What Is the Difference Between a Master Antenna (MATV) vs.Cable vs.Satellite?
Check with your landlord, building manager, homeowner, condo association or video provider to find out what type of input signal (broadcast or cable) your Master Antenna (MATV) system is using and how you are affected. If you subscribe to the cable TV service offered in your city or town, or if you subscribe individually to satellite TV service and receive your local channels through your own satellite dish, you will continue to receive your local broadcast channels without having to buy a digital TV set or DTV converter box. For more information on antennas, see the Antenna Guide.
Check with your landlord, building manager, homeowner, condo association or video provider to find out what type of input signal (broadcast or cable) your Master Antenna (MATV) system is using and how you are affected. If you subscribe to the cable TV service offered in your city or town, or if you subscribe individually to satellite TV service and receive your local channels through your own satellite dish, you will continue to receive your local broadcast channels without having to buy a digital TV set or DTV converter box. For more information on antennas, see the Antenna Guide, Consumer Tips for DTV Reception on VHF TV Channels 2-13, or Indoor Antenna Consumer Advisory.
