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Sparky45
Reel Rookie
8 months ago
Solved

Cannot See OTA channels from TV Guide

I was away for 8 weeks and when I returned, I was unable to see the OTA stations. I checked the Roku software and it is up to date. I have rescanned the OTA broadcast channels and selected the ones t...
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    Sparky45
    7 months ago

    I hooked up a Roku box externally to test that Roku box which was connected to a different TV in my house. Once I disconnected that external Roku box and turned off the TV, upon turning on the Roku TV it showed the OTA channels in the live guide as it should. So my problem is solved, but I don’t understand why connecting the external box fixed it.

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carlenehutchins
Newbie
4 months ago

Can't see no channel connect to the tv Samsung and LG tv all I see is check out date April 6 at 11:00 am

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    Strega2
    Roku Guru
    4 months ago

    carlenehutchins, It sounds like you are using a Roku player (not a Roku TV) so it won't show OTA channels.  Also, it sounds like it is in guest mode.