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Trev1418
Newbie
2 years ago
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Getting local channels using a digital antenna on Roku tv

Before I moved I could use a digital antenna to flip through my local affiliate channels like ABC and FOX on my Roku TV. Since I've moved, the live TV feature only has local news casts of affiliates ...
  • RokuJanadeeK's avatar
    RokuJanadeeK
    2 years ago

    Hi Trev1418,

    Welcome to the Roku Community.

    We understand that you need assistance setting up your Antenna on your Roku TV, and we'd be glad to help.

    To access “over-the-air” broadcast television, the HDTV antenna must be connected to the Antenna TV input of your Roku TV.

    1. Connect the coaxial cable from your HDTV antenna to the “Ant/Cable In” connector on the back of your Roku TV.
    2. Turn on your Roku TV, go to Home, and select Antenna TV. If the Antenna TV is missing, you can add it by going to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Set up input.
    3. Follow the instructions on the TV screen to complete the setup.

    Note: The placement of the HDTV antenna can affect which TV stations you may be able to receive and the quality of the TV signal. It is normal for the initial channel scan to take a while.

    For more information, see this support article on how to set up the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

    We hope you find this information useful, and let us know if you have further concerns or inquiries.

    All the best,
    Janadee

  • RokuJechealR's avatar
    RokuJechealR
    11 months ago

    Hi mmaas2141, Rub3n,

    Welcome, and thanks for posting to the Roku Community!

    We understand you have trouble locating the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

    Turn on your Roku TV, go to Home, and select Antenna TV. If the Antenna TV is missing, you can add it by going to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Set up input. Follow the instructions on the TV screen to complete the setup.

    Please be aware that the Live TV input is your Antenna Input. You can rename it by navigating to Settings > TV Inputs > Rename. By default, this input is named "LiveTV."

    For more information, see this support article on how to set up the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

    Feel free to keep us posted on what you find out.

    All the best,
    Chel

RokuJanadeeK's avatar
RokuJanadeeK
Retired Moderator
2 years ago

Hi Trev1418,

Welcome to the Roku Community.

We understand that you need assistance setting up your Antenna on your Roku TV, and we'd be glad to help.

To access “over-the-air” broadcast television, the HDTV antenna must be connected to the Antenna TV input of your Roku TV.

  1. Connect the coaxial cable from your HDTV antenna to the “Ant/Cable In” connector on the back of your Roku TV.
  2. Turn on your Roku TV, go to Home, and select Antenna TV. If the Antenna TV is missing, you can add it by going to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Set up input.
  3. Follow the instructions on the TV screen to complete the setup.

Note: The placement of the HDTV antenna can affect which TV stations you may be able to receive and the quality of the TV signal. It is normal for the initial channel scan to take a while.

For more information, see this support article on how to set up the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

We hope you find this information useful, and let us know if you have further concerns or inquiries.

All the best,
Janadee

  • mmaas2141's avatar
    mmaas2141
    Newbie
    11 months ago

    I’m having the same issue. What do we do if there is no longer an antenna TV input? The only input listed is the live TV input. 

    • RokuJechealR's avatar
      RokuJechealR
      Retired Moderator
      11 months ago

      Hi mmaas2141, Rub3n,

      Welcome, and thanks for posting to the Roku Community!

      We understand you have trouble locating the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

      Turn on your Roku TV, go to Home, and select Antenna TV. If the Antenna TV is missing, you can add it by going to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Set up input. Follow the instructions on the TV screen to complete the setup.

      Please be aware that the Live TV input is your Antenna Input. You can rename it by navigating to Settings > TV Inputs > Rename. By default, this input is named "LiveTV."

      For more information, see this support article on how to set up the Antenna TV input on your Roku TV.

      Feel free to keep us posted on what you find out.

      All the best,
      Chel

  • SSgt_Gumby's avatar
    SSgt_Gumby
    Newbie
    12 months ago

    We have a Roku streaming device connected to our SMART Samsung TV (1 year old) and want to connect a digital inside antennae.  I've been reading about this and all that is ever mentioned is "Roku TVs" which we do not have.  Can you connect the antennae to the streaming device or how would this be done..through the Smart TV interface?

    We were hoping to get the live Guide that lists the locals and what's available on streaming.  Please advise.

    • renojim's avatar
      renojim
      Community Streaming Expert
      12 months ago

      SSgt_Gumby, sorry, what you'd like to do is impossible.  Only Roku TVs have tuners.  You'll have to connect the antenna to the TV and use Samsung's interface for accessing your local channels.

