Let me ask....is the wall you have the antenna on an outside wall, or is it against someone else's apartment? B/C if you can put it on an outside wall, it works better.
Also, do you know in which direction your Broadcast towers are located? Obviously, you would want to put your antennas facing that direction.
Hopefully, you'll have better luck in the living room. You're so limited in what you can do in an apartment.