Ummmm, it would help if you were a little more careful with your
phraseology. The connections go: Dish - DSS box - TV, right?

Below, you write:
"I simply unplug the receiving cable from the dish to the tv,"
Which leaves out a relatively significant component. While all those cable
connectors are interchangeable, connecting the right cable to the right box
makes a difference, as you have observed.

Which DSS (what you call "dish") do you have? What are the cable connectors
on the rear labeled? Do you have the manual for it?

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| Your are powering off the satellite receiver when attempting to
| receive local channels, right?

No, I usually don't. I simply unplug the receiving cable from the dish to
the tv, and plug the cable of the indoor antenna.