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Roku TV Live Guide: find your antenna station in the combined list

Use the Live TV input and guide filters to distinguish local over-the-air channels from Roku’s internet streams.

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Start from the source that should carry the station

If you want a local station from your aerial, open the Live TV input on a Roku TV with its antenna configured. Roku explains that a combined guide can show both over-the-air and internet channels. On a supported live stream, pressing Left on the remote can open the guide. The row you started from and the station call sign help tell you which source you are seeing.

For example, a viewer looking for a local evening bulletin might see an internet news channel with a similar name. Find the local channel in the TV input, match the station and programme, then save it to Favourites. Reopen the guide and confirm the saved row still points to the same source. Roku’s help distinguishes guide availability for live internet and broadcast listings by country. Read the instructions for your region and device.

Diagnose one missing station without clearing the whole list

ResultWhat it tells you to inspect
Station appears when the guide filter is clearedThe current filter or favourites list
Station exists in the Live TV input but is hiddenThe channel’s visibility setting
Other antenna stations work and this one is absentReception, local broadcast changes or the station scan
Internet channels work and no aerial channels appearAntenna connection and the Live TV input setup
Local TV works and internet channels disappearNetwork, Roku’s current service availability and app state

Write down the station call sign, TV input and guide filter. Clear the filter first and inspect the normal list. If no stations are found after a rescan, compare another known local broadcast and check the antenna connection. A saved internet channel playing fine beside it cannot establish whether the television received the aerial signal.

Keep the combined guide useful for daily viewing

Create favourites for the stations used most often, then verify each after a restart. If a household member uses a different remote or input, show them where to find the same favourites rather than asking them to remember a changing channel position. Keep a short note of the source for each important local station. It makes a later reception or guide question easier to answer.

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