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On Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:39:12 PM UTC-4, William Sommerwerck wrote:
My buddy doesn't have cable where he lives so I got him this antenna:


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


How do I hook it up to his TV?


He has a tube [sic] TV with a coaxial connector.




You mean a CRT TV.



Problem... It won't work.



Analog broadcasts have all-but disappeared. He needs a converter.



Quite conveniently, I have an unused Zenith DT-990 I'd be happy to sell.




Some CRT TVs did include ATSC tuners. OP's buddy may have such a TV