Introduction

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Welcome to our site!

We offer several resources here relating to over-the-air (OTA) broadcast services (TV, FM, and others). We have a variety of online tools, downloadable content, reference information, and discussion forums to help users learn, understand, and make informed decisions about the OTA services available to them. Here's a quick summary of some of the resources you can find here:



Signal Analysis Tool

• Lets you enter a location by address or by coordinate
• Lets you specify the height of an antenna above ground
• Runs 3D propagation models for the exact location and height
• Generates a "radar plot" report that summarizes the signal strength and direction of all the channels in the area

Quick links: Try it here (TV Fool), or here (FM Fool), or see our tutorial in Getting Started.

Online Interactive Maps

• Lets you enter a location by address or by coordinate
• Displays your location on an interactive map in your web browser
• Runs 3D propagation models for the exact location and height
• Lists the signal strengths of all the channels in the area
• Displays lines to each transmitter to help visually aim antennas
• Displays coverage overlays of any transmitters in the list
• Lets you dynamically change your location (drag the marker) or antenna height (lets you fix inaccurate address lookup results)
• Channel lists, signal strengths, and directions are automatically updated instantly (lets you play what-if games very easily)

Quick links: Try it here, or see our tutorial in Getting Started.

Google Earth Coverage Maps

• Downloadable coverage overlays for use with Google Earth on your own computer
• Lets you "see" how each transmitter lights-up (or gets blocked by) the terrain in an interactive 3D environment
• Great visual way to identify terrain obstacles that might be affecting you

Quick links: Download the files from here, or see our tutorial in Getting Started.

Complete Google Earth Transmitter Icon Collection

• Downloadable Google Earth file containing icons for all the transmitters in our databases
• Each clickable icon pops up a balloon with quick stats about the transmitter like its power, height, network affiliation, etc.
• Great visual way to identify nearby transmitters

Quick links: Download the files from here (TV Fool), or here (FM Fool), or see our tutorial in Getting Started.

Callsign Lookup

• Quick way to look up a transmitter by its callsign
• Displays a coverage overlay for the requested transmitter
• Provides quick stats about the transmitter like its channel, power, network affiliation, coordinates, etc.

Quick links: Try it here, or see our tutorial in Getting Started.

Discussion Forum

• A place to ask questions, get advice, share experiences, and more
• Learn about current and future technologies related to broadcast services
• Send feedback, submit database updates, and stay informed about the latest developments at this site.
• Do your part to contribute to this free, community driven web site

Quick links: Explore topics starting here, or see our tutorial in Getting Started.