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Reports of DTV Over The Air

The reception of over-the-air DTV signals depends largely on your location and the equipment that you use. This section is designed to allow you to see what people are doing who live near you and are already receiving these DTV signals! Listed below are all reports that were made in the designated market area of Houston, TX.

June 30, 2008

Exact Location: Southern edge of El Campo`
Terrain: Tall Trees
Antenna Model: Phillips 100 mile range unit
Ant. Location: 25 ft mast Large Phillips antenna
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: RCA DTC100
Installation: Walmart RCA dta800 box Self install
Comments: Can not get KTRK houston, get every other Houston and Victoria channel but even after adding a 45db gain line booster, still nothing. Not sure if maybe their signal will not be read by boxes that convert back to analog. Seems to picked up very easily by a HDTV with only a screw for an antenna,. But nothing on a converter with a huge boom antenna on the roof. I have emailed the engineering dept at KTRK to see if they can give me any advise.

City: El Campo
ZipCode: 77437
County: Wharton

Receiving the Following Stations:
NBC KPRC-DT - 17%`
PBS KUHT-DT - weak
CBS KHOU-DT - 16%`
FOX KRIV-DT - 17%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
KVAC Victoria ABC affilite

April 01, 2008

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: old attic directional, home made quad bowtie design
Ant. Location: duel ant's attic and set top homemade
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: self
Comments: Not much to say really, bought one of the gov coupon boxes. The remote died after a week. Exchanged at best buy.
Started with a medium grade 16 or so boom ant in the attic. All stations from channel 8 and 49 came in perfect. Then tried the philips amplified rabbit ears, and got most of the others with -fair results. Next I built a quad bow tie out of 6 coat hangers works great from inside the house. I didn't put a reflector on the ant because I live close to downtown and the stations are a little spread out.
It appears that channel 8 and 49 require the old large ant as I get no signal at all with the bow tie. These stations are broadcasting in vhf-dtv and the larger booms in the attic pick these up very well. I still have problems when it rains on channel 26 and may have to build another ant to point that way.
If you live in town don't waste money on a amplified ant. Artificially increasing the gain of a ghosted signal only makes the problem worse.
Duel ant's work great if you make sure your coax is the same length going into the combiner not a splitter connected backwards!
I'm not sure what we'll due for the beach house or the property out in the country since they are about 120 miles from anywhere.
Overall it's been a headache but I get 28 stations now 1/3 are Spanish and a bunch are infomercials but the picture is great.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77008
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN KTXH-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
55,49-1-2-3, 14-1-2-3-4-5,

January 24, 2008

Exact Location: Fairwood
Terrain: Tall Pine Trees
Antenna Model: Home made: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/762088/coat_hanger_hdtv_antenna_better_than_store_bought_amazing/
Ant. Location: Outside, connected to unused DishTV
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install connected to Sharp Aquos HDTV
Comments: 

City: Cypress
ZipCode: 77429
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - Excellent
NBC KPRC-DT - Excellent
ABC KTRK-DT - Excellent
CBS KHOU-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I only receive Fox, UPN, and PBS in analog, not HD. Not sure why since they appear to be broadcast from the same tower as ABC-HD, which I receive.

September 15, 2007

Exact Location: Outside of Rosenberg near the fairgrounds
Terrain: Country, some trees
Antenna Model: Unknown, 20+ years old
Ant. Location: Outdoors pole mounted
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: My brother and I purchased my mom a 34" Sony CRT HDTV for her birthday. Using the same aerial antenna she had since the house was built, we pick up all the digital channels with superb clarity. Prior TV could barely pickup any analog signal. Now my mom loves it. She can actually see the letters watching wheel of fortune... We programmed out all the analog channels except PBS and she is only receiving the HDTV signals + we programmed a digital weather channel. She gets to watch HDTV with no costs.

City: Rosenberg
ZipCode: 77471
County: Fort Bend

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KHOU-DT - Excellent
ABC KTRK-DT - Excellent
FOX KRIV-DT - Excellent
NBC KPRC-DT - Excellent
WB KHWB-DT - Excellent
UPN KTXH-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

August 23, 2007

Exact Location: 2ND STORY APT
Terrain: FLAT
Antenna Model: RABIT EARS $7.99
Ant. Location: TOP OF TV
Ant. Information: NONE
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: NO KNWS

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77034
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

July 03, 2007

Exact Location: house
Terrain: mostly small trees - a couple of big trees
Antenna Model: Phillips MANT410
Ant. Location: indoor
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: For some reason we just don't get PBS at all...

