Locast-Like Service Pops Up - Live Stream ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox for Free
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2024
- In this video I discuss a new streaming service that's very similar to Locast. It's operated by a non-profit and offers a free live stream of ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox for free. How can you access it and will it last?
The app is currently not available to download on the app store. The website link below provides information on how to access the app through TestFlight:
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For anyone asking, the app is currently not available to download on the app store. The website provides information on how to access the app through TestFlight: www.pokharel.org/
I remember about 65 years ago there was a man that came to our house to show my dad how to put up and antenna to pick up KDKA in Pittsburgh. KDKA was trying to get more viewers to see their advertising. Now it's the other way. They don't want more viewers to see their advertising.
What kind-of-thing is that, a self defeating? Why would they disinfanstise Adveritsers?
If the stations encrypt their signal that's what they are doing...taking away your right or ability to view the advertisements. I would think that the advertisers wouldn't like that very much.@@JCWise-sf9ww
"Networks are required to broadcast FREE OTA signals to their local markets." Thank you, this is why drm on ota is not going to be legal for a multitude of reasons, but the networks will get away with it too
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Are we contacting congress?
Are we contacting congress?
@@Fetherko We should be. I would encourage everyone here to contact their respective congressperson regarding DRM on ATSC 3.0. I would also like to see The Antenna Man mobilize his viewship to do the same
I really miss Locast and was happy to donate. Hopefully this service expands and does things right.
Me to.
Its me "too".
They won't be allowed to expand or stay on the air for that matter. It comes down to redistribution and copyright. Remember that Locast was ordered to pay $32 million under the Copyright Act that was lowered to about $700,000.
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Great idea but watch for a shutdown in 3... 2... 1... Lawsuit! Thank goodness I can receive my locals just fine OTA. Great video as always!
I do appreciate the effort of the non-profit. They are attempting to give another shot at the failed attempt to this sort of thing by Locast but most likely the big networks will get it shut down or just drown it in legal fees through never-ending litigation. I don't even think the networks necessarily care about pennies lost from one service but rather that it sets the precedent for other Locast-type services to pop which is their nightmare.
@@AntennaManalso Aliance for creativity of entertainment
@@AntennaMan From an Australian perspective, free to air TV in the United States is baffling to comprehend, we just do not have to contend with the complications that American viewers have to endure. All of the private and public TV stations have openly offered free online streaming and catch up TV through iOS/Apple TV/Android apps, for all their primary and multicast channels, for many years now.
As for DRM of FTA TV, this is a detrimental development that the Australian public does not have to bother about at all, as the TV channel broadcasters do not care to face the public backlash which would inevitably come about. In any case, the universal availability and wide adoption of TV streaming for live TV and catch up TV, has made legacy FTA TV somewhat redundant compared to the turn of the millennium when Sydney hosted the 2000 Olympics.
It has to be said that FTA TV is highly regulated by the Australian Government, whereby any changes would effectively have to be agreed upon by the vast majority of parliamentarians. Needless to say, no member of parliament would want to deal with the complaining public if their TV viewing experience was negatively impacted in any way. Australians see FTA TV as something of a legal right, when in actual fact, this is not the case at all. 🦘🇦🇺
@@AntennaMan From an Australian perspective, free to air TV in the United States is baffling to comprehend, we just do not have to contend with the complications and frustrations that American viewers have to endure. In Australia, all FTA TV channels are easily and openly available with free apps, for both live TV and catch up. Moreover, there is certainly no DRM at all with FTA TV. I doubt DRM will ever be introduced. 🦘🇦🇺
in the uk, they charge a fee, for the ota govt box, for all the local channels, like basic cable
Yeah, Cord Cutter News will drop any information in a video, even if it would be best to not say anything for a while. I appreciate you attempting to keep this under wraps. Sadly, my guess is the FCC and the courts ultimately will not be on the side of the consumers. There's too much money floating around to stop pushing the retransmission fees.
The biggest stumbling block for consumers may not be the inability or lack of desire to set up an antenna. In many cases, they want other channels provided by cable, satellite, and streaming services, and because the local channels are included in those packages, they are stuck paying for something they could get elsewhere. This is also true, albeit to a lesser extent, the regional sports costs that are added to some services.
