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Originally Posted by andersonoo7
Hey, all. I'm a newbie to the wonderful world of TV antennae. I live on the fringe reception area for Los Angeles and have a peculiar situation.
In the past we had COX Cable. Since dropping it, we've left the coax plugged into the television and seem to get the OTA broadcast stations. A few are in HD, but most are SD.
If I unplug the coax from either the wall or the TV, the signal cannot be found. We are not paying COX for any TV service, so I don't know why there should be anything coming through the cable. Unless this has anything to do with the fact that they are our ISP as well or just an error on COX's part?
The SD channels come in on strange channels (i.e. FOX 11 is on 90.87) as well.
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It sounds like your TV tuner is still configured for operation in 'cable' mode. The cable company likely distributes some or all of it's 'basic' channels in an un-encrypted format which would make it possible to see them if the cable company has not physically disconnected the drop wire to your home. Because you are still using the internet service, they can't disconnect you.
To see OTA signals with your TV, you'll need to reconfigure the tuner to 'air' or 'antenna' mode through the setup menu on the TV.
For reliable OTA reception, you'll need an outdoor antenna aimed at 323°. I would expect any of the Winegard HD769x series antennas to be a good choice. Some folks may consider the HD7698P to be more than needed, but you're slightly blocked by a hill fairly close in. The HD7694P would be the minimum antenna I could recommend.
One last thought, try generating another TV Fool report using the height of your roof peak plus 10 feet. You may get lucky and see some station paths change to LOS (Line of Sight). If so, the smaller antenna would become a great option for you.