If this is allowed to survive then you can cast Local programs to your TV (
over the internet) with free LOCALCAST (not-for-profit) - Watch Your
Local Broadcast TV for Free ( currently
being sued by major Networks) -- then who needs an antenna?
The latest News in FREE Streaming Services .
DVR from Channel Master
Stream+ 1TB Bundle $199 |
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Channel Master Antenna
The
Omni+ $59, is an HDTV antenna capable of receiving HDTV signals from
broadcast towers located more than 50 miles away. Receives signals from
all directions simultaneously which reduces the need for precise
pointing and eliminates the need to rotate your antenna when towers are
located in multiple directions.
87 Available Channels
Reception Range |
80 miles |
Type |
Outdoor |
CEA Color Code |
yellow, green, light green, red, blue, violet |
Reception Pattern |
Multi-directional |
Built-In Amplifier |
no |
Installation |
roof, attic, mast, eave, chimney |
A DIY HDTV Antenna
Comparison of DVR software
CORD CUTTER NEWS
Local Channels from YoutubeTV
YouTube TV vs Hulu vs Sling TV vs Philo vs FuboTV vs Watch TV vs AT&T TV NOW
PCMag's monthly rundowns on the shows
arriving on and leaving major streaming platforms such as
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO
See something you like? Switch monthly service for a month or two !
DVRs
- AirTV Player from Dish,
& a Free HD Antenna From
Sling (See SONIC)
- Amazon Fire TV Recast,
-
ChannelMaster's Stream+, ( has HDMI out) ---
Hulu , Netflix???
- HD HomeRun Scribe Duo,
- Tablo
DualLite OTA from Nuvyyo,
- TiVo Bolt Ota.
( has HDMI out)
can they include
Netflix
and Hulu?
STREAMING DEVICES
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TIVO
Stream 4K HDMI 2.0a, Micro USB2.0, USB-C power in, RAM 2GB, Flash
eMMC 8GB, Android TV, Google Assistant, Chromecast built-in, 4K UHD, Dolby
Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos, Voice remote control $70 ($50 till end of May
2021 )
-
Stream+ 1TB DVR from Channel Master
-
Roku ULTRA streaming device $100
- Roku ULTRA LT $80 ( no USB in, no
personal shortcut buttons)
- Roku STICK+ $50
( no MICRO SD, no
ETHERNET, no TV MUTE, no USB in, no personal shortcut buttons)
-
Android TV
-
All Vizio SmartCast TVs
-
Samsung & LG smart TVs (2016 models and
newer)
-
HiSense TVs (models: MTK5658, MTK5659,
MSD6586)
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Apple TV (4th generation) and Apple TV 4K
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Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), Fire TV Stick 4K,
all-new Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Cube (1st Gen), and all Toshiba, Insignia,
Element, and Westinghouse Fire TV Edition smart TVs
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Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X
-
Roku: All Roku TVs, Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku
Ultra, Roku Ultra LT, Roku Streaming Stick+, Roku Streaming Stick+ HE,
Roku Streaming Stick (3600x and newer models), Roku Express/Express+, Roku
Premiere+, Roku Premiere, Roku 4, Roku 3 (4200x, 4230x), and Roku 2
(4210x)
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PS4
Watching TV with an HD antenna and
TiVo BOLT OTA costs
hundreds of dollars less than a cable subscription
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Stream+ DVR from Channel Master
The only
subscription-free, over-the-air DVR that integrates online streaming
services and lets you choose your recording capacity. IExternal USB hard drive for full DVR functionality.
video
Uses Google's ANDROID TV software and PLAY STORE.( see
Consumer Report, below)
Description
The only subscription-free, over-the-air
DVR that integrates online streaming services
and lets you choose your recording capacity. Watch and record free,
live over-the-air broadcast programming in crystal clear
HD, including all of your favorite shows, news
and sports from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, The CW and many more. Experience
pure, uncompressed HD, a higher quality video signal than what is provided
through cable and satellite operators, displaying both SD and HD video
resolutions up to 1080i/1080p.