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77077
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KHOU-DT - Very good
ABC KTRK-DT - Very good
FOX KRIV-DT - Very good
NBC KPRC-DT - Very good
UPN KTXH-DT - Good
WB KHWB-DT - Very good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Univision (45), Telemundo (47)

June 01, 2007

Exact Location: I-45 and Bellfort (Gulfgate)
Terrain: General Neighborhood with Trees
Antenna Model: Standard Rabbit Ears
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Other than PBS, I get all the other channels in great quality. Probably would get PBS if I used a better antennae.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77017
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT - Don't recieve PBS digital channels at all.
NBC KPRC-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Get all the digital channels like Tube Music Network, All Spanish channels, and others.

April 10, 2007

Exact Location: Oakhurst at Kingwood
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: Winegard SS-2000
Ant. Location: Attic over garage
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installation
Comments: I have two SS-2000's mounted in the attic above my garage. One feeds to a Directv HR10-250 HD Tivo, and the other feeds to a Directv H20. Signal strength is excellent.

City: Porter
ZipCode: 77365
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KHOU-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
55.1 KTBU

December 21, 2006

Exact Location: Lakeside Meadow
Terrain: Standard single & two-storey homes
Antenna Model: Regular (standard) from Channel 2
Ant. Location: Inside, on top of entt. centre
Ant. Information: Regular (standard) from Channel 2
Tuner: Panasonic TUDST50
Installation: Self
Comments: Not sure about the tuner type.
The TV model is Panasonic TH-42PX60U
Why are the channel numbers different to what I get?
I have purchased and returned three HDTV antennae from Circuit City - Philips Indoor HDTV Antenna (PHDTV3)
Walmart - Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna
Radioshack - Radioshack model ($25)
The best so far is the $20 antenna from Channel 2. But cannot pickup Channel 2 HD!!
Any advice? I should get the small multidirectional (yellow) according to antennaweb.org.

City: Missouri City
ZipCode: 77459
County: Fort Bend

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - Only standard 39
UPN KTXH-DT - Both Channel 20 and HD 20.1
NBC KPRC-DT - Only 2, no HD
PBS KUHT-DT - Ch 8 is not so good, 8.1 very good picture, but no sound, 8.2 is best
FOX KRIV-DT - HD 26.1 is better than 26
ABC KTRK-DT - Only standard 13
CBS KHOU-DT - Channel 11, HD 11.1, Weather 11.2 & 11.3

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Some Spanish language HD PAX Channel 33 is weak Channel 51 is OK Channel 55 is very weak

December 15, 2006

Exact Location: Nottingham Forest
Terrain: trees
Antenna Model: ??
Ant. Location: attic of 2 story house
Ant. Information: yagi
Tuner: Toshiba DST3000
Installation: self
Comments: Have large problem getting ABC. added line amp but no success

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77079
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
CBS KHOU-DT - 90
ABC KTRK-DT - 20 -very poor -unwatchable
FOX KRIV-DT - 90
PBS KUHT-DT - 75
NBC KPRC-DT - 90
UPN KTXH-DT - 90
WB KHWB-DT - 90

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

September 28, 2006

Exact Location: Ridge Turn/South Post Oak
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: Hooked to Satellite
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Installed
Comments: Fox seeems to have a problem during Sunday Football games strange very strange.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77053
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN KTXH-DT - Very Good
WB KHWB-DT - The Best
NBC KPRC-DT - Very Good
PBS KUHT-DT - The Best
FOX KRIV-DT - Good
ABC KTRK-DT - Very Good
CBS KHOU-DT - Very Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

June 27, 2006

Exact Location: Next to Super Target and Grand Pkwy
Terrain: flat
Antenna Model: terk
Ant. Location: attic
Ant. Information: tubular
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: self
Comments: 

City: Katy
ZipCode: 77494
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

June 27, 2006

Exact Location: Next to Super Target and Grand Pkwy
Terrain: flat
Antenna Model: terk
Ant. Location: attic
Ant. Information: tubular
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: self
Comments: 

