I can't get my local channels on directtv

OP asked about 'local channels' which to me would be them non-cable/satellite only channels.....NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX.
Local Channels that can be received via OTA

Course with a handle like 'Bill.Satellite' one should not be surprised about NO to OTA and YES to satellite.

Just saying........

Where I am set up for the winter you will get nada, zero, nothing OTA. Only good the antenna is for is maybe roof decoration. They have cable here but I choose to bring my dish. Change my service address and get the local locals. Broncos playing and the locals don't show it I get to spend the afternoon at the local pub that has the NFL ticket.

We have DirecTV in our home. When we go out on the road I call DirecTV and tell them to suspend service on the three home receivers. At the same time I have them un-suspend the two receivers in the TV. I also tell them the address where we are so they can give us the locals in that area. This past summer we were volunteers at a state park in another part of the state. We had all the local Dallas channels on DTV even though we could get them on our OTA antenna. If we went home for a few days I notified DTV so they would un-suspend the home receivers and suspend those in the RV. While it sounds complicated, it really was not and it worked well except for the one time we came home and the local Dallas stations on our home receivers! Seems as though the DTV contact person had forgotten to change the service address back to the home.

Since no one has mentioned it, it's probably worth noting that there's another way to get the NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS feeds on DirecTV if you don't care about the actual "local station" version of those feeds. For those who aren't aware of it, that service is called DNS (Distant Network Services) and it is used by many full-timers who aren't interested in the local news and weather which can easily be obtained from the internet. With DNS we get the NY City network channels for a cost of $15/mo.

This is not an option for folks who have a home in a city where local channels are available. It is primarily a full-timer option.

docj wrote:
Since no one has mentioned it, it's probably worth noting that there's another way to get the NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS feeds on DirecTV if you don't care about the actual "local station" version of those feeds. For those who aren't aware of it, that service is called DNS (Distant Network Services) and it is used by many full-timers who aren't interested in the local news and weather which can easily be obtained from the internet. With DNS we get the NY City network channels for a cost of $15/mo.

This is not an option for folks who have a home in a city where local channels are available. It is primarily a full-timer option.

I also use DNS. I find that a lot of times I am in locations that you get nothing with OTA, or so few choices. In my home location I can only get ABC with over the air. I am not interested in PBS. So we always set up the sat when we stop. Only takes a few minutes.
Gary

Bill-Satellite is correct apparently those who are complaining should actually read the OP's question. He specifically mentioned DirecTV and wanting to get Denver locals. You can talk OTA all you want but it has nothing to do with the question. If he is far enough away to be out of the DirecTV spot beam you are not going to get Denver with the batwing. Bill's answer was correct for the question that was asked.

OP gone.