  • Rub3n's avatar
    Rub3n
    Newbie
    11 months ago

    Antenna TV is not an option under TV inputs. Please advise. 

    • Redfox1's avatar
      Redfox1
      Reel Rookie
      10 months ago

      I am having the same issue on my Roku TV. There used to be an "Antenna Tv" button for my over the air antenna on the home sceen, but now that button is gone. When I went to TV inputs in Settings, there is no option listed to add the button back. How do I add this back?

      • KimP's avatar
        KimP
        Reel Rookie
        10 months ago

        We are having the same issue too.  It used to work just fine.  It seems like Roku changed something and now this no longer works.

        And based on this feedback, I cannot get it to work - we don't see any option to set up input for the antenna. 

        Has anyone gotten this to work?????

        To access “over-the-air” broadcast television, the HDTV antenna must be connected to the Antenna TV input of your Roku TV.

        1. Connect the coaxial cable from your HDTV antenna to the “Ant/Cable In” connector on the back of your Roku TV.
        2. Turn on your Roku TV, go to Home and select Antenna TV. If Antenna TV is missing, you can add it by going to Settings > TV inputs > Antenna TV > Set up input.
        3. Follow the instructions on the TV screen to complete setup.

        • Note: The placement of the HDTV antenna can affect which TV stations you may be able to receive and the quality of the TV signal. It is normal for the initial channel scan to take a while.

         

  • Aimeejen0711's avatar
    Aimeejen0711
    Newbie
    10 months ago

    You need to go to the settings menu from the home screen. From there go to TV inputs>Live TV>Manage channels>Hide Streaming Channels. This will hide all of the live Roku channels and will only show antenna TV. And when I want to watch live Roku TV I just go back to the settings and turn off "hide streaming channels". It took me a week to figure this out 😂

    • Aimeejen0711's avatar
      Aimeejen0711
      Newbie
      10 months ago

      There may be an easier way, but  this is what worked for me 😉!! I was getting really frustrated not being able to watch the local news, but now I can ! Yay! 😂

    • KimP's avatar
      KimP
      Reel Rookie
      10 months ago

      Thanks everyone for the quick response!  That did work to get me my local channels.  Then I went back in to turn the streaming option back on and now my HULU won't open.  I can get into roku channels, netflix, myheart, etc but cannot get Hulu to open.

      Any other ideas?

      My goodness, I have worked on this on and off for 2 days and am losing my patience.

      Thanks

      • KimP's avatar
        KimP
        Reel Rookie
        10 months ago

        We ended up just rebooting the system and then everything seems to work ok.  We now can get antenna and streaming without having to turn it on and off.  Thanks so much to those that helped us solve this issue!

    • TheTinaB's avatar
      TheTinaB
      Newbie
      8 months ago

      This works, but is reset after powering off the TV. When it's powered on again, you have to go through all the steps again.

  • bigstu99's avatar
    bigstu99
    Reel Rookie
    9 months ago

    I just hooked up an hd antenna to my 50"ROKU

    I cannot find the input for antenna I GET sATELITE ANT,  av av RECORER BLUE RAY CABLE XBOX AND 20 OTHERS BUT NO RF or HD connections tried them all and yes the coax is connected correctly and is powered by the us.b port on the TV.

    The only thing I hqavn't tried is disconecting the roku which is wired to my router and  HAVE Roku wireless WHICH IS AN INFERIOR CONNECTION!

  • DPF1's avatar
    DPF1
    Reel Rookie
    5 months ago

    Garbage response!!  We want and expect to choose between watching live TV thru streaming or Antenna as opposed to exclusively one or the other.  Does this capability exist?

    • MGH29's avatar
      MGH29
      Reel Rookie
      5 months ago

      Yes. If you rename the input LiveTV to Antenna TV then you have a choice. On the home page on the left menu you see LiveTV (for me just under Home) which is really a bunch of streamed stations Roku provides. You should also then see an input block labelled AntennaTV among the apps. This one will allow you to view the scanned local stations (of course you have to scan for them first as mentioned above).

  • Joneskenna's avatar
    Joneskenna
    Newbie
    5 months ago

    Getting local shows through the antenna is a one time deal? Cause it worked once but not the next time. And going through the settings, tv input doesn't even have the antenna to pick from. What a **bleep**ing joke.

    • finnegant's avatar
      finnegant
      Reel Rookie
      5 months ago

      Boy do I know all about that! Customer service is useless, they barely understand my plain English. No more Roku TV’s for me!!!!!