It is quite likely that you will hear quite a bit of SSB ham activity this coming weekend, as there is a November contest going on:
http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
During the contest, hams will be trying to make as many contacts as possible in a given length of time. Contacts are very brief, as only necessary information is exchanged, but you will likely hear hams from a number of different call zones.
FM, TV antennas... need more info; distance to stations you want to receive, terrain, any dx involved? are you presently bothered by multipath distortion on FM? type of tuner used? HD desired? stuff like that.
jr