We recently got a new LCD TV when our old CRT TV died.

The old TV got a bunch of stations, analog, sometimes snowy.

I made a 4 bay antenna from instructions off the internet, using aluminum wire, stuck it in a window.
I live in a basement, and can not mount an antenna outside.
The Toronto stations come in quite well, even Hamilton comes in a little.
Buffalo, nothing, nada, not even the more powerful Buffalo stations. 

I wonder if adding a reflector to the antenna will help, if so, how far back does it need to be from the antenna itself?   I'm still working on the antenna, and will try a couple of other things.  One thing of note, the lower channels do not come in well, like 18-24 or so, 20 does, but it's so powerful.  Where I am located Buffalo is almost directly behind the CN tower, so the antenna is aimed there.  I am going to take the antenna apart and try sanding the connection points, maybe there is a little corrosion or a sealer in there that I need to remove.  I think if I spend more then another couple of hours on it, the wife will get mad though.

Any other ideas.  I am near Bathurst and Sheppard, one of the higher points in the city. 

Updated  below here

I rebuilt the antenna, sanded all the connections, made a couple of other changes, and no change, Starting to wonder if I should change the balun, I have another one, maybe the one I used is bad, don't remember, maybe that's why I have two.....   Still wondering about the reflector though, and whether I should go begging to my landlord to let me put the antenna up higher outside... How do you weather protect these things????