A few years ago I cancelled my cable and just watched Netflix and other streaming services.
I missed watching the news and watching whatever was on. I wanted some TV. We used to use the "bunny ears" back in the day and I heard something about making an antenna to pick up the digital hdtv signals. So I did some Internet searching and found this guy's website
https://johnbollwitt.com/2009/01/20/getting-over-the-air-ota-digital-television-dtv-in-vancouver/
I went to the hardware store and bought package metal coat hangers, a dozen metal washers, and a converter thing like we used to use to hook up cable to a TV. I found an old piece of wood in my shed and I created the masterpiece you can see in my post. That website I linked to has a video that explains how to make one.
Then I bought this https://www.amazon.ca/Mediasonic-HW-150PVR-HomeWorx-Converter-Recording/dp/B00I2ZBD1U
And hooked it up! I was amazed that It worked! Perfect quality HDTV!
I live in nanaimo bc. I get
CBC (2)
Chek (6)
Global (8)
City (10)
CTV Two (17)
CTV (32)
Plus some old tv show channel and an old movie channel.
I use this website to find the schedule
https://mtvl.zap2it.com/tvl?md=chooseProviders&aid=tvschedule
Also there is an app called Peel smart remote that has an ok schedule.
And finally I used this website to find the best way to point the antenna. https://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29
For now the antenna just sits in my living room.Eventually I'd like to put an antenna on my roof.
Hope someone finds this info helpful
