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Guides and tips for cutting the cord — TV antennas, over-the-air DVRs, signal boosters, NextGen TV, and getting the most out of free local television.
Tablo Review: Record Free Over-the-Air TV Forever, With No Monthly FeesIf you've cut the cord, you already know the best-kept secret in television: the biggest events of the year are free. The World Cup, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, Sunday football, your local news — all of it beams through the air for anyone with an antenna. But live TV has one problem antennas never solved: you can't record it. That's the exact gap the Tablo fills...
NextGen TV: Will Your Antenna and TV Still Work with ATSC 3.0?Broadcast television is in the middle of its biggest change since the analog shutoff of 2009. But for most over-the-air viewers, the reality is far less dramatic than the headlines suggest. Here's what's actually happening, and what it means for your antenna...
Indoor vs. Outdoor TV Antennas: Making the Right ChoiceTelevision antennas are making a comeback, providing a free option to TV viewers eager to cut back on their monthly bills. When choosing a TV antenna, the decision between indoor and outdoor options is pivotal to unlocking the best, most reliable viewing experience in your home...
Watch Broadcast TV on Your Android Phone with the MyGica TV TunerOur smartphones have replaced many electronic devices. They serve as our computers, our cameras, and our GPS systems. Many even work as an FM radio. But they haven't fully replaced the television. Sure, we can use streaming apps on our phone, but what about picking up free, broadcast TV?...
Understanding VHF & UHF in the Age of Digital TVThe advent of digital over-the-air television has greatly improved the way we enjoy our local broadcast TV. Before DTV, picking up a distant analog TV signal usually involved turning your rabbit ears to different angles until the crackling faded away. Nowadays, it’s more cut-and-dry – you either...
One Signal, Many Channels: How Digital TV Multiplexing WorksTune your antenna to your local Channel 7 and you may find a lot more than one channel waiting: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, sometimes further still. So where do all those extra channels come from, and how does a single station broadcast several of them at once? The answer is a piece of digital-TV magic called multiplexing...
Do TV Antenna Boosters Actually Work? How Amplifiers Rescue Weak SignalsYou mounted the antenna, ran the scan — and half the channels are missing or break up every few seconds. Before you climb back on the roof, there's a small, inexpensive box that rescues weak over-the-air signals every day: a TV antenna booster. Here's how they work, when they make a real difference, and how to pick the right one...
Why Some TV Stations Broadcast at Such Low Power and Why It Still WorksYou're scanning the channels in your area and one of them shows a weak signal or a tiny transmitter power. So why would a station broadcast with so little muscle, and how do so many people still watch it? The answer is a mix of physics, cable rules, and clever little relay transmitters...
Why Over-the-Air Picture Quality Often Beats Cable, Satellite, and StreamingHere's a claim that surprises a lot of people the first time they hear it: the free HD picture coming through your antenna can genuinely look better than the exact same channel on a $150-a-month cable or satellite package. Same network, same local anchors, same broadcast — and the free version can be the sharper one...
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Upcoming Broadcasts
Super Bowl LXI 2027: What Channel & How to Watch It FreeSuper Bowl LXI is set for Sunday, February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium — and for the first time ever, it's airing on ESPN, simulcast on ABC. That ABC simulcast is the part that matters most if you've cut the cord: it means the whole game is free over the air, no subscription required...
Daytona 500 2027: What Channel & How to Watch It FreeThe 2027 Daytona 500 is set for Sunday, February 21, 2027 at Daytona International Speedway — and just like every season-opener in recent years, it's airing on FOX. No simulcast, no streaming trick required: FOX is a full-power broadcast network, so NASCAR's biggest race of the year is free over the air for anyone with an antenna...
The Masters 2027: What Channel & How to Watch It FreeThe 2027 Masters Tournament runs Thursday, April 8 through Sunday, April 11, 2027 at Augusta National Golf Club. Weekend coverage — Saturday, and the Sunday final round when the green jacket gets handed out — airs on CBS, free over the air. Thursday and Friday's opening rounds air on ESPN instead, which is cable/streaming only...
Kentucky Derby 2027: What Channel & How to Watch It FreeThe 153rd Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 1, 2027 at Churchill Downs — and the race itself airs on NBC, free over the air. Earlier build-up coverage through the afternoon sometimes airs on NBC's cable/streaming side, but the main broadcast window and the race itself land on NBC...
