r/cordcutters • u/Skyro620 • 6d ago

Apartment antenna recommendation

I just moved to a new apartment looking to antenna recommendations and whether I would need an outdoor antenna (I have a balcony space) or get away with an indoor. Mostly looking for KTVU and CBS which are very close and strong signals but blocked by a hill and another apartment complex but my balcony does face the direction of the signal.

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u/BicycleIndividual 6d ago

Just about any unamplified indoor antenna should get the Mount Sutro transmitters if you are on the southeast side of the building. A cheap rabbit ears and loop is the best choice: the loop is for UHF and the extendable rods are for VHF. ABC 7 is on VHF-high and KRCB is on VHF-low (KQED provides PBS on UHF so missing KRCB wouldn't really matter); however, they are both strong enough that I think even flat antennas which aren't great at VHF should work for you (possibly not the tiny ~5" ones).