Sling and I think direct TV offer the ability not to get local channels and you save a lot doing that.
@en Sling TV does, for the most part. But there are a handful of large TV markets (NY, LA, SF, Chicago, etc.) that Sling carries ABC for, and in those markets, Sling subscribers are charged an additional $5/mo. As far as I can tell, there is no option to not receive ABC in save the extra cost. Sounds like ABC/Disney forcing Sling TV to carry ABC in order to have access to ESPN and the Disney Channel on their Sling Orange platform.
Sling is definitely an option for "cable" channels without locals, and so is Philo. Philo is cheap ($25/month) because while it offers popular entertainment and lifestyle cable channels, there are no sports or national news/opinion channels. So people who don't watch national cable news or sports are not being forced to pay for them.
I'm in the Cord Cutters News Tech Support Facebook group, and I see a lot from people who want all their content in one place. To them, it is too much trouble to have to change inputs and apps to get to what they want. So they cut the cable cord, sign up for UA-cam TV, and call it a day. I guess this is a little cheaper than cable, but not by much. And you are still paying for the locals that should be free, plus for ninety-seven kajillion channels that they never watch, just to have the handful that they do watch, and all in one place.
@@njlaurenAlso services like Frndly.
I get around 100 ota channels and rarely watch them. I watch a few apps on a Roku which show local 6am news if I want local news. Mostly I watch old TV series and a lot of movies. The way things are going these days, Roku is going to be forced to charge fees in order to pay for all the content I am seeing now.
My anttena is a junky flat one, outside despite being an indoor, glued to the side of my home as far up as I could reach from the second story window, with coax all the way to the basemebt window to reach my server, with a crappy booster on the far end of that coax.
Despite it being a "I'm poor" set up, the reception I'm getting is pretty great.
Hi Tyler. I'm glad I don't have anything but am antenna.
I don't need that fancy stuff.
Hope you have a great week. And everything is going well for you.
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Let's talk again about the MISINFORMATION about Aereo. Aereo was not a broad rebroadcaster of broadcasts. They rented a private single user antenna that was close to antenna sources to enable on a per user basis, a person to watch and also record to a rented dvr disk space, their favorite shows. My antenna isn't your antenna, my recordings are not your recordings. It was essentially "your home setup", but in the cloud and strictly "yours", but yours meaning you were renting the service, that is the antenna, the software for DVR and the storage space. Who could watch your antenna? You, and up to 4 other designated devices you have. That's it. This is why every court said it was ok and legal. And then the broadcasters took it to the SCOTUS (because they lost every EVERY case in every state). But, they need a new strategy or they were destined to fail... again. If we can redefine "rebroadcast" to include any alteration of the original source to also mean "rebroadcast", then it no longer matters if it "one to one" and "your eyes only". Because we redefined the term. Since now a "rebroadcast" includes the act of converting what is broadcast into a format that is streamable.... if this is now a rebroadcast, and they successfully argued this to the SCOTUS, then SCOTUS was forced to agree and say, you can't rebroadcast without a license. Then (just showing how evil this is) when Aereo, realizing they were going to die due to this word definition change, they requested to be allowed a rebroadcasting license... THEY (the broadcasters) REFUSED!! Yes, that means the "good old boy club", shut down Aereo from even paying them their fees. They wanted them dead, dead, dead, irrespective of anything paid, and they were not in any way, shape or form anything like Locast or this new Locast clone, which are rebroadcasters under to original definition of the term.
Now, onto "worse things", under the SCOTUS ruling it means products that are out there already that allow you to watch Live TV anywhere, if that means conversion of the original broadcast data into an easily streamed format ... that's a rebroadcast if done over the network. That's OG Tablo, Plex DVR and many other services today. And explains why new Tablo (now owned by a broadcaster) does not allow viewing outside of your LAN, and in general, they don't change the format of the original broadcast data even. With that said, the main thing is keeping everything "in a controlled box". So, as DRM becomes "a thing", the idea is to make sure that is controlled "end to end". That is, full control of where and how you can get at it ... and even when. The idea of Live TV or watching recording from anywhere would mean having full end to end control of both endpoints in a satisfactory manner. What you will never ever be able to do is watch and/or use the broadcast content without DRM and without full end to end control. Your ability to even watch "old recorded content" is not something you're guaranteed to have the rights to do. Again, it's complete end to end control. If control at either end is lost, the data needs to become unusable. Control being the "broadcasters".
