“How is the reception in Columbia sc? If I am mounting the antenna near a window (2 ft) can it be positioned behind the tv on the wall?”
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Hello Best Buy customer Lori! Thank you for asking this question as an answer may help others in your locale. I did a GOOGLE search for Columbia, South Carolina and I learned that your location is one of the two (2) "biggest" towns in South Carolina!. In fact, there are thirty-four (34!) zip codes just for Columbia, South Carolina and you have a population of just under 134,000 for the 2017 census. I used the zip code 29201. I went on the website TVFool.com which is just one of the websites people use to identify TV Broadcast matters. If you go on that website, you will see the words => "Check your address for Free TV." If you scroll down, you will see "If you'd like to check your location click here." I entered the above zip code and I then entered the height where I would position the antenna (N.B. your antenna's placement height may be different!). I selected 18 feet. Then I clicked on => "Find local channels." You will then see the words => "Loading terrain & transmitter bases." There are over-the-air HDTV channels shown in green, yellow, and red areas. Those channels in the "GREEN" areas are TV channels that one should be able to get with an "indoor" HDTV antenna; however, please remember that there are no "guarantees!" TVFool.com for the zip code of 29201 (i.e., Columbia, South Carolina) shows that there is only one (1!) channel (namely, NBC) that "could" be received--again...with an "indoor" HDTV antenna. The TV channels shown in the yellow and red areas are for attic and rooftop mounted HDTV antennas and indication is made that there is a "possibility" of receiving yet an "additional" five (5) over-the-air TV channels. Because of the above situation, please consider connecting a laptop or other type of computer to your TV via HDMI cable (if your TV has an HDMI port!). You would have to adjust the settings on your computer and TV to make everything fit; however, there are a lot of viewing options out there. Of course, there is always streaming with Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc.
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