You might remember back in 2009 when TV broadcasts in the United States transitioned from analog to digital. The only thing you would have needed was a new TV equipped with an ATSC tuner (also known as a digital tuner) to receive and display the digital TV broadcasts. Or a special converter box to connect […]
Cable subscribers looking for more affordable options for watching television are turning to an HDTV antenna to receive free sports, news, and content over the air. But what if you’re a satellite TV customer? Is it harder to cut the cord? After all, you’ve already got a dish located on your home. How do you […]
Suppose you’ve stopped your cable subscription (or are about to), and realize that your streaming services don’t include all the local stations. Maybe you aren’t ready to give up watching regional news or seeing network shows when they first air. The answer may be to get a TV antenna. After all, these are still an […]
If your cable bills have been causing headaches, you may have decided to get an over-the-air (OTA) antenna. Now, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, you’ve set it up to take advantage of free broadcast TV. By this point you’re ready to feed the antenna signal to one or more of your TVs. But the thought […]
This article lays out how to install an outdoor TV antenna that you’ve purchased in seven steps. As all installations are different, these are generalized steps and provide a solid idea of the tools and issues involved with setting up an outdoor antenna. As you’ll see, it’s not a complicated task — but it’ll take […]
You might have heard about people installing antennas in their attics and thought, “that sounds easy — why don’t I try that?” Well, yes antennas are installed in attics all the time. And in most cases they function well enough to receive most if not all TV signals at a location. But be aware there […]
If you only watch the news and a few other primetime shows, you don’t need to be paying a cable provider on the scale of hundreds of dollars every year. You can cut the cord once and for all and do away with your cable bill just by setting up an antenna. While it takes […]
In case you don’t want to read through the list below, our top pick for best all-round long range antenna is the: RCA ANT751R Yagi HDTV Antenna. Alright friends, here’s our list of the best HDTV antennas that you can mount outdoors! These long-range antennas not only have the specs and technology to offer you […]
It’s no surprise that the cord-cutting movement is fast gaining momentum—paying on the scale of hundreds for a cable package just doesn’t make sense now that consuming media online costs next to nothing. By the end of 2020, an estimated 31.2 million US households will have cut the cord. However, if you live in a […]
You’ve probably heard the term antenna stacking, but what does it mean exactly, and is it a good idea? Let’s take a closer look at the concept and see some examples. “Stacking antennas” means setting up multiple TV antennas, either on the same mast (vertical stacking) or adjacent to each other (horizontal stacking), and combining […]
