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Worst Places for TV antenna reception.

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dxtrfn

I have tried 100 indoor and outdoor antennas over the years and I have never gotten even one station from Danville VA. Not even the low powered channel 47 in Danville. Need help to get a channel other than moving to Roanoke or Greensboro.
 
I have Direct TV now but next March the bill will be about $150 a month and the channels go out every time it rains snows heavy winds. And Comcast wants $200 a month for cable. And my internet connection is so unreliable that it takes me 4 hours to watch a 30 minute video.
 
They never advertise them but I think most cable systems have a bare-bones package of just the local broadcast channels. In most cases that's ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS and maybe a couple of other local channels, plus maybe a few shopping and religious outlets. They don't want you to know they have this service because it is less expensive than regular cable.

Ask you local cable provider. And if the operator says they don't have it, ask to speak to a supervisor. My friend in NYC pays only about $20 a month for just those local broadcast channels. It may even be cheaper in Danville VA. At least you have Biscuitville, a breakfast and lunch chain I've only seen in VA and NC.
 
dxtrfn said:
I have tried 100 indoor and outdoor antennas over the years and I have never gotten even one station from Danville VA. Not even the low powered channel 47 in Danville. Need help to get a channel other than moving to Roanoke or Greensboro.
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Worst places for over the air are in valleys where the signals are blocked by mountains. I know of one case where the residents got together and spearheaded an effort to put a passive reflector on top of a mountain. The concept is so simple you have to wonder why more people haven't done it - after securing the necessary permission from whoever owns the mountaintop and the FAA, you erect a small tower up there, point a deep fringe yagi towards the target stations, wire it directly to another deep fringe yagi pointed into the valley. Everybody in the valley gets reception, the only costs involved are one time costs associated with purchasing the tower and two yagis - maybe rent if the land owner at the top of the mountain wants to collect it. Because it is passive, I don't think the FCC even cares since it doesn't bother any broadcaster. Win-win scenario for everybody.
 
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