Actually, it’s not the broadcasters but rather the CONTENT OWNERS that are in control. The NFL football is a prime example. The National Football League has absolute control of their games, (content)!
All your favorite primetime network shows maintain TOTAL control of their content. As an example, an NBC show, Law & Order costs a million dollars or more for each episode. That is not chump change. As owner, you want to squeeze every nickel of profit out of them.
Advertising dollars are now spread so thin due to a glut of cable channels, that during a commercial break, it’s not uncommon to see maybe 8 or more of them.
These “content” owners are pushing DRM! They see it as another way to monetize their shows‼️
Unfortunately the FCC seems more than willing to accommodate them.
I’m beginning to think that basic internet, a ROKU stick and a decent OTA antenna is about all we can do to try to save over $100 a month in cable fees👍
In Australia, the free OTA networks run their own IPTV services complete with on demand viewing of almost any program, they are very popular, pull in a lot of ad revenue for our networks, and are very popular with the public
I would love this if it became available nationwide. I miss having access to the Boston local stations. I now live in Bradenton, Florida, but I lived in Boston for 19 years prior to moving here 5 years ago. Locast was a great concept until it was shut down.
The big networks will likely want to shut it down before it sets the precedent for similar services to pop up in other areas. While it's around, you might be able to access it in Florida with a VPN set to Boston.
VPN
Sadly, I will continue to say that ATSC 3.0 will be the standard for OTA come hell or high water. The broadcast TV conglomerates don't give a crap about OTA, just the money from cable TV and streaming TV providers. It wouldn't surprise me that eventually local OTA TV will die and local TV will be sold through a streaming provider.
My personal prediction is that free OTA TV will be mostly gone in about 15-20 years. Either the rest of the UHF band is sold to cell phone companies or the remaining audience of OTA (which is mostly 65+) shrinks to the point broadcasters convince congress to let them turn off their broadcast signals.
By the time "free-to-air" OTA local TV (ATSC 1.0) dies out (and MOST CERTAINLY, it *WILL!* ) and ATSC 3.0 takes over...I'll be dead, too! Then, is ANYTHING going to matter anyway? NOTHING matters to people who are DEAD... ☠😭 *NOTHING!!!*
@@AntennaMan Maybe, but I'm wondering what broadcasters would do with the broadcast licenses and the equipment they have; surely not let it gather dust. It seems like too valuable a system to eliminate. I'd agree ATSC 3.0 is all but dead right now, but if streaming services keep increasing fees to the point they rival old cable systems, it might make sense for a savy media company with all those broadcast licenses to relook at ATSC 3.0 once again, maybe with both free and premium (PPV) services spread between a main channel and sub-channels. I'm not versed in the particulars of ATSC 3.0, but there's got to be a way to do a mix of free and PPV in the OTA format. Just my optimistic 2 cents worth.
I agree that OTA will go away, and it’ll happen in conjunction with the end of the network/affiliate TV model. If everything goes to streaming, there’s no reason for the networks to have local stations that carry their programs. Originally programming and sports will be on their streaming services (Peacock, Disney+, et. al.).
I tell you, I think the biggest reason why people don't get an antenna to capture the networks and the other dozens of over the air broadcast is because of the stigma ("What is that monstrosity on your roof? Are you stuck in the '70s?") I personally have never really cared much what others think and frankly, I kind of think a big, high, old-fashioned antenna looks pretty cool and makes me somewhat of a nonconformance.
Never care what they think. They're the ones that suck at math.
👏👏 well said
I have no hard evidence, but some neighborhood HOA's have restrictions on exterior equipment. I've offered to set up some apparatus for loved ones close enough to the source as not to need expensive, elaborate hardware, but most of them scoff at the very idea of local broadcasting as quaint and old timey. I always say, yes it is, but it's old times tech that still works just fine. 😂
Telecommunications Act overrides HOA restrictions.