Enjoy a familiar experience with menus and a
program guide very similar to the DVRs used by
cable and satellite operators, and dual tuners allow you to record one
program while watching another or record two programs at the same time.
Internet connectivity provides additional features including an expanded
14-day program guide, software updates,
access to online streaming services and a free subscription to
Channel Master TV (30+ Internet Channels).
The DVR+ on-screen setup wizard will add
your antenna channels,
internet channels via wifi and streaming
services to your program guide. Includes
surround sound.
"DVR+"
starter package with only an indoor
antenna you might not receive transmissions over 20 miles from Marin(
see maps below).
95 channels for
zip 94903
What’s Included
"I added Sling TV so I can
get ESPN which I watch all the time.
Other than having to move my antenna around to find the right spot to get
all the local channels I now have everything I watched before and NO cable
bill."
"The guy at CM recommended I get the discount coupon from
antennaweb.org and get a separate hard drive.
This saved me about 250 bucks by my estimation and I got the wireless
adapter and extra antenna for free! I love everything about it as it works
exactly as promised. I am hopeful that CM will continue to update with
streaming sites as they become available to them or possibly add
Netflix or Hulu
(etc) to the lineup. The diagnostic tools and partial scan ability is great
for getting my station lineup complete even if some stations don't always
come in."
"Combined with my attic-mounted digital TV antenna, I
receive all of the local stations in crystal-clear HD reception (and it's
sharper than what I was getting from my cable TV service).
Coupled with the on-board SlingTV app, and the
Netflix & Hulu
subscriptions that I have on my AppleTV (which
I already had), I'm entirely free from cable TV.
Offering a little advice to other people who are thinking about cutting the
cord, start with getting the right digital TV antenna
first. Channel Master offers several options,
and the antenna is the most crucial part of cutting the cord. Once you have
the right antenna, add the DVR+ and a good
external USB hard drive, and you'll never look
back.
BTW, I was previously paying $160/month for my cable TV service. I now pay $34/month ($20/month for SlingTV,
and $14/mo for Netflix &
Hulu)."
You do not need to convert the coax to hdmi to get your
channels in HD. The coax going straight to a modern TV will give you full
1080p .
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XBOX or a PLAY STATION it's going to be
streamed to your PC !
You need to know how fast that GRAPHICS CARD is in that new GAMING LAPTOP
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f the main cable line is hooked to the new antenna, how
can one get internet service from the
cable company if
the cable line will now have to be hooked to the antenna?
I had an existing cable line, which had a splitter for
internet and TV. It was at this connection point in the splitter, I hooked
my
Mohu Antenna.
If you get your internet
and cable service from the same company (like
Comcast), this configuration probably won't
work for you. I get my internet service from ATT,
and that comes in via my phone line. However, it might be possible to use
some of the cable runs for the antenna and some for the
internet, if you are ready to run some new
lines where they need to go. I actually have the antenna feed running from
the attic down through the cable line to the basement, and from there, I
have a couple of other coax lines running to my other 2 TVs. Where the cable
line comes in from outside, I have sent that back up to the cable converter
to be able to watch and record the couple of cable shows I want to watch. It
was a bit complicated and time consuming to do all this, but in the end it
was worth it.
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This
address qualifies for DSL-2
San Rafael, CA 94903
12 Mbps down / 1 Mbps up $43.95/month
18 Mbps down / 1.5 Mbps up $49.95/month
25 Mbps down / 3 Mbps up $54.95/month
45 Mbps down / 6 Mbps up $61.95/month
Modem/Router w/Wi-Fi -- 1-Year agreement [$0.00] else No contract [$150.00]
https://www.Toast.net/internet/home/order?f=n&sp=45
|
Data Unlimited,
Contract (12 months)
$7/mth for modem
Download/Upload speeds of up to
45/6 Mbps $70 24/3 Mbps or 12/1 Mbps
https://www.Earthlink.net/internet/
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SONIC INTERNET and optionally DISH
NETWORK
Fusion FTTN X2 50 Mbps, $60 1st
12 mths |
$70.00 |
Modem Rental |
$9.50 |
ATA Rental ( plug your phone into the
Analog Telephone Adaptor ) |
$6.50 |
Fusion FTTN X2 (Fiber-to-the-node X2)
using AT&T's IP network at up to 50Mbps, plus
Sonic Voice-over-IP telephone service with
unlimited nationwide calling. One phone line a*, plus taxes and fees. 12
month contract
Do not offer any services without home phone .
