a 4K aerial. An aerial receives radio frequencies; it has no idea what resolution the pictures are. If your current aerial delivers a reliable Freeview signal, it will deliver HD too, provided your TV or box has a DVB-T2 tuner. 4K isn't broadcast over the air at all — it arrives via the internet through Freely and streaming apps. Old aerials do sometimes need replacing, but for frequency and condition reasons, never for resolution. Topics: 4k, hd, freeview, myth-busting Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Do I Need an Aerial for a TV with Built-in Freeview? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/do-i-need-an-aerial-for-built-in-freeview/ Yes. A TV with built-in Freeview has a built-in tuner — the electronics that decode the broadcast — but no built-in signal source. The tuner still needs an aerial plugged into the socket on the back to receive anything. The only aerial-less exception is Freely, built into many new TVs since 2024, which delivers Freeview channels over broadband instead. Topics: freeview, aerials, smart-tv, tuning Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Freeview Channels Missing After a Retune: How to Get Them Back URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/freeview-channels-missing-after-retune/ Channels usually go missing after a retune because the automatic scan skipped a weak multiplex or locked onto the wrong transmitter. The fix is a manual tune: look up your transmitter's UHF channel numbers, delete the stored channel list with a first-time installation retune, then add each multiplex by its channel number. If channels still won't hold, the retune has probably exposed an aerial fault rather than caused one. Topics: freeview, retune, troubleshooting, manual-tuning Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### The History of Television in the UK: from Baird to Freely URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/history-of-television-uk/ British television began with John Logie Baird's first public demonstration in 1926 and the BBC's launch of the world's first regular high-definition service from Alexandra Palace in 1936. Since then the UK has moved through ITV in 1955, colour on 625 lines in 1967, satellite TV in 1989, the digital switchover completed in 2012, and internet-delivered Freely in 2024. Terrestrial broadcasting is guaranteed until at least 2034. Topics: history, freeview, broadcasting Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### How High Should a TV Aerial Be Mounted? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/how-high-should-a-tv-aerial-be/ A TV aerial should be mounted as high as it needs to be for a clean line of sight towards the transmitter — and no higher. Most UK installations sit on a 6ft (1.8m) mast lashed to the chimney or bracketed to the gable, which clears the roofline and is enough for the vast majority of homes. Height is a means to signal quality, not a goal: beyond the point where measurements are good, extra mast adds wind load, cost and failure risk for no benefit, and occasionally makes reception worse. Topics: installation, mounting, planning, mast-height Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Storm-Damaged TV Aerial: What to Do (and Who Pays) URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/storm-damaged-tv-aerial/ If a storm has damaged your TV aerial, stay off ladders and away from anything dangling — a hanging aerial is a falling hazard and a job for a professional. Most storm damage is misalignment or a rotated mast rather than destruction, and a realignment or re-secure is a routine repair. Buildings insurance usually covers aerials as part of the structure, but the excess often exceeds the repair cost, so check before claiming. In rented homes the aerial is normally the landlord's responsibility. Topics: storm-damage, repair, insurance, safety Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Sky vs Freesat: Same Dish, Very Different Deals URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/sky-vs-freesat/ Sky and Freesat receive signals from the same Astra 28.2° E satellites, so an existing Sky dish works for Freesat with nothing more than a receiver swap. The difference is the deal: Sky is a subscription platform with exclusive sport, movies and entertainment channels, typically costing well over £1,000 across a 24-month contract; Freesat is free after the hardware, carrying around 170 free-to-air channels. If you don't watch Sky's exclusives, Freesat on your existing dish is the classic money-saver. Topics: comparison, sky, freesat, satellite Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Loft Aerial vs Roof Aerial: Which Should You Choose? