Seeking better receptiin for repairing TV and radio, he created a customer base through trade for property right of way, store display, and word of mouth.
[1] Originally, this system was ideal for those living in mountainous or remote regions like Sandy Lake where broadcast signals were not readily available.
But it experienced even greater demand during the Federal Communications Commission's television licensing freeze from 1948-1952, when only those holding government issued permits were allowed to own and operate over-the-air antennae.
He did not, however, patent the concept, and as a result, several other entrepreneurs, including John Walson (who installed a similar system in or around the same time as Reynolds) and Robert Tarlton, were able to create their own Community Access Television companies.
[1] His own business was purchased by his son, Rick Reynolds, in 1975 and later sold out as the cost and service increased for the addition of satellite channels became popular.