Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Locast TV Service
For all the Locast users, bad news.
Locast Nation As a non-profit, Locast was designed from the very beginning to operate in accordance with the strict letter of the law, but in response to the court’s recent rulings, with which we respectfully disagree, we are hereby suspending operations, effective immediately. Thank you.
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I personally am glad , if everyone gets tv for free , who pays for programs and from all the talk on here you got what you paid for which seemed to be a lot of aggravation , call me stupid but at this age and having a few bucks to spend I just want to turn on my tv and watch it without banging a lot of buttons or buying things from flea markets that get closed down by police
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Locast called themselves a "non-profit" but what did they do with the "donations" that you had to pay to avoid the very annoying commercial interruptions to their programs?
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What are y'all talkin' about?
What is/was Locast TV? Was it local? Who, what, why, when, how? I found this. Apparently started in New York. Was it here? Locast Locast Locast was an American non-profit streaming television service that allowed users to view live streams of over-the-air television stations. These signals are sourced from antennas in each market it served. Founded by attorney David Goodfriend under the banner of the Sports Fans Coalition, Locast first launched in New York City in January 2018.
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Some people are not able to receive channels over the air that were available to them before the digital broadcast update a few years ago. Others are in valleys or other obstructions that prevent them from receiving the channels in their area. Locast provided a way for these people to receive the channels from their market without having to pay exorbitant prices for cable PLUS any local channel access fee. Essentially, they replaced your antenna with the internet to provide you with the free channels in your local area. If they provided pay channels for free then I can see the problem. I have no sympathy at all for the local broadcasters if they are complaining because households in their area are receiving Locast for free rather than paying for they channels through local channel access fees to the cable company.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough Last edited by Bill14564; 09-02-2021 at 10:04 AM. |
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I don't know if they provided any pay channels, but the problem I have is that they were charging people for the free channels. They claimed to be a non-profit, but then they extorted money from people by making it almost impossible to watch the free stuff without making bogus donations. Sounds like a scam to me.
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Well, I guess we're back to going without local news and weather. It was nice as long as it lasted.
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Even a non-profit organization needs operating cash. |
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They only put up Local stations that you could get with an antenna and around here a booster. All the channels were free. The small $5.50 a month was well worth it. I have a small (non business) web site. The site and with the cost of the domain name, costs me more than $60 a year. Not sure how much a large, web presence and staff to run it would cost, but I don't think they made a lot of profit.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough Last edited by Bill14564; 09-02-2021 at 11:44 AM. |
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I don't think there are any. The best source to compare streaming services and match up the channels you want is a website called "suppose.tv". Using that site, and listing the 4 local channels, the lowest price is Xfinity for $43.15 per month.
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If any of you look at your cable bill for tv the local broadcaster charge you $15 This is not dictated by the cable company but by the local broadcaster for the right of cable companies to broadcast their stations , guess I'll have to invest in a antenna
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