Running a Channel Scan with a TV Antenna? Avoid This Common Mistake

This video highlights a common mistake many cord cutters make when setting up a TV Antenna to a TV set. Most times people automatically scan for new channels but miss this very important step that ends up in them losing several channels. Very few people know about this important step when scanning a TV set. Correcting it can gain you dozens of channels

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[AntennaMan]

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[sgt.pembry]

Love your videos. I cut the cord 5 years ago and couldn't be happier.

[donbaldwin]

Antenna Man, you have made my day! After installing my 100-mile antenna in the attic and not seeing any additional access to all the free stations, I decided to do a Chimney roof installation. When I got the same results i.e., no additional stations, I went back over my connections and setup and knew everything was done properly. And then I found this "common mistake" video and thought, well maybe... You were exactly correct because I am probably like so many people today who are going back to or adding an antenna, the only auto-scan that I performed was the original TV setup with a cable scan. Following your suggestions, I completed the auto scan for the antenna and I went from about 5 channels to 150. Thank you so much.

[rickslife]

I’ve never had cable and now there’s no need for it. Tyler you do a great job getting the word out!

[andywhiteman]

Thanks Tyler, This is very important. I NEVER had cable but when I was forced to install DTV from a DVD/VCR recorder, the machine defaulted to cable. It took me a lot of effort to figure out what was happening.

[chrisfg]

Thank you Tyler. Couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting a few of the big networks, this video cleared up what I was doing wrong.. All your videos are on point!

[fuktiktok]

Thank you! Sometimes the simplest thing is easily overlooked. I couldn't figure out why the TV in our guest room was picking up so few channels... Until I watched this video. Right to the point and very helpful.

[peterpricemusic]

Thanks Antenna Man! One change of settings from "cable" to "Antenna" in my set up made all the difference!

[loscarinte]

You are really good at this. Thank you for explaining it "Barney-style" for those of us. keep it up.

[Dukerdr]

I think a lot of people trying to cut the cord make this mistake. I see people in product reviews saying a certain antenna didn't get more than 2 or 3 channels when they know 25 are in the area. I can stick a wire coat hanger on a cable and hang it out the window and get 5 of the 9 channels I watch from 44 miles away. Thanks for your channel, it's great !

[danielbenninghoff]

Just recently saw your video. I went from 5 channels to 57 channels. Thanks to you I can now watch Non Cable TV.

[hoosierfan]

You do YouTube the way it should be.
Straightforward. Simple. No extra B.S.
Thanks for all your info!
Cable companies suck balls!!!!

[richardross]

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year. Good Luck, Rick

[MsSbrabham]

This helped me. I kept buying new antennas. Thanks so much 💗

[sandrasgotvoice]

Wow! I’m about to cut the cord, and I never would’ve thought of this. Thanks for the invaluable info!

[lindaedwards]

Thank you you have helped me end a few hours of frustrating trying to reset my LG t v. 🇬🇧💚

[dipankaradhikary]

Hi Antenna Man, very many thanks for such a cool utility presentation. As you mentioned, the correct programming is the most important of all. Many a vloggers ignore this resulting to failures to tune in stations in our TVs. Awaiting to watch more from you. Thanks again. Take Care. ❤👌🏽🙏🏾.

[Gkm]

I can see where that error could occur. However, there’s another issue that can impact OTA channel scans: cable splitters. Every split deletes at least 50% of the available signal! When running a channel scan, you want to eliminate the splits. Simply replace the splitters, for the purpose of the channel scan, with 75 ohm barrel connectors. Having the strongest possible signal for the scan ensures your tv will find all the available channels. You can put the splitters back inline after scanning.

[billyearlledet]

This was a big help for us. We were about to replace our antenna when I came across their video. Thanks for the info.

[heynewyork]

Listen you saved my life!! I had the mode in cable and I did not have the channels that I wanted. Following your advice I got 80 channels including the channels I lost when I scanned in cable mode. People this really work!! Set your mode to antenna and start your search and you will be so happy like me. Thank you and God bless