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/loft-aerial-vs-roof-aerial/ A roof aerial receives roughly 10–20dB more signal than the same aerial in the loft, because roof tiles, felt and insulation all absorb UHF signal. In a strong-signal area a loft aerial works fine and lasts longer because it never sees weather. In a moderate or weak area, the roof wins and usually isn't optional. The honest answer is measured, not guessed: a good installer checks signal at both positions before drilling anything. Topics: installation, loft-aerial, roof-aerial, comparison Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### TV Aerial Repair Costs in the UK (2026) URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-repair-cost-uk/ A TV aerial repair call-out in the UK typically costs £60–£100 including diagnosis, with most single fixes landing between £60 and £150. Realignment runs £60–£120, a mast or bracket re-fix £80–£150, and cable or wall-plate repairs sit at the cheaper end. If the aerial itself is corroded or storm-wrecked, a full replacement at £150–£250 is often better value than patching it. Topics: cost, repair, pricing, aerial Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### How to Check TV Aerial Signal Strength URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-signal-strength-check/ Every Freeview TV has a built-in signal screen, usually under Settings > Channels or Installation > Manual Tuning, showing signal strength and signal quality as percentages or bars. Quality matters more than strength: aim for quality near 100% on every multiplex, with strength comfortably mid-range. Low readings everywhere point to the aerial or cable; one bad multiplex points to the transmitter or interference. Topics: signal-strength, troubleshooting, freeview Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### TV Aerial Types Explained: Yagi, Log-Periodic, High-Gain and Grouped URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-aerial-types-explained/ Most UK homes use a Yagi aerial — the classic rows-of-elements design, with good gain and a directional pattern. Log-periodic aerials trade some gain for a flat response and excellent rejection of electrical interference, which is why professionals quietly favour them in decent signal areas. High-gain XB aerials exist for fringe reception, at the cost of size and wind load. Beyond shape, aerials are also either grouped (tuned to part of the UHF band) or wideband (covering all of it). Topics: aerials, yagi, log-periodic, equipment Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### TV Coaxial Cable Guide: Why Cable Quality Matters URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/tv-coax-cable-guide/ Coaxial cable quality genuinely affects TV reception — but not the way 'HD cable' marketing implies. A digital signal either arrives intact or it doesn't; no cable makes the picture sharper. What good cable (double-screened, copper-cored WF100 or CT100 grade) actually does is lose less signal over the run and shut out interference, which is the difference between a stable picture and break-up. Cheap single-screened 'contract' coax is behind a large share of the reception faults we see. Topics: coax, cabling, wf100, interference, installation Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### What TV Aerial Do I Need in My Area? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/what-tv-aerial-do-i-need/ The right TV aerial depends on your transmitter, not your postcode alone. Find which transmitter serves your address, then match three things: the aerial group (the frequency range it broadcasts on), the polarisation (horizontal for main transmitters, vertical for most relays), and enough gain for your distance and terrain. Most UK homes near a main transmitter are well served by a standard Yagi or log-periodic aerial; weak-signal areas need a high-gain aerial mounted on the roof. Topics: aerials, buying-guide, transmitters, reception Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Which Way Should My TV Aerial Point? URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/which-way-should-my-tv-aerial-point/ Your TV aerial should point directly at the Freeview transmitter that serves your area — not simply the nearest one. Find yours with a postcode checker, or look at which way your neighbours' aerials face. The rods should be horizontal for most main transmitters and vertical for most local relays. If your picture has broken up after wind or a storm, a knocked aerial that's drifted off its bearing is the most common cause. Topics: aerial-alignment, transmitters, freeview, troubleshooting Last updated: 2026-07-23 ### Why Won't My TV Aerial Work? Fault-Finding Guide URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/guides/why-wont-my-tv-aerial-work/ Most 'aerial not working' faults are not the aerial. Work through the chain in order: confirm the TV is on the right input and has been retuned, then check the flylead and wall plate, then any splitter or amplifier (and its power supply), then rule out weather and transmitter faults by asking neighbours or checking the Freeview website. Only when everything indoors checks out is the aerial itself — damaged, shifted, or corroded — the likely culprit, and that's a job for someone with a ladder and a meter. Topics: troubleshooting, reception, repair Last updated: 2026-07-23 --- ## UK TV Transmitters ### Crystal Palace URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/crystal-palace/ - Location: London - Coordinates: 51.4244°N, -0.0786°W - Power: 200 kW - Mast height: 219 m - Channel group: Group T - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 11,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: greater-london, kent, surrey, essex, hertfordshire, berkshire, buckinghamshire, east-sussex, west-sussex The most important transmitter in the UK by population covered. ~60 mile range across Greater London and Home Counties. ### Winter Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/winter-hill/ - Location: Winter Hill, Lancashire - Coordinates: 53.6256°N, -2.5147°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 309.5 m - Channel group: Group A wideband - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 6,300,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: