Posted on 01/21/2023 1:20:06 AM PST by E.G.C.
Good morning! I just wanted to say that over the air antennas can be found for just under and over $20, they work inside your house, not on the roof. Of course there are more expensive models but we have the lesser antennas and they work great.
https://www.amazon.com/HDTV-Antenna-Amplified-Television-Detachable/dp/B01FUB4ZG8
This website is one that can tell you what channels you can get at your location.
https://www.antennaweb.org/
Thanks for the info. That will help out a lot.
I have this one mounted in my attic. It works great in rural Tennessee.
“This BTW is the very same company (Nexstar) that owns the NBC station here in our market”
Doesn’t your local NBC station have weather forecasts?
We live close enough to the transition towers that an indoor antenna picks up all the local stations so we were able to cancel our cable contact.
Not because of the FCC, but because it will push more people to obtain information from alternate sources. Local weather information is some of the easiest to find on the Internet.
Local radio stations are usually quite good on weather, although I cannot speak for the radio stations in your area.
Good deal. :-D
The reason people here prefer Oklahoma City is because they do a much better job of covering the weather here in Southern Oklahoma than the Wichita Falls stations.
Good deal.
Our local radio stations do cover local weather well. Remember the Emergency Alert System which rebroadcast NWS Alerts.
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Well that sucks...
I live in a narrow valley. I even have trouble getting radio.
Search the internet for "DIY 4-bay bowtie antenna". The bowties are bent 19" #12 copper wire. You can place this contraption on a piece of hardware cloth-clad plywood for a reflector to gain signal strength.
The materials are cheap and it works well.
Same situation here...PLUS...I’m in the NRQZ (National Radio Quiet Zone)
Good idea. Thanks for posting it.
“They’re choosing to place financial considerations and the bottom line above the needs of their viewers.”
Why don’t you just make an offer to the station’s owner and buy the TV station and operate the station in pubic’s best interest?
Doesn’t sound idiotic to me. If they can make money on their TV “news” (which is usually a loss leader only done to get “community benefit” points with the FCC) not streaming it that’s good business. And any TV “news” is a complete waste of time. Has been forever, you’re better off not watching.
Putting profits before the needs of your viewers is just plain stupid.
And it may not sound idiotic to you but it is to a lot of people. Not everyone can afford a TV antenna or a cable subscription.
If you want people to support your business you need to place your customers needs ahead of your profits in terms of priority. Choosing not to do so with drive away your customers and kill your business.
TV news is a dying breed though. More people turning to radio and internet for weather information.
Same here. I have to have an extremely tall antenna which attracts lightning so I have opted for DirecTV.
Bought a Directv setup way back in 1998, set it up, and first night lightning hit it and burned the entire set out even though it was grounded.
Now I have a short pole beside the house.
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