Looks like you are in the same state as me. So if they are doing it anything like the Greensboro area there is a 'basic' tier. They do not advertise it. It is like 7-10 bucks a month. It has I think 1-14. Which includes most of the local broadcast stations. You can use any cable ready TV to do it.
Now keep in mind they are going to eliminate the 'analog' channels soon. They have already done it in Main. So you will be stuck with some sort of decoder box and rent for the box and remote control.
Where your at with a decent antenna you would get probably somewhere between 5-10 stations. Prob about 80-150 bucks.