Can't get CBS in LA

[phred700]

Hi,

I recently bought an HD antenna (http://www.amazon.com/RCA-ANT111-Basic-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B000HKGK8Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1300333373&sr=8-4) and set it up within my apartment in Los Angeles: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3dccd1fbcf7a9b98. I get great reception for KNBC, KABC, and KTTV, but am unable to get any signal for KCBS, the weakest of the four.

Due to my apartment building, I only have the above mentioned antenna on a bookcase. Any suggestions for getting reception on this channel that, according to the report, should have a decently strong signal for me?

Hoping to be able to watch some of the NCAA tournament on my TV rather than my computer.

Thanks!

[GroundUrMast]

Your antenna is a good choice... so many consumers make the mistake of buying an amplified antenna. The signal levels at your location would overload most amplifiers.

Try moving the antenna to window with a view to the NW. Be sure the window does not have a metal screen.

This may require a section of RG-6 cable and a barrel (http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?mc=09&p=VH66&d=RCA-VH66-Barrel-Connectors-(VH66)&c=F-Connectors&sku=) connector.

[John Candle]

All the Receivable Stations are Strong and LOS Line Of Sight. Here is how to point Tv antennas. http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html . Read and understand this about , Real Digital Tv Channels , Virtual Digital Tv Channels , Analog Tv Channels , http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=695 , Here is information about indoor Tv antenna reception , http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=233

[John Candle]

Is the apt. building wrapped with any type or kind of metal such as but not limited to metal siding or stucko with stucko Wire ?? Are the walls made of poured concrete ?? Is there a metal roof ?? Metal foil backed insulation ?? Brick from ground to roof ?? . . GUM is thinking about the other west , The north east.

[ADTech]

I get the same type of question several times a week, both for indoors and outdoors installations.

When signal forecasts look okay and the appropriate antenna is in use for the problem channel(s), the loss of a single (perhaps more) station(s) that should be received is usually due to either interference from some other device or, most commonly, is due to a frequency-specific reflection that is causing multi-path. The usually corrective action is to 1) move the antenna and try again or 2) go with a more directional antenna that can be adjusted to minimize multi-path.

Sorry, there are no magic bullets available to fix this problem. It takes work and persistence to solve it.