What kind of ignorant karen would be so offended by an antenna on someone elses home that they would ask about it?
Sorry but no one gets to have any influence or input on whether I use an aerial or not.
It is hard to get decent medium directional indoor antenna. In many urban locations a common issue is being in a rental unit where you cannot easily install an outdoor antenna on the roof, furthermore it is also common to be in a location where multiple apartment building complexes are located between you and the transmitters, thus even though you can be withing 15-20 miles of the transmitters, the signal can become unusable.
In those cases, it is difficult to find a good antenna, as most are either flat antennas, or antennas with longer VHF elements and a flat UHF element, and those don't really work in those situations.
Thank you, Sir. Have a nice day.
Puffer is also backed by Stanford which is probably also a reason why the big networks aren't mad about its existence.
Meanwhile things like Locast (excluding LocalBTV, they got permission to put streams of channels up) aren't backed by anything and beg for donations
Hello Tyler like your video about antennas i make a few for my ham band any ideas on ham antennas thanks Barry
I’m anxious to try it when returning to Boston. Pleased to support them as a cord cutter.
I wish I could have full access to all my local channels but I have problems getting 32 out of the Green Bay Wisconsin market for some odd reason those are only channels that has no signal most days. I only get it when it's colder outside then I get the channels from 32. I wish there was a way I could resolve that so I can get them and watch some of the programming that they have
I'd love another Locast like service to show up in my area. Had an antenna for several years but recently moved. I was trying to find something in a good reception area but a time crunch left me where i am now. That said i love my new place though the rabbit ears report is nearly all red for my location. I did buy an antenna just to check recently for the fun of it. I got the 3 channels in the yellow/fair on the results but, as expected, none of the others.
I wish Local TV+ luck, but I'll be shocked if it lasts long. They may not even make it past a few weeks if the broadcast networks have their way.
I was ten when we first got cable. We had moved and local bilaw wouldn't allow a tower. Back then basic cable was less than $6 per month.
Yeah, I concur with you; I don't think this new effort is long for this world.
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i made my own antenna by stripping two coaxial cables. it's a hybrid rabbit ear flat antenna it picks up both uhf and vhf frequencies well it's only made of copper and my second attempt at making a diy antenna thanks for your basic knowledge but i have far exceeded your help and can make my reception perfect for literally free
I really hope they start doing this in New York State ?
2:47 You're right. Most people are too lazy. Laziness is expensive.
Antennas do not work where we live, we are under a flight path and reception drops every 30 seconds. Cannot have outdoor or attic one either, only indoor. During the shut down when airports were closed it was wonderful
I just wish networks would allow for OTA sub-channels to be more accessible. I’m out of range for OTA and all I want to do is be able to watch Svengoolie on MeTV.
I want to wait and see what the courts say. If they are able to stay up I think a lot more of Local TV+ like services will appear. If the court says it is okay I might try to set up a non profit in Austin, TX
Broadcasters definitely want to kill LocalTV+ before it sets a precedent for similar services to pop up in other markets. Even if the court decides in the service's favor, the big broadcast groups will likely drown them in legal fees through endless litigation.
@@AntennaMan most likely. I think if the broadcasters lose in court they will lobby for laws to overturn the court decision. Still worth fighting giant corporations.
I wish them well.
I want Locast !!!!!!
I assume this includes the sub-channels like Locast did ?
I would hope so... they are better than the main (-1) channel !
Even though I have a great outdoor antenna with a rotor, there were times when some channels didn't come due to atmospheric interference from other channels... here in the Cleveland, OH area, and got interference from London, Ontario.
So I subscribed to Locast just to use when I could not get the OTA channels.
Mr Antenna man, even a genius like you can't pick up local channels with an antenna in 36265.
