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Here is where you can figure out in detail what channels are available and how far the transmitters are for each channel and all other information you will need. What we really like about this is that it can be used for both USA and Canada!

We highly recommend using TVfool.com and here is a guide to on how to use it.

- Open a new window up and go to TVfool.com

- You will notice 2 sections on the left hand side navigation on that site. "Main Menu and Tools"

- Click on the first heading under the "Tools" which is "TV Signal Locator"

- Here is where you can put in your address (or coordinates). Just enter in your address, City, State or Province and Zip or Postal Code. Also put in the height of where you estimate you will be putting your antenna.

- Submit the info you have entered and a new page will load up. This is where you will find all the info you need.

You will notice 3 graphs. Each graph is colour coded in reference to the distance of the transmitter from your location to determine what the minimum
type of antenna you can use. Here is a quick look at the colour codes.

Green (transmitter is Very close range). An indoor "set-top" antenna can be used and should be able to bring in the channels.
Yellow (transmitter is close range). An attic mounted antenna should be able to pick up the channels.
Red (transmitter is medium to long range) An roof mounted antenna should be used to obtain the channels.
Grey (transmitter is long to very long range) An ultra long range antenna is suggested and sometimes extreme measures are needed to get the channels


GRAPHS
Here is some help understanding what each graph means to you.

1) On the left hand side , their is a graph that looks like a dart board. This is a direction map of where the channels are located in a true North position from your location. The numbers in this graph are the number of the actual channel (example channel 2,4,6,9, etc..) This is how you can determine what antenna should be used. In most cases, we do always recommend a multi direction antenna. This info will be very usefull when mounting your antenna so you know roughly where to begin when mounting your antenna.

2) The graph on the right hand side will list the channels. What I really like about this list is that it goes in order by colour coding so you know the ones at the top in green will have the highest quality reception. You can also click on on the channel call letters (WKBW-DT for example) to get the station information (the channel, network, digital or analog, etc). More detail tech info about the signals are also on the graph as well, including the distance in miles of the transmitter to your location.

3) The bar graph at the bottom is a listing of the channels (VHF and UHF).
VHF (Very High Frequency): 54 Mhz - 216 Mhz, Channels 2 - 13
UHF (Ultra High Frequency): 470 Mhz - 698 Mhz, Channels 14 - 69