What Universal Remote Control does

Universal Remote Control operates, under the DBA "My Universal Remote Tips And Codes," as a free, ad-supported informational website (myuniversalremotecodes.com) that aggregates universal remote control codes and programming instructions for consumer electronics. The site serves individual consumers who need to program universal remotes to operate TVs, DVD players, Blu-Ray players, sound bars, cable boxes, and digital converters from 100+ brands, with codes segmented by list version (CL3, CL4, CL5) and presented as single, double, triple, or multi-code entries per brand for fallback testing.

The platform is built on a WordPress-based content management system organizing 1,300+ articles across categories (TVs, How-Tos, DVD Players, Sound Bars, Blu-Ray, Digital Converters, Fix Remote). It provides two programming methodologies — direct code entry and manual code search — supplemented by troubleshooting guides for common device issues. No applications, APIs, SDKs, or MCP endpoints are offered; the website is the sole distribution channel. Content is attributed to an individual author identified as "Jay" (username justr00t), suggesting a single-operator or very small team structure despite firmographic data listing 101-250 employees, which appears to reflect aggregation ambiguity with the similarly-named Universal Remote Control, Inc. (a separate home-automation hardware firm founded 1991 in Harrison, NY).

The business model is advertising-based: revenue is generated through display ads and third-party analytics cookies on a globally accessible, registration-free website. There is no pricing, no subscription, no B2B channel, and no disclosed monetization beyond ad impressions. The go-to-market motion is product-led/organic content distribution via SEO, targeting long-tail search queries from consumers troubleshooting remote-control setup. No funding rounds, partnerships, certifications, patents, awards, or institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

Universal Remote Control

Legal name

My Universal Remote Tips And Codes

Website

https://myuniversalremotecodes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Universal Remote Control (DBA "My Universal Remote Tips And Codes") operates a free, ad-supported website providing universal remote control codes and programming instructions for consumer electronics owners seeking setup help across TV, DVD, and audio device brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The website appears to be ad-supported, generating revenue through display advertising. The site uses cookies and third-party analytics, indicating an advertising-based monetization strategy. Traffic is driven through organic search for remote codes and troubleshooting guides.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Universal Remote Control operates an informational content website that publishes a free, searchable database of universal remote control codes for TVs, DVD players, sound bars, Blu-Ray players, cable boxes, and digital converters, organized by brand and code list version (CL3, CL4, CL5). The site supplements its code database with step-by-step programming guides (direct code entry and manual code search methods) and troubleshooting articles for consumer electronics, monetized through on-site display advertising.

Product overview

My Universal Remote Tips And Codes operates as an informational content website providing a free database of universal remote control codes and programming instructions. The core offering is a searchable collection of remote codes organized by device type (TVs, DVD players, sound bars, Blu-Ray players, cable boxes, digital converters) and brand, supporting multiple code list versions (CL3, CL4, CL5). The site supplements its code database with step-by-step programming guides and device troubleshooting articles. The service is offered at no cost to users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Universal Remote Codes Database A comprehensive, searchable database of universal remote control codes organized by device type (TVs, DVD players, sound bars, Blu-Ray players, cable boxes, and digital converters) and brand, with codes categorized by code list version (CL3, CL4, CL5) and structured across single, double, triple, and multi-code listings to provide fallback options per brand.
• Remote Programming Instructions Step-by-step programming guides covering the direct code entry method and the manual code search method for setting up universal remote controls, including troubleshooting tips for cases where the first code does not work.
• Device Troubleshooting Guides How-to articles and troubleshooting guides covering TVs, routers, dryers, washers, and other home appliances to help individual users diagnose and resolve common device and remote control issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• Users can find codes for 100+ TV brands including Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, Hisense, Philips, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, RCA, and many more

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

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Broad incumbents

• URC (Universal Remote Control / URC Total Control): URC is the long-established home automation and remote-control manufacturer also founded by Chang K. Park in Harrison, NY. It overlaps with the company's namesake and historical identity but operates as a B2B/B2C control-systems manufacturer, while this company operates a consumer information site for remote codes — making it a broadly adjacent incumbent.
• Logitech Harmony (discontinued line): Harmony was the dominant universal-remote product line for AV/entertainment control. The site targets users who own or are shopping for universal remotes like Harmony (and competitors), addressing the same consumer need for setup codes and programming instructions — making it broadly comparable as an incumbent in the universal-remote category.
• wikiHow: wikiHow is a top-ranked how-to publisher with extensive articles on programming universal remotes and consumer-electronics troubleshooting. Comparable because it ranks for the same informational queries the subject site targets, and represents a major incumbent in the ad-supported how-to content category.
• GE Universal Remote (by Jasco): Jasco licenses and sells GE-branded universal remotes, which represent a heavily searched brand in the site's content. Comparable because a meaningful share of the site's traffic likely comes from owners of GE/Jasco universal remotes seeking code lists.
• Lifewire (Dotdash Meredith): Lifewire publishes consumer-electronics how-to, troubleshooting, and product-setup content with overlapping topics (universal remote setup, device pairing). Comparable because it competes for related SEO queries and demonstrates the kind of scaled content publisher a small ad-supported site would benchmark against.
• RCA (Universal Remote product line): RCA sells one of the most widely purchased consumer universal remotes, and end users of those remotes visit the subject site to find programming codes. Directly comparable because the site's code database covers RCA's CL3/CL4/CL5 code list versions referenced in its content.

Others

• Manufacturer support portals (Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio, Hisense): The official manufacturer support sites publish remote codes, app-based remote controls, and setup instructions for their own brands. They are ecosystem participants rather than direct competitors, but their proprietary smart-TV apps are increasingly substituting for universal-remotes — a downstream threat rather than a peer.

Emerging players

• SimpliSafe, Ring, Google Nest, Amazon Alexa (smart-home platforms): Smart-home voice and hub platforms are substituting for universal remotes by consolidating device control into apps and voice commands. Not a direct competitor, but a structural adjacent that could erode the long-term addressable need for universal remote codes — therefore highly comparable as a forward-looking peer for category-relevance analysis.
• HowToGeek (Valnet-owned): HowToGeek is a large consumer-tech how-to and troubleshooting publisher with overlapping topics (universal remote programming, AV setup, streaming-device troubleshooting). Comparable because it competes for the same SEO query set on consumer-electronics setup and programming, representing a much larger content publisher in the same category.

Regional players

• Philips Universal Remote (by Rue Wright / Jasco OEM): Philips-branded universal remotes are a major product category the site covers under its TV and device code listings. Comparable as a product ecosystem whose users are the primary audience the subject site serves with code lists and programming instructions.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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