Most home security systems are compatible with
Sonic's Voice-over-Internet-Protocol
phone service.
|
Extreme
DSL for Internet service ( 45 Mbits/sec for $60/mth -- Comcast offers 50
to 150)
|
"We've used a
rotating roof antenna for years
at our house, which is within 3 blocks of Kaiser Hospital.
It's not a huge antenna, but it's up fairly high. We have a
Channel Master
Rotator,
$89, (see far below) which we operate with a
remote control, which allows us
to receive San Francisco and
Sacramento stations. We get a lot of channels!
We use a
Zenith receiver(discontinued, (see the
"DVR+" below) with about 8 hours of memory
(16gb) to record shows if needed.
Picture quality is excellent with an antenna; the only drawback is that you occasionally get reception problems
when the weather is very turbulent. It hasn't been much of a problem for us
as it's usually temporary and we're usually
streaming video anyway." (see SLING, VUDU and USB WIFI
Adapter below)
"Has a good tv guide
from ROVI . Must be connected to wifi or
ethernet.. Then there is the streaming internet channels Pandora, You tube,
Sling, if you subscribe, plus others.
I like the internet stations but would like to be able
to record internet programs." You would
think you could do that with the USB WIFI Adapter($39)? But the FTC says
"NO" ! |
the 200 DISH package (plus the 120) $65/mo
Animal Planet HD |
FYI HD |
Outdoor Channel
HD |
BBC America HD |
Galavisión HD |
Oyxgen |
BET HD |
Golf Channel HD |
RFD-TV HD |
Boomerang |
GSN HD |
Science HD |
Bravo HD |
Hallmark Channel |
Sundance TV HD |
CBS Sports
Network HD |
Investigation
Discovery HD |
TeenNick |
Cooking Channel
HD |
Lifetime Movie
Network HD |
Turner Classic Movies HD |
Discovery Familly
HD |
MLB Network HD |
UniMÁS HD |
Disney Junior |
National
Geographic Channel HD |
Univision HD |
Disney XD |
NBA TV HD |
Univision
Deportes Network HD |
DIY HD |
NBCSN HD |
UP |
El Rey |
NFL Network HD |
Viceland HD |
Esquire Network
HD |
NHL Network HD |
WGN Cable Network
HD |
FOX Sports 1 HD |
Nick Jr. |
|
FXX HD |
OWN: Oprah
Winfrey Network HD |
Plus Many
More |
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|
the 120 DISH package $50/mo
AMC |
IFC |
|
Blockbuster @Home |
Reelz |
|
Blockbuster Studio |
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|
Family Channels
ABC Family |
Cartoon Network (W) |
Kids and Teens Television |
BabyFirstTV |
Disney Channel |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite |
Cartoon Network |
Disney Channel (W) |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
(W) |
Sports Channels
Big Ten Network |
FOX Sports 2 |
NHL Center Ice |
ESPN |
FXX |
PAC-12 Networks |
ESPN2 |
HorseRacing TV |
Regional Sports Network |
ESPNEWS |
Longhorn Network |
SEC Network |
ESPNU |
NBA League Pass |
TV Games Network |
News Channels
C-SPAN |
CNN |
msnbc |
C-SPAN2 |
DoD News |
Newsmax TV |
CCTV News |
FOX News |
Russia Today |
CCTV-E |
Free Speech TV |
Weather Channel |
CNBC |
HLN |
|
Entertainment Channels
A&E |
Fuse |
PPV |
Alma Vision Hispanic
Network |
FX |
Prayer |
America Live |
Gems and Jewelry |
PRST |
Angel One |
HGTV |
QVC |
Angel Two |
History |
Rocks TV |
AXS TV |
HITN |
Sale |
BYU Television |
HOPR |
SHPHQ |
