How To Watch Local Channels On Smart TV?

Smart TV has all your regular TV capabilities with additional advanced functions, so watching local channels on smart TV is as easy as on your regular TV.

Your smart TV is able to receive local channels in several ways:

1. Using an external antenna to receive a free air channel (regular TV and smart TV)
2. Subscribe to cable TV (regular TV and smart TV)
3. Using internet-based to stream local channels (smart TV only)

Watch the local channel on Samsung smart TV

1. First and foremost, ensure that you have an antenna or a cable box already installed and ready to go. If your antenna or box does not come with a coax cable, you may need to purchase one to connect it.
2. When you’re ready, attach the other end of the coax cable to the ANT IN port on the back of your TV, or to the One Connect Box if you have one, depending on your setup.
3. Connect the coax wire to the Samsung One connect box (optional).
4. Change the input source on your television to television. There are many approaches that may be used to accomplish this.
5. You may pick the TV source by pressing the Source button on your remote and then selecting it from the list of available sources.
6. You may start by pressing the Home button, then browse to the Source menu and pick TV.
7. Use the directional pad or arrow buttons on your remote to choose Settings after you’ve selected the TV source on your computer or mobile device.
8. Select Broadcasting from the drop-down menu, followed by Auto Program.
9. Under Broadcasting, the Auto Program is emphasized.
10. To initiate auto-programming, pick Start and then either Air, Cable, or Both from the drop-down menu.
11. If you’re simply utilizing an antenna, choose Air as your mode of operation.
12. If you’re simply utilizing a cable box, choose Cable as your connection type.
13. Choosing Both is recommended if you are utilizing both an antenna and a cable box. You will be able to access the greatest number of channels this way.
14. Your television will begin to search for available channels. When it’s finished, click Close to close the window.

Check out our troubleshooting guide if you’re having difficulties receiving a decent signal or if you’re seeing an error message on your TV.

Watch the local channel on TCL smart TV

Before you begin scanning for channels, check to see that the antenna is securely attached to the coaxial connector (or the port labeled CABLE/ANT) on the back of the TCL Android TV (see illustration). For detailed instructions on how to do a channel scan, see the sections below.

1. Navigate to and select the Inputs icon on your TCL Android TV remote using the remote control.
2. Select Antenna TV from the Source Selection menu on your TV remote and push the OK button.
   It will be sent to the TV Antenna input. It is possible to get the message “No channel discovered, please hit OK on your remote to scan” – as seen in the example to the right.
3. On your TV remote, press the OK button.
   If you see the pop-up notice below, press the OK button on your TV remote control.
4. The choices for channel scan settings will be shown on the screen. Choose the most relevant alternatives for each of the following:
   • United States of America is the country or region in question.
     Searching for Things Automatically:
     • Antenna Tuner Mode is available.
     • Digital is the channel type.
5. The scanning of the channels should now commence. You will notice a progress bar that displays the percent of the scan completed as well as the number of channels detected.
6. As soon as it reaches 100 percent, press the Finish button.
7. It will launch antenna television, and you will be able to begin scrolling through and seeing the available stations.

Watch the local channel on Vizio smart TV

An antenna, cable TV when the cable comes straight from the wall (i.e., without a cable box), or a cable or satellite box connected to the TV through coaxial (radio frequency) cable are all examples of sources that need your TV to scan for channels before it can display programs.

If you have an AV (Composite), Component, or HDMI connection connecting your cable or satellite box to your television, you won’t have to worry about scanning for channels. In such instances, the box, rather than the tuner within your television, is in charge of selecting the channel.

To change the input mode if you are not utilizing the “TV” input, press and hold the INPUT button on your remote control until the appropriate input mode is chosen.

To run a channel scan using the coaxial input, follow these steps:

1. You can see what your current input source is by pressing the INPUT button on your remote.
2. It is necessary to pick the TV (coaxial cable) input. This might be represented by the letters “TV,” “ANT,” or the channel and call letters of a radio station.
3. If the TV input mode is not selected, hold down the INPUT button until the TV input mode is chosen.
4. Open the on-screen menu and pick the TV or Tuner option from the drop-down menu. (This changes depending on the model.)
5. Tuner Mode should be highlighted, and the appropriate choice should be selected:
   Antenna—signals sent across the airwaves via an antenna
   Cable television, either directly from the wall or via a cable or satellite box that is linked to the TV by coaxial cable
6. Select either Auto Search or Auto Channel Scan from the drop-down menu. (This changes depending on the model.)
7. As soon as the search is 100 percent complete, you may return to the main menu.
   Check out the many channels that are available:
   Whether you’re using an antenna or a direct-from-the-wall connection, use the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons on your VIZIO TV remote to see which stations are accessible.
8. Use the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons on the cable or satellite remote to change the channel on the box.
9. Power cycling the television and re-running the channel scan should cure the problem if the previous steps have failed:

• • Turn off the television.
  • Unplug the television set from the power outlet.
  • While the TV is disconnected from the wall, press and hold the Power button on the TV for 30 seconds until the screen turns off.
  • Press and hold the power button for a few seconds.
  • The TV should be plugged back into the electrical socket.
  • Turn on the television.