greater-manchester, merseyside, lancashire, cheshire, cumbria, derbyshire, staffordshire, north-yorkshire Second most important UK transmitter. Highest TV transmitting antenna in the UK at 778m above sea level. ### Sutton Coldfield URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/sutton-coldfield/ - Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham - Coordinates: 52.6006°N, -1.8339°W - Power: 200 kW - Mast height: 270.5 m - Channel group: Group B - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 5,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: west-midlands, warwickshire, staffordshire, worcestershire, shropshire, oxfordshire, leicestershire Third most important UK transmitter by population. Coverage extends Chipping Norton (Oxon) to Stoke-on-Trent. ### Emley Moor URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/emley-moor/ - Location: Emley Moor, West Yorkshire - Coordinates: 53.6119°N, -1.6644°W - Power: 174 kW - Mast height: 319 m - Channel group: Group K wideband - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 4,000,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: west-yorkshire, south-yorkshire, north-yorkshire, east-riding-of-yorkshire, derbyshire, nottinghamshire Covers most of Yorkshire and parts of East Midlands including Leeds, Sheffield, York, Chesterfield, Worksop and Mansfield. ### Black Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/black-hill/ - Location: Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire - Coordinates: 55.8619°N, -3.8725°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 306.6 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 2,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: glasgow-city, north-lanarkshire, south-lanarkshire, edinburgh, west-lothian, midlothian, east-lothian, falkirk, stirling, renfrewshire, east-renfrewshire, inverclyde, east-dunbartonshire, west-dunbartonshire, north-ayrshire, east-ayrshire, south-ayrshire Covers central Scotland including Edinburgh and Glasgow. Fifth largest UK transmitter by population covered. ### Sandy Heath URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/sandy-heath/ - Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire - Coordinates: 52.1301°N, -0.2414°W - Power: 180 kW - Mast height: 244 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 2,400,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: bedford, central-bedfordshire, luton, cambridgeshire, peterborough, northamptonshire, hertfordshire, milton-keynes, buckinghamshire, essex, suffolk, leicestershire Covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, north Herts and Milton Keynes. ### Waltham URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/waltham/ - Location: Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire - Coordinates: 52.8°N, -0.8°W - Power: 50 kW - Mast height: 315 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 2,000,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: leicestershire, leicester, rutland, nottinghamshire, nottingham, derbyshire, derby, lincolnshire Serves Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and parts of Lincolnshire. Reaches Nottingham, Leicester, Derby. ### Wenvoe URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/wenvoe/ - Location: Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan - Coordinates: 51.4592°N, -3.2817°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 260.7 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,840,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: cardiff, vale-of-glamorgan, rhondda-cynon-taf, merthyr-tydfil, bridgend, caerphilly, newport, monmouthshire, blaenau-gwent, torfaen Main transmitter for South Wales. Also serves parts of South West England across the Severn. ### Rowridge URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/rowridge/ - Location: Isle of Wight - Coordinates: 50.6764°N, -1.3686°W - Power: 200 kW - Mast height: 172 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 1,750,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: isle-of-wight, hampshire, southampton, portsmouth, dorset, west-sussex, wiltshire One of only two UK main transmitters using dual horizontal+vertical polarisation. Serves South Coast from Southampton to Brighton. ### Mendip URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/mendip/ - Location: Mendip Hills, Somerset - Coordinates: 51.237°N, -2.6253°W - Power: 150 kW - Mast height: 293 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: somerset, bristol, bath-and-north-east-somerset, north-somerset, south-gloucestershire, wiltshire, dorset Covers Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Weston-super-Mare and Somerset. Signals also reach parts of South Wales. ### Belmont URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/belmont/ - Location: Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire - Coordinates: 53.3359°N, -0.172°W - Power: 150 kW - Mast height: 351.7 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 1,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: lincolnshire, north-lincolnshire, north-east-lincolnshire, east-riding-of-yorkshire, norfolk, nottinghamshire Serves Lincolnshire, eastern Yorkshire, northern Norfolk and parts of Nottinghamshire. Hull and Lincoln are major covered cities. ### Pontop Pike URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/pontop-pike/ - Location: Pontop Pike, County Durham - Coordinates: 54.8689°N, -1.7711°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 149 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 