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[–] LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those of us who live in valley’s outside of major cities are not as fortunate.

[–] stonedemoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know that not everywhere is going to be within 50 miles of a broadcasting tower, but it doesn't hurt to check. https://www.antennasdirect.com/transmitter-locator.html

[–] thanevim@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Valleys" was the key word there. Even if the distance isn't bad, a mountain between you and the broadcast tower can make 20 miles look like 70 in terms of signal

Source: am Appalachian resident

in the town of Appalachia there is a pbs station that cannot broadcast ota because of the mountains

[–] stonedemoman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

With ATSC 1.0 channels this is generally true, with some exceptions, but ATSC 3.0 channels use OFDM to circumvent a lot of interference. There's no real way of knowing whether or not it would work but Amazon has a 30-day return policy.