(Thought an update was due here since the info is lacking...)
The only catch is you'll have to invest in some equipment to receive these channels (unless you already have an antenna and newer tv) but it's a small price to pay compared to the monthly cost of any pay TV provider.
Here's what you'll need...
1) A television antenna.
A UHF television antenna to be precise.
All Dayton, Ohio TV channels use the UHF frequencies to broadcast their signals nowadays as does all the Columbus, Ohio channels. The only television channel that still uses the VHF frequencies in this area is WKRC channel 12 in Cincinnati. To clarify, channels 2 thru 13 are in the VHF frequencies and channels 14 and up are UHF. True, we still have channels 2 and 7 in Dayton and Cincinnati has channels 5 and 9 but all of those channels now broadcast their signals on the UHF band. For example WHIO channel 7 uses channel 41 to broadcast their signal so if you push 4 1 on your remote it'll take you to channel 7.
An outdoor antenna is always the best but if that's not possible an attic installation will work too. If nothing else you can put a smaller (indoor) antenna near the TV.
One more thing about TV antennas is that manufacturers will often label them "HDTV Antenna." The truth is they're all HDTV antennas and that includes the old ones you often see on roofs. Back in the day when color TV was getting popular the antenna manufacturers would put something like "Color TV Antenna" on the boxes even though all TV antennas were capable of picking up color TV shows. Same thing today. All TV antennas are capable of picking up HDTV/Digital TV signals.
A couple of examples of outdoor UHF antennas...
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| 91XG |
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| Antennacraft U-4000 |
2) A television with an ATSC tuner.
All TV's built after March 1, 2007 have this tuner.
3) And if your television set doesn't have an ATSC tuner you'll need a digital converter box which will set you back about $50.00.
At present many of us are satisfied to the benefit we experienced from owning a digital tv antenna. Like our family we enjoy how its work, it gives wide range choices of channels that we can get through the frequency that has been transferred to the system of the antenna.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Lizbeth.
DeleteLet me add that any old UHF TV antenna will work in the Dayton market as long as your location is close enough to the transmitters and/or the antenna is big enough. The term "digital TV antenna" is simply a marketing ploy used much like back in the day when color TV was becoming popular. Back then antenna manufacturers were promoting their "Color TV antennas" like you would need one of those to watch your favorite shows in color.