This is just an alert to AHR readers who've wanted to watch network TV (NBC, ABC, etc.) but haven't been able to get the signals with an OTA antenna. (I know, I know...who in their right mind would *want* to watch network TV, anyway?)
We live in a rural area in the U.S. that does not have cable TV, so we subscribe to one of the big satellite TV services. Getting the network signals has been a problem, though. We don't live in anyone's Nielsen market area, so we have to get network TV with an OTA antenna. Even with a huge antenna on a 20-foot pole, we've been unable to get decent signals for two of the main networks. This became a problem when my husband's alma mater was in a football bowl game that was televised on one of the networks we can't get.
I had tried previously to request "waivers" from the local network affiliates so we could subscribe to national feeds for those networks--but, no luck. Except for NBC, my letters were ignored. This time, when I checked the website for our satellite TV company, I found a page where I could type in our actual address to see if we were eligible for the national signals ("distant network service").
So, if you want to get network TV but thought it wasn't available, check back with your satellite company. Maybe they can help you.
C. Brunner