Christian Television
Network |
HSN |
SiriusXM - 70+ Music
Channels |
Church Channel |
HSN2 |
Sonlife Broadcasting
Network |
Classic Arts Showcase |
IDEA |
Spike TV |
CMT |
Impact Network |
Syfy |
Comedy Central |
In Country Television |
TBS |
Daystar |
ION |
Three Angels Broadcasting
Network |
DEAL |
Jewelry Television |
TLC |
Discovery Channel |
Jewelry Television |
TNT |
DISH 101 |
Lifetime |
Travel Channel |
DishCD - 30+ Music Channels |
Link Television |
Trinity Broadcasting
Network |
DISH Network FYI |
Liquidation Channel |
TV Guide Network |
DishHOME Entertainment
Television |
MARKT |
TV Land |
E! Entertainment Television |
Mercury Television |
USA |
Enlace |
MUSIC |
USAA |
Eternal Word Television
Network |
MTV |
V-ME |
FETV |
MTV2 |
VH1 |
Fit |
NASA |
WEtv |
Food Network |
NOTAX |
WORLD |
Free Preview Guide |
Pivot |
YOUTV |
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|
Plus Many More |
|
the 250 DISH package (plus the 200 and 120) $75/mo
American Heroes Channel |
ENCORE Suspense |
Ride TV |
beIN SPORTS HD |
ENCORE Westerns |
Rural TV |
beIN Sports En Español HD |
EPIX DRIVE-IN |
Smithsonian Channel |
Bloomberg Television |
FOX Sports 2 HD |
Sportsman Channel HD |
Chiller |
Fusion |
Tennis Channel HD |
Destination American HD |
FXM |
TheBlaze |
DISH Music - over 18 music
channels |
Great American Country |
The Movie Channel (W) |
ENCORE (W) |
HALLMARK MOVIES & Mysteries
HD |
The Movie Channel Xtra (W) |
ENCORE Action |
MoviePlex |
VH1 Classic |
ENCORE Black |
NatGeo WILD HD |
Z Living HD |
ENCORE Classic |
NBC Universo |
|
ENCORE Family |
Nicktoons |
Plus Many More |
Local Channels Included with
DISH Packages
ABC(HD), CBS(hd), OX(HD),NBC, theCW, PBS -- DISH
HOPPER DVR with SLING
the DISH Antenna points SSE (south south east) |
- Check to see if
the digital channels in your area broadcast on the
UHF or VHF
band.
If the Affiliate
channels are for high-frequency VHF stations (Channels 7 – 13), you will
need a VHF antenna. Check out our
ClearStream 1V, ClearStream 2V or
ClearStream 4V HDTV
antennas based on their range. For UHF
(Channels 14 - 51), you will receive crystal clear reception with any of
our other antennas.
- Determine how far
will your antenna be from the transmitters.
Look at the
column heading in dark blue showing the distance in miles (mi) and choose
your antenna based on the farthest transmitter from your location.
- You might need a
uni-directional or multi-directional antenna.
In some
cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, all stations are broadcast
from one central area; the Empire State and GE Buildings in New York, the
Sears Tower or Hancock Building in downtown Chicago, and Mt. Wilson in Los
Angeles. In other cities like St. Louis, the transmitters are scattered
around the city. Check the Black markers on the map, and if all of your
desired stations are transmitting from the same area or within 20° of each
other, you can use a uni-directional antenna: Check out the Element Uni-directional
long range antenna. If the transmitters are positioned more than 20°
apart, it is best to use a multi-directional antenna. All of our antennas
indicate whether they are a uni-directional or multi-directional antenna.
