As I mentioned in an earlier article, you have to buy an High Definition TV in order to watch High Definition programming. But, you don't have to pay a dime to get HD programming when we offer it for FREE from NBC - over the air - just the way you used to watch TV in the days BEFORE cable and satellite.
So much has been written about the need to subscribe to expensive HD packages from services like Dish Network, Direct TV or Time Warner Cable, among others. But it's not necessary.
All new TVs manufactured after 2005 are required to have an ATSC tuner which allows you to pick up the new digital TV signals, including the HD ones, which all of the local TV stations in the Cleveland market are now broadcasting FREE OF CHARGE, over the air.
You new TV automatically locks onto these digital channels - including for us.. channel 3.1 (Channel 3 in HD) and channel 3.2 (Weather Plus).
Even if you bought a digital tv that's not an HD Set, you can still watch our new channels in the regular 4x3 mode.
Finally, if you have any trouble picking up any of these "over the air" signals, you can always buy an HD booster antenna, that works much like the the "rabbit ears" of yesteryear. Places like Crutchfield.com or Radio Shack can point you in the right direction.
