HOW MANY CHANNELS DID YOU HAVE AS A KID?
HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE NOW?
HAVE YOU CUT THE CORD?
HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE NOW?
HAVE YOU CUT THE CORD?
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garnetsilver
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All I remember, is NBC, CBS, PBS, Channel 7, among others. We don't watch cable television anymore because it has gotten too expensive and there is mostly crap being offered.
Locally five, (three network, two independent UHF). We actually got lots of stations because my Dad invested in one of those rotating VHF directional antennas.
abc, cbs, nbc and then the 3 uhf channels and public broadcasting station.... we have cut the cord with cable and havent regretted it at all, aps provide the choice of having exactly what you want without the extra stuff and at half the price of cable.
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I grew up in the SF Bay Area. TVs had only 13 channels in those days. We got the Big 3 networks plus a number of local VHF stations from Oakland and SF so had a total of about 10 or so channels. I hadn't even heard of UHF until later.
In the present, I've cut the cord and just use an antenna and wish I'd done it sooner. Cable is 95% crap anyway. The only cable channel I miss is TCM because I like old movies but there are local stations here that play plenty of them. And, there are places online that offer them free now.
If anyone is thinking of "going antenna" I recommend "Antenna Man" (Tyler) on YouTube. He is a pro antenna installer and has lots of videos on everything about TV antennas. I've followed his recommendations and they've always worked out great.
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In the present, I've cut the cord and just use an antenna and wish I'd done it sooner. Cable is 95% crap anyway. The only cable channel I miss is TCM because I like old movies but there are local stations here that play plenty of them. And, there are places online that offer them free now.
If anyone is thinking of "going antenna" I recommend "Antenna Man" (Tyler) on YouTube. He is a pro antenna installer and has lots of videos on everything about TV antennas. I've followed his recommendations and they've always worked out great.
Antenna Man - Cut The Cord
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I watch a lot of film noire on YouTube and it's free.
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Me too. And, there's Peacock TV too and others.
My experience and path is very similar. We had perhaps five or six channels in the 60s. I cut the cord two years ago. I do miss watching some sports live, especially the Washington Nationals.
I cut the cord in '06 !
Just an indoor antenna with a booster. But because I live in Chicagoland I get 56 + channels over the air. So I'm not missing a thing. But keep in mind Chicago is still the second largest media market and we get some pretty good quality local stuff.
On the other hand when my brother and I shared a condo, -turn of the century era - we had a little league buddy that was an airline mechanic (on board) for Lufthansa out of Midway. He would go to Japan and bring back cheater cards. We had 999 channels and all the free movies and everything !
And I'm not missing watching any baseball either because I watch Sox games on the radio.
Question. Anyone miss really good broadcast TV where it's a communal event ? I remember in fourth grade discussing the finer points of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. I remember our high school being empty the day that Luke and Laura got married. I swear it felt like I was going to an all boys school.
Who shot JR ? Who shot Mr Burns ? MASH. That was great TV and brought us all together.
Suppose the point is that there is a sense of community and commonality.
Just an indoor antenna with a booster. But because I live in Chicagoland I get 56 + channels over the air. So I'm not missing a thing. But keep in mind Chicago is still the second largest media market and we get some pretty good quality local stuff.
On the other hand when my brother and I shared a condo, -turn of the century era - we had a little league buddy that was an airline mechanic (on board) for Lufthansa out of Midway. He would go to Japan and bring back cheater cards. We had 999 channels and all the free movies and everything !
And I'm not missing watching any baseball either because I watch Sox games on the radio.
Question. Anyone miss really good broadcast TV where it's a communal event ? I remember in fourth grade discussing the finer points of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. I remember our high school being empty the day that Luke and Laura got married. I swear it felt like I was going to an all boys school.
Who shot JR ? Who shot Mr Burns ? MASH. That was great TV and brought us all together.
Suppose the point is that there is a sense of community and commonality.
I cut the cord in '06 !
Just an indoor antenna with a booster. But because I live in Chicagoland I get 56 + channels over the air. So I'm not missing a thing. But keep in mind Chicago is still the second largest media market and we get some pretty good quality local stuff.
On the other hand when my brother and I shared a condo, -turn of the century era - we had a little league buddy that was an airline mechanic (on board) for Lufthansa out of Midway. He would go to Japan and bring back cheater cards. We had 999 channels and all the free movies and everything !
And I'm not missing watching any baseball either because I watch Sox games on the radio.
Question. Anyone miss really good broadcast TV where it's a communal event ? I remember in fourth grade discussing the finer points of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. I remember our high school being empty the day that Luke and Laura got married. I swear it felt like I was going to an all boys school.
Who shot JR ? Who shot Mr Burns ? MASH. That was great TV and brought us all together.
Suppose the point is that there is a sense of community and commonality.
Just an indoor antenna with a booster. But because I live in Chicagoland I get 56 + channels over the air. So I'm not missing a thing. But keep in mind Chicago is still the second largest media market and we get some pretty good quality local stuff.
On the other hand when my brother and I shared a condo, -turn of the century era - we had a little league buddy that was an airline mechanic (on board) for Lufthansa out of Midway. He would go to Japan and bring back cheater cards. We had 999 channels and all the free movies and everything !
And I'm not missing watching any baseball either because I watch Sox games on the radio.
Question. Anyone miss really good broadcast TV where it's a communal event ? I remember in fourth grade discussing the finer points of Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. I remember our high school being empty the day that Luke and Laura got married. I swear it felt like I was going to an all boys school.
Who shot JR ? Who shot Mr Burns ? MASH. That was great TV and brought us all together.
Suppose the point is that there is a sense of community and commonality.