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These are the free broadcast channels that I receive and watch in Santa Monica, CA using my indoor antenna.  I’m not including foreign language channels, duplicate channels, home shopping channels, and other stations I’m not interested in. Channel Call Sign HD Description 2.1 CBS Yes CBS network 2.2 Decades Oldies like “Lost in Space” 4.1 NBC Yes NBC network 4.2 COZI Oldies like “Miami Vice” 5.1 KTLA Yes CW network 5.2 Antenna TV Oldies like The Tonight Show 5.3 This Old movies 7.1 ABC Yes ABC network 7.2 LiveWell Yes Food and lifestyle 7.3 LAFF Old comedies 9.1 KCAL Yes […]

Having problems getting your TV to receive digital broadcast stations using your antenna? You’ve come to the right place. Find solutions to your antenna problems below. My TV isn’t doing anything when I hook up the antenna My TV is not finding any channels when I do a scan I’ve lost a channel that I used to get or I lose channels at certain times of day This could be caused by a variety of reasons. See this article for some possibilities: There is static in the picture If you are seeing snow or static type of interference, it’s probably not a digital […]

Here is a way to see if you can receive digital broadcast TV signals. You can do this even if you don’t have an antenna and don’t want to buy one right now. Note this is just a test, not a permanent set up! Before you start, type in your zip code into the Station Finder to see what channels are available in your area. If you got green or yellow channels, you can proceed. If you got only red channels or none, there are no broadcast TV signals in your area, and you won’t be able to use an antenna to […]

[…]Monica TV Repair to get an estimate on the fix. I described the problem to them, and the technician asked me, “is it stuck on channel 5.1?” I was astonished that he could know this without me mentioning it!! He said he had five other calls about this. All I needed to do was unplug the antenna, then turn on the TV. I tried it and “voila!” it was fixed!! I was able to change the channel, then re-connect my antenna, avoiding channel 5.1 this time. I had control over my TV again! Of course, he said I’d have to […]

[…]by the way). I was blown away at some of the features Samsung packed into it. Here are some surprising things (good and bad) that my Samsung (and many other manufacturers’ modern TVs) can do. 1. Get more broadcast TV channels (using your antenna) The first thing I did when I got my new TV set up was to see how many broadcast TV channels it could pick up compared to my old Sony when using my indoor antenna. To my surprise, it got more channels than my Sony, which previously had the best reception out of the tuners I […]

People ask me all of the time how they can improve their indoor antenna reception. The first thing I do is refer them to my Tips for Better TV Reception with Your Indoor Antenna. But, there are cases when even after following these tips, an indoor antenna just can’t pick up the weak signals in the area. One solution may be to use a rooftop or attic antenna. But, that may not be possible if you live in an apartment (unless your landlord agrees) or just don’t want the hassle and expense of routing coax cable to the roof and installing […]

The Antop HD Smart Bar AT-500SBS has some innovations which could make it the best indoor TV antenna for you. I’ve tested a lot of indoor antennas over the years, and I’ve found the unamplified Mohu Leaf to perform the best time and time again. However, I was intrigued when Antop came out with their amplified HD Smart Bar antenna. It has some innovative mechanical and electrical design features that I had to check out. Could the reign of the Mohu Leaf be in jeopardy? What Is It? The Antop HD Smart Bar is a broadcast TV antenna. If your […]

Hooking up an indoor antenna like the Mohu Leaf to your TV is pretty easy if you have a modern flat TV (built in 2006 or later). Simply screw the antenna’s coax cable into the “ANTENNA/CABLE” plug on the back of your TV, as shown here: If you have a powered antenna, you’ll have to plug it into the wall for power (or some models have USB power plug that you can plug into your TV if it has USB). Scanning for Channels on Your TV Now turn on your TV and go into the settings menu. Find the option […]

[…]in your area. You should be able to get most of the green and yellow channels using a good indoor antenna. Click on the station’s call letters to see what direction the signal is coming from on the map to help you orient your antenna. THE RESULTS OF THE STATION FINDER ARE BASED ON THE FCC DATABASE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE CHANNELS LISTED. If That Site Is Down, Use This Alternative If the link above doesn’t work (sometimes the FCC Site goes down), enter your zip code into the Transmitter Locator […]

[…]idea of amplifying a TV signal seems to make perfect sense: if your TV signals are weak, the amplifier will increase the signal levels so you can get more channels more reliably. A no-brainer, right? I’ve been testing both passive and amplifiers and indoor antennas for over ten years now. My conclusion is that although an amplifier is necessary in some situations such as with very weak signals or long cable runs, in many cases they don’t significantly help reception and can even hurt your reception. Here are a few situations to determine whether or not an amplified TV antenna is right for you: […]