sure we got lots of Encore channels that are totally unviewable due to poor quality, more channels that we NEVER watch, etc. Take all the JUNK channels off and see how much the PER CHANNEL COST WOULD BE.

Maybe more naked people in the jungle, more fast cars, such an endless group of nothingness that will surface with higher prices. How lucky they are.

prefer al a carte station choices and be charged on those I really will watch. The Comcast/Time-Warner merger is sure to be another nail in the coffin of that desire. There is no creativity or vision in American business only more and more bottom line strategies.

check mechanic's illustrated for designs.

Those of us in the hills are totally screwed.

The change to digital broadcast TV had most stations move to UHF. Since I worked in electronics my whole life, I knew it would be a problem.
There is no way that coverage to anything but urban or flatland areas is even possible.
The broadcasters knew this, that's why they set up satellite transmitter sites to try and fill in the gaps.
Only problem is it just don't work!

I tried in vain to get away from cable for TV. I spent 6 months building EVERY variation of antenna. I could never get 1/4 of the local stations. I could get stations well out of my local area.
So I bought antennas that matched my best results.
Guess what? No better, worse than that, even worse.

No offense but your response to the OP is either of no value or harmful to those looking for an option to cable.

I live between 2 mountains, I get plenty of channels, and was too lazy to put the antenna outside.

As far as being "harmful" that is merely your opinion.

Perhaps what is most harmful is the addiction to television?

btw, in the military I was in communications. Electronic's doesn't make a comm's expert.

Not looking for a conflict, but your tax dollars that train military personnel doesn't go "poof" when we get out!

"we" can't "live" without the Crap they sell us via these services?
Well, I've shut them off before and reconnected to family and friends-it's truly Amazing what you can think of to do without the constant yammering from talking heads, commentators, commercials enticing us to buy crap we don't need with money we don't have-not to mention the mindless reality shows and sit-coms---political influence begins to fade and one begins to "think" clearly...the Benefits go on and on...

The bottom line is-we are the consumers and If we collectively don't like what they're doing/selling? Don't buy it.