TV Aerial Repair Across the UK
TV aerial repair covers diagnosing and fixing the cause of degraded or lost Freeview reception — often a damaged aerial element, broken cable, water-ingressed connector, or misaligned mast after high winds.
What aerial repair actually fixes
Before any aerial gets replaced, the engineer rules out cheaper causes:
- Cable damage — RG6 sheath splits where it crosses a tile edge; rodent damage in the loft; UV degradation on south-facing runs.
- Connector water ingress — F-connectors at the aerial that weren’t weatherproofed or have lost their boot. This causes intermittent loss that disappears in dry weather.
- Splitter failure — passive splitters age; cheap amplifiers fail. Often a £20 part fixes what looked like a £200 aerial replacement.
- Mast misalignment — high winds tilt the aerial off-bearing. Realignment is a 20-minute job, not a re-install.
- Aerial element damage — broken director rods (front of the Yagi) reduce gain; storm-damaged reflector mesh kills back-rejection. Sometimes repairable, sometimes not.
When it’s actually a transmitter issue
Roughly one call in twenty isn’t an aerial problem at all — it’s planned engineering at the transmitter, or a regional fault. The installer will check the Freeview channel checker live before recommending work.
What you get
- Same-day callout where coverage permits.
- Diagnosis before any parts are recommended.
- A repair-or-replace conversation, with the trade-off explained honestly.
- 12-month guarantee on any new parts fitted.