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DrHitch 03-03-2024 09:32 PM

TV: streaming of national news "live"
 
Hi,
I've searched this forum, but can't find an answer.

Rental houses for past few years have had either Roku or Fire stick streaming devices.

Regardless of installed app, we can't seem to be able to watch national news (ABC, CBS, or NBC)..

we've tried to use the Spectrum app from our own account, the "local live" app, etc...but not the 6:30pm or 11pm national news live....

Bill14564 03-03-2024 10:16 PM

The app will need to offer local channels and the account will need to have subscribed to local channels. For example, the Hulu app is capable of providing locals if the account has subscribed to the HuluLive content.

The Hulu app and the YouTube TV app are capable of providing locals. Satellite and cable providers may also have streaming services that include locals though availability might be limited outside your subscription area.

LuvtheVillages 03-04-2024 09:38 AM

Try the free CBS News app. It has mostly national news all the time. Replays the regular CBS news and morning shows with about an hour delay.

Pugchief 03-04-2024 10:51 AM

Why would anyone watch MSM news anymore? The industry is dying, along with print newspapers. Years of lying and narrative-pushing has made them untrustworthy.

There are so many good independent news sources these days. Take advantage of them.

Bill14564 03-04-2024 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2307546)
Why would anyone watch MSM news anymore? The industry is dying, along with print newspapers. Years of lying and narrative-pushing has made them untrustworthy.

There are so many good independent news sources these days. Take advantage of them.

For example .....

Blueblaze 03-04-2024 04:17 PM

I provide Hulu-plus for my renters, same as I use at home, so they get all the channels they'd get with cable, plus a ton of streaming stuff.

But if all you care about is the legacy "news" channels, Roku provides that for free. Just click the Roku channel, select "live" from the left menu, and scroll down to find NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox local (not the one you want), Reuters, Euronews, Sky News, Scripts News, NewsMax, OAN, and a few others.

I think Firestick has recently added these free news channels, too, but we switched to Roku several years ago.

RoadToad 03-05-2024 06:18 AM

We put a ROKU stick on our Fire Tv to get away from the incessant Amazon larded-up advertising. Fire devices have become major billboards for pushing sales ads. ROKU "live tv" is very good at providing news sources.

annhennessy 03-05-2024 07:58 AM

go to clickorlando.com and you can stream local CBS news

ThirdOfFive 03-05-2024 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2307546)
Why would anyone watch MSM news anymore? The industry is dying, along with print newspapers. Years of lying and narrative-pushing has made them untrustworthy.

There are so many good independent news sources these days. Take advantage of them.

Ain't THAT the truth! If I ever want actual news rather than just indoctrination, I go to foreign sources. Most large foreign cities have English-language newspapers available online and a lot of them, quality of writing as well as content, far outstrips what our domestic sources offer.

The days of the CBS Evening News with "Uncle Walter" Cronkite as the most trusted man in America are ancient history.

Proveone 03-05-2024 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrHitch (Post 2307365)
Hi,
I've searched this forum, but can't find an answer.

Rental houses for past few years have had either Roku or Fire stick streaming devices.

Regardless of installed app, we can't seem to be able to watch national news (ABC, CBS, or NBC)..

we've tried to use the Spectrum app from our own account, the "local live" app, etc...but not the 6:30pm or 11pm national news live....

RoKu and Fire Stick are devices to access a streaming service - Xfinity, Hulu, Fubo, Sling, etc. The streaming service has what you are looking for.

Sunnies 03-05-2024 09:30 AM

FireStick News app provides all the news channels including Orlando News.

Dusty_Star 03-05-2024 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proveone (Post 2307867)
RoKu and Fire Stick are devices to access a streaming service - Xfinity, Hulu, Fubo, Sling, etc. The streaming service has what you are looking for.

Huh? Roku is a streaming platform. It needs an internet connection. It can access other streaming services, but there are tons of free content, including Roku Live TV channel.

PugMom 03-05-2024 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2307820)
Ain't THAT the truth! If I ever want actual news rather than just indoctrination, I go to foreign sources. Most large foreign cities have English-language newspapers available online and a lot of them, quality of writing as well as content, far outstrips what our domestic sources offer.

The days of the CBS Evening News with "Uncle Walter" Cronkite as the most trusted man in America are ancient history.

so true!! if you want to know what's going on in the US, you need to read the foreign press :ho:

dawabeav 03-05-2024 10:26 AM

Do you really want to pay to know who got shot or run over in Orlando.

Carla B 03-05-2024 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawabeav (Post 2307910)
Do you really want to pay to know who got shot or run over in Orlando.

No, But I like to watch the local weather.


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