Recoton sells what you need. It and similar units from other mfgrs are probably available thru Wal-Mart and other similar stores. Maybe Radio Shack, too. Here is a link that might be useful: click here

I have an old small TV with a built-in antenna in my kitchen. Just bought a digital converter box and it's small and just sits on top of the TV - but you probably couldn't do that with a newer flat screen TV. If you can live without the premium channels in your kitchen, you MIGHT be able to feed the cable directly into your TV without the cable box and use the tuner on the TV to select channels. But that would really depend on both the particular cable company and your TV - these days not all cable companies still provide an analog feed and newer TVs don't have an analog tuner.

Glenda, I don't have a back up either. Years ago there were a couple of night time soaps that I loved to watch, but when mandatory overtime at work consumed my life I had to give those up. Since retiring last year I just haven't watched any series except DWTS the year Emmet Smith won. I watched the beginning of the season last year, but Chloris Leachman was more than I could handle, so I dropped it. From what I've heard, there should be some pretty good contestants on this year. Time will tell. It sure is a bummer when favorite shows are interrupted though. Now, Miss Glenda, you quit polluting your pretty little mind. It may interfere with all your worldly travels and local community activities. Shame on you !!!! LOL!!! Linda

Thanks fot the ideas and pics. Now that I know about remote control extenders (thanks, Natal) I may have more options. I plan to hit a couple of antique shops this weekend to see what I see. The real issue is the width of the space (meaning how wide the console/whatever can be). Ideally it would be around 48" so while I like the idea of a sideboard type of piece, most will be too big. OTOH, I did find a regular ol' console at Room & Board that I like a lot, so I could always go that route. Still holding out for a while to see if I find something cool, though!