City: Katy
ZipCode: 77494
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - great
NBC KPRC-DT - great
PBS KUHT-DT - No signal
CBS KHOU-DT - good w/ occassional pixilation
UPN KTXH-DT - good w/ frequent pixilation
FOX KRIV-DT - good w/ occassional pixilation
ABC KTRK-DT - No signal

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

March 28, 2006

Exact Location: Cinco Ranch/ Katy Mason Rd at Westheimer Pkwy
Terrain: Flat, a few trees
Antenna Model: Terk 55
Ant. Location: Inside on top of entertainment cabinet 2nd floor
Ant. Information: Indoor Amplifed
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self
Comments: Could not get the PBS affiliate to come in.

City: Katy
ZipCode: 77450
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT - 90% signal strength excellent picture quality
FOX KRIV-DT - 99% signal strength excellent picture quality
CBS KHOU-DT - 100% signal strength excellent picture quality
NBC KPRC-DT - 96% signal strength excellent picture quality
UPN KTXH-DT - 100% signal strength excellent picture quality
WB KHWB-DT - 100% signal strength excellent picture quality

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

February 19, 2006

Exact Location: 2006 Laurel Hill Dr.
Terrain: 2 Story Home
Antenna Model: Radio Shack
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner:  Sylvania HDTV
Installation: Self-Installed
Comments: 

City: Humble
ZipCode: 77339
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - 100%
UPN KTXH-DT - 100%
NBC KPRC-DT - 100%
CBS KHOU-DT - 100%
PBS KUHT-DT - 100%
FOX KRIV-DT - 100%
ABC KTRK-DT - 100%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

February 04, 2006

Exact Location: Apartment,bottom facing Northwest
Terrain: some pine trees/ no building above 2 floors.
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 15-1892
Ant. Location: indoor/ 1" form ceiling
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Install
Comments: I don't know if it is The reciever used and old or my building; but I thought I'd be getting better reception. I use to have Time Warner but Got tired of giving them all that money for few HD channel and piss-poor service. Although INHD 1 and 2 are great channels. Plan on getting sat. next month.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77084
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
I receive all other channel with no problem except channel 55 "the tube". All these channels are deleted form my line-up.

November 26, 2005

Exact Location: Pearland - Southdown
Terrain: Medium and Low Trees
Antenna Model: Rabbit Ears
Ant. Location: Inside
Ant. Information: No Boost
Tuner: Toshiba DST3000
Installation: Integrated in TV
Comments: The reception is typically great with a $9 set of rabbit ears. However I'm having reception problems during heavy rain this morning. That could probably be corrected with a boosted indoor antenna.

City: Pearland
ZipCode: 77584
County: Brazoria

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength
UPN KTXH-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength
NBC KPRC-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength
PBS KUHT-DT - Lowest signal strength (72-75%) in the market area with some reception problems in the evenings, but otherwise stunning reception clarity
FOX KRIV-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength
ABC KTRK-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength
CBS KHOU-DT - Excellent 82-92% signal strength

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Various other market channels

November 25, 2005

Exact Location: Crawford St
Terrain: Trees, Buildings (Med Center)
Antenna Model: Channel Master 3016
Ant. Location: Outside
Ant. Information: MD (Red)
Tuner: 
Installation: Self
Comments: Antenna installed on roof of multi-story townhome. No significant obstructions along primary orientation of 210 degrees. DTV tuner built into LCD TV. Excellent picture on all channels.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77004
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT - Strong
FOX KRIV-DT - Strong
PBS KUHT-DT - Strong
CBS KHOU-DT - Strong
NBC KPRC-DT - Strong
UPN KTXH-DT - Strong
WB KHWB-DT - Strong

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

November 16, 2005

Exact Location: West Little York at Greenhouse Rd.
Terrain: Fairly New Neighborhood
Antenna Model: SR51 AntennasDirect
Ant. Location: Antenna Indoors
Ant. Information: Directional
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self-Install
Comments: Currently my antenna is resting on my TV. Once I finalize the install of the antenna to my roof, I shouldn't ever have an issue receiving perfect picture.

