you can get plenty of tv for free.
Antennas still work (and the hd is better) this site will tell ya what you can pickup... tvfool.com a decent antenna and a amp within 50 miles of a city and you'll have all the cbs/nbc/abc/fox/pbs/ects
and then theres fta satellite.
http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-States.html Your directv shit is worthless to pick that up.. you'd need a bigger dish, at least 30" , a motor, a linear lnb, and a new STB.
I have no idea why anyone pays for tv.