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TV aerials, satellite and TV fitting in Kirkwall
A new TV aerial in Kirkwall usually costs £150 to £300 fitted, and having a TV wall mounted £80 to £180. The nearest main TV transmitter is Keelylang Hill, about 8km to the west.
TV signal in Kirkwall
Aerial TV in Kirkwall
- Nearest main transmitter
- Keelylang Hill, about 8km to the west
- An aerial pointing there faces
- West (276° from north)
- Regional news from Keelylang Hill
- STV and BBC Scotland
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 Kirkwall
- Dish points at
- Astra 2, 28.2° east (Sky and Freesat)
- Direction
- South-east, 145° from true north
- Elevation
- 17.9° above the horizon
This far north or west, the UK signal is weaker, so a bigger dish than the standard one is usually needed. Angles are worked out from the centre of Kirkwall; a fitter fine-tunes on site with a meter.
In Scotland, Freeview also carries the BBC Scotland channel and BBC Alba.
Broadband in Kirkwall: ready for TV over the internet?
In Orkney Islands
- Full fibre available
- 30.7% of homes
- Gigabit broadband available
- 30.7% of homes
- Superfast (30Mbit/s or more)
- 86.8% of homes
- Can’t get 10Mbit/s, the speed Freely needs
- 898 homes (7.3%)
Ranks 360 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 Scotland: toob. 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 Kirkwall
- TV aerial installationA new aerial fitted£150 to £300
- TV aerial repairSignal problems fixed£80 to £150
- TV aerial removalAn old aerial or dish taken down£50 to £120
- Satellite dish installationA dish fitted or realigned£150 to £250
- Extra TV pointTV in another room£60 to £120
- TV wall mountingA TV put on the wall£80 to £180
- TV and Freely setupA TV, box or apps set up£25 to £80
- TV repairA faulty TV fixed£50 to £300
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet for streamingStreaming that doesn't buffer£40 to £100
From published UK cost guides. A guide, not a quote.
Fitters covering Kirkwall
No Tely fitters in Kirkwall yet. We’re adding checked fitters across the UK. Ask anyway: your request goes to the first one who joins for KW 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 Kirkwall?
- Usually £150 to £300 in Kirkwall, from published UK cost guides. A fitter quotes before doing any work.
- How much does it cost to wall mount a TV in Kirkwall?
- Usually £80 to £180 for a 32 to 55-inch TV; hiding the cables in the wall costs more.
- What's the nearest TV transmitter to Kirkwall?
- The nearest main transmitter to Kirkwall is Keelylang Hill, about 8km to the west, carrying STV and BBC Scotland. 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 Kirkwall?
- Towards Astra 2 at 28.2° east: south-east, at about 145° from true north, tilted 17.9° above the horizon. A bigger dish than standard is usually needed this far north or west.
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