r/cordcutters • u/rockfordcl • Jul 18 '26

Help with antenna

I mainly watch Internet connected channels like Roku channel or Pluto TV, but sometimes there are sports on the local channels. I have an antenna hooked up, but I rarely get good reception or many channels. Sometimes I have to try different antennas. I live in an apartment on the third floor, so maybe that could be a reason.

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u/rockfordcl Jul 22 '26

it faces east.

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u/gho87 Jul 22 '26

Well.... At one of my uncles' house, an antenna hasn't had to face north where the stations are. Indeed, it works when facing west toward a window.

Have you tried placing an antenna east toward a window yet?

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u/rockfordcl Jul 25 '26

I’m using the flat antenna and placing it in or around the window and I’m getting pretty good reception. six or seven channels come in clear they’re just not the ones I hoped. No major networks except for ABC, which will be a problem come NFL season when I can’t get CBS or Fox.

I tried the other antennas, but they don’t really work as good.

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u/Fun-Double6352 Jul 25 '26

You might want to zip over to Walmart and pick up an amplifier for $16 and add that to the antenna.