Search Results:
Found 34 transmissions within 65 miles of 94903 ( the furthest is 59
miles away)
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Clearstream4 Antenna $150
70+ Mile Range |
Clearstream5 Antenna $140 |
KTLN-TV |
8.83 mi |
UHF |
344.13° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KTLN-DT |
TLN |
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QUEUETV |
Jewelry TV |
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SBN |
SonLife |
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Cool TV |
Chinese |
KRON-TV |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KRON-HD |
MyN |
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SkyLink |
Sky Link TV USA |
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GetTV |
GetTV |
KTVU |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KTVU-HD |
FOX |
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KTVU-SD |
LATV |
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KTVUSD2 |
Movies! |
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KTVUSD3 |
BUZZR |
KBCW |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KBCW-DT |
CW |
KCNS |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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MundoFo |
SonLife |
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Sino TV |
Sino TV |
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KTNC |
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38.4 |
Comet TV |
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NTD |
NTDTV |
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Works |
The Works |
KCSM-TV |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KCSM |
Educational |
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KCSMF24 |
France24 |
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Jazz-TV |
Audio |
KFSF-DT |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KFSF-HD |
UniMás |
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KDTV-SD |
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BOUNCE |
Bounce TV |
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Grit |
KGO-TV |
19.49 mi
|
VHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KGO-HD |
ABC |
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LIVWELL |
Live Well |
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KGO-SD |
Laff |
KMTP-TV |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
|
KMTP-DT |
Ethnic |
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WorldCh |
[Blank] |
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WTV |
[Blank] |
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NTD |
Classic Arts
Showcase |
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KPOP |
Korean |
KOFY-TV |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KOFY-HD |
Independent |
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MeTV |
Me-TV |
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KOFYDT3 |
VieTV |
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KOFYDT4 |
This TV |
KPIX-TV |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KPIX-DT |
CBS |
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Decades |
KQED |
19.49 mi |
UHF |
164.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KQED-HD |
PBS |
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KQED+ |
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WORLD |
World Channel |
KRCB |
22.27 mi |
UHF |
355.87° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KRCB-DT |
PBS |
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KRCB-C |
Create |
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NHKWORL |
NHK World |
KFTL-CD |
24.27 mi |
UHF |
165.13° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KFTL-CD |
Religious |
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KFTL-CD |
HSN |
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KFTL-CD |
Music Videos |
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KFTL-CD |
Music Videos |
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KFTL-CD |
Retro TV |
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KFTL-CD |
The Country Network |
KKPX-TV |
24.27 mi |
UHF |
165.13° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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ION |
ION |
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qubo |
Qubo |
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IONLife |
ION Life |
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Shop |
Infomercials |
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HSN |
HSN |
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QVC |
QVC |
KTSF |
24.32 mi |
UHF |
165.24° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KTSF-D1 |
Asian Multilingual |
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KTSF-D2 |
Diya TV |
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KTSF-D3 |
KBS World |
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KTSF-D4 |
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KTSF-D5 |
Vietnamese |
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KTSF-D6 |
Vietnamese |
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KNTV |
24.42 mi
|
VHF |
165.22° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KNTV HD |
NBC |
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COZI-TV |
COZI TV |
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KSTS HD |
Telemundo |
KTNC-TV |
35.74 mi |
UHF |
106.14° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KTNC-SF |
Estrella TV |
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KTNC-SA |
The Works |
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Works |
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RTV |
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KDTV-CD |
43.64 mi |
UHF |
355.21° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
Virtual Channel |
KEXT-CD |
51.90 mi |
UHF |
134.39° |
|
Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KEXT |
Japanese |
KSTS |
51.92 mi |
UHF |
134.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KNTV-HD |
NBC |
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KSTS-HD |
Telemundo |
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TeleX |
TeleXitos |
KAXT-CD |
51.92 mi |
UHF |
134.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
Virtual Channel |
KDTV-DT |
51.92 mi |
UHF |
134.42° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KDTV-HD |
Univision |
