Method and apparatus for transmitting wireless signals over media

In a residential environment having a plurality of televisions locatable in at least two separate locations, a method of distributing video signals from a residential gateway, the method comprising:

• receiving at least one channel select command from one of a plurality of remote control devices associated with a respective one of the plurality of televisions, wherein at least a first one of the plurality of remote control devices is a wireless remote control device that transmits the channel select command as a wireless signal;
• receiving the wireless signal from the first one of the plurality of remote control devices at a remote antennae package connected to the first one of the plurality of televisions;
• transmitting the wireless signal from the remote antennae package over media;
• receiving the wireless signal from the media at a remote antennae module located in close proximity to the residential gateway;
• demodulating the wireless signal and extracting the portion corresponding to the channel select command;
• transmitting the channel select command to the residential gateway;
• receiving a video signal from a telecommunications network in response to the at least one channel select command;
• constructing, from the video signal, at least one series of video packets corresponding to the at least one channel select command;
• transporting the at least one series of video packets over a video packet bus to a plurality of video decoders;
• and
• decoding the at least one series of video packets to produce at least one television signal, the decoding performed by at least one of the plurality of video decoders.