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Cable Companies Looking for Scapegoats, Once Again
It seems like on a daily basis, you can find a news story of someone suing a cable or satellite company for one thing or another. Being wronged, lied to, over-charged, physically harmed… the list goes on and on. We stumbled upon this article the other day, “Comcast sued by cyclist clotheslined by cable cord”. […]
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You All Go Home a Winner With Our Olympics Giveaway!
In case you’ve been living in a hole, the 2016 Summer Olympics kick off next month in Rio, and it’s a BIG deal for broadcast television, and for cord cutters! At the first Olympic games in 1896, there were nine sporting competitions. Since that time, countless sports have been added and removed from the list. […]
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Walmart is here to help you cut the cord!
There is a new advocate for ditching your cable and cutting the cord: Walmart. The Walmart website now features a section that walks you through the steps of cord cutting. The site lists four steps to cord cutting; starting with cancelling your cable and switching to streaming and ending with making a one-time purchase of […]
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mkvXstream Asks: When You Can Get Free Over-The-Air TV, Why Pay for Cable?
Our friends over at mkvXstream are all about saving you money and helping you to cut the cord and stream the shows you love. We are big fans of anyone who makes it their mission to help other cord cutters and spread the news of freedom. They are pretty much the coolest people we can […]
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Celebrate Independence Day with Freedom from Your Cable Bill
The big day is finally here… The NEW ClearStream Eclipse is available for purchase! *pause for tiny celebration from everyone reading this* We have taken our award winning antenna and made it even better. That’s right; we have made improvements on the best antenna in the market to make it, a super antenna? Yes. A […]
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WRAL Once Again Makes History, The First to Broadcast Under Next-Generation Standards
We’ve said it once, and we will say it again. If every station was like WRAL in Raleigh-Durham, the world would be a better place. They were the first station to broadcast a high definition TV signal in 1996, and then once again made history in 2000 when it produced an entire newscast in HDTV. […]
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The Great Race 2016 Recap, Part 4
After a few wrong turns and some gorgeous scenery, Richard and Noel made it to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the second to last stop on the Great Race! Check out how our NEW ClearStream Eclipse indoor TV antenna tested out on the side of the road in Cedar Rapids. Richard says it best, “we are testing […]
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The Great Race 2016 Recap, Part 3
After several long days of driving along the Lincoln Highway, Richard and Noel made it to their destinations and were able to enjoy some food, drinks and rest. But not before testing out the ClearStream Eclipse in each location! In these two videos, they test out the reception in Elko, NV and Cheyenne, WY. Both […]
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Our Award Winning CLEARSTREAM Eclipse™ Has Received a Face Lift!
We’re not the type of folks who can just sit by and be okay with what we have. We constantly want to produce the best products and BE the best. And thanks to our amazing team, we have once again done that. We listened to comments from our customers and the reviews we received, good […]
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Relief is Here for Antenna Users in the Bay Area
We’re excited to share that there is potential relief for some antenna users in the Bay area! And really, there is no better time. KNTV, the NBC affiliate in SF, has added their primary programming as a sub-channel on their UHF 49 Telemundo station (KSTS) from Mt Allison giving Bay area antenna users a second […]
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The Great Race 2016 Recap, Part 2
Our fearless leader has made his way from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada. Not only is he not in last place, but the car is doing great, and the antennas are doing even better! See how the ClearStream Eclipse tested in Sacramento and Reno in our latest recap. Even standing in the parking lot of […]
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Antennas Direct Takes on The Great Race 2016, Part 1
This past weekend, Richard Schneider began his journey down the Lincoln Highway in his 1969 Mercedes 280SL as a part of the Great Race. Now you might be thinking to yourself, why is this man driving across the United States? The answer is simple. Because he wants to. And, this is a great opportunity to showcase […]