newbie here, need help with antenna selection

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i posted this attached to another post but the decided to post as a new thread to get as many views as possible.
I'm new at this antenna thing. i hope you all can help me out. according to antenna web i thought i wouldn't be able to get much OTA. especially considering i have alot of trees and am in a low spot. yesterday i bought one of those small indoor antenna (vhf,uhf,fm) just as a test. i was surprised to find that i could get about 20 stations clear. Of those 10 were in HD. however the picture would freeze , skip and loose signal frequently on most as well as audio drop out. i took it back and now i am looking for an antenna that will pull these in properly. i read the previous suggestion to put in a 100 ft. option on antennaweb and the following are the results. any suggestions?

DTV Antenna
Type Call Sign Channel Network City State Live
Date Compass
Orientation Miles
From Frequency
Assignment
* yellow - uhf WBTV-DT 3.1 CBS CHARLOTTE NC 211° 34.5 23
* yellow - uhf WCNC-DT 36.1 NBC CHARLOTTE NC 209° 35.2 22
red - uhf WHKY 14 IND HICKORY NC 262° 22.9 14
red - uhf W66BT 66 TBN STATESVILLE NC 122° 2.8 66
red - uhf WXLV 45 ABC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.8 45
red - uhf WUNL 26 PBS WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.8 26
* red - uhf WUNL-DT 26.1 PBS WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.7 32
red - vhf WXII 12 NBC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.6 12
* red - uhf WXII-DT 12.1 NBC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.6 31
red - uhf WUNE 17 PBS LINVILLE NC 295° 53.4 17
* red - uhf WUNE-DT 17.1 PBS LINVILLE NC 295° 53.4 54
red - uhf WCNC 36 NBC CHARLOTTE NC 209° 35.2 36
red - vhf WBTV 3 CBS CHARLOTTE NC 211° 34.5 3
red - vhf WSOC 9 ABC CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.3 9
* red - uhf WSOC-DT 9.1 ABC CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.3 34
red - uhf WCCB 18 FOX CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.0 18
* red - uhf WCCB-DT 18.1 FOX CHARLOTTE NC 170° 39.8 27
red - uhf WAXN 64 IND KANNAPOLIS NC 170° 40.3 64
red - uhf WMYT 55 MNT ROCK HILL SC 208° 33.9 55
* red - uhf WMYT-DT 55.1 MNT ROCK HIL SC 208° 33.9 39
red - uhf WJZY 46 CW BELMONT NC 208° 33.9 46
* red - uhf WJZY-DT 46.1 CW BELMONT NC 208° 33.9 47
red - uhf WUNG 58 PBS CONCORD NC 157° 36.8 58
* red - uhf WUNG-DT 58.1 PBS CONCORD NC 157° 36.8 44
red - uhf WTVI 42 PBS CHARLOTTE NC 166° 39.2 42
* blue - vhf WTVI-DT 42.1 PBS CHARLOTTE NC 166° 39.2 11
* blue - uhf WAXN-DT 64.1 IND KANNAPOLIS NC 170° 40.3 50
blue - uhf WCWG 20 CW LEXINGTON NC 93° 62.4 20
blue - vhf WGHP 8 FOX HIGH POINT NC 97° 61.3 8
blue - vhf WFMY 2 CBS GREENSBORO NC 93° 61.5 2
blue - uhf WLNN-LP 24 IND BOONE NC 311° 51.7 24
blue - uhf W65DT 65 PBS BOONE NC 311° 51.6 65
blue - uhf W59AK 59 PBS Zionville NC 314° 55.1 59
* violet - uhf WHKY-DT 14.1 IND HICKORY NC 262° 22.9 40
violet - vhf WCYB 5 NBC BRISTOL VA 311° 78.5 5
violet - uhf WLXI 61 TBN GREENSBORO NC 71° 54.0 61
violet - vhf WSPA 7 CBS SPARTANBURG SC 247° 88.4 7

 

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i posted this attached to another post but the decided to post as a new thread to get as many views as possible.
I'm new at this antenna thing. i hope you all can help me out. according to antenna web i thought i wouldn't be able to get much OTA. especially considering i have alot of trees and am in a low spot. yesterday i bought one of those small indoor antenna (vhf,uhf,fm) just as a test. i was surprised to find that i could get about 20 stations clear. Of those 10 were in HD. however the picture would freeze , skip and loose signal frequently on most as well as audio drop out. i took it back and now i am looking for an antenna that will pull these in properly. i read the previous suggestion to put in a 100 ft. option on antennaweb and the following are the results. any suggestions?

