How Watching Local Channels Without Cable Is Changing in 2024!

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[Gustavo_Rodriguez]

Thank you for giving this small YouTube creator (Antenna Man) a shout out. Hopefully, he blows up like you do.

[carolynridlon]

We traveled in our RV fulltime for 12 years and gave up DirecTV after 3 years (took our old single knob dish from the old house & used it) due to the cost increases. Went to antennas only & never looked back. Now we've resettled into a regular house again and we only use an antenna to get all local channels & the sub channels they provide. We don't care for the current cable or streaming stuff, so we happy with getting out local channels for especially weather related issues and watching the channels like story, defy, grit, outlaw, laff, .... Along with a extensive DVD collection - we're happy paying nothing!

[DeeDee-aL]

I already cut the cord. The only thing I am paying for is my Internet bill. I'm at peace with my decision. Thank you for sharing.

[MarcPagan]

Sounds like I'm very lucky to live in a condo, and in high density development that has negotiating power.

Just up the road from Miami in Broward,
Hotwire's fiber internet (300+ Mbps up and down) and TV combo is about $100 monthly,
two boxes included, $8 monthly for each additional.

[sherylvitosh]

Thanks for your great information! Love Tyler the Antenna man! We used his recommendation for an in-house antenna. We put it in the highest corner of our garage closest to the tower we were trying to get. Then we hooked up the cable from the antenna to our old cable wiring which means we can plug any tv in our house up to the old cable input and they all get network tv from the one antenna!

[josephregallis]

I bought a Channel Master 100 mile directional antenna and I get all my local channels except PBS. I use their app to get their programming. I tried to find an antenna installer back then but could not find one in my area. I installed the antenna myself and it works great. I live in Florida and we get Hurricanes so I put in some 18 gauge cables to help support the 25' mast that I used. It is working fine and I've had no issues with the setup. The only thing I may do in the future is get a box that would give me the ATSC 3.0 signals that they are now broadcasting in my area. I don't need it since all my stations come in strong except CBS 12 which has a VHF signal! Hopefully in the future they do what NBC 5 did and add a UHF channel in their lineup! I talked to a Senior Engineer at Ch. 12 and they may do this in the future.

[maisies]

I use one of those flat antennas. I hang it as high as my ceiling goes. I can get many channels. I like watching the old game shows and many of of the old 60s, 70s and 80s shows. I can pick up all local stations. My antenna picks up 98 stations.

[Allegan]

External antenna still sounds like the best idea to receive local stations....I hear more and more people I know are switching to antenna system!

[jchristo]

I really don't understand why more Americans don't have antennas to get free local stations. In the 1950s and 60s, 100% percent of TV households had at least one antenna. But today, many people act as though antennas are some sort of impossible technology to figure out or that an antenna won't work at their home. Antennas may not work for a small number of households, i.e. homes in the mountains or too far away from the broadcast location. But the overwhelming majority of US households can get their locals with an antenna.

If you spend no more than an hour researching what type of antenna you need for your home and no more than an hour installing the antenna you should be all set. I told this to a co-worker of mine and he said, "I don't have that kind of time." And I said, "Then how do you have time to watch TV?" He couldn't answer that question. Plus there are DVRs you can buy to record over the air channels. This is ultimately way less expensive for your locals than a live TV streaming service.

[kclefthanded]

Nobody should pay for local brodcast channels

[DKane]

Thank you, Michael! You are a wealth of information, and I am so grateful.

[crosslink]

I had an antenna in my attic and I repurposed it by repositioning it for TV reception and now I get all the major broadcast stations for free thru it. I cut the cable at that time and the only thing I pay for is the internet (300mbps, plenty for me). Free streaming services are useful, but their commercial breaks have gotten too frequent and too long for my tastes. Lucky for me the local library has a nice selection of DVDs and Blu-rays for check-out. Total bill now is $55/mo.

[josephfrechette]

I have the Tablo and who highly recommend it. Their newest model combinations all the local channels your antenna picks up with about 60 streaming channels for no cost other then a one time fee or the box.

[gibsonpickens]

I use an antenna and 4t 10:31 h gen Tablo and get over 100 channels near Tampa. This includes 6 PBS channels.

[daveschmarder-]

I'm surprised that the locals haven't sent me a bill for my antenna.

[TheBennie]

I cut the cord over 2 years ago, get a decent inside OTA antenna and you're good to go, I do get interference though when it's stormy outside so I'll go on the internet or watch DVD's . . I just have to pay for internet now ($60/month) . . as long as I get METV I'm good :)

[gdt]

I live in rural TN and we no access to OTA programming due to terrain, we have to pay for any TV we want. My biggest bitch with streaming services is how they determine what market they shove you into based on your GEO location or Zip code.

[Tigerboydcm]

Hellow, Michael. I'm Dan from Ohio. Antenna now has a new problem on the horizon for Over the air tv viewers. DRM encryption. TV stations may start charging over the air viewers a subscription in order to watch their local stations in the future with Nextgentv or ATSC 3.0 on tuning tuners/DVRs.

[TheFrugalAudiophile]

I live about 70 miles from the nearest OTA transmitter tower so therefore I do not get any local channels over the air. It is very frustrating. It’s too bad that Locast was shut down because that was very handy for watching NFL and other live sports for free. Such Internet retransmission services have to find a model complies with FCC regulations. If I recall, Locast was beginning to make money off of its service, and that is against the law.