If CBS.com asks who your cable/satellite provider is, it's possible you won't be able to watch online. I dropped locals off Dish (save $10/month) since I have an OTA antenna. I tried to watch Family Guy from my ipad on Monday, was asked to login, and was told I didn't subscribe to the channel (which is true). PITA since I Fox is OTA and I was trying to watch a day later.I was about to watch but DISH seems to have cut them off over "retransmission" fee negotiations. I don't have an antenna, so that's not an option. I guess I can watch tomorrow when the programming goes online.
I was about to watch but DISH seems to have cut them off over "retransmission" fee negotiations. I don't have an antenna, so that's not an option. I guess I can watch tomorrow when the programming goes online.
No guarantee the $9 antenna will work. There are too many variables. Best bet is to go to tvfool.com or antennaweb.org and put your address in. Those will give you a better idea of what kind of antenna you would need. Could be a paperclip, a $9 antenna, a $50 one or a $150 one.$9, problem solved, Rabbit ears. I was going to watch Judge Judy off rabbit ears yesterday on the local CBS O & O station, but discovered on their .2 channel Laugh-In was on, so watched that instead.
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I had an issue with my DISH receiving last month and they REALLY pushed their $150 off air antenna install deal so you can drop locals on the dish and never have to deal with a local station being dropped again.
It's only channels that are OWNED by CBS. In addition to some local CBS affiliates, Pop, Smithsonian, and CBS Sports Network are also off of Dish.Local CBS station is playing here on DISH
Your station must not be owned by CBS.Local CBS station is playing here on DISH
A lot of people say that about the antennas but it isn't necessarily true. Digital is less forgiving than analog was, but unless you live in the sticks, if you put rabbit ears near a window, you should get a signal. TV stations used to have to grant waivers to allow folks to receive their signal on satellite. My previous employer has an engineer in a Ford Bronco with an antenna who used to go to the houses of all those people who claimed they could not get a signal off air. I think he found one that did not. His favorite was the lady who claimed she could not get our signal, and you could SEE our transmission tower from her house.No guarantee the $9 antenna will work. There are too many variables. Best bet is to go to tvfool.com or antennaweb.org and put your address in. Those will give you a better idea of what kind of antenna you would need. Could be a paperclip, a $9 antenna, a $50 one or a $150 one.
It depends on which window, for us. We have North and South views from our townhouse. An antenna in the windows with South views will receive signals from Atlanta's stations. An antenna in the windows with North views will not, and there's practically no televisions stations north of us.A lot of people say that about the antennas but it isn't necessarily true. Digital is less forgiving than analog was, but unless you live in the sticks, if you put rabbit ears near a window, you should get a signal.
I can't speak to Altanta, but generally all the transmission towers are in the same place in a city. In what the FAA called antenna farms. They do that so that you don't have 2,000 foot antennas all over that aircraft have to watchout for.It depends on which window, for us. We have North and South views from our townhouse. An antenna in the windows with South views will receive signals from Atlanta's stations. An antenna in the windows with North views will not, and there's practically no televisions stations north of us.
I'm telling you, it IS true. Sure, if you're in the city of license, within about a 10-15 mile radius of the transmitter, a $9 antenna will work. But that's not everyone's situation. Saying the $9 antenna will work for someone without knowing ANYTHING about their situation is irresponsible.A lot of people say that about the antennas but it isn't necessarily true. Digital is less forgiving than analog was, but unless you live in the sticks, if you put rabbit ears near a window, you should get a signal. TV stations used to have to grant waivers to allow folks to receive their signal on satellite. My previous employer has an engineer in a Ford Bronco with an antenna who used to go to the houses of all those people who claimed they could not get a signal off air. I think he found one that did not. His favorite was the lady who claimed she could not get our signal, and you could SEE our transmission tower from her house.
Yes, some markets have transmission towers in the same place. That's usually done to take advantage of topography (like a mountain top), NOT because of the dangers to aircraft.I can't speak to Altanta, but generally all the transmission towers are in the same place in a city. In what the FAA called antenna farms. They do that so that you don't have 2,000 foot antennas all over that aircraft have to watchout for.
What's "not true"? That a $9 antenna may not work? Um, yes, that's true. It may work or it may not.A lot of people say that about the antennas but it isn't necessarily true.
Actually not true. RF is RF is RF. The main difference between digital and analog (from a reception standpoint) is while an analog signal will degrade "linearly" (you'll get some static, then some more static, then more, then more, until you have no picture), on a digital signal, it will look perfect until it doesn't. You'll get freezing, "macroblocking", or no picture. But if you have a signal that's good enough, you get all the quality. You can compare it to driving a car into a ravine. With analog, you go down a slope. With digital, you drive off a cliff.Digital is less forgiving than analog was,
What's your definition of "the sticks"? It all depends how far out from the transmission towers you are, and what direction. If the towers are on the east part of town and your home is on the west if you put an antenna in a west facing window, you're not going to pick much up.but unless you live in the sticks, if you put rabbit ears near a window, you should get a signal.
A lot of people say that about the antennas but it isn't necessarily true. Digital is less forgiving than analog was, but unless you live in the sticks, if you put rabbit ears near a window, you should get a signal. TV stations used to have to grant waivers to allow folks to receive their signal on satellite. My previous employer has an engineer in a Ford Bronco with an antenna who used to go to the houses of all those people who claimed they could not get a signal off air. I think he found one that did not. His favorite was the lady who claimed she could not get our signal, and you could SEE our transmission tower from her house.