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KFSF-SD |
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getTV |
GetTV |
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Escape |
KICU-TV |
52.65 mi |
UHF |
134.82° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KICU-HD |
Independent |
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KICU-SD |
KEMS |
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KICUSD2 |
CCTV News |
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KICUSD3 |
Heroes & Icons |
KQEH |
52.65 mi |
UHF |
134.82° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KQED+ |
PBS |
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KQED |
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LIFE |
PBS Encore |
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KIDS |
PBS Kids |
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V-me |
V-Me |
KTFK-DT |
58.76 mi |
UHF |
75.18° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KUVS.2 |
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KTFK-DT |
UniMás |
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KTFK-DT |
GetTV |
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Grit |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KXTV-DT |
ABC |
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LiveWel |
Justice Network |
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Heroes & Icons |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KOVR-DT |
CBS |
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DECADES |
Decades |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KTXL-TV |
FOX |
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Ant TV |
Antenna TV |
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This TV |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KVIEHD |
PBS |
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KVIE2 |
PBS Encore |
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KVIEWLD |
World Channel |
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KVIEVme |
V-Me |
KSPX-TV |
59.77 mi |
UHF |
73.71° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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ION |
ION |
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qubo |
Qubo |
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IONLife |
ION Life |
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Shop |
Infomercials |
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QVC |
QVC |
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HSN |
HSN |
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TLMD |
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KCRA-TV |
59.77 mi |
UHF |
73.71° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KCRA-TV |
NBC |
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ME TV |
Me-TV |
KMAX-TV |
59.77 mi |
UHF |
73.71° |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KMAX-DT |
CW |
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Call
Sign |
Affiliate |
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KQCA |
MyN |
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MOVIES! |
Movies! |
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KQCA.3 |
Estrella TV |
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HDTV
antenna setup that pulls in 82 channels, even with the
TerraLinda/Sleepy Hollow ridge parked in
front of the house. Our monthly Comcast bill had amounted to over $160. By
cutting the cable, the bill dropped by $100. It took a lot of trial
and error, and research to get this right, so here is what we did:
Materials:
Denny’s
Stacker Antenna --
http://dennysantennaservice.com/hd_stack...
Antenna
Parts Outlet – Eave Mount --
http://www.antennapartsoutlet.com/Pages/...
5 foot
mast and 100’ of RG6 coaxial cable -- Purchased
at Electronics Plus on 4th Street.
You
might have different results, but I’d recommend the Denny’s Stacker for
TerraLinda, as I did
try smaller outdoor and indoor antennas, with varying results. NBC was
problematic for us, as its broadcast is from San Bruno
Mountain, which is further away than Mt. Sutro.
This setup seems to fix this.
When
you install, use the compass on your phone and point the antenna to 150
degrees SE. That is about the direction of Sutro Tower
from
TerraLinda.
==========================================================
Our
first try was the RCA 751R, which is 35 bucks on Amazon. It was ok, but
missed NBC. That will help set expectations of what you can or can't pick
up if you go to a larger antenna. There are also reception websites that
give you signal strength based on zip code. But
TerraLinda can vary by where you are. One thing I do want to
mention is that the project came in, parts and labor, at under 500 bucks.
So that's why it makes sense to experiment with something cheap to set
expectations.
=========================================================
This
shows compass direction to Sacramento stations
is about 74deg.
We live deep in Sleepy Hollow
and get the stations on a bounce off of the big hill
between Sleepy Hollow and Terra Linda. Yes, the antenna is pointing
the wrong way, but it works 95% on the SF
stations except channel 11 which is only about 60%. This is with a high-end
channel master antenna. Pointed at
Mt. Sutro we have 0% reception.
It was
rather amazing. I was real frustrated after installing the antenna and
receiving 2 Sacramento stations and some misc.
UHF stations with zero local
VHF stations.
Then,
while rotating the antenna, I found the sweet spot pointed at the hill. 2, 4
and 5 are close to 100%. Channel 11 seems to be affected by temp. inversions
and sometimes gets iffy. My antenna is only on a 3' mast and barely clears
the ridge line of the roof.
======================================================
I
am a retired Commercial Dealer for DirecTV and applaud you on the work you
had done. You must live in a sweet spot to be able to pick up over the air
HDTV signal from both Sutro and San Bruno.
Couple of things to be aware of -
1) Never use white RG-6
Coaxial cable outdoors. White cable is
not Ultraviolet protected and over time the
Sun, Rain etc. will break it down. If I was to do what you did, I would
have used RG-6Q in Black color. U/V protected
and has a quad shield for keeping interfering signals from entering
through the cable. I have heard recently that there is some
white cable available that
is U/V protected but I have not seen it yet.
