Do you want to watch live TV but don’t want to pay for a service like YouTube TV? The good news is that there are a ton of great services that offer live channels 100% for free. Today we are going to breakdown how you can watch hundreds of live channels for free without paying for cable TV.
Tubi
Tubi is a Fox-owned streaming service that recently signed a deal to feature Warner Bros. Discovery content as well. Tubi offers unlimited, free streaming of thousands of hit movies and television series, even some Max content. You don’t even need to sign up for a subscription to watch, simply download the app or watch via Tubi’s website. Tubi offers original content in addition to award-winning films and series, including dramas, classics, anime, British series, and comedies. Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service, but you’ll soon find there are significantly fewer advertisem*nts than with cable or a number of other platforms.
Pluto TV
Pluto TV offers hundreds of channels hosting thousands of free movies and television series covering every genre, even news, and sports. Pluto TV’s live channels play 24/7 and there’s something for everyone. Channels include Ghost Dimension, FBI Files, Pluto TV Kids, MinecrafTV, Pluto TV Retro Toons, and Pluto TV Conspiracy, to list a few. The streaming service is owned by Paramount so expect to find a plethora of Paramount content in addition to multiple third-party content creators. You can download the app on mobile devices and smart TVs.
Freevee
Freevee is Amazon’s free, ad-supported premium streaming service combining live entertainment channels with hit films and quality television series. New content is added every month, from major Hollywood hits to original programming you won’t find anywhere else. There are thousands of selections to choose from, so for those looking to get a decent portion of Amazon Prime content for free, this is the streaming service for you.
The Roku Channel
The Roku Channel offers a free streaming service available on a number of smart TVs such as Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV, and (obviously) Roku TV. This channel offers over 100 live channels as well as a large collection of on-demand movies and television series. The Roku Channel also hosts its own original content you won’t find anywhere else, including Children Ruin Everything and Most Dangerous Game New York. While members can upgrade to add Premium subscriptions such as Showtime, Starz, AMC+, and others, the free version has a massive content library on its own.