Cord cutting as a trend is exploding. According to the National Association of Broadcasters, there are over 70 million viewers broadcast TV-reliant as of last year. If you are nervous to take the leap and not sure you can live the liberated life, you’re not alone. Our customer feedback suggests that ‘poor signal strength in […]
Over the air TV just continues to blossom and boom, meaning more networks are jumping on the OTA market bandwagon. This excites us greatly! This month, TEGNA is launching a new OTA TV network called Quest. Quest will, “capture the wonder, imagination and excitement of the natural and man-made world and features shows about natural […]
For years we have heard, “is this legal, what you’re doing? Can we really get TV for free? We don’t have to pay for broadcast TV? WHY?!” Well TV antennas are finally getting the recognition they deserve! The technology may be considered retro, but the results are oh so brilliant. HDTV antennas are making a […]
We have a BIG announcement, and we’ve been keeping this secret for much too long. We hate keeping secrets from you, but this one is just so juicy, we had to wait! So, here it is. Our NEW PRODUCT! It’s not just any new product; we’re bringing you a cord-cutters dream starting August 7th, 2017. […]
Earlier this week, our very own Richard Schneider was asked to return to WBIG Chicago on the Big Radio Shopping Show for another interview. Compelled by our bada** products, host Steve Martin wanted to discuss the strides of our HDTV antennas during the over-the-air TV era. When consumers buy our products, the first thing they […]
The turkey leftovers are almost gone, the pumpkin pie is a distant memory and the Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons are deflated and packed away. Now we are on to the holidays! When we got back to the office today after a food filled, relaxing long weekend, we were thrilled to see that two publications shared […]
We’ve said it once, and we will say it again. If every station was like WRAL in Raleigh-Durham, the world would be a better place. They were the first station to broadcast a high definition TV signal in 1996, and then once again made history in 2000 when it produced an entire newscast in HDTV. […]
There’s been a lot of buzz recently around the new ATSC standard and what it will mean for you. Our talented nerd group at Antennas Direct are currently in Washington, D.C. to learn more about ATSC 3.0. To give you a quick background, a portion of the spectrum is used for wireless, so the new […]
We know some of you out there have some reservations about saying goodbye to pay television. You write us and call us explaining how much happier you would be. Although we know more of you out there are receiving TV for free just based on our sales numbers, there are still a lot of Americans […]
Personal Finance Editor Adam Mayers helps his readers on their journey toward financial freedom, and, just a few days ago, that freedom included cutting the constraining pay television cord. Mayers has been a cord cutter for a few years now, and when he wanted to strengthen his over-the-air hardware, he found our good friend Karim Sunderani […]
As you most likely can tell, we are extremely passionate about cord cutting and offering our customers advice on breaking ties with the cable companies while still enjoying the television they love. Antennas Direct president, Richard Schneider, was recently interviewed by USA Today’s Technology Writer Mike Snider regarding his thoughts on antennas, OTA television and how […]
With our recent launch of ClearStream antennas in Canada, we’ve gained the attention of many Canadian media outlets. Ian Evans of the entertainment news site DigitalHit.com is an avid over-the-air TV enthusiast and also runs the TorontoOTA Twitter account. He put the ClearStream 2V and the Juice amplifier to the test to see how well […]
