Tablo Blog

VHF vs. UHF – Why OTA Frequency Bands Matter for Cord Cutters with Antennas

June 20, 2018

While most OTA TV antennas on the market are designed to capture both frequencies, some antennas – especially certain ‘flat’ indoor antennas – are optimized primarily to capture UHF channels.

If you’re having trouble receiving one or two channels even though you’re close to your local broadcast towers, it may be because your antenna is not designed to pick up VHF frequencies.

Three Reasons Why You Should Regularly Rescan for OTA Channels

April 06, 2018

There are three reasons you’ll want to run a fresh channel scan on a regular basis: channels changing their broadcast frequencies, broadcasters changing equipment, and new channels coming online. 

How to Watch March Madness 2018 as a Cord Cutter

March 09, 2018

March Madness is March 13th through April 2nd, and while you might think you’d need a cable subscription to tune in to the biggest basketball event of the year, you’ll be able to catch all the most important games even as a cord cutter.

Cord Cutting 101: How to Cancel Cable and Start Saving Money in 2018

January 04, 2018

Looking to cancel your cable or satellite subscription?

In four easy steps, you can start watching the live TV you want, when you want, wherever you are, on your favorite device… All without the cost or commitment of cable or satellite TV contracts.

ISPs: Get the Skinny on ‘Skinny Basic’ TV OTT

November 07, 2017

Today at the 2017 Canadian ISP Summit in Toronto Grant Hall, the founder and CEO of Nuvyyo gave a technical track keynote presentation on how ISPs can deliver a ‘skinny basic’-style TV experience over broadband.

TV Antenna Setup: How to Access OTA Signals from Multiple Directions

June 14, 2017

Learn more about the OTA antenna setups to pick (and which to avoid) to help you tap into signals from multiple local OTA TV broadcast towers and maximize the number of OTA TV channels you can watch. 

ENTER TO WIN: There's Something for Everyone on OTA TV

May 03, 2016

To make it easier for the whole family to watch what they want, when they want, where they want, we're giving away a Tablo 2-Tuner OTA DVR and a Roku 3 which offers access to all of your favorite streaming services as well!

Tablo How-To: Getting Ready for the Fall TV Season

September 18, 2015

Fall premiere season is upon us and with it comes a raft of new shows and returning favorites. To make sure you don’t miss out on anything, we’ve assembled a few quick tips for discovering new shows as a cord cutter with Tablo.

New Tool: What Can I Watch on OTA TV?

August 14, 2015

We created a ‘What Can I Watch OTA’ tool. Just enter your zip code and we’ll show you all of the great prime time shows you can see in your area for FREE with an antenna.

While you're there, check out our other great cordcutting tools.

Top 10 Markets for OTA HDTV – Florida

April 16, 2015

A few weeks ago we outlined the top 10 Over-the-Air (OTA) HDTV markets across North America. In case you missed it, you can see the full list here.

Today we’re focusing on Florida which hosts 3 markets that rank at #10 and #7 respectively which means an amazing selection of beautifully crisp FREE HDTV channels available OTA using an antenna.

If you live in the sunshine state, particularly in or near the major centers of Tampa Bay, Miami or Orlando you can receive between 15 and 18 channels in full HD. That doesn’t include the many non-HD and sub-channels available in the region which offer multicultural, religious and other programming.