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After a few months of no use, my television suddenly started getting unpredictably fewer channels.
This is just over-the-air broadcast free television, but I used to get, for instance: 2/2.2, 4/4.2, 5/5.2/5.3/5.4, 7/7.2/7.3, 9/9.2/9.3, 11/11.2/11.3, 13/13.2, 25/25.2/25.3, 31/31.2/31.3, 33/33.2/33.3/33.4. In other words, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, My/WOR, WPIX, PBS, Get, Movies, Laff, Decades, CUNY, Antenna, This, Pax, Grit, and so on. Suddenly, there's a bunch of variation in what even shows up. Last week, I couldn't get CBS and Decades. Right now I can't get PBS and the main WOR.
I figure there are four elements for me to be watching television: the Samsung set, its remote control, the Terk antenna which is supposedly pretty good, and the broadcast source. I've re-scanned the channels repeatedly, I've changed the batteries on the remote since it seemed unreliable, I took the remote to a store to check it, I've talked to Samsung and Terk. And I'm no closer to a solution.
Any ideas? Have you ever had a similar problem? I thought that the signal was coming from the Empire State Building these days, but the Terk guy implied otherwise, and talked about Upper East Side and Upper West Side.
Depending upon how high up your apartment is there could be a number of factors. Things such as construction in your area and or line of reception, then fact trees have leafed out which can also interfere with reception.
As of several weeks ago we also lost quite a few stations. That and or have to move antenna around or adjust when going from say "Movies!" to "MeTv" and vice versa. Have not been able to get PBS/Channel Thirteen in months.
Have you tried doing an antenna rescan? This and or checking signal strength of channels?
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Depending upon how high up your apartment is there could be a number of factors. Things such as construction in your area and or line of reception, then fact trees have leafed out which can also interfere with reception.
As of several weeks ago we also lost quite a few stations. That and or have to move antenna around or adjust when going from say "Movies!" to "MeTv" and vice versa. Have not been able to get PBS/Channel Thirteen in months.
Have you tried doing an antenna rescan? This and or checking signal strength of channels?
If you have a converter box there should be a built in function accessed via remote. IIRC many "digital ready" or whatever televisions with built in converter boxes offered same feature.
If this is your first summer with OTA broadcasting, then depending upon where you live and other factors trees leafing out may be causing your signal woes.
Those living on higher floors of high rise buildings and or at least above tree height normally aren't bothered I summer. Anyone else in particular those on ground or say even fifth floor of a walk-up building could have issues.
It isn't helping that city has been on a tree planting binge for past decade or so.
If this is your first summer with OTA broadcasting, then depending upon where you live and other factors trees leafing out may be causing your signal woes.
Those living on higher floors of high rise buildings and or at least above tree height normally aren't bothered I summer. Anyone else in particular those on ground or say even fifth floor of a walk-up building could have issues.
It isn't helping that city has been on a tree planting binge for past decade or so.
My radio reception is not that great. I live in a tall building on a low floor. There are a lot of other tall buildings around, 40-50 stories
Is that is the worst condition for reception?
Dont have any TV right now. It's been a few years . If I bought one what could I expect with antennae reception, not into paying a cable bill
My radio reception is not that great. I live in a tall building on a low floor. There are a lot of other tall buildings around, 40-50 stories
Is that is the worst condition for reception?
Dont have any TV right now. It's been a few years . If I bought one what could I expect with antennae reception, not into paying a cable bill
See above....
Any over air broadcast reception be it television or FM radio will be affected by several factors. Primary is your location in relation to broadcasting antenna, and amount (if any) of things that block/hinder that path. Tall buildings, trees, large truck parked/stopped outside your window (ground floor), etc....
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