Free Over-the-Air Digital HDTV + SDTV Introduction

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Hello,

I want to let everyone know that for a relatively small ($50-$500) one-time investment in the appropriate equipment, people can get solid, crystal clear, digital reception of Standard Definintion and High Definition digital TV channels for free over-the-air (OTA).

People who love their sports on the big HDTV often install OTA specifically to watch their games. OTA high definition signals come in in 1080i. Many HDTV lovers believe OTA is the best way to go for excellent high definition picture quality. Some add it to their current set-up. Others are so happy with the channel selection OTA that they end up cancelling their cable.

People in the GTA as far north as Newmarket and Bradford are able to get the all of the Buffalo broadcast stations with the right equipment set-up. Bascially the entire Golden Horseshoe can receive all of the main Canadian and American broadcast networks.

Broadcast TV stations have transmitters on the CN Tower in Toronto and on other towers elsewhere (Buffalo, Batavia, Rochester, Hamilton, Barrie, etc.). They are spending $$ to transmit these signals to the public. They provide their HD signal over-the-air transmission to the public freely - so go get it! You listen to AM & FM radio for free, don't you? Well right beside those AM & FM transmitters are TV transmitters sending out dozens of free HD and digital SD channels your way. All you need is the right antenna in the right location.

The only thing that can go wrong is that your signal can be blocked by large objects such as trees, buildings, hills, or valleys. If you want the best reception your antenna should be as high as possible, and OUTDOORS.

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Reception Report --- GTA, Toronto, East York, Greenwood & Mortimer
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From my location I receive:

2.1 NBC
2.2 Universal Sports Network
3.1 CTV2
4.1 CBS
5.1 CBC
7.1 ABC
9.1 CTV
11.1 CHCH
17.1 PBS HD
17.2 PBS SD
17.3 PBS Think Bright
19 TVOntario
23.1 The CW
25.1 Radio-Canada
26.1 TCT
26.2 TCT HD
26.3 TCT Kids
26.4 La Fuente
29.1 Fox
29.2 The Country Network
36.1 CTS
41.1 Global
47.1 Omni 1
49.1 MyTV Buffalo
49.2 TheCoolTV (music video channel)
51.1 ION (Many recent new-to-syndication TV shows - NCIS, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, & movies, & UFC)
51.2 qubo (children's channel similar to Treehouse or YTV)
51.3 ION Life (similar to HGTV or old Life Network + movies)
57.1 CityTV
64.1 Omni 1
66.1 Sun News Network
67.1 WBBZ
67.2 ThisTV
67.3 MeTV
67.4 Daystar
69.1 Omni 2

High Definition Channels:
NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, The CW, MyTV Buffalo, PBS, ION, WBBZ, TCT2, CBC, CTV, Global, City TV, Sun News Network, TVOntario, CHCH, Omni 1, Omni 2, CTS, CBC French

Standard Definition Channels (digital):
Universal Sports Network, TheCoolTV (music video channel), The Country Network (music video channel), PBS Think Bright, TCT1, TCT Kids, La Fuente, qubo, ION Life, ThisTV, MeTV, Daystar
Note that these stations are not HD but they are digital which means they come in the same perfect quality as the HD channels.

Not Ready to Dump Cable or Satellite? But Want More Channels?

In the Greater Toronto Areas, these are the Over-the-Air TV channels that you cannot get on cable or satellite:

The Cool TV - 24hr mixed rock-pop-hiphop 70's - 2000's music videos
The Country Network - 24 hr country music videos - almost all new music
Universal Sports Network
PBS Think Bright - edcuational
qubo - 24 hr cartoons for kids
ION Life - similar to HGTV
ION - movies, and many syndicated recent crime dramas
TCT1 - Christian TV
TCT 2 - Christian TV
TCT Kids - Chistian TV with some old sitcoms and westerns
La Fuente - Spanish Christian
ThisTV - movie channel with pretty decent movies
MeTV - mostly classic sitcoms
WBBZ - has NY Yankees games
Daystar- religious

With an antenna these would be free extra channels!

Currently in the US, TV stations are allowed to broadcast sub-channels in addition to their main HD channel (e.g. NBC Buffalo HD channel 2-1 also broadcasts 2-2 Universal Sports Network).

To learn more specifics on how to get started, check out this thread:
http://canadahifi.com/forum/showthre...ng-Started-OTA

GTA people should be aware of how fortunate we are. I personally always perceived that Americans had a lot more available TV channels over-the-air than Canadians had. My perception probably stems from my youth where I can remember that all we could get on our TV at the cottage with a rabbit-ear antenna was a snowy CBC, CTV, TVO, and French CBC. Americans get their interesting network TV stations over-the-air, BUT SO DO WE! Not only to we get all of our 10+ Canadian channels, but in the GTA we get everything the Americans get, too. And now that the broadcasts have transitioned to Digital from Analog, there are no more snowy pictures. Everything comes in in clear digital perfect pictures. Free HD onto your TV.

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Just wanted to spread the word. Please spread the word, too.

OTA is back and it's better than ever.

If you have more questions on how to get started you can Private Message me.

Good luck!