No real urge to test, but here at home in Rhode Island, I am within 100 miles of Boston, which I find amusing in another state and in a different market. (Historically we could mostly tune in the Boston stations -- it's been much harder on ATSC 1.0)
Thanks
Question...Didn't "we the people" through our government give broadcasters the right to transmit over those freqs? Did we mandate, by law, that those signals be unencrypted and transmitted in the clear? If we were so silly as to give broadcasters the right, by law, to use our frequencies to transmit private signals (encrypted) over OUR airwaves then we loose in court. Did we do that?
I miss Locast. I was able to get some channels, I wasn't able to get on the antenna.
Wouldn’t it be nice if local broadcasters had to earn their money the old fashioned way, selling commercials‼️😂
Just get an antenna that works whether or not these apps or your home internet is working. Only way to avoid tracking and retransmission fees. Done
I don't know where to ask you this but is it possible to do a test on the antennas available for T-Mobile antennas
We have a pretty good tv antenna that normally can get 35 channels, and we live in a very rural area. There are parts of day the tv will picsil and our guide on our roku tv was working but in the late 2 weeks only half the channels show info on guild. I'm not sure what is causing the problem
I have family members who live in Manhattan, Kansas and the local Best Buy staff said that the city is too low in the valley to receive over-the-air signals. Is this wrong? Would they need a super tall antenna to make it work?
Could someone explain to me why the networks have an issue with services like the ones you discuss in this video but are completely fine with people receiving their OTA signal with an antenna for free?
Broadcasters don't mind those who get their station for free with an antenna because it's a relatively small percentage of viewers. Most people won't put forth the effort to pick up local channels from an antenna which gives them good negotiating power with retransmission fees. However, most people can easily download an app and are more likely to cancel their cable or satellite subscription should a Locast type service exist.
New tv’ without a coax antenna connector on the back to cut out OTA tv. Please do a video fix for this new tv problem.
Rebroadcast services deliver ads to a larger market and make those ads more valuable. Broadcasters should encourage this and adjust their ad rates to reflect the enhanced reach.
Hope an Android app comes soon, or even a web version that'd be great
I just picked up a vizio e60-e3 smart tv. I want to use it for antenna viewing but it doesn't have a coax input. Is there another way to connect it to my antenna? thanks
While I prefer this channel to Cord Cutters News you have to admit that guy has the best haircut on YT.
I am vacationing in my RV. I tuned the CBS affiliate in Savannah, GA with my new Zapper-box. I could not watch it because it was ATSC-3 encrypted. The station's website said that I could buy a subscription.
Over-the-air television is collapsing as an entertainment source for campers. I am not going to subscribe to TV stations in *every* campground that I visit.
That TV station lost the opportunity for me to view their sponsors. How else am I going to learn about new prescription medications that might make my life wonderful?
What happened to the idea that TV stations are granted use of the airways to serve the public who owns the airwaves?
If an antenna worked at my location 10 years ago, will it work now?
We just need to require local broadcasting channels to also provide a free online video feed of their channel.
If a person isn't in the Boston area, I wonder if it'll work with a VPN if you connect to Boston
I wonder why cable companies don't offer an antenna with their service and the tuner with over the air support built in. Would they still have to charge fees to carry the locals? Or even be required to carry them then?
Didn't DirecTV used to do this back in the day before they started carrying local channels?
I have a omni that sits on top of an upright freezer in my garage. I get all major networks except ABC, no antenna in north west South Carolina gets ABC altho NC. Etv comes from same compass direction and mileage. I get 51 channels from Sc. NC. Ga. I must have hit a sweet spot.
It does not work with Android, Windows or Linux. You can set a VPN to Boston as I tried it with a POS iPad.
Oh does it work with a VPN? That might be a game changer for some of my viewers outside the Boston market who want to access it.
@@AntennaMan It worked for me.
I'll stick with the OTA antenna and free streaming channels for now. Works great for me. If all the media companies adopt paid streaming that costs as much as the old cable systems, why bother with a TV at all anymore?
I just tried to cut the cable..however I live in a ground floor condo of a 5 story concrete bldg. I bought an antenna..taped it the wall , high up..did a scan and got 0 channels....so I pulled cord and went outside on my porch and yes, got some channels. The problem I need to keep the antenna outside with the door open slightly..that won't work. What can I do ? will technology improve?
