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Show HN: StillOnAir – Turn YouTube into programmable, linear TV for free
Heya
I built StillOnAir, an app that turns YouTube into a lean-back, old-school linear TV experience.
Instead of choosing individual videos, you just press play and surf channels — like cable. Each channel is programmed into a continuous stream built from YouTube videos.
Right now there are ~30 live channels, including:
• GameVerse (gaming)
• Toontown (animation & cartoons)
• Reelhouse (film & movie content)
• Total Sports (sports highlights & talk)
• And more across tech, entertainment, documentaries, sports etc.
The core idea: bring back a passive cable tv like watching experience, a sitting on the couch and tune in experience.
The added wrinkle is that anyone can create their own network. You can curate YouTube videos, schedule programming blocks, design a lineup, and air your own channel.
It’s essentially programmable internet TV built on top of YouTube — without hosting any video yourself.
Would love feedback if you decide to take it for a spin and happy to answer any technical questions as well.
- adrianwaj 8mo agoGood work. Would be great to see something based on vids sourced from HN. Maybe import YT comments and make viewable in a toggle pane?