A newby has questions

[gbrowne]

OK, so I have this neat little place up at the River and want to get some sort of TV coverage yet not spend a fortune on a place I'll be at only on weekends every now and then. My lat/ long is 29 deg 3'49.89" N,
82 deg 26'7.75" W, zip 34432. It is fairly well treed all over the place. Site is about 45' above sea level. We are up the bank 300 yards from the Rainbow River, a spring fed beauty. I know I have stations at our 12 o'clock,4 o'clock, and 7 o'clock. So my first thought is to determine if this solution must involve a round omni directional antenna? The farthest stations appear to be about 68 miles, the rest of course are closer. Oh, and if I can avoid a rotor, that would be great. I am using an older non-flat screen type, the kind we've been using for ever. I also picked up a magnavox converter thanks to the government's $40 kicker. Now the primary question is how to gain whatever knowledge I need to put together a receiving system so as not to be at the beck and call of the "pay through the nose" systems. Any and all knowledgabble assistance wouold be greatly appreciated!