Staci, we have excellent air HD signal to the local stations (we have a couple of TVs on air, and I could put a couple more), but it appears that DirecTV does also have local stations here...We used to purchase College Game Plan when we lived in NC and IL, but we haven't needed it since moving to MS. We finally got local channels a few years ago, and that was nice, so make sure you get your local stations where you are or you will miss some games you don't want to miss.