2) Off air looks spectacular as long as you have
a good clean signal. I have compared DirecTV
picture quality side by side to Comcast for
many years and DirecTV wins by a mile. The
picture is cleaner and there is way less pixelation.
==========================================
I use
Sling TV to pick up
Fox & NBC and
lots of basic cable (Comedy Central, TNT, Food
Network, HGTV, etc) and pay $25/month
for that service. Otherwise I'm also on an antenna
and am super-happy to not be paying the traditional cable companies for
tons of channels I didn't watch!
=======================================================
free Kodi (http://kodi.tv/)
to stream all my movies/tv shows/music to my TV. I see in the latest
version of their software that they include a PVR.
see what channels you'll be able to get:
http://www.antennaweb.org/
basic
model TiVo Roamio (www.tivo.com
$199 plus $12.50/month) works with both cable and an antenna. The higher
models are cable only, for some reason.
eyetv <https://www.elgato.com/en/eyetv>.
can be used as a DVR
purchased an antenna system from Walgreens and get
about 30 stations loud and clear. Price was $15 in the TV section. Need an
HD converter box to work for about $50.
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IND |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KQRM-LP |
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RF Channel: |
2 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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IND |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KTVJ-LD |
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RF Channel: |
4 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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PBS |
23 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KRCB-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
23 |
Direction: |
352° |
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CREATE |
23 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KRCB-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
23 |
Direction: |
352° |
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NHKWORLD |
23 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KRCB-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
23 |
Direction: |
352° |
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IND |
45 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KFTY-LD |
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RF Channel: |
2 |
Direction: |
352° |
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THREEANGEL |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
K03HY-D1 |
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RF Channel: |
3 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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DAYSTAR |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
K03HY-D6 |
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RF Channel: |
3 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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WALKTV |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
K03HY-D9 |
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RF Channel: |
3 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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ALMAVIS |
7 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
K03HY-D10 |
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RF Channel: |
3 |
Direction: |
213° SSW |
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TLN-C |
10 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTLN-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
47 |
Direction: |
336° NNW |
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IND |
10 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTLN-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
47 |
Direction: |
336° NNW |
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SONLIFE |
10 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTLN-DT3 |
|
RF Channel: |
47 |
Direction: |
336° NNW |
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COOLTV |
10 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTLN-DT4 |
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RF Channel: |
47 |
Direction: |
336° NNW |
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18 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KGO-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
7 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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LIVEWELL |
18 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KGO-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
7 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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LAFF |
18 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KGO-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
7 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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CBS |
57 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KOVR-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
25 |
Direction: |
74° ENE |
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DECADES |
57 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KOVR-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
25 |
Direction: |
74° ENE |
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PBS |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KVIE-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
9 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KVIE-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
9 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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WORLD |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KVIE-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
9 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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V-ME |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KVIE-DT4 |
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RF Channel: |
9 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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ABC |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KXTV-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
10 |
Direction: |
74° ENE |
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JUSTNET |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KXTV-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
10 |
Direction: |
74° ENE |
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H&I |
57 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KXTV-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
10 |
Direction: |
74° ENE |
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CW |
58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KMAX-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
21 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KCRA-DT1 |
|
RF Channel: |
35 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
|
METV |
58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KCRA-DT2 |
|
RF Channel: |
35 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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23 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KNTV-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
12 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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COZITV |
23 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KNTV-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
12 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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TELEMUND |
23 mi |
Hi-V |
Call Sign: |
KNTV-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
49 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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MYNET |
58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KQCA-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
46 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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MOVIES! |
58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KQCA-DT2 |
|
RF Channel: |
46 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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ESTREL |
58 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KQCA-DT3 |
|
RF Channel: |
46 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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ESTRTV |
33 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTNC-DT1 |
|
RF Channel: |
14 |
Direction: |
106° ESE |
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ESTRTV |
33 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTNC-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
14 |
Direction: |
106° ESE |
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THEWORKS |
33 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTNC-DT3 |
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RF Channel: |
14 |
Direction: |
106° ESE |
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AZTECA |
45 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KEMO-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
32 |
Direction: |
352° |
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Channels you wont get
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FOX |
57 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KTXL-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
40 |
Direction: |
72° ENE |
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18 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KQED-DT1 |
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RF Channel: |
30 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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18 mi |
UHF |
Call Sign: |
KQED-DT2 |
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RF Channel: |
30 |
Direction: |
169° S |
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Up to 26 channels from 10 over-the-air stations may be received
at this location,
but just 4 miles east its different so go to
the website and move marker to your address.
