Tag: Antenna
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Deal Alert! Give the Gift of Free TV With Antennas Direct Father’s Day 20% Off Sale
Need a gift for Father’s Day? Looking for a cheap way to watch the 2025 NBA Finals? Do you want to get a head start on back-to-school shopping or the right gift for a recent grad? Cut the cord without cutting corners and save on your next antenna during Antennas Direct’s 20% off sale for…
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Over 60 Local TV Stations May Soon Stop Offering Free OTA Broadcasts & Replace Them With for 5G TV if The FCC Approves The Changes
More than 60 local television stations across the U.S. could soon abandon their free over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts in favor of a cutting-edge 5G digital signal, pending a groundbreaking proposal from HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc. Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday in a filing spotted by Policyband, just over a week before the…
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Over Half of the Top 10 Most-Watched TV Networks Are Now Free with an Antenna
Just as with cable TV, streaming services have also seen prices increase. This has been driven by higher costs to create content and lower ad revenues, pushing services to raise prices to find profitability. Of the top 10 most-watched TV networks, six are free with an antenna, according to a recent report from Variety. Here…
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Can HOAs Legally Ban You from Installing a TV Antenna? – Ask Luke
We often hear that a homeowner’s association (HOA) or other similar groups will not let someone install an antenna on their condo or house. Yet the rules are clear, you have every legal right according to the FCC to install an antenna even on a condo if you own it. Yes, according to the FCC…
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More People Are Considering Buying an Antenna To Watch News, Sports, TV Shows, and Movies
Even as cord cutters embrace streaming and a move away from old-fashioned cable TV plans, they’re also increasingly looking at something even older: an over-the-air TV antenna. Twenty percent of U.S. internet households own a TV antenna, according to research firm Parks Associates’ ATSC 3.0: Impact and Opportunity for Video Services industry report. It also found…
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Beware of Antennas Claiming To Give You ‘Free’ Cable TV Networks Like CNN, ESPN, and Nickelodeon
If you’re shopping for TV antennas this holiday season, make sure the seller isn’t promising access to cable TV networks. Multiple Amazon listings for antennas falsely claim to offer customers channels that are only available with a subscription from a cable TV provider. Cord Cutters News spotted several product pages for antennas claiming customers can…
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How to Find Out if An Antenna Can Give You Free ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Where You Live
Now, antennas have come a long way and offer a lot more. As a kid, we got a handful of channels. Now, I can get almost 50 channels with my antenna. The number of channels you can get will vary depending on where you live. I have now been a cord cutter for over 10…
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I Cut The Cord 10 Years Ago Here Are 5 Reasons You Need An Antenna
I have now been a cord cutter for over 10 years, and an antenna has been an important part of that journey. Even before I cut the cord, I grew up with the old rabbit ear antennas to watch TV as a kid. Now, antennas have come a long way and offer a lot more.…
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I Have Used An Antenna For 10 Years – Here Are My 5 Pro Tips for Getting The Most From Your Antenna For The Best Free OTA TV
I have now been a cord cutter for over 10 years, and an antenna has been an important part of that journey. Even before I cut the cord, I grew up with the old rabbit ear antennas to watch TV as a kid. Now antennas have come a long way and offer a lot more.…
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Cord Cutters Who Use An Antenna, on Average, Spend Half As Much on TV vs Cable TV
Have you been thinking about getting an antenna? You may want to give it a second thought, as a new report from Scripps Networks shows that the average antenna user pays about half that of a cable TV customer but has the same overall satisfaction. According to Scripps, the average antenna user and cable TV…