Get it fitted / South East / Folkestone
TV aerials, satellite and TV fitting in Folkestone
A new TV aerial in Folkestone usually costs £180 to £390 fitted, and having a TV wall mounted £95 to £235. The nearest main TV transmitter is Dover, about 7km to the north-east.
TV signal in Folkestone
Aerial TV in Folkestone
- Nearest main transmitter
- Dover, about 7km to the north-east
- An aerial pointing there faces
- North-east (65° from north)
- Regional news from Dover
- ITV Meridian and BBC South East
It isn't always the one to point at: hills, buildings and local relays mean some homes get a better signal from another transmitter. Freeview’s checker shows the right one for your postcode.
Satellite in Folkestone
- Dish points at
- Astra 2, 28.2° east (Sky and Freesat)
- Direction
- South-east, 147° from true north
- Elevation
- 26.2° above the horizon
A standard-size dish works here. Angles are worked out from the centre of Folkestone; a fitter fine-tunes on site with a meter.
Broadband in Folkestone: ready for TV over the internet?
In Folkestone and Hythe
- Full fibre available
- 75.4% of homes
- Gigabit broadband available
- 81.4% of homes
- Superfast (30Mbit/s or more)
- 96.1% of homes
- Can’t get 10Mbit/s, the speed Freely needs
- 1,052 homes (2%)
Ranks 334 of 361 UK council areas for homes ready to watch TV over broadband. See the league table.
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026 figures for homes, published May 2026. Source.
Local full fibre networks
Building in parts of the South East: Gigaclear, Hey! Broadband, Lightning Fibre, toob, Trooli, Zzoomm. Local networks are often cheaper than the big providers; compare them.
Or check providers at your address:
- BT (opens BT’s website in a new tab)
- EE (opens EE’s website in a new tab)
- Plusnet (opens Plusnet’s website in a new tab)
- Sky (opens Sky’s website in a new tab)
- TalkTalk (opens TalkTalk’s website in a new tab)
- Virgin Media (opens Virgin Media’s website in a new tab)
- Vodafone (opens Vodafone’s website in a new tab)
Opens the provider’s own site. Some providers pay Tely when you join; that never changes the order or the figures.
Typical prices in Folkestone
- TV aerial installationA new aerial fitted£180 to £390
- TV aerial repairSignal problems fixed£95 to £195
- TV aerial removalAn old aerial or dish taken down£60 to £155
- Satellite dish installationA dish fitted or realigned£180 to £325
- Extra TV pointTV in another room£70 to £155
- TV wall mountingA TV put on the wall£95 to £235
- TV and Freely setupA TV, box or apps set up£30 to £105
- TV repairA faulty TV fixed£60 to £390
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet for streamingStreaming that doesn't buffer£50 to £130
From published UK cost guides, raised by 20 to 30% for London and the South East. A guide, not a quote.
Fitters covering Folkestone
No Tely fitters in Folkestone yet. We’re adding checked fitters across the UK. Ask anyway: your request goes to the first one who joins for CT postcodes in the next 60 days, and we’ll tell you either way.
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Questions
- How much does TV aerial installation cost in Folkestone?
- Usually £180 to £390 in Folkestone, from published UK cost guides, raised because fitters in London and the South East typically charge 20 to 30% more. A fitter quotes before doing any work.
- How much does it cost to wall mount a TV in Folkestone?
- Usually £95 to £235 for a 32 to 55-inch TV; hiding the cables in the wall costs more.
- What's the nearest TV transmitter to Folkestone?
- The nearest main transmitter to Folkestone is Dover, about 7km to the north-east, carrying ITV Meridian and BBC South East. It isn't always the one your aerial should face: hills, buildings and local relay transmitters mean some homes get a better signal from another. Freeview's online checker gives the right one for your postcode.
- Which way does a satellite dish point in Folkestone?
- Towards Astra 2 at 28.2° east: south-east, at about 147° from true north, tilted 26.2° above the horizon.
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