I have TWO outdoor antennas. I have a LAVA HD-8008 at 25' above ground and a home-built UHF quad loop antenna at 12' above ground.
The LAVA is about 5 years old, the second one I installed. The home-built is four 8" loops on a plastic disc with a female F-connector at the center. Looks like a UFO disc. 18db Amp.
What suck is the LAVA has trouble receiving local channels within 25 miles, while the home-built antenna gets channels from Wilmington, NC, over 40 miles, with full signal strength.
It's a good thing the major networks are in Wilmington. When the LAVA doesn't work for local channels, the home-built does. Even some local channels are not good on the home-built.
The lava antennas are junk. You can find a list of recommended antennas below: www.amazon.com/shop/antennaman/list/2LH365VAPDKLC
What happens when a new channel joins the lineup on an antenna?
Where I live I can't get OTA antenna service so I use Dish Network. I wish I could get OTA!
Are you sure you can't get local channels from an antenna? Why don't you shoot me your address in an email and I'll check for you. Ignore the sponsorship only message above the email. www.antennamanpa.com/contact.html
@@AntennaMan email with my address sent!
I live 60 + miles north of Houston and I don't have nothing hope this works out
There's also a new one called Zeam that just showed up ...
I wonder how long this lasts before it gets wiped out as well.
There was another company about 16 years ago that put local stations on the Internet. A lot of duplicates. They lost at the John Roberts' Reich Supreme Court. Sad.
Aereo Loses at Supreme Court,. Sad.
The Roberts court always picks the larger company over the smaller one.
what antenna do you recomend for Chicago area to get Local Channels
You can find a list of recommended antennas or sign up for an antenna recommendation from me below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
We no longer pay Monthly for TV we use an Outdoor TV Antenna and Kodi with Live TV Addons and other Free Streaming Services like Pluto TV and BeeTV and others.
Hi Tyler, you need to offer your service to This Old House & other home improvement shows to demonstrate how easy antenna installation is & warn of the broadcaster evil that is ATSC3.0 DRM restrictions. Perhaps it would result in a few more appeal signatures? How did we get here, perhaps the broadcasters told the gov "If you don't include DRM in ATSC3.0 we'll shut off our feeds to OTA". What would be the penalty ($) to broadcasters in doing that?
What about if you are using a VPN and change your location to Boston?
Another viewer said this works in the comments.
Bummer, not available here in San Diego. Any suggestion on lowest cost service to watch local channels (that's all)?
An antenna is the best option for local channels from your market, but see video below for a way to live stream local channels out of San Francisco: ua-cam.com/video/eUhf6YjsH70/v-deo.html
@@AntennaManThanks! This is for a friend who lives below a fairly high hill and putting an antenna on her house would be problematic. I think most of our channels are to the east of us, and the hill is on the east side of her house... :( My house faces east and is up a hill and with inexpensive antenna on the end of the peak of the root, get's me more channels than I imagined. Thanks again, we'll try puffer next time I visit her.
if we use a VPN under Boston server then we can get it ??..
Someone posted in another comment that you can.
Can't get CBS or ABC here with a conventional UHF antenna; you need a giant rooftop antenna to get them because of VHF or distance.
I remember when our CBS affiliate had a superior signal to our other channels. It angers me that they switched to VHF.
@@tsntana I think they're doing this on purpose. During the "test period" of the 2000's decade, all the major networks here were on UHF with a clear signal.
So will they not take money oops I mean donations like the other company and get shut down?
You're awesome. The FCC is not.
Why only Apple? And for those who have moved from the area anddd woulddd lovee to watch rheir old "local" channels will a VPN work to show you aree in the area?
The one guy who helps run the non-profit is an Apple app developer so that's why it's only available on Apple devices for now. I don't know if a VPN will work or not if you're out of market.
I need a new antenna and distance to local stations is 40 miles plus. My husband passed away recently and I have no idea what to get. Can u recommend something?
Below is an antenna that will probably work well at your location: amzn.to/3PY5DvP
Interesting as always! But I must correct you on the statement that “networks are obligated by law to broadcast a free over the air signal.” There is no such law. The networks could return their broadcast licenses at any time and convert to full-subscription services.
