While an indoor antenna can certainly get those who only have cable local TV stations, I'm less convinced that any of them can pull in reliable stations from across the border. But that's the claim Rolling Stone is making in what is an ad-like article about something called the Vansky Digital Antenna.

The secret sauce in this small flat panel signal grabber is that it comes with an amplifier, and it claims that helps it pull in channels from as far away as 250 miles. If that's true, it might be a good addition for those who would like to be able to pull in all those digital subcarriers they've heard about but can't see. 

And here's the bonus - the Vansky is on sale at Amazon for only 20 bucks U.S. Even with the exchange rate (and a quick check on the site shows it's selling for $80 here), that's a bargain. 

You can read about this thing in the advertorial below, but until I got my hands on one and actually tested it out, I'd remain skeptical. But if it works as the say, that would be amazing. 

Pay $20, Then Get Broadcast TV for Life With This Digital Antenna

By the way, there's also a flat panel antenna on Amazon that makes the unbelievable claim it can pull in digital stations from 1,100 miles away thanks to "advance signal filtering," whatever that means. No matter what electronics are installed inside this thing, I find that impossible to believe. Still, if you want to take the chance, the price is right. It's just $41 Cdn.