KKTV, Colorado Springs, Requests Move from VHF to UHF
From TVTechnology.com: ” The proposed channel substitution will resolve significant reception problems inherent with high VHF digital channels, which have been experienced by numerous viewers throughout KKTV’s service area. On channel 10, KKTV is predicted to receive interference to 54 percent of its population and to serve only 959,551 people. The proposed operation on Channel […]
We are the Nintendo Wii of TV antennas
DTV converter boxes aplenty, but good luck finding an antenna. Empty shelves in the antenna department. You need to shop early, people. Notice the lonely open box C 1 on a store shelf in New York. We are hearing from some store managers that customers are figuring out when the deliveries arrive so they can […]
WGHP, Winston-Salem, NC temporarily reactivates UHF transmitter
Viewers of WGHP are reporting difficulties in receiving the Ch8 signal after they reverted back to their VHF assignment and correspondingly reduced their power. They have temporarily restarted their UHF transmitter until they can figure out how to help their viewers. When WGHP moved to Ch8 they also reduced their power to about 11Kw, which […]
Philadelphia ABC station cuts power 99% – viewers outraged, FCC to investigate
WPVI Ch6 ABC in Philadelphia cut its transmitter power from 500,000 watts to about 1,700 watts ERP after the June 12 switchover. Some stations that have been have been offered UHF assignments declined the opportunity to maintain their coverage area, and instead were attracted by the lure of lower electricity bills on VHF. Our phone […]
VHF Stations appealing to the FCC to increase power
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who lost some DTV channels on June 12th you may need to do a re- scan. Below is an article with some tips: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/279392-FCC_Pushing_Double_Re_scan_.php If that does not work, call the engineering department of the problem station or your local FCC field office. As we had warned […]
Breaking News: Man buys every antenna in the store – none works, except one.
Great job by the LA Daily News of highlighting what we’ve been saying for 5 years; don’t waste your time with rabbit ears. We hear this story several times a day, “I wasted my time with several antennas and the only one that works is from Antennas Direct”. Money Quote: “I was in a tizzy […]
We’ve been getting a surge of orders from Pay TV subscribers
I’m being told that most of our orders are now coming from Satellite and Cable subscribers. Much love to the customer who sent us this photo.
Party Time!
Wow. Will ya look at these numbers! 2006 -2008 Sales up 161%! -1stQ 2009 alone up nearly 300% vs. last year. For the third year in a row we’ve been awarded title of one of the fastest growing companies in this week’s St. Louis Business Journal . Meanwhile…. While antenna sales are exploding, the cable […]
Attention all news outlets: The worlds most powerful indoor antenna is now shipping! Now at Best Buy
Finish up any non-ClearStream stories that you may be working on so you may devote 100% of your attention to the ClearStream Convertible. You may include the following words: “breakthrough,” “tremendous,” “awesome,” and “revolutionary.” After nearly three years of development, the first of its kind C1Convertible is finally shipping! The C1C is the worlds first […]
Surprise! People are buying antennas and canceling cable
The April 24 issue of the Investors Business Daily published an article featuring Antennas Direct. Antenna Makers Put Free TV On Radar Of A Pay-TV Society Finally the press is noticing, what we have been saying all along; people are moving from pay TV back to antennas. We are seeing a shift in our country […]
KBMT Ch12, ABC Beaumont, TX
A brisk pre-dawn remote in South East Texas and at 5:45am we were ready for our closeup. Katie was sucessful in hypnotizing the staff at KBMT into extolling the virtues of Cleastream antennas as the greatest thing since Hot Pockets. We went live 5 times that morning and a Clearstream 2 sat on the anchor […]
KTAB CBS / KRCB NBC Abilene TX
Holy Katie Anastasia Tewillager Brady in a prom dress! Whats going on here? When we arrived at the station around 10am, there were already 100 people waiting for us; did we get the time wrong? The station’s receptionist said some had been camping out since 7am. It turns out that the station, in an earlier […]