KRCB-DT 22.1
PBS
RF Channel: 23
23 miles at 337° |
Yellow |
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KTVJ-LD 4.1 IND
RF Channel: 4
7 miles at 198° |
Yellow |
KQRM-LP IND
RF Channel: 2
7 miles at 198° |
Green |
KFTY-LD 2.1 IND
RF Channel: 2
46 miles at 338° |
Red |
K03HY-D 3.1 IND
RF Channel: 3
7 miles at 198° |
Red |
KTLN-DT 68.1
IND
RF Channel: 47
10 miles at 322° |
Blue |
KGO-DT 7.1 ABC
RF Channel: 7
18 miles at 155° |
Blue |
KXTV-DT 10.1
ABC
RF Channel: 10
57 miles at 60° |
Violet |
KVIE-DT 6.1 PBS
RF Channel: 9
58 miles at 57° |
Violet |
KTNC-DT 42.1
EST
RF Channel: 14
34 miles at 91° |
Violet |
KOVR-DT 13.1
CBS
RF Channel: 25
57 miles at 60° |
Violet |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
Total channels: |
37 |
39 |
24 |
39 |
67 |
59 |
45 |
62 |
ABC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
CBS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fox |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
NBC |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PBS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
CW |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MyNetworkTV |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
A&E |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
ACC Network |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
AMC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Animal Planet |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
BBC America |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
BBC World News |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
$ |
BET |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Big Ten Network |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Bloomberg TV |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Boomerang |
Yes |
No |
$ |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Bravo |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
Cartoon Network |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CBS Sports Network |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Cheddar |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cinemax |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
No |
CMT |
No |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
CNBC |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CNN |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Comedy Central |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Cooking Channel |
No |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Destination America |
No |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Discovery Channel |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Disney Channel |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Disney Junior |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Disney XD |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
DIY |
No |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
E! |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
EPIX |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
No |
ESPN |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
ESPN 2 |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
ESPNEWS |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
No |
ESPNU |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
No |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
Food Network |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Fox Business |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fox News |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fox Sports 1 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fox Sports 2 |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Freeform |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
FX |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
FX Movies |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
FXX |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
FYI |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
Golf Channel |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Hallmark |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
HBO |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
No |
HGTV |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
History |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
HLN |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
IFC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Investigation Discovery |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Lifetime |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Lifetime Movie Network |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
MLB Network |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
No |
Motor Trend |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
MSNBC |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
MTV |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
MTV2 |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
National Geographic |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Nat Geo Wild |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
NBA TV |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
$ |
NBC Sports Network |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Newsy |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
$ |
NFL Network |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
NFL Red Zone |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
NHL Network |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
Nickelodeon |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Nick Jr. |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Nicktoons |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
OWN |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Oxygen |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Paramount Network |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55) |
Science |
No |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
SEC Network |
No |
No |
$ |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
No |
Showtime |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Smithsonian |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Starz |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
No |
Sundance TV |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Syfy |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tastemade |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
TBS |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TCM |
Yes |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Telemundo |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tennis Channel |
No |
No |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
$ |
TLC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
TNT |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Travel Channel |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
TruTV |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TV Land |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
USA Network |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
VH1 |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Viceland |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
$ |
Yes |
Weather Channel |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
$ |
Yes |
WE tv |
Yes |
Yes |
$ |
$ |
Yes |
No |
$ |
Yes |
Channel |
AT&T Watch TV ($15) |
Philo ($20) |
Sling Orange ($30) |
Sling Blue ($30) |
YouTube TV ($50) |
Hulu with Live TV ($55) |
AT&T TV Now ($55) |
Fubo TV ($55 |
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