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Dear Charles: IMHO, this is not an appropriate use of this list. Roku support is online at https://support.roku.com. Please don't send questions like this to a list with 4000 people on it. respectfully yours, ander kierig -- ander kierig Application Development University of Minnesota Libraries [lib.umn.edu](https://www.lib.umn.edu) they/them On 2022-09-22 at 09:13 (-0500) charles meyer wrote: > Hi my esteemed listmates, > > We seem to generally broach more advanced tech questions than this but > we > have some patrons visiting with simpler needs. > > I was trying to help patrons locate any outdoor TV antenna or tower > climbers who could help with their outdoor antennas but it seems they > have > all retired aso trying to receive over the air TV (as programs assert > can > be done with a TV antenna) is not available for a lot of areas. > > Just to experiment, I bought the best indoor antenna for my house and > placed it on almost every square inch of evereye all in every room ang > received about 4-5 TV stations, no local PBS just mostly 1960 TV > shows. > > My thought was tey could buy a Roku ($50 Amazon, Walmart) and with a > library hotspot connect that Roku to their digital TV (not analog even > with > a digital converter box) and then use the Roku device to downloads PBS > and > local TV stations via their hotspot. > > Some patrons need hand holding so once you plugin the Roku will it > search > for the hotspot and then you type in the hotspot name and password > and the > Roku connects to the net to download those TV stations? > > I hear the over the air signal are all going 4K soon so does that mean > you > need a particular Roku, not just any Roku. > > Thanks so much, > > Charles. > > > Charles Meyer > Charlotte County Public Library > Port Charlotte, FL