Bring Locast back!
It's never coming back. See video below: ua-cam.com/video/FnH4Lqxa6yY/v-deo.html
@@AntennaMan I know, :(
What can I use to record shows on streaming TV?
See video below: ua-cam.com/video/q05DtFsxmS8/v-deo.html
We live immediately in the flight path and near the end of the runways of a major US airport and our OTA signal gets blocked by aircraft traffic. In between flights, the reception is excellent. This requires us to use a streaming service to obtain the local channels for consistent service.
Did you try an ATSC 3.0 tuner? The new TV standard is a lot more resistant to multipath interference than ATSC 1.0.
@@AntennaMan I've not yet tried an ATSC 3.0 tuner. That may be a next step for me.
I don’t see that in the AppStore..
The website provides a link to the app through TestFlight: www.pokharel.org/
cannot find it on google app store or apple
The website provides a link to the app through TestFlight: www.pokharel.org/
previous coment I pationately miss locast..
it was fun watching east coast west coast with my vpn....especially for pbs access
I lost wliw 21 to full atsc 3.0 rrrr
You can probably live stream WLIW on the PBS app with a VPN if you're out of market.
They can't shut it down if they follow the rules.
Yeah not having interruptions, and then so on so forth..
They will try to shut it down. If they're not successful the first time, they'll keep trying and drown the nonprofit in legal fees through endless litigation
@AntennaMan yeah hard to fight when you play by the letter of the law then counter sue for frivolous harassment and antitrust violations..
Deep pockets back fire at times
The stations really don't want us using antennas, my local CBS=(Completely Bull Shit) refused to switch to UHF when the FCC offered it, because UHF makes it easier for antenna users to pick it up.
I downloaded Test Flight and it is asking for an invitation code. Where do I look to find the invitation code?
I don't have an iPhone so I can't help. It might be sent to your email.
It didn't give me a chance to enter my email yet, so I don't think it knows it
@@AntennaMan
It's the same concept as rebroadcasting music from another radio station w/o permission, there's copyrights and trademarks involved there. You need to get permission. DRM sucks but you can't pirate stuff (even if it's over the internet).
The Whole TV broadcast industry is hell bent on protecting how much money they can make! Don't care about the FCC requirement of giving free OTA TV or free streaming by a non profit. If I advertised on TV, I would be upset that the Broadcasters are limiting viewership by the rebroadcasting fees they charge, causing people to move away from Cable and Satellite TV. Disenfranchising viewers that want Free or low cost TV.
Who's the next rebroadcaster on deck for when this one goes out? 😂
How does the guys from cord cutters always finds the news that should stay hidden
In this case, one of the founders of LocalTV+ likely sent him an email like he did to me. I originally wasn't going to make a video on the service because I wanted to keep it on the down low but after CCN published something, I decided to as well since the cat was let out of the bag.
sounds like same man trying again I couldnt get it to work needed flight ?? browser app ???
have to donate to make it work ??..
used .Ip vanish boston location dosent show up on app store
What I don’t understand is how you can get local channels free with an antenna but why isn’t there a way to stream them for free.
Broadcasters don't mind those who get their station for free with an antenna because it's a relatively small percentage of viewers. Most people won't put forth the effort to pick up local channels from an antenna which gives them good negotiating power with retransmission fees. However, most people can easily download an app and are more likely to cancel their cable or satellite subscription should a Locast type service exist.
What about Universal???
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I have an antenna
WHY Apple products only. Roku access would be nice.
Probably for security to prevent out of market viewing
This is why I use an AirTV Anywhere with my Sling account. I'm roughly 20 miles from my towers and so it makes sense. I don't wanna pay for free channels. Doesn't make sense.
I have an AirTV that my father uses for the same reason. Unfortunately, out of home viewing of antenna channels will likely disappear with ATSC 3.0.
Now there's no rock to hide under, to avoid local channels, unless that rock isn't an Apple Computer rock. If TV ever gets rid of ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 , I'll consider an outdoor antenna. NTSC, folks.