[DrHitch]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

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]

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]

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]

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

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

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]

Originally Posted by DrHitch

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]

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

[Dusty_Star]

Originally Posted by Proveone

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]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

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

[dawabeav]

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

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by dawabeav

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.