Two hundred and three hundred per year for the roof box, which is the same as the ones that require extra meeting staff to read more, is believed to be of no value to many families. The good news is that, starting in 2026, state policy has been completely laid down, with the presence of wifi and a smart television in the home, allowing for a complete break-up box and an annual fee, a view, a view of the local channel, and a free view of the entire channel, with complete legal compliance and no formality。
Today, i'm going to put this in plain language: why is it free? How does it work? What stations can you see? Is there a risk? What's the bottom logic? When you're home today, you can set up the next year's pay。
I. Pre-eating: full legal compliance, state policy support
Many fear that television will not be watched free of charge without the roof box, will it be pirated? Will it be blocked。
1. The policy makes provision for free legal entitlement
In february 2026, the general authority for radio and communications, the ministry of industry and communications, and the general directorate for market supervision jointly issued a " guide 2. 0 for the payment of fees on governance television " , which defines two core rules:
• operator broadband must be delivered free of charge to iptv: at home, 100 m and more broadband is installed, basic live channels (observation, security, local stations) are free of charge, operators are no longer allowed to charge annual fees, opening fees and previous charges are irregular。
• full access to official app: official platforms, such as video tv editions and view media, are free of charge, without membership and without advertising, and are authorized to broadcast all live signals on television, in accordance with the law。
It's not decomposition, it's not piracy, it's safe and stable
We're using the operator's official iptv signal and viewing the official live feed, using regular channels that don't crack, don't steal, don't break. The signal is stable, clearly painted, uncartoned, just like the roof box, even smoother, without fear of being sealed and stopped。
Ii. 2026 best available: wifi, 3 methods are free of charge (first option)
There is a wifi and smart television at home, and the following three options are available for five minutes, free of charge, without an annual fee, with no options。
Method i: free iptv by operator, wifi direct company (most recommended, full channel)
This is the largest, most stable, and identical method to the top box, with broadband in the home。
Preconditions:
• families are mobile, telecommunications, broadband connections of 100m and above (now almost all)。
• a free basic iptv has been opened (no service, 10086/10000/10010, free, no charge)。
Operational step (simplistic):
1. Smart television company wifi at home。
2. Open the tv app store and search for the installation operator's official tv version of app:
Move: miracles and tv
Telecommunications: sky wing high clear tv
Connect: volkswagen tv
3. Opens the app, login with a broadband account (or auto-identify) and directs to the full channel。
Strengths:
• channels: 1-17, provincial security, local stations, news, children, play, 80+, identical to the roof box。
• do not speed the internet: take a dedicated iptv channel, do not take up the bandwidth of the internet, watch live and play mobile phones and computers without carton。
• no advertising, no membership: free of charge, no billboard ads, no billing windows, all for older children。
Method ii: video tv edition, official free of charge (most economical, no operator)
It is not intended to devolve with the operator, to install the official app directly, step by step and permanently free of charge。
Operational steps:
1. The television company wifi, which opens the app store, searchs the video tv version (ysptv) and installs it。
2. Access to live areas, full-time channel+mainstream view directly, 4k high-rise, 7 days back, no advertising。
Strengths:
• official production, most authoritative, free of any risk and free of charge。
• full content and quality, spring nights, news spots, major events, and the most stable sources of live coverage。
Method iii: dtmb ground wave (netless, alternative preferred)
If there is no wifi in the family, or if you want to cut off the net, you can see it with this method, one investment, free for life。
Operational steps:
1. A dtmb indoor antenna (both online and in a hardware store) at a cost of $20-50。
2. An antenna plugs the ant/rf round interface behind the television, with a better signal by the window。
3. Remote control, by signal source, selects dtmb/ground digital television, points automatic search stations, one to three minutes。
Strengths:
• free of charge, without network, without wifi, without a penny。
• 25 to 40 viewers, viewers, local stations, most suitable for emergency and old people。
Three, which ones can you see
Many fear that there will be fewer free channels, which will be enough, even more:
• panorama: cctv1 to cctv17, with full coverage of news, finance, sports, arts and children。
• provincial watch: all mainstream watchmen in hunan, zhejiang, jiangsu, orientale and beijing。
• local stations: local news, integrated, public channels with the most convenient access to local information。
• special channels: children, dramas, agriculture, science, emergency broadcasting, all free of charge。
Daily news, drama, art, sports competitions fully satisfy the demand, and there is no difference from the roof box。
Iv. Why are fees previously charged and now free? The bottom logic is clear
Remedializing “baby fees” will also benefit the population
Formerly, there was a disorderly television billing: annual overhead box fees, vip membership, on-demand payments, layer-laying. The state is determined to correct and cut the chain of fees and to restore the basic rights of viewing to the general population, without the burden of watching television。
2. Technical maturity, wifi replacement roof box
The technology used was not good. It had to be decoded with the roof box. Now that smart television and wifi are universal, television can be decoded and connected, and the roof box becomes redundant and completely eliminated。
3. Financial bottom-up, return of public goods
Basic television is a public cultural service, like free parks and libraries. Since 2025, the state has made it clear that the dtmb, the basic iptv, are paid in full by the public, free of charge and free of charge。
To put it simply: technological progress + policies for the good of the people + the return of the public good is a combination of three factors that will allow us to make a complete departure from the roof of the machine and free television。
V. Guide to hole avoidance: 30 million
No high-priced “earmarked antenna”
The dtmb antenna is $20-$50 and is freely purchased on the internet and in hardware stores, not for “high-profile” “enhanced editions”, which sell hundreds of iq taxes。
2. Refusal to open any charges
Open iptv, install app, search stations, free of charge. Anyone who goes to the house and charges and debugs is a fraud and directly refuses and reports。
3. Official app only, not third party decryption
Videos only, official aps for operators, and no decryption, polymeric software. The software is advertised, viral, potentially irregular, unstable and easily sealed。
Summary: 2026, television into a “zero-cost age”
From 2026 onwards, the yearly cost of the roof box became history。
• broadband wifi: is available free of charge to all channels using the operator, iptv, or zoro video tv。
• no network: dtmb antenna, dozens at a time, free for life。
State policy is bottom-up, technically mature and stable, simple to operate, legally compliant, unadvertised and unset。
It took five minutes to get home, save two or three hundred dollars a year and spend the rest of their lives without paying for their sightings。
