Music Mondays Remember when MTV played music videos? Nowadays, the cable channel is less about music and instead is filled with “reality” tv shows. However, recently I’ve noticed I’m picking up new music video channels for free, over-the-air. I live over 40 miles from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, but can pick up the following [...]
Friday, December 17, 2010
Last Minute Low-Tech Christmas Present Ideas… Old-fashioned landline telephones Recommended Rabbit Ears Antenna for DTV Model Trains for Christmas More Old-fashioned Toys and Games Recommended Books and Movies Recommended Bluegrass, Classic Country, and Americana Music by
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Earlier I was unconcerned about the analog cutoff on June 12th as I had been watching digital channels for several months already. However, I was surprised that two major TV stations in my area ABC-WJLA and CBS-WUSA switched their broadcasts from UHF to VHF on 6/12. This was disappointing because while I received their channels [...]
Last year, I wrote a post illustrating that while most people spend a lot of money on cable or satellite TV, the most popular shows are broadcast over-the-air (OTA) for free. That is still true today as indicated by last week’s ratings. The top 10 over-the-air shows each had over 13 million viewers, while the [...]
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