What are your favorite free over-the-air broadcast channels?

For those of you who get your TV via over-the-air free broadcasting (via antenna) like me, what are your favorite over-the-air channels/networks?

I like Antenna TV and ME-TV for their classic TV

Our two local PBS stations and the World and Create sub-channels.

That's really just about all I watch- those channels offer plenty of interesting shows.

I wish I got the BUZZR TV game show network.

 

I'd imagine that HBO via DirectTV is not what you'd consider over the air...correct?

 

Right, though I guess you did get me on a technicality. I'll change the subject line.

 

Antenna TV and Me TV are good ones, I also watch a lot on CBS and PBS

 

I may be watching more on FOX these days than I do any other broadcast network. But I also find myself watching a lot of AMC via satellite. Over-the-air is generally way too tame and pedestrian for me these days.

 

MeTV
Antenna TV
getTV
Cozi TV
Grit
Heroes & Icons
Decades

Yes, I am biased toward "classic TV" oriented channels, but IMO that's where the most interesting stuff is being shown, if we're only talking about OTA programming. I have cable for HBO, sports, and everything else that's not available OTA.

 

This is a great channel. WBXZ-LP, Channel 56 in Buffalo NY, was airing it up until the end of June.
It's too bad they dropped it.

 

GetTV and Movies!. Movies is on a local sub channel (12-2) and is a national feed.
Old and new movies, and all in HD or at least upgraded SD. Here's their website
schedule:
Movies! TV Network | Schedule »

 

We get MeTV and Antennae TV. With some exceptions, I prefer MeTV which I think has better quality shows. It is nice to watch westerns with good stories and comedy shows without any of the gutter talk and situations like Two Broke Girls has. (What a horrible show. Hard to believe it is on broadcast TV).

Antennae TV tends to feature a lot of old shows that I never liked even when they were current:
All in the Family
Jeffersons
Mr. Belvedere
Three's Company
Family Ties.

On the other hand, I do like
Mr. Ed
Green Acres
Leave it to Beaver
Bewitched
And Johnny, of course.

Between MeTV and Antenae TV and watching old shows on Netflix, we seldom watch any of the Big 3 networks, Fox or even PBS very much.

 

Those are all great and add COMET to the list, sci-fi movies from all eras (esp. a lot of old 'B' movies).

 

By far Decades channel. Ed Sullivan two full episodes. Full episode of Dick Cavett. The Comedy Shop, 70s stand up show. Laugh In, i've become a addicted to Laugh In. Lilly Tomlin was so good. These are my daily go to. The horrible made for tv movies are sometimes horrible sometimes awesome. Great channel. They have been showing the great and new, to me, 70s series Movin' On. A trucker show. Adventures on the road. Cool show. Love the Decades channel.

 

I have not watched the Sullivan shows because I thought there were the edited versions from the 90s but now I see they are complete? Gotta watch now!!

 

Just watched 'em along with Dick Cavett interviewing James Brown after his arrest. Great interview. Opposites which really worked. Dick is so cosmopolitan. They are full shows but with some type of editing i think. Still love 'em.

I thought of starting a review thread of Ed's show. But, i think it would be me and me reviewing em. Liza, Tony Bennet, nice juggling. Every day some fun stuff. Never liked Barbra Streisand, now i get it. Man when she was young her energy was just off the charts. She's jumping out of her skin. He has many of the same things on but i like seeing it. Love the Ed shows. Yesterday was the Doors famous show. They did People are Strange first the Light my Fire. He sings Higher eyes closed but not overemphisised like the movie. And Ed is clapping politely after they sing. I guess backstage the blowup was there? But, Ed presented a stoic politeness after they finished.

 

Our local PBS channel. It's not "exactly" free, since I do cut them a check every year. But then again, I never watch it. The only benefit I get from this is knowing if I didn't send them the money, that's money that would have otherwise gone to the government via taxes, which would surely be spent on something I didn't want. I would much rather my dollar going to a station airing programming aimed at the poorly-served minority viewer, than whatever gets slipped into our budget.

 

Lots of good PBS stuff i love. The News Hour, Frontline, and the docs on the World channel.

 

I get most of these channels over the air with my steam-powered antenna. I've found if I try to surf between them they all show commercials at the exact same time. We've all had enough of mesothelioma/asbestos ambulance chasers barking "1-800" phone numbers like a machine gun.

 

I like many of them: MeTV, Antenna TV, LaffTV, Cozi, Buzzr, Movies! and Decades. I could do with less commercials that they all have, but maybe its the price to pay.

 

Laff Tv for Drew Carey my main show. Love that show. Me Tv comes out with a gem every once in a while. Some obscure movie that i love and have never seen. But mostly not. Still browze it regularly.

 

They are still edited.

 

Today was excellent. Two full black and white episodes. Nat Cole, Ertha Kitt, Pearl Bailey, Opera, juggling. An excellent mimic of Ed, which is stock on the show. But he went back to baby and child hood, really full mimicry of Ed. The Nat one had his wife Maria for one song. Really cool. You could see Natelie in Maria. Juggler Rodreguez. Best was a young Nina Simone, wow. Love these shows.

 

What was full?

 

I don't know. They just run two vintage episodes in a row. Half hour each. Seems to have introductions and banter. Each half hour is an episode. Maybe they have been edited i don't know. But each half hour is from one show not just highlights or patched together best of's. You can see them on the Decades channel. The introduction montage and music is of the 80's time? maybe. But the shows are of the past. Lovin' the old Ed Sullivan shows.

Maybe someone could give info on how long the original on air shows were. And if the rebroadcasts have cuts and what was cut?

 

When I used to use an antenna, Create became my absolute favorite station. I LOVED Create. Now that we've got cable again, I find myself missing that station lol.

 

don't have any but I used to watch ION TV and the Justice Channel...

 

So hook up an indoor antenna to your TV and watch it again if your cable system doesn't carry it.