Phoenix Meredith stations dispute?

Well, it'll be 2 weeks tomorrow for the dispute and I just wanted to mention that I purchased an OTA dongle a few days ago. Reception for me with rabbit ears is very spotty/intermittent though as I've already mentioned (which is why I have Dish in the first place). I can't receive any of our stations that broadcast on VHF at all no matter where I put the antenna (8, 10, 12) and just a few on UHF (3, 5, 33 and 45). If I move the antenna around I can get other UHF stations (21, 39, 61) but then I lose 3 and 5. Never realized what a p.i.t.a. digital TV is. Also, I called the phone number from the free antenna install email Dish sent me and they are coming out in a few weeks to "survey the situation" (as they put it) about putting up an outdoor antenna for me. I have also called the local stations to politely indicate my displeasure about the blackout (they both have the same phone number) but I get the feeling they really don't care.

For me what really stings is that the stations call themselves "Arizona's Family" as a brand and constantly talk/have commercials about their free apps/being able to watch NewsON for content

Same here - I can't get much OTA, which is why I have satellite. Really lame that I lost FOX. I'm within 60 miles of several FOX affiliates and I can't pull any of them in, no matter where I point my antenna.
 
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Funny, but my network shows have dwindled down to one. That's Elementary since it's (however loosely) based on Sherlock Holmes. Well the other night I got to thinking, "I haven't seen Sherlock for awhile" and when I searched I didn't see where one had been recorded. So I decided to see if PTAT had picked it up and for some reason hadn't saved it. So I clicked on the PTAT icon and see where there was no CBS at all. That's when I realized that it had been taken down.

Well, I worked around HBO to catch the end of GoT and now will just wait until August 15 (when Elementary is scheduled to end) and I will do my free week of CBS All Access to finish it off.
 
I got the AirTV Dual Tuner adapter today and installed it. It picked up all of my locals and all of them except for the Fox channel that is a part of the Meredith dispute have the guide info.

Is there any way to get the guide info where I can record the shows? This was the only reason I bought this.
 
I got the AirTV Dual Tuner adapter today and installed it. It picked up all of my locals and all of them except for the Fox channel that is a part of the Meredith dispute have the guide info.

Is there any way to get the guide info where I can record the shows? This was the only reason I bought this.

Mine populated eventually except for one sub-channel. Took a few hours. I couldn't pick up FOX where I live either, which is the station I lost.
 
I don't know what's up with that station but I have NEVER been able to pick it up over an antenna. I have lived all over this area, including Mobile, and it has never come in. I've tried indoor, amplified, outdoor, nothing works.

I can pick it up most of the time. Tonight is is pixilating(sp) bad. It is the weakest station I have.
 
Has there been any updates about this issue? I need to decide to or not to get an OTA dual tuner adapter for my Hopper 3 to record my local Fox channel while I am out of town. The new fall season will be starting while I am out of town.

Also has any issues popped up with the AirTV dual tuner adapter? This is what I have with my Wally in my RV.

Dude, figure they are not coming back anytime soon.

Besides the OTA signal is cleaner and gives you extra tuners in addition to the tuners in your hopper
 
I have Antenna Direct 91XG UHF yagi and it is an excellent UHF antenna. We have no high band VHF out here, but I read that is will pick up 7-13 (RF) within 25 miles (UHF is 70), so if we ever got a high band VHF, I should still get it.
 
I receive RF channels 8 and 10 quite well on a UHF antenna.

Count yourself lucky.

I got all my VHF houston channels on my older antennas direct clear stream 4 (UHF) antenna until a year or so ago. Then the signal became degraded.

The solution was to add a VHF antenna kit. Problem solved.


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