Cable started to go wide spread in the early 70's, so the 30'ty something was either a thought or a curtain crawler.
Don't see it ever happening, but would love to see some kind of repeaters setup to push digital TV signal further out at least as far as analog use to go. Wonder what it would cost to setup, probably way more then its worth. If I could get it out another 20 miles would do it for me.
On the Mom note: she is now talking about getting a subsidize apartment in the fall. If she is going that route no since me spending $400 to get her fixed up to only not be able to use it later. Guess I'll give her some more time to see if things change again