I get about six stations with the antenna I’m using. I agree with you that some of those stations showing the old shows are fun. My problem is actually that I’m too close to the transmission....the hill they’re on top of blocks some signals.
I don’t get the point of paying for something that’s free...bottled water, Sirius and other pay-for radio, towel dry my hair, etc.
Even if I drop cable TV, I’m still stuck with the cable company for computer. They’re just plain awful. I pay for inside-cable repair insurance, basically to cover their ineptitude.
We get all the networks except the NBC which carries “Grimm”. They moved their transmitter out of line of sight in the narrow V in the hills through which we get reception so torrent it is. *grin* Our problem is the TINY gap in the hills, not distance. Still, it *is* free stuff
As far as cable - not a problem - there is no cable on my road (heck, the road was dirt until 2004). Housing density is low enough to rule out cable but makes it a nice place to live. Last time I dealt with a cable company’s customer “service” was back in the 1980s — they were a sterling example of what NOT to do back then. From what I see here, they still are.
Check into XBMC media player.
It was designed for XBox and the like, but you can use it on your PC to pick up streaming vids from US networks and from channels around the world.