Many families now spend money on television, paying hundreds of cable television bills each year, or running a variety of video members, without which they can only look at a few personal interfaces, not even the most basic ones. Many people do not know that, in accordance with the national radio and television policy, in 2026 ground digital television signals were fully covered in urban and rural areas of the country. If they were correctly operated, they could find all free channels without paying for them, setting up food packages, installing extra roof boxes, and viewing the entire system, david's view, and the local news complex, which could save money for a year。
It should be made clear, first of all, that the public cultural services provided by the state to the population as a whole are completely legal and are not subject to breaking or private conversion, and are accessible to both urban and rural residents. The channels currently available free of charge throughout the country are basically fixed and cover the entire spectrum of cctv-1 to cctv-17, covering the main starline channels, such as osama, hunan watch, zhejiang watch, jiangsu watch and beijing watch, together with local municipal and county television stations, which usually number between 30 and 60, and provide adequate daily coverage of news, art, television and sports programmes. Instead of being unable to receive it, many families have been using a default signal source, without switching to the right pattern and without implementing automatic search stations, to assume that they had to pay to watch television。
The first step in moving out free channels is to confirm the sources of television signals, which is the most critical step. The current smart tv default is mostly a hdmi mode, which connects the top of a network or cable tv box, and can enter a free signal mode by switching to the corresponding options of digital television, groundwave, dtmb, radio vision. There is a slight difference in the names of different brands of television, with haishin, tcl, millet commonly labelled as “digital television”, and savi, concada, labelled as “dtmb”, while tristar and sony displayed “radio-vision” or “air television”. Users need only pick up the remote control, press the source key, find the above option in the popup list and confirm that television will switch to the public wireless signal mode, without connection to the network or opening any business。
When the switch is completed, the second step is to carry out the automatic search station, which will take no more than one minute. When entering the digital television interface, the television alerts no channel, press the remote control menu key, find options such as program management, channel search, station search settings, choose the automatic search station, and confirm that the television automatically scans the surrounding ground digital signals. The entire search process is approximately 30 to 50 seconds, during which no operation is required, and when completed, all reception channels will be automatically preserved, and the viewing, security and local stations will be listed in order and can be viewed directly. Some of the old televisions need to adjust their frequencies manually, but all the smart tvs produced after 2015 support full automatic search stations, which can be easily operated by older children。
In the case of high-rise, suburban or heavily signaled areas, if there are fewer channels behind the search, more pictures of cardon, and snowflakes, only one simple indoor antenna is added, usually between $10 and $30 at a price of between $10 and $30, with no wiring, no piercing, and simply plugging into the u. S. B. Or antenna interfaces of the television, which will significantly enhance the signal by placing it near the window table, making the channel more stable and clearer. Such antennas are public signal reception equipment permitted by the state and not illegal equipment, which can be purchased and used in all areas. Compared to the hundreds of dollars per year spent on cable television, a single investment of several dozen dollars will make television permanently free, at a very high value。
There is also an error zone in many households, where smart television has to go to wifi to watch the programme. In fact, public wireless digital television signals have nothing to do with the internet, so that no internet lines are plugged in, no wifi is allowed to be open, and electricity is then used directly, free of network fluctuations, broadband arrears, especially for households with only the elderly and children. At the same time, free channels do not contain any bundled consumption, no consecutive monthly withholding fees, no billboard advertising, no need for code log-in, and can be viewed by opening them, avoiding all problems such as mist touch charges and automatic renewal of membership fees。
A comparison of the current pattern of television viewing reveals the advantages of the free model. Wireless television costs range from $200 to $400 per year, and the charges stop immediately; the roof box of the network requires members to open from $25 to $50 a month, several hundred dollars a year, and some channels are still inaccessible; and dtmb digital television on the ground is free of charge for life, set up for permanent use without any subsequent expenditure. For ordinary families who only watch news, television dramas and ensembles, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary television billings, to use only free public signals, to save hundreds of dollars a year easily and cumulatively over the years。
There are also a number of practical and small techniques to enhance the viewing experience. Once the search channel is completed, it will be possible to manually edit the list of channels, remove repeat, poorly signaled channels, and line up the usual obscurity and guard view; to re-execut an automatic search station due to the short duration of a thunderstorm weather signal; to reset some of the settings after the television system has been upgraded, only to switch the source of the signal and search the station; and to support some of the channel collection functions, to add frequent stations to the collection and open the next direct selection. These operations are simple and do not require expertise and can be done by following the interface。
In particular, free public channels provide only basic television programmes and do not include fee-paying channels, high-resolution exclusive channels, offshore channels and web-based video platforms. If the user has a need to watch the 4k super-high-level, exclusive competition, and pay-for-work, it is still necessary to select the appropriate service provider according to its own circumstances. For the vast majority of families, however, the basic free channel has fully met daily needs and there is no need for extra money to start unnecessary operations。
The state has continuously promoted the optimization of public services for radio and television, with a further improvement in the quality of terrestrial digital television coverage in 2026 and a steady increase in the number of free programmes in remote rural areas, with the aim of making public cultural services accessible to all. Instead of being tied up by unnecessary fees and membership fees, a few simple steps can bring television back to the nature of free viewing, saving money and money。
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Disclaimer
This document is based on the april 2026 public digital television service policy of the national radio and television service and the dtmb general standards for ground-based digital television, which serve only as user-friendly instructions. There are differences in signal coverage between different regions, the number of channels available to receive, and the television brand operating path, depending on the actual local signal and television instructions. The antenna equipment mentioned in the text is to be purchased through formal channels and the use of irregular signal reception devices is strictly prohibited. In the course of the operation, do not customize television, and in case of signal problems, consult local radio and television services and do not rely on unofficial decryption。
