I'm going nuts, lady friend is over, and when I'm not watching tv with her, she puts it on a broadcast weather channel, and when she goes in the kitchen, turns it up so she can hear it. Bad enough hearing the same weather report for the fourth time, but the commercials (more of those than weather, too) boom at what seems like double the volume. I'd rather she'd stay home than have that racket on for hours. Tempted to cut the antenna line and say I can't figure out why it doesn't work anymore. She'd probably see through that right away. I have zero use for that antenna myself.
Ever thought about doing some mechanical work on your red tag garbage? you got the tools and equipment..