City: Katy
ZipCode: 77449
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - Very Good
UPN KTXH-DT - Very Good
NBC KPRC-DT - Very Good
CBS KHOU-DT - Very Good
PBS KUHT-DT - Very Good
FOX KRIV-DT - Very Good
ABC KTRK-DT - Very Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Several Spanish Channels Available. Tube is also available.

November 05, 2005

Exact Location: 2727 Bens Branch Dr
Terrain: Apt 2nd floor
Antenna Model: RCA ANT1250
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: 45db
Tuner: 
Installation: Self, Samsung 30" HD built in
Comments: 

City: Humble
ZipCode: 77339
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT - 50%
CBS KHOU-DT - 50%
FOX KRIV-DT - 50%
PBS KUHT-DT - 0%
NBC KPRC-DT - 50%
UPN KTXH-DT - 30%
WB KHWB-DT - 50%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
55.1 - 30% 57.1 - 30% 67.1 - 50%

September 20, 2005

Exact Location: Cypresswood
Terrain: Tall pine trees, house is level with Cypress Creek at the bottom of a hill
Antenna Model: Winegard CA-7080 90", Winegard Amp DA-1136, Winegard LT-4000 line taps (2)
Ant. Location: Attic, second story
Ant. Information: 8 drops in the house, terminated if not used
Tuner: 
Installation: Self installed May 93
Comments: CBS, NBC are the best at HD, almost always at 1080.........WB cheats the most, usually at 480 - but my TV upgrades it to 1080p which helps a lot. PBS being the "old" kid on the block makes use of some "old" HD equipment for some older shows, but the newer shows are great. ABC seems to stay at 720 most of the time, except the football looks like 1080 to me. FOX appears to be changing from 480 to 720, and maybe a couple of shows at 1080. TV is one of the new Mitsubishi 1080p sets (WD-52628)with the HD turner built it. The only thing I wish I had would be RUSH-HD and FUEL-HD - - - the RUSH TV may only be available form Dish Network now.........but to pay $90 a month for one station is not worth it. I receive a total of 28 digital stations crystal clear, signal strength is 9 or 10. Only one station: 51-1 digital can not be received here in digital. Currently the TV's built in TV-GUIDE system does not work correctly, but several people are supposed to be working on that. In lieu of that, just using the built-in "channel view" sytem for now.

City: Spring
ZipCode: 77373
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN KTXH-DT - Excellent
WB KHWB-DT - Excellent
NBC KPRC-DT - Excellent
PBS KUHT-DT - Excellent
FOX KRIV-DT - Excellent
CBS KHOU-DT - Excellent
ABC KTRK-DT - Excellent

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
A few other received pefectly clear: KETH, KXLN, KTMD, KPXB, KTBU, KAZH, KFTH, KZJL. Many of those will have multiple feeds 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.

April 11, 2005

Exact Location: Canyon Gate at Northpointe in Tomball near HP
Terrain: Tall Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack VU-75 XR
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 18 Element Boom
Tuner: 
Installation: Self installed
Comments: 

City: Tomball
ZipCode: 77377
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

February 18, 2005

Exact Location: Braeswood & Buffalo Speedway
Terrain: single family homes and lots of trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: attic
Ant. Information: big old Radio Shack SDTV monster
Tuner: 
Installation: self install LG LST-4200A
Comments: All channels at slightly above average signal strength according to tuner. Great quality on all! Previous SDTV reception varied from day to day and could be quite awful with lots of snow and bad ghosting.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77025
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Sure, all the Hispanic, shopping, and religious channels plus PAX are in Houston, too, in HD.

December 25, 2004

Exact Location: cy-fair
Terrain: new housing small trees no big buildings
Antenna Model: terk hdtvi
Ant. Location: near tv
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: motorola hdt101
Comments: great box works perfect

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77001
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
ABC KTRK-DT - great
FOX KRIV-DT - great
PBS KUHT-DT - great
CBS KHOU-DT - great
NBC KPRC-DT - great
UPN KTXH-DT - great
WB KHWB-DT - great

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 04, 2004

Exact Location: Keegans Wood Area
Terrain: Flat terrain, medium size trees.
Antenna Model: Terk TV44 Cable Dish Clamp-on
Ant. Location: lower roof, 10 foot above ground
Ant. Information: Amplified
Tuner: Hauppauge WinTVHD
Installation: Self Installed Dvico FusionHD PCI card for Home PC
Comments: Better signal possible with better antenna or higher roof mount.

