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OP is not talking about dedicated sports channels. They are talking about OTA channels that play sporting events. ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox all broadcast live sporti

OP is not talking about dedicated sports channels. They are talking about OTA channels that play sporting events. ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox all broadcast live sporting events of some sort.

jonknee 9y ago
OP said it was for people who "find it hard to get away from TV for reasons like the live channels (sports)"... To me that doesn't mean the free over the air channels that occasionally show sports. But hey, that's me.
- stinkytaco 9y ago
  Sports is probably the only reason I bothered to mount an OTA antenna in my attic. I don't get cable or satellite, nor do I watch any TV shows, but the quality of HD sports with an OTA antenna is great, and it's live. I can't imagine I'm the only one. Sports is pretty much the only thing I can't get from iTunes or streaming.
  - johne20 9y ago
    +1 Same here. And I assume Youtube TV knows this as well as they are the only streaming service I know of pushing to include NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC local channels. "Stream live TV from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN"
    - marrone12 9y ago
      PS Vue also has local channels
      - johne20 9y ago
        In my market (Seattle) Vue only has CBS. I specifically want to watch College and NFL FB. NFL is generally on Fox & CBS OTA channels and ABC has many college games. (Other games are on NFL Network, ESPN, and Twitter, which are available via streaming)
        majormajor 9y ago
        Youtube TV isn't even available in Seattle at the moment ( https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7068923 https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7068923 ), so the value proposition there is a bit mixed compared to the available services with mixes of affiliates in many markets. I assume everybody wants all of them in all markets, it's just a different strategy of when to make something available. E.g. what if you're like me, and primarily watch college sports on ESPN, and don't really care about NBC or Fox locals in your market?
  - Larrikin 9y ago
    Local news and sports games were the reason I bought my antennae. Honestly it's painful at this point watching regular tv when my internet goes down. It seems like Plex should still work in that case though.

OP is not talking about dedicated sports channels. They are talking about OTA channels that play sporting events. ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox all broadcast live sporting events of some sort.

jonknee 9y ago

OP said it was for people who "find it hard to get away from TV for reasons like the live channels (sports)"... To me that doesn't mean the free over the air channels that occasionally show sports. But hey, that's me.

stinkytaco 9y ago
Sports is probably the only reason I bothered to mount an OTA antenna in my attic. I don't get cable or satellite, nor do I watch any TV shows, but the quality of HD sports with an OTA antenna is great, and it's live. I can't imagine I'm the only one. Sports is pretty much the only thing I can't get from iTunes or streaming.
- johne20 9y ago
  +1 Same here. And I assume Youtube TV knows this as well as they are the only streaming service I know of pushing to include NBC, FOX, CBS, ABC local channels. "Stream live TV from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN"
  - marrone12 9y ago
    PS Vue also has local channels
    - johne20 9y ago
      In my market (Seattle) Vue only has CBS. I specifically want to watch College and NFL FB. NFL is generally on Fox & CBS OTA channels and ABC has many college games. (Other games are on NFL Network, ESPN, and Twitter, which are available via streaming)
      - majormajor 9y ago
        Youtube TV isn't even available in Seattle at the moment ( https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7068923 https://support.google.com/youtubetv/answer/7068923 ), so the value proposition there is a bit mixed compared to the available services with mixes of affiliates in many markets. I assume everybody wants all of them in all markets, it's just a different strategy of when to make something available. E.g. what if you're like me, and primarily watch college sports on ESPN, and don't really care about NBC or Fox locals in your market?
- Larrikin 9y ago
  Local news and sports games were the reason I bought my antennae. Honestly it's painful at this point watching regular tv when my internet goes down. It seems like Plex should still work in that case though.