Of course they are. Cable costs suck. OTA, even in rural areas with a good antenna have a superior picture these days. We get 22 watchable channels now that a new broadcast tower was put up about 20 miles away. One attic antenna connects to an amplifier that feeds all the TV's that used to be connected to the local horseshit cable company. I enjoyed using tin snips to literally cut the cable cord. Since my wife and I hate commercials, we stream in the evenings using cap free 24Mbs DSL. With testing I learned that 6Mbs is all that is needed to stream in 1080p. The ultra high speeds offered by cable are useless for a small family. We're lucky in that our home based business is close to the phone company office and can get their 24Mbs DSL. Our farmer customers are lucky to get 1.5Mbs just a couple of miles away.
The article intrigued me so I looked up installers in my area using this link (antennasdirect.com).
I used a similar website to learn what was available OTA. It was accurate.The subchannels have a lot of old TV shows, and plenty of newer ones on channels like H&I (Heroes and Icons). Keep in mind the total channels will include many that you'll block. I blocked the Spanish and religious ones. Total we had like 37 available, with 22 that we didn't block and receive on all our TV's.
Edit: This is similar to the antenna we use (homedepot.com). It's much cheapr and better than separate antennas, since the cables were already in place.
My wife is the one who watches most of the TV here, so if she's cool with the available channels I will be.
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