Controller for a motor vehicle for wireless communication with a least one peripheral unit with a least one receiver unit (1) for receiving radio signals for standard applications and at least one receiver unit (2) for receiving radio signals for long-range applications which are emitted by the peripheral unit at different frequencies for the standard applications and the long-range applications. With a least one antenna (ANT1) for one of the two receiver units (1, 2) respectively and with a control unit (4) for controlling the two receiver units (1, 2) as well as for evaluating signals from the two receiver units (1, 2).