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Saturday, December 29, 2018

TV antennas are making a comeback

Karl Rudnick, a retired 69-year-old mathematician who lives in Solana Beach, Calif., recently bought a second home outside Minneapolis to be close to family members. He did not have to draw on his knowledge of advanced calculus to reject the idea of paying for two cable TV subscriptions.

“I talked to the cable companies and asked if there was a way to have one account,” Rudnick said. “There wasn’t, and all of a sudden I was looking at spending $300 a month just to have internet and TV.”

After doing some research, Rudnick decided on a throwback solution to bring down his monthly outlay without giving up the TV programming he liked. He purchased two TV antennas for about $80 each. He installed one in the attic of each house, giving him access to ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS and dozens of other broadcast channels for free. At his West Coast home, he was able to connect the antenna to the cable company’s coaxial wires.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

10+ years without cable tv and never looked back. Best $$ never spent !

Anonymous said...

I have one.

Anonymous said...

I have one in Deal Island area. Perfect reception of all the liberal propoganda!

Anonymous said...

ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS. Lol. Free and worth every penny. I'm happy to spend a few bucks and get quality and quantity. I'm not that broke.

Anonymous said...

Antenna here and internet for streaming Netflix, Amazon Prime and Pluto. Don’t miss cable TV at all!