Trouble getting digital stations

I have an Olevia 232V 32" HDTV (built in tuners for OTA) and am trying to get OTA digital broadcasts. I am in NNJ. This is actually my son's, but I am borrowing it from him. I last used it at the end of the summer it could pick up fox (5.1), and channels 41 and 50/51. Now it can only get 41, 51 and 68 after a scan. Scans were done on both air and cable settings.

Trying to better understand the real issue here I have been doing some research. I have used antennaweb.org to determine potential stations. I gather from some of the posts on this site that there are those who do not feel this is a reliable resource; however, I believe it is good enough for my purposes as I am close to the source, no real interference issues, and get excellent OTA analog signals.

Most of the channels, according to antennaweb.org, are coming from the same direction (160 degrees, which if I understand this correctly is 20 degrees east of south). This seems to explain 41 and 68, but 51 comes from 212 degrees. Thus it appears the antenna has a significantly wide range.

All the major stations and independents (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13) are listed at the same distance and direction, so I assume their antennas are located together, but I can't get a one of them in. They are in the same direction and distance as the ones I can get. I tried manual entering in the actual frequency into the TV, but it can't find the signal. I find it incredibly difficult to believe that the majors have

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Submitted 172 days ago...

Sgtmike

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Could be that this is a VHF versus UHF issue. The channel numbers 2-13 are usually VHF and those with the higher numbers are UHF (or vice versa).

Remember on older sets you had to have a signal splitter (to split VHF from UFH). Is your antenna one that can receive both types of signals?

Assuming your antenna can receive both types of signals, you might not have a clear line of sight path to the transmitter for those stations you can not receive.

Those transmitters are usually placed on very tall buildings or antenna masts so that they can have a clear line of sight to most locations. However, if there is a building or other structure in the way, your antenna can not see the transmitter.

Ask your neighbors if they use an antenna and if they can receive those stations. Otherwise, buy cable or satellite service.

good luck!

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