Terestial TV Reception

[barefootdipole]

so....instead of creating an OTA TV FORUM this got dumped in some trash bin called the "tavern"....nice....course, the replies long ago stopped trying to answer the original guys question anyway...sheesh....

 

[barefootdipole]

so....instead of creating an OTA TV FORUM this got dumped in some trash bin called the "tavern"....nice....course, the replies long ago stopped trying to answer the original guys question anyway...sheesh....

apologies to any mods/admins for 'trash bin' comment...the thread needed moving SOMEWHERE appropriate from the start...only there is nowhere obviously exactly appropriate for that topic.....in eight plus years on here, i had NEVER scrolled down past the long state listings in the main forum list...never even saw the tavern sections below the states lists....i think i had heard there was a 'chat' section as opposed to real info but i don't do 'chat' HI HI !! so now i know where to look for 'none of the above'.....

still say a OTA TV Forum would be interesting...maybe inclusive of all things TV...including ham tv etc....

but again, apologise for the 'trash bin' comment in case it seemed harsh...no matter how appropriate

 

[Cowthief]

Yes there have been a couple of OTA options. One was using channel 55 to provide 8 "cable" channels. The problem in my opinion was that you needed their hand-held receiver.

If my memory serves me correctly the site in Utah was shut down because of legal issues. The few huge companies that make $$ from TV want their piece of the pie. If they don't get it, they'll sue you out of existence.

The heavy-handed attitude in the TV industry is going to force it down a road similar to what happened in music. The only things that might divert the direction include a-la-carte pricing, breakup of the vertical monopolies or something similar to Napster that significantly agitates the present status quo. Good luck on any of these happening any time soon, but they will eventually happen.

Hello.

That was FLO TV, it was not free.
MediaFLO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[gmclam]

Hello.

That was FLO TV, it was not free.
MediaFLO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Correct you are. If someone wants "cable channels" OTA, then they will not be free (keeping it legal).

 

[WB4CS]

You folks with ~60 OTA channels are lucky. Real lucky.

Here in Huntsville, AL where mountains and valleys are the normal landscape, the only way to receive OTA stations from other cities is to have a 100 FT tower, high gain antenna, and live on a mountain top.

We have 6 broadcasters in our city, not counting the religious stations. With DTV subchannels included we get a grand total of *TWELVE* OTA channels. This includes the major networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, CW), two PBS subchannels, MeTV, MyNetworkTV, Antenna TV, and Bounce TV. Not really the kind of variety that can replace pay-TV.

My only point to this post was to say that I envy you folks with ~60 OTA channels, that is, if those 60 channels have different programming and aren't duplicates of the same networks.

 

[gmclam]

You folks with ~60 OTA channels are lucky. Real lucky.

I am in northern California where the distance between two TV markets is at least 100 miles. I'd think people on the congested east coast would have less trouble in getting lots of channels.

I am able to pick up Sacramento and San Francisco TV markets from a single antenna. Yes there is duplication, but not as much as you'd think. While main channels/networks are duplicated; the sub-channel offerings vary quite a bit.

I also run a second antenna so I can point another direction without disturbing my main reception. This comes in handy for sports blackouts and other special programs.