At our condo in Florida, I got tired of paying 150 bucks a month for basic cable and internet, so I switched to internet only and went with an antenna for local TV. I experimented with a couple of different indoor antennas. The flat ones you stick on the wall did OK, but even though we could get 30 channels reception was spotty and the only major networks we could get were ABC and PBS. I figured the problem was the steel studs in the condo walls; all the Tampa area transmitters are located on the far side of the building from our TV. So I worked on a better solution.
What I found that worked was a mini-Yagi that's intended to be installed in an attic. Both Lowes and HD sell them for 50 bucks; I used the Lowes GE-branded one. I was able to fit the antenna through an access panel in the ceiling so I could put it right behind the concrete block wall nearest the TV towers. Then I had to fish a coax back to the TV, which meant cutting some holes in walls and drilling through a few studs. Now we get 89 channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and PBS. I actually think the content is better with the antenna than with basic cable.
Here's the antenna I used. Our condo is about 30 miles from most of the Tampa-area transmitters.
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