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Satellite dishes in Broadstairs
Broadstairs is a small town with big conservation areas, so we take care where dishes go. We fit and repair Freesat, Sky and foreign TV dishes across the town.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Dishes fitted, moved and repaired across CT10.
Freesat, Skyand TV from abroad
Satellite TV services in Broadstairs
New dishes, repairs, Freesat, Sky and channels from abroad, all from the same Broadstairs engineers.
Freesat in Broadstairs
Over 170 channels, including the main ones in HD, with no monthly bill. It uses the same satellites as Sky, so an old Sky dish can often be reused.
What we doWe check or fit the dish, connect a Freesat recorder or the Freesat tuner inside your TV, then sort the channel list and series links.
Sky dishes in Broadstairs
Sky Q still runs from a dish in millions of homes. Moving, replacing or adding a box all need the dish and LNB set up correctly.
What we doWe move and replace Sky dishes, fit wideband LNBs for Sky Q and run cable for extra mini boxes.
Repairs and realignment in Broadstairs
A dish knocked a fraction of a degree out of line, a failing LNB or a wet cable will all cause “no satellite signal” messages.
What we doWe test the dish, LNB, cable and box in turn, fix only what has failed and realign the dish on a meter.
TV from abroad in Broadstairs
Channels from Poland, Turkey, Romania, the Middle East and beyond come from satellites such as Hotbird, Türksat and Nilesat.
What we doWe fit a dish for the satellite you need, or one dish with two LNBs so you keep Freesat as well.
Multi-room and flats in Broadstairs
One dish can feed several rooms, or a whole block of flats, so the walls aren’t covered in separate dishes.
What we doWe fit quad and octo LNBs for multi-room homes, and multi-switch systems for converted houses and blocks.
Fitting a dish in Broadstairs
Around Viking Bay and the old town, many homes face the sea to the east. The satellite is in the south-south-east, so a dish can sometimes go on a side wall that is out of view from the beach and the street. We take a meter reading in a few spots to find the most discreet one.
Inland, at St Peter’s and Reading Street, there are more trees than on the coast. A dish that worked when it was fitted can lose its signal years later as trees grow. We can move the dish higher or to another side of the house to get a clear view again.
Broadstairs satellite questions
Satellite questions we hear in Broadstairs. Anything else, just ring.
Can I have a satellite dish near Viking Bay?
Often yes, on a side or rear wall that cannot be seen from the bay. In the conservation area, a dish facing the road usually needs permission, so we avoid that.
My Broadstairs dish has stopped working. Could it be a tree?
Yes. If a tree has grown into the line to the satellite, the signal fades or stops. We can move the dish higher or to another position.
Do you fit Freesat in Kingsgate?
Yes. We fit Freesat dishes and boxes across Kingsgate, Dumpton and St Peter’s.
Which way does a satellite dish point in Broadstairs?
For Freesat and Sky, towards the Astra 2 satellites: a bearing of about 147°, which is south-south-east, tilted 26.1° above the horizon. Anything tall in that direction, such as a tree, a gable or the house opposite, will block it, so we check the view with a meter before fixing the bracket.
Quicker with a picture
Snap the aerial or dish from the garden, or the error on the TV, and WhatsApp it to us with your postcode. An engineer looks at it and replies with the likely fix and a price.
WhatsApp a photoSatellite dishes near Broadstairs
Each town has its own satellite page. For aerials and everything else in Broadstairs, see the Broadstairs area page or Broadstairs aerial repairs.
Talk to a Canterbury engineer
Ring the office, or WhatsApp us a picture of the roof, the dish or whatever your TV is showing. Most of the time we can say what the fault is and give you a price there and then.
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- Canterbury, since 2000
- Open
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm
- Where
- Every part of Kent: Thanet, the coast, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and the Weald
- Cost
- Repairs from £99. Fixed quotes for everything else