Tag: Over The Air TV
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Don’t Forget to Rescan for New OTA Channels As Some Channels Are Moving
Did you know many local channels will be changing their channel number soon? This is part of the recent auction of locals that will force many channels to switch channel numbers this year or next year. That is on top of all the new locals that went live earlier this year and will be rolling out later this year.…
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5 Reasons an Antenna Should Be a Part of Your Cord Cutting Setup
Increasingly major local affiliates are becoming available through live TV streaming services such as DIRECTV NOW, Hulu, and PlayStation Vue; however, even if you receive your major locals such as ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC you really should get an antenna. Why is an antenna so important with your cord cutting setup? Here are my…
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Don’t Forget to Rescan for New OTA Channels
Recently it was announced that over 40 new over the air TV (OTA) channels will go live all over the United States. That is on top of a ton of locals that went live earlier this year. One or more of them may be right where you live today; however, if you don’t look you…
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Nielsen Reports Strong Growth in OTA Viewership
Yesterday Nielsen had their third quarter 2017 call, and it included some interesting over-the-air TV facts. Some of the information has been known for some time such as over-the-air TV usage is growing. But we also learned that over-the-air TV viewers are multicultural, and they are trending younger. One big fact that really stood out…
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Stadium, a FREE 24/7 Over-the-Air Sports Network, Launches in Over 50 Markets
Do you love sports? Stadium, a new TV sports network, is launching its free over-the-air TV network in over 50 markets around the United States. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including MLBAM, NHL, the PGA TOUR, Time Inc, and Sinclair Broadcasting Group—the largest over-the-air TV owner in the United States. Here…
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PBS Stations Team Up to Get Ready For Over The Air TV 3.0
The new ATSC 3.0 next-gen over the air TV standard is quickly coming and PBS wants to be ready. Now a group of PBS station have teamed up to be ready for the next gen in 4K over the air TV. The new group called Public Media Venture group will work together to develop a…
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A New 24/7 Over-the-Air Sports Network Is Now in 57 US Markets
Stadium is a new 24/7 sports network that is both streamed for free and available over the air. It is owned by a collection of industry leaders including MLBAM, NHL, the PGA TOUR, Time Inc, and Sinclair Broadcasting Group—the largest over-the-air TV owner in the United States. Stadium combines talents from Campus Insider, 120 Sports,…
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This New Website Will Help You Find Out if Your Local OTA Channel is Moving
A few years ago the FCC started the process of selling over the air TV spectrum. This sale meant many local channels will be switching channel numbers over the next 3 years. Now the National Association of Broadcasters has launched a website to help cord cutters find out if their over the air TV channel…
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We Are Seeing the Start of a New Golden Age of Over-the-Air TV
Over-the-air TV is having something of a rebirth right now. After being the only way to watch TV, broadcast over-the-air TV saw a steady decline starting back in the 1970s. Now though it is once again an increasingly popular way to watch TV in America. Over the past five years, the number of broadcast TV…
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What’s the REAL DEAL with Next Gen Broadcast TV (ATSC 3.0)? – Guest Post
A Note From Luke: The new 3.0 Over The Air TV standard is about to change how we watch free over the air TV. Yet there is great confusion about what that means for cord cutters. So I reached out to Antenna Direct a leading manufacturer of antennas in the United States to help us…