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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 Out of date?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 Wicklow

Kippure, the original 1961 site, sits in the Wicklow mountains, and Three Rock is just over the Dublin line; the south of the county around Arklow is fed from Mount Leinster. The relay layout tells the story: Greystones has its own relay despite being close to Three Rock, and the tiny Laragh relay exists for the Glendalough valley, so the east-coast towns and mountain valleys are shadowed from the main sites. No source on record names specific blind spots. Check your address on 2RN's coverage map (official source, opens in a new tab).

Main Saorview transmitters
  • Kippure (channels 34 and 35, aerial group A, horizontal)
  • Three Rock (channels 30 and 33, aerial group A, horizontal)
  • Mount Leinster (channels 23 and 26, aerial group A, horizontal)
Relays
  • Arklow (channels 21 and 24, aerial group A, vertical)
  • Greystones (channels 42 and 45, aerial group B, vertical)
  • Laragh (channels 47 and 44, aerial group B, horizontal)
  • Wicklow (channels 22 and 25, aerial group A, vertical)

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 Wicklow usually need

  • A group A aerial on Kippure or Three Rock
  • A vertically mounted aerial on the Greystones, Wicklow or Arklow relay along the coast
  • Combo aerial-and-dish set-ups for the UK channels
  • Extra TV points for bedrooms and kitchens

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Questions people actually ask

Kippure or Three Rock: which one for Wicklow?
Both are 125 kW, both horizontal and both group A, so the aerial is the same and only the direction changes. Kippure is the original 1961 site in the mountains; Three Rock is just across the Dublin line. The checker at coverage.2rn.ie says which for a given address.
Does Greystones have its own relay?
Yes, a 0.5 kW relay on channels 42 and 45, vertically polarised, fed from Three Rock. Wicklow town (Wikipedia calls the site Rathnew) and Arklow have relays too.
What do local installers charge?
One Wicklow installer publishes Saorview installs from €130 including VAT, €180 with a box (Sept 2026); another covering the county quotes aerial installs from €150.
How much does an aerial install cost in Wicklow?
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 Kippure (channels 34 and 35, aerial group A, 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 Wicklow. 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. Wikipedia: Kippure (opens in a new tab)
  3. Wikipedia: Three Rock Mountain (opens in a new tab)
  4. mytv.ie: Saorview installation (opens in a new tab)
  5. tvandbroadbandservices.com: Wicklow tv installers (opens in a new tab)

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