1,500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: tyne-and-wear, newcastle-upon-tyne, gateshead, sunderland, north-tyneside, south-tyneside, county-durham, northumberland, north-yorkshire Covers Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Tees Valley and most of Northumberland. Newcastle, Durham, Sunderland. ### Sudbury URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/sudbury/ - Location: Sudbury, Suffolk - Coordinates: 52.0042°N, 0.7858°E - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 165.8 m - Channel group: Group K wideband - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: suffolk, essex, thurrock, southend-on-sea, kent Covers central/southern Suffolk and most of Essex including Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend and Clacton. ### Tacolneston URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/tacolneston/ - Location: Tacolneston, Norfolk - Coordinates: 52.5178°N, 1.1389°E - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 206.1 m - Channel group: Group B - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: norfolk, suffolk Primary transmitter for Norfolk and north Suffolk. ### Divis URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/divis/ - Location: Hannahstown, County Antrim - Coordinates: 54.6075°N, -6.0094°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 140.7 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: belfast, antrim-and-newtownabbey, lisburn-and-castlereagh, ards-and-north-down, newry-mourne-and-down, mid-and-east-antrim, mid-ulster, armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon, causeway-coast-and-glens Primary UHF/FM main transmitter for Northern Ireland. Belfast, County Antrim and parts of County Down. ### Bilsdale URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/bilsdale/ - Location: Bilsdale West Moor, North Yorkshire - Coordinates: 54.3586°N, -1.1503°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 306.2 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 1,000,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: north-yorkshire, york, redcar-and-cleveland, middlesbrough, stockton-on-tees, hartlepool, darlington, county-durham Serves Teesside, north North Yorkshire and southern County Durham including Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, York and Harrogate. ### Hannington URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/hannington/ - Location: Cottington Hill, Hampshire - Coordinates: 51.308°N, -1.2447°W - Power: 50 kW - Mast height: 151.9 m - Channel group: Group E - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 1,000,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: hampshire, berkshire, reading, west-berkshire, wokingham, bracknell-forest, surrey, wiltshire Covers Berkshire, north Hampshire and parts of Surrey and Wiltshire. Basingstoke, Reading, Newbury, Winchester. ### Oxford URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/oxford/ - Location: Beckley, Oxfordshire - Coordinates: 51.7906°N, -1.1792°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 165.7 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: mixed - Population covered: 900,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: oxfordshire, buckinghamshire, milton-keynes, northamptonshire, gloucestershire, berkshire, wiltshire, swindon Covers Oxfordshire, western Buckinghamshire, parts of SW Northamptonshire, eastern Gloucestershire and north Berks/Wilts. Oxford, Milton Keynes, Banbury, Swindon. ### Craigkelly URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/craigkelly/ - Location: Burntisland, Fife - Coordinates: 56.0719°N, -3.2332°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 125 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 800,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: fife, edinburgh, midlothian, east-lothian, west-lothian, falkirk, stirling, clackmannanshire Serves Fife and the south Central Belt around Edinburgh. Stirling and Falkirk through to Crail and Dunbar. ### Caradon Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/caradon-hill/ - Location: Caradon Hill, Cornwall - Coordinates: 50.5114°N, -4.4367°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 237.7 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 700,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: cornwall, devon, plymouth Serves east/central Cornwall (Truro, Falmouth to Plymouth, Bude) and north/west Devon (Barnstaple, Okehampton, Salcombe). ### Durris URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/durris/ - Location: Durris, Aberdeenshire - Coordinates: 57°N, -2.39°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 322 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 600,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: aberdeen-city, aberdeenshire, angus, dundee-city, moray Tallest structure in Scotland. Serves north-east Scotland from St Andrews to Fraserburgh including Aberdeen. ### Dover URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/dover/ - Location: Dover, Kent - Coordinates: 51.1117°N, 1.2475°E - Power: 80 kW - Mast height: 243.2 m - Channel group: Group C/D - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 600,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: kent, medway Serves south and east Kent including Canterbury, Dover, Margate, Ramsgate, Folkestone and Ashford. ### Caldbeck URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/caldbeck/ - Location: Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria - Coordinates: 54.7492°N, -3.1408°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 153 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 600,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: cumbria, dumfries-and-galloway Took over TV duties from Sandale post digital switchover. Serves Cumbria, Lake District, eastern Dumfries and Galloway. ### Moel y Parc URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/moel-y-parc/ - Location: Moel y Parc, Flintshire - Coordinates: 53.2211°N, -3.3144°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 235 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: flintshire, denbighshire, wrexham, conwy, anglesey, gwynedd, cheshire, merseyside Main transmitter for North Wales coast. Carries BBC Wales / ITV Cymru Wales. ### Stockland Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/stockland-hill/ - Location: Stockland, Devon - Coordinates: 50.8072°N, -3.105°W - Power: 50 kW - Mast height: 235 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 500,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: devon, somerset, dorset Serves East Devon, West Somerset and West Dorset. Exeter, Taunton, Yeovil, Weymouth. ### Angus URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/angus/ - Location: Auchterhouse, Angus - Coordinates: 56.555°N, -2.9861°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 229.5 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 400,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: dundee-city, angus, perth-and-kinross, fife Serves Dundee, eastern Perth and Kinross, southern Angus and north/east Fife. ### Ridge Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/ridge-hill/ - Location: Ridge Hill, Herefordshire - Coordinates: 51.9975°N, -2.54°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 164.6 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 400,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: herefordshire, worcestershire, gloucestershire Covers south-west Midlands including Herefordshire, parts of Worcestershire and northern Gloucestershire. ### Heathfield URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/heathfield/ - Location: Heathfield, East Sussex - Coordinates: 50.9767°N, 0.2306°E - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 135 m - Channel group: Group B - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 400,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: east-sussex, west-sussex, brighton-and-hove Serves East Sussex and parts of West Sussex including Hastings, Eastbourne, Bexhill, Lewes. ### Darvel URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/darvel/ - Location: Darvel, East Ayrshire - Coordinates: 55.6133°N, -4.2986°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 226 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 400,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: east-ayrshire, north-ayrshire, south-ayrshire, dumfries-and-galloway Serves Ayrshire and parts of Dumfries & Galloway. ### The Wrekin URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/the-wrekin/ - Location: The Wrekin, Shropshire - Coordinates: 52.6711°N, -2.5498°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 52 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 300,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: shropshire, telford-and-wrekin Serves a large part of north and mid Shropshire including Shrewsbury, Telford and Oswestry. ### Beacon Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/beacon-hill/ - Location: Beacon Hill, Devon - Coordinates: 50.4189°N, -3.6133°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 75 m - Channel group: Group C/D - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 300,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: devon, torbay, plymouth Covers South Devon including Torbay and parts of Plymouth. ### Limavady URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/limavady/ - Location: Limavady, County Londonderry - Coordinates: 55.108°N, -6.887°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 34.4 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 250,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: derry-city-and-strabane, causeway-coast-and-glens Serves north-west Northern Ireland including Derry/Londonderry. ### Selkirk URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/selkirk/ - Location: Lindean, Scottish Borders - Coordinates: 55.5558°N, -2.7933°W - Power: 10 kW - Mast height: 238.8 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 250,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: scottish-borders, dumfries-and-galloway Covers the Scottish Borders area, ITV Border Scotland region. ### Preseli URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/presely/ - Location: Crymych, Pembrokeshire - Coordinates: 51.9533°N, -4.6964°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 152 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 250,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: pembrokeshire, carmarthenshire, ceredigion Main transmitter for west Wales. Serves Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and parts of Ceredigion. ### Rosemarkie URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/rosemarkie/ - Location: Rosemarkie, Highland - Coordinates: 57.5878°N, -4.1339°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 215 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 250,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: highland, moray Main transmitter for the Highlands. Inverness, Black Isle, Moray Firth coast. ### Carmel URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/carmel/ - Location: Carmel, Carmarthenshire - Coordinates: 51.8508°N, -4.0731°W - Power: 30 kW - Mast height: 153 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 250,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: carmarthenshire, swansea, neath-port-talbot, pembrokeshire Covers Carmarthenshire and parts of Swansea Bay. ### Brougher Mountain URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/brougher-mountain/ - Location: Brougher Mountain, County Fermanagh - Coordinates: 54.4233°N, -7.4604°W - Power: 20 kW - Mast height: 55 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: fermanagh-and-omagh, mid-ulster Serves County Tyrone and County Fermanagh. Sometimes called Enniskillen transmitter. ### Huntshaw Cross URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/huntshaw-cross/ - Location: Huntshaw, Devon - Coordinates: 50.9889°N, -4.0875°W - Power: 10 kW - Mast height: 152 m - Channel group: Group C/D - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: devon, torbay Relay covering north Devon. ### Redruth URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/redruth/ - Location: Carnmenellis, Cornwall - Coordinates: 50.1942°N, -5.2317°W - Power: 10 kW - Mast height: 152 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: cornwall, isles-of-scilly Covers west Cornwall including Penzance, Redruth and St Ives. ### Kilvey Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/kilvey-hill/ - Location: Swansea - Coordinates: 51.6306°N, -3.9131°W - Power: 2 kW - Mast height: 27 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: swansea, neath-port-talbot Local relay covering central Swansea. ### Midhurst URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/midhurst/ - Location: Midhurst, West Sussex - Coordinates: 50.9658°N, -0.7186°W - Power: 10 kW - Mast height: 152 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 200,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: west-sussex, hampshire Relay serving Chichester and the West Sussex coastal plain. ### Blaenplwyf URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/blaenplwyf/ - Location: Blaenplwyf, Ceredigion - Coordinates: 52.3739°N, -4.1075°W - Power: 100 kW - Mast height: 137 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 150,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: ceredigion, powys, gwynedd Covers mid-Wales coast and inland. Aberystwyth, Aberaeron. ### Llanddona URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/llanddona/ - Location: Llanddona, Anglesey - Coordinates: 53.2933°N, -4.1206°W - Power: 30 kW - Mast height: 134 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 150,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: anglesey, gwynedd, conwy Covers Anglesey and parts of Gwynedd and Conwy. ### Knockmore URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/knockmore/ - Location: Lisburn, County Antrim - Coordinates: 54.5106°N, -6.0972°W - Power: 5 kW - Mast height: 60 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 150,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: lisburn-and-castlereagh, armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon Important relay south of Belfast. ### Saddleworth URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/saddleworth/ - Location: Saddleworth, Greater Manchester - Coordinates: 53.5419°N, -2.0264°W - Power: 0.5 kW - Mast height: 41 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: greater-manchester, west-yorkshire Relay filling Winter Hill / Emley Moor shadow east of Manchester. ### Fenham URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/fenham/ - Location: Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne - Coordinates: 54.9939°N, -1.6622°W - Power: 0.5 kW - Mast height: 50 m - Channel group: Group K - Polarisation: vertical - Population covered: 100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: newcastle-upon-tyne Local relay covering west Newcastle. ### Guildford URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/guildford/ - Location: Guildford, Surrey - Coordinates: 51.2406°N, -0.5511°W - Power: 0.25 kW - Mast height: 53 m - Channel group: Group C/D - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: surrey Relay filling Crystal Palace shadow. ### Reigate URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/reigate/ - Location: Reigate, Surrey - Coordinates: 51.2381°N, -0.1989°W - Power: 0.5 kW - Mast height: 56 m - Channel group: Group C/D - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 100,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: surrey Relay filling Crystal Palace shadow on North Downs. ### Bressay URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/bressay/ - Location: Bressay, Shetland - Coordinates: 60.15°N, -1.1°W - Power: 10 kW - Mast height: 152 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 23,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: shetland-islands Primary transmitter for Shetland. ### Keelylang Hill URL: https://tv-aerials.co.uk/transmitters/keelylang-hill/ - Location: Keelylang Hill, Orkney - Coordinates: 58.9528°N, -3.0656°W - Power: 25 kW - Mast height: 91 m - Channel group: Group A - Polarisation: horizontal - Population covered: 22,000 - Multiplexes carried: BBC A, D3&4, BBC B HD, SDN, ARQ A, ARQ B - Counties served: orkney-islands Primary transmitter for Orkney.