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77083
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - medium signal
NBC KPRC-DT - strong signal
CBS KHOU-DT - strong signal
PBS KUHT-DT - medium to low signal, good late night

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
KPXB-DT KAZH-DT

August 16, 2004

Exact Location: Louedd
Terrain: Tall Trees
Antenna Model: $35 model from Lowes
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: VHF/UHF
Tuner: Panasonic TUHDS20
Installation: Self
Comments: Spoke with all 3 major network engineers.
NBC says decrease gain if you are getting others.
CBS plans to purchase additional equipment to broacast same type of format ABC and NBC have.

City: Montgomery
ZipCode: 77356
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
PBS KUHT-DT - 15% They only broadcast digital on VHF
NBC KPRC-DT - 100% Slow to decode. FYI: They broadcast the highest wattage so you may have to decrease gain to receive
FOX KRIV-DT - 100%
ABC KTRK-DT - 100% All 3 Channels
CBS KHOU-DT - 100%
WB KHWB-DT - 100%
UPN KTXH-DT - 100%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

August 12, 2004

Exact Location: Hwy 105 West to Montgomery
Terrain: Tall Trees
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster Stealth-tenna
Ant. Location: Chimney Mounted, 5 ft. over my rooftop
Ant. Information: ChannelMaster Amp inside Stealth-tenna
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self Installed
Comments: 

City: Montgomery
ZipCode: 77356
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN KTXH-DT - 90%
WB KHWB-DT - 100%
ABC KTRK-DT - 100% strong
FOX KRIV-DT - 100%
NBC KPRC-DT - 100% very strong
PBS KUHT-DT - 2% - very weak
CBS KHOU-DT - 20% - used to be strong signal

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
Bryan-College Station, Channel 3 is weak

June 26, 2004

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: EchoStar 6000
Installation: 
Comments: 

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77083
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
None Selected -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

June 19, 2004

Exact Location: Baytown, TX
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Terk pre-amp hdtv indoor antenna
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: Pre-amplified HDTV indoor antenna
Tuner: Zenith IQDTV1080
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

City: Baytown
ZipCode: 77520
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT - Great quality, rarely skips
ABC KTRK-DT - Great quality, rarely skips
CBS KHOU-DT - Great quality, skips sometimes
NBC KPRC-DT - Great quality but skips often
WB KHWB-DT - Skips often, almost unwatchable
UPN KTXH-DT - Sometimes skips, sometimes doesn't

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

March 01, 2004

Exact Location: Longwood
Terrain: Tall Pine Trees
Antenna Model: Zenith Multi-Directional
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Tried several antennas, both indoor and outdoor (clip to satellite dish) and this one received the most channels at one time without too much "fiddling" with it. Just don't understand why I am not getting audio on local NBC, ABC and CBS when thier sub-channels (2-2, 13-2) get audio fine.

City: Cypress
ZipCode: 77429
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
UPN KTXH-DT - great picture and sound
WB KHWB-DT - great picture and sound
NBC KPRC-DT - great picture...no audio
ABC KTRK-DT - great picture...no audio
CBS KHOU-DT - Great picture...no audio
FOX KRIV-DT - great picture and sound

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

February 12, 2004

Exact Location: Preston and Spencer
Terrain: Flat
Antenna Model: Turk TV55
Ant. Location: Outside
Ant. Information: Bar with amp
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Not very happy with reception. Seems to work great one day and bad the next. Weather must have somthing to do with it. Can't use digital sound from my tuner as it comes in and out- very distracting.

