Skip to content
dodgybox.ie dodgybox.ie
Vetted Leinster. Free quotes, no obligation.

Aerial or dish in Westmeath? Get three quotes.

Free TV in Athlone, Mullingar, Kinnegad, Moate and Kilbeggan and the rest of Westmeath starts with the right bit of metal pointed the right way. We pass your job to up to three vetted installers who cover the county. You pay nothing for the introduction.

By the dodgybox.ie editor. Facts checked 19 September 2026. Transmitter details from 2RN and saorview.ie. How we check. Out of date? Tell us.

Reception in Westmeath

There is no Saorview site in Westmeath; the county is named among Longford's neighbours served by Cairn Hill, a group B horizontal aerial job. A forum snippet says the inland counties from Offaly to Westmeath look less well served on the map but that Cairn Hill covers a lot of ground in the flat midlands. No blind spots are on record. Check your address on 2RN's coverage map (official source, opens in a new tab).

Main Saorview transmitters
  • Cairn Hill (channels 47 and 44, aerial group B, horizontal)
Relays

None listed for Westmeath.

Transmitter details checked 19 September 2026 against 2RN and saorview.ie. Coverage is indicative; an installer measures the signal on the roof.

What people in Westmeath usually need

  • A group B aerial pointed at Cairn Hill
  • Replacing an old aerial and cable on a chimney
  • Combo aerial-and-dish set-ups for the UK channels
  • Extra TV points for bedrooms and kitchens

Installers in Westmeath

We're still signing up installers in Westmeath. Send your request anyway: we save it and you're first in line when someone vetted is available.

Are you an installer in Westmeath? Sign up here.

Get quotes in Westmeath

Tell us what you need. We pass it to up to three vetted installers who cover your county, and they come back to you with a price. No charge, no obligation, no car parks.

What do you need?

Property type

Consent version installer-v1. We keep quote requests for 12 months. See the privacy policy.

Questions people actually ask

Which transmitter does Westmeath use?
Cairn Hill in Longford, channels 47 and 44, is the main site named as serving the county. 2RN lists no relay in Westmeath.
Which transmitter does Athlone use?
Cairn Hill is the site named for the county, but no source on record confirms it for Athlone, which sits at the far end of it from Longford. Run coverage.2rn.ie for your address.
What do local installers charge?
One installer covering Westmeath publishes attic aerial installs from €100 and chimney or gable installs from €129 (Sept 2026).
How much does an aerial install cost in Westmeath?
Installers publish aerial installs from about €130 to €290 depending on rooms and roof, dish installs from about €165, and combo Saorview-and-satellite systems in the €250 to €340 range. Those are Dublin and Wicklow prices; rural jobs with long cable runs or a mast can cost more. Get three quotes rather than guessing.
Do I need an aerial and a dish?
An aerial gets you Saorview: RTÉ, Virgin Media, TG4 and the rest. A dish pointed at Astra 28.2°E gets you the free UK channels: BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Most households that want both get a combo box or a TV with both tuners, fed by one aerial and one dish.
Will the installer know which transmitter to point at?
Yes. A local installer will know whether your address is best served by Cairn Hill (channels 47 and 44, aerial group B, horizontal) or a relay, and will check the signal on the roof before fixing anything. The Saorview coverage checker at saorview.ie gives an indication for your Eircode too.
What happens after I send the form?
We're still signing up installers in Westmeath. We save your request, tell you so straight away, and get back to you when we have someone vetted who can quote.

Sources

What the facts on this page were checked against. Prices and rights change; the check date is at the top of the page.

  1. 2RN: 2RN DTT Television Transmission Network Sept 2019 Rev.1.2 (opens in a new tab)
  2. pixelbeat.org: Dvb aerial (opens in a new tab)
  3. Wikipedia: Cairn Hill transmission site (opens in a new tab)
  4. boards.ie: Saorview geographical coverage map (opens in a new tab)
  5. dstireland.com: Saorview (opens in a new tab)

Read up first

Other counties

Up to three local installers

Get quotes