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   Rob Mccart to JAY HARRIS   
   Re: TV Woes   
   25 Sep 25 08:07:27   
   
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   RM> I don't seem to find any way to find out what channels are available   
   RM> in this area with online searches and such   
      
   JH>I used this site:   
      
   JH>https://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29   
      
   JH>It was pretty accurate for what's available in my area.  It also lets you   
   kno   
     >he signal strength based on how high your antenna is.  That's how we knew we   
     >ded ours to be 30ft in the air to reliably get the stations from Buffalo.   
      
   JH>When I typed my Dad's address into that site (Muskoka), he can get one   
   statio   
     >eliably (CTV), and might be able to get Global & CHCH if we were able to get   
     > antenna high enough.  A far cry from the ~30 stations we can get down here.   
      
   Well that was interesting. I went there and it *appears* I should be   
   able to get 25 stations altogether, although I think a lot of them are   
   repeats from the same major network. It did mention though that the   
   information is about 8 years old so I don't know if it's still accurate.   
      
   They did show that for almost all of them I'd need a very high quality   
   outdoor antenna (tower?) to pick up though.   
      
   It even showed me 8 channels I could get Analog.   
      
   Both showed CTV and Global feeds. The digital ones added CBC and TVO   
   as well, and SRC which is French I believe..   
      
   Thanks for mentioning that anyways..   B)   
      
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