City: Pasadena
ZipCode: 77505
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT - Mostly Good
CBS KHOU-DT - Good
ABC KTRK-DT - Good
NBC KPRC-DT - Mostly Good
PBS KUHT-DT - Hit and Miss
WB KHWB-DT - Good
UPN KTXH-DT - Good

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 31, 2003

Exact Location: Silverlake Subdivision
Terrain: Few trees, no large obstructions
Antenna Model: MegaWave M-TV-1
Ant. Location: Indoor
Ant. Information: No pre-amp, indoor antenna
Tuner: Mitsubishi SRHD500
Installation: Self
Comments: 

City: Pearland
ZipCode: 77584
County: Brazoria

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT - The signal on FOX is sometimes difficult to maintain

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 26, 2003

Exact Location: Cypresswood Lake
Terrain: Very few trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack U-75R UHF Antenna
Ant. Location: Chimney Mount with a 5 foot mast
Ant. Information: Antenna - RG-6 - TV
Tuner: 
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Sony KDP-57WS550 TV with a built in DTV Tuner

City: Spring
ZipCode: 77373
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT - 98-100% no dropout
UPN KTXH-DT - 98-100% no dropout
ABC KTRK-DT - 98-100% no dropout
NBC KPRC-DT - 98-100% no dropout
PBS KUHT-DT - 98-100% no dropout
CBS KHOU-DT - 98-100% no dropout
WB KHWB-DT - 98-100% no dropout

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:
5 other Spanish channels

October 18, 2003

Exact Location: Seabrook
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack Yagi
Ant. Location: Outside, 6ft. above peak
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT165
Installation: self
Comments: Had to get above the peak to get the best reception. The yagi antenna worked the best, I tried several.

City: Seabrook
ZipCode: 77586
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

October 07, 2003

Exact Location: 1302 Comanche Deer Park, TX (Houston suberb)
Terrain: residential area on coastal plains with trees
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: attic of 2-story house
Ant. Information: Radio Shack Traditional roof top antenna istalled in attic
Tuner: Samsung SIRT160
Installation: self
Comments: excellent reception on all stations, exceptional picture clarity. much better than local cable or DirectTV signal.

City: Deer Park
ZipCode: 77536
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

September 17, 2003

Exact Location: 
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: 
Ant. Location: 
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: 
Installation: 
Comments: 

City: Houston
ZipCode: 77049
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

September 10, 2003

Exact Location: Kingwood,Texas
Terrain: Trees/2 story house
Antenna Model: Winegard Parabolic
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: Curved Parabolic with amp
Tuner: Sony SATHD200
Installation: Self Install
Comments: 

City: Humble
ZipCode: 77345
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
NBC KPRC-DT - Not quite as good as CBS and ABC
PBS KUHT-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
WB KHWB-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

August 02, 2003

Exact Location: Fairmont Pkway & Bltway 8
Terrain: flat
Antenna Model: RCA ANT200B
Ant. Location: Inside, on top of TV
Ant. Information: Amplified Rabbit ears/Loop
Tuner: Samsung SIRT150
Installation: self
Comments: Strong single from all channels with simple amplified inside ant.

City: Pasadena
ZipCode: 77505
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT -
CBS KHOU-DT -
PBS KUHT-DT - Amplification must be turned on to receive this one
NBC KPRC-DT -
ABC KTRK-DT -
FOX KRIV-DT -
UPN KTXH-DT -

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

July 09, 2003

Exact Location: Conroe
Terrain: Trees
Antenna Model: Radio Shack 120" UHF/VHF/FM
Ant. Location: Chimney mount on 2 story house
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Hughes HSYSE86
Installation: Self Install
Comments: Receive all the Houston channels at 95-100%. UPN is very low and I usually can't pick it ip. Also can not pick up PBS at all. I am about 60 miles North of Houston.

City: Conroe
ZipCode: 77304
County: Montgomery

Receiving the Following Stations:
FOX KRIV-DT - 100%
ABC KTRK-DT - 100%
NBC KPRC-DT - 100%
CBS KHOU-DT - 100%
WB KHWB-DT - 100%

Receiving Other Stations Not Listed Above:

July 08, 2003

Exact Location: Katy, Nottingham Country
Terrain: 
Antenna Model: ChannelMaster 3016
Ant. Location: Attic
Ant. Information: 
Tuner: Samsung SIRT151
Installation: Self
Comments: 

City: Katy
ZipCode: 77450
County: Harris

Receiving the Following Stations:
WB KHWB-DT - Very Good
CBS KHOU-DT - Very Good
PBS KUHT-DT - Very Good
NBC KPRC-DT - Very Good
ABC KTRK-DT - Very Good
FOX KRIV-DT - Very Good