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[SLP1090]

My 2022 Roku TV had a TV input option to put antenna channels as a separate choice. When you watched antennae TV the streaming channels were listed right after which was perfect and user friendly! I liked this so much (along with live rewind TV using a USB) that I bought a new Roku TV for another room. The new Roku TVs DO NOT HAVE the same setup for TV inputs which seems to be the classic case of DO NOT FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN!  I spent hours trying ALL the suggestions for watching BOTH Streaming and Antenna channels without turning off and on the HIDING STREAMING CHANNELS, restarting TV, rescanning, or buying another device, etc., etc.  I do not know what ROKU intended and they need to make the options more clear and simple to use as before!  The following is not a solution provided by Roku or anywhere I searched, however  I ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THIS:

1.  Choose "Hide Streaming Channels" in the TV INPUT> LIVE TV section

2. At Home screen there is a LIVE TV app with my other other apps in the middle of screen. It is a white app that shows ALL of my numbered antenna channels when I open it.

3. When I go to the options that are in a list on the left side of screen there is Live TV listed under Home.

4. Opening Live TV in the list shows a purple Live TV app labeled "Channel Guide" which shows streaming channels!

So now I have both and don't have to restart TV or rescan channels so I hope this helps others!

A simple solution for ROKU is to RENAME the choices: Streaming Live TV in list on left,  Antenna Live TV for the App.  ***However, ROKU reinstating the original setup in their new TVs  having Antenna TV as a TV input with streaming channels following would solve a lot of headaches and unhappy customers!

[Dutydog]

I have reset roku to my TV 3 times. There is no antenna TV to get local station. What is going on. I get wifi channels  ok but no app to tune local station can you help?

[RokuJechealR · Accepted solution]

Hi @Dutydog,

Welcome to the Roku Community!

Thanks for letting us know about the trouble you've encountered getting your local channels. In this case, we recommend following the steps provided below to see if they help resolve the problem.

1. Go to Home
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to TV Inputs
4. Go to Live TV
5. Go to Manage channels
6. Click Hide streaming channels, then go back and scan  for antenna channels

Please keep us posted on how this works for you, and we'll continue assisting you from there.

All the best,
Chel

[Chernoz]

This still did not work? Please someone let me know if this tv is not capable- or there’s something to be done 

[RokuJechealR]

Hi @Chernoz

Welcome, and thanks for posting to the Roku Community!

We do not have enough details from your original message to make an effective suggestion. Could you tell us more about your concern?

With more information, we can assist you further.

All the best,
Chel

[trvf]

nope....nothing

[kumquat]

Absolutely unbelievable. FCK this SCUM company, I hope it burns to the ground so I can piss on the ashes. The absolute worst, most pathetic thing to emerge from late stage capitalism. Scumbag fukcing assho|es actively making their products worse. FCK YOU ALL. FCK the C-suite, FCK the product team, FCK the dev team, FCK the retarded auto replies from "moderators" clearly bots, FCK every single person who has anything to do with this pathetic company. You are all loathsome, worthless assholes who go out of their way to make our fking lives harder.

[Mozes74]

My Roku TVs do not show over the air local channels under the live TV app. Yes if you go to set up and select to hide streaming channels then they will show up. But then you will only have the over-the-air channels. Is there a way to have both over-the-air channels and streaming channels? I have 6 TVs, 2 brands TLC, Hisense, And they all do it.

[Mozes74]

Also they did not do this until about September 2024. Guessing there was an update or something... 

[pballer]

I have been troubled with this problem. I think I discovered an acceptable work-around. Thanks to all the previous participants in this forum discussion. Their comments greatly contributed to my thinking.

From the HOME screen: Settings> TV inputs> Live tv> Manage channels> be sure "Hide streaming channels" is checked. Di a fresh scan of channels. Return to HOME screen. 

DO NOT CLICK ON "LIVE TV" in the list on the left of the screen. Rather, arrow over to the "tiles" and click on "Live TV Guide". The channels shown should be from the antenna scan and are the local broadcast stations. You can further trim the list using the "Favorites" menu item. 

If you click on "Live TV" in the left-hand list, you will get a gazillion stations, apparently all coming through the Roku Channel over the internet. 

I agree Roku should be ashamed for not fixing this bug long ago. And the Support staff over the Chat function should be ashamed for not being straight forward about it. They wasted my time and theirs with wild goose chases to fix the problem. I asked six different agents, "Why is there no "antenna input" choice in the software, when there is an "AV input" choice even when there is nothing connected?" Not one of those agents even acknowledged the question, much less answered it.

I sure hope this helps many of you fellow consumers.