Chapter 3
Understanding Over-the-Air TV
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding this over-the-air TV stuff
Debating the pros and cons of over-the-air TV
Learning the ABCs of OTA
Finding out which channels you can access
Getting your over-the-air need-to-know
If you have just cut the cord — or are planning to soon — and are wondering where to go next, how about something that's almost as free and easy as breathing the air? I thought that might catch your attention. What could possibly be so cheap and so simple that it's comparable to inhalation? I speak of a television signal called over-the-air, which is the subject of this chapter. As I show in the pages that follow, over-the-air TV is freely available assuming you live in or are not terribly remote from a major urban center. With a modest investment of equipment, those signals are yours for the viewing, no questions or fees asked.
In this chapter, you discover what over-the-air TV is all about. You learn why it's the first — and for many, ...
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