Local. Family Owned. Service you can rely on.

Founded 2008 by Mike Heinze and Derek Willett

Mike Heinze grew up in a family business (Heinze TV) and worked from 1960 to 1985 doing electronic sales, car stereo & CB installations, TV antenna and tower installations, C-Band satellite dish installations and general electronic repairs. In 1985, Mike became technical manager for Horizon Cablevision and eventually a managing partner. In 1995, Mike was involved in the start-up of Voyager Information Networks, an Internet provider.

Horizon Cablevision and Voyager were sold in late 2000’s and Mike moved to Brazil to oversee deployment of 3000km of HFC telecom network that provide video, voice and Internet services to homes and businesses in central Brazil.

From 2003 to 2007, Mike provided consulting services to various businesses.

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Analog to Digital Signal Transmission

In 2008, broadcast TV stations in the US transitioned from analog to digital signal transmission. This new technology required that TVs that did not have digital tuners either needed to be replaced or an analog to digital converter be placed on each analog TV.

Mike’s son, Derek, and partner from the onset has learned the antenna business over the last 13 years and is a certified tower climber/tower rescue, has installed more than 8000 digital TV antennas. Derek is proficient in troubleshooting antenna network issues. The company has 6 digital signal meters, cable analyzers, and all equipment necessary to troubleshoot signal issues.

Commercial Cell Boosters

Over the last seven years, the company has expanded its business to provide installation of cell phone boosters providing consulting and deployment of high end systems for homes, businesses and industry. With the dependence on cellular technologies for voice, text and data services, having strong signals inside buildings is critical to quality of life and productivity.

The Antenna Men are fully insured with Liability coverage, General Umbrella, Workman's Comp, Vehicle Insurances.

The Antenna Men are fully insured with liability coverage and workman’s comp. The company has made a large investment in tools, test equipment, safety equipment and well-stocked vehicles. We have a large inventory of TV antennas, preamplifiers, rotors, mounts, mast, cell boosters and accessories.

We work year around in over 30 counties in Mid-Michigan

The Antenna Men cover over 32 counties in mid-Michigan. With a service center just south of Lansing, the Company serves an 80 mile radius for residential services & 120+ miles for commercial jobs.

The Antenna Men have also provided upgrades for apartments and MDUs that were wired for TV antennas years ago and have developed a protocol for providing digital TV signals over existing building wiring in apartments from 8 to 200 units. These upgrades allow tenants to get off pay TV and save $50 or more a month.

Finally, the Antenna Men work year round. Winter does not present a problem for us, and we do everything to provide timely, efficient service. Thank you for choosing our company!

Today's Staff

Mike Heinze President-general business oversight, Patty Willett-Heinze Partner-Oversight of payroll, Covid Compliance, and general safety protocols and compliance. Derek Willett runs the day-to-day technical operation.

The company has 6 service/installation vehicles on the road. Additional staff includes one full-time sales and customer service rep, two full-time lead technicians, two assistant technicians, and one part-time flex person.