DTV Antenna
Type Call Sign Channel Network City State Live
Date Compass
Orientation Miles
From Frequency
Assignment
* yellow - uhf WBTV-DT 3.1 CBS CHARLOTTE NC 211° 34.5 23
* yellow - uhf WCNC-DT 36.1 NBC CHARLOTTE NC 209° 35.2 22
red - uhf WHKY 14 IND HICKORY NC 262° 22.9 14
red - uhf W66BT 66 TBN STATESVILLE NC 122° 2.8 66
red - uhf WXLV 45 ABC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.8 45
red - uhf WUNL 26 PBS WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.8 26
* red - uhf WUNL-DT 26.1 PBS WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.7 32
red - vhf WXII 12 NBC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.6 12
* red - uhf WXII-DT 12.1 NBC WINSTON-SALEM NC 46° 49.6 31
red - uhf WUNE 17 PBS LINVILLE NC 295° 53.4 17
* red - uhf WUNE-DT 17.1 PBS LINVILLE NC 295° 53.4 54
red - uhf WCNC 36 NBC CHARLOTTE NC 209° 35.2 36
red - vhf WBTV 3 CBS CHARLOTTE NC 211° 34.5 3
red - vhf WSOC 9 ABC CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.3 9
* red - uhf WSOC-DT 9.1 ABC CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.3 34
red - uhf WCCB 18 FOX CHARLOTTE NC 170° 40.0 18
* red - uhf WCCB-DT 18.1 FOX CHARLOTTE NC 170° 39.8 27
red - uhf WAXN 64 IND KANNAPOLIS NC 170° 40.3 64
red - uhf WMYT 55 MNT ROCK HILL SC 208° 33.9 55
* red - uhf WMYT-DT 55.1 MNT ROCK HIL SC 208° 33.9 39
red - uhf WJZY 46 CW BELMONT NC 208° 33.9 46
* red - uhf WJZY-DT 46.1 CW BELMONT NC 208° 33.9 47
red - uhf WUNG 58 PBS CONCORD NC 157° 36.8 58
* red - uhf WUNG-DT 58.1 PBS CONCORD NC 157° 36.8 44
red - uhf WTVI 42 PBS CHARLOTTE NC 166° 39.2 42
* blue - vhf WTVI-DT 42.1 PBS CHARLOTTE NC 166° 39.2 11
* blue - uhf WAXN-DT 64.1 IND KANNAPOLIS NC 170° 40.3 50
blue - uhf WCWG 20 CW LEXINGTON NC 93° 62.4 20
blue - vhf WGHP 8 FOX HIGH POINT NC 97° 61.3 8
blue - vhf WFMY 2 CBS GREENSBORO NC 93° 61.5 2
blue - uhf WLNN-LP 24 IND BOONE NC 311° 51.7 24
blue - uhf W65DT 65 PBS BOONE NC 311° 51.6 65
blue - uhf W59AK 59 PBS Zionville NC 314° 55.1 59
* violet - uhf WHKY-DT 14.1 IND HICKORY NC 262° 22.9 40
violet - vhf WCYB 5 NBC BRISTOL VA 311° 78.5 5
violet - uhf WLXI 61 TBN GREENSBORO NC 71° 54.0 61
violet - vhf WSPA 7 CBS SPARTANBURG SC 247° 88.4 7

Since most of the digital stations are UHF and those that aren't are high VHF, I suggest you get a Channel Master 4228. It is a UHF type, but gets the high VHF quite well. You may need a rotor since the stations are in different directions.