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Boomer77
Channel Surfer
3 years ago

Which digital antenna works best?

I have a onn roku 32in and I bought a digital antenna at walmart you know the flat kind and I can't pick up 1 channel is there a special antenna I need?

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert

    There's no such thing as a "digital antenna".  That's all marketing hype; don't get sucked in.  Some HDTV channels have moved to the UHF spectrum while others remain on the VHF spectrum, so the antenna you get does make a difference, but it varies significantly by where you are.  I need an antenna that can receive both UHF and VHF because about half the channels I get are on each one and the direction I point the antenna makes a huge difference.

    You can use something like https://www.tvfool.com to see what channels should be available to you and what kind of antenna you may need.