How to connect a TV to the antenna without cable

Wireless repeaters

If you have difficulty connecting the TV to the antenna, you can think about using gods wireless repeaters, to carry the signal between two television sets.

These devices consist of a transmitter it's a receiver. The first connects to a TV that is properly connected to the antenna, which transmits the audio / video signal via radio waves to the receiver connected to the other TV set.

Usually, the wireless frequencies of these devices are high (5,8GHz) to not receive any interference from other wireless signals (such as home Wi-Fi) or from the distance or thickness of the walls.

Some of these repeaters are equipped with a remote control to change channels on the source device and support the HD signal of Sky and Mediaset Premium. Below I propose some of the most valid on the market.

Portable antennas

If you can't connect your TV to the roof antenna, you can think about using some portable antennas. This can be very convenient, but remember to place it near a window and away from other radio signals to make sure it suffers less interference.

When choosing a portable antenna, you need to check if it is compatible with the digital terrestrial signal DVB-T or to the new standard DVB-T2, which will be available soon.

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Also, check that the antenna is amplified to make sure you are receiving the signal of all TV channels. In the event that the antenna you have chosen does not have this feature, you will be forced to purchase a amplifier.

IPTV

Another solution that may be for you if you cannot connect the TV to the antenna is to watch TV channels via IPTV. Don't know what IPTV is? I'll explain it to you briefly: it is a system that allows you to watch television broadcasts directly over the Internet by means of the TCP / IP protocol.

Usually, it is enough to download an app that supports IPTV on the Smart TV or use apps or software designed for this purpose by connecting the smartphone, tablet or computer to the TV. To use an IPTV player you must first import a list, usually in M3U. Be careful though: on the web you can find some sites that distribute IPTV lists containing encrypted channels; watching pay TV for free without any subscription is illegal and will incur very severe penalties.

If you have a Smart TV connected to the Internet, just access the virtual store and type the term in the internal search engine IPTV. You will find several pre-configured apps that will allow you to watch foreign channels on IPTV or other applications that require the inclusion of lists in M3U format.

For example, if you own one LG Smart TV, inside LG Content Store you can find the app SS IPTV which allows the import of M3U lists to access free-to-air digital terrestrial and satellite channels. If you are interested in this topic, I recommend that you read my guide on how to install IPTV on Smart TV.

If you don't have a Smart TV, you don't have to despair, because you can use your smartphone or tablet to watch TV via IPTV apps. In this case, I advise you to deepen the subject through my guides on the best apps for IPTV and how to connect your smartphone to the TV. Alternatively, you can think about downloading a software (for example Kodi) for computer and connect it to the TV, to broadcast IPTV channels to the TV. In this regard, I suggest you read my guides on how to watch IPTV on PC and how to connect PC to TV.

web TV

Another solution, even if not very comfortable, is to look at the web TV through the official Internet sites of In your languagen television broadcasters. This is not a practical solution, because you have to use the Smart TV's web browser to access these Internet sites. Also, in order for you to be able to play the multimedia contents, you may be required to install add-ons, probably not supported by the Smart TV browser.

For this reason, you need to connect a computer (recommended), smartphone or tablet to the TV. In these cases, I recommend that you read my guides on how to connect the PC to the TV and how to connect the smartphone to the TV. Alternatively, there are the dongle that transform a normal TV into a Smart TV. In this regard, I suggest you read my guide on how to turn TV into Smart TV.

In the following lines, however, I show you the websites of some In your languagen television broadcasters that allow you to stream their TV channels.

• RaiPlay - RAI website that allows streaming of its television channels that broadcast programs, films, fiction and TV series.
• Mediaset Play - similar to RaiPlay, it allows you to watch about ten television channels from the Mediaset broadcaster.
• La7.com– allows you to watch the La7 program schedule, even if some broadcasts are encrypted, preventing them from being viewed in streaming.
• Sky TG24– is the Sky all-news channel that offers live streaming of the homonymous channel 50 of digital terrestrial.
• TV8 - is the Sky channel that broadcasts some programs from this broadcaster, such as Masterchef and X-Factor, which can be watched completely in streaming.
• RealTime– does not offer live streaming of television channels but it is possible to watch some programs from this broadcaster on-demand.
• DMAX - like RealTime, only certain broadcasts can be watched on demand after registering on the website.
• Deejay TV and Radio City TV allow you to watch the programs broadcast on these two broadcasters in free live streaming.

Satellite TV

If you can't connect the TV to the antenna via cable, maybe you can connect it to the parable. In this case, you can watch TV via satellite signal by accessing the free channels of Tivùsat or to the pay TV of Sky. If you want more information on Sky offers and subscriptions, I suggest you read this guide.

What you need is a decoder, as well as a cable to connect the latter to the dish. Rely on a specialized technician for the installation of a satellite dish and decoder but, in case, you can learn more about the subject through my guides on how to point the satellite dish and how to connect the Sky decoder.

What if you don't have a satellite dish and still want to watch satellite channels on your TV? In this case, you just need to access some services, such as NOW TV (by subscription) or Sky Go (free for Sky subscribers), which allow you to view Sky programming via Internet connection. And if you want to access free-to-air satellite channels, without having to sign up for any subscription, you can rely onIPTV, which I already told you about in a previous paragraph. You can learn more about satellite channels via IPTV by reading my guide on how to see satellite channels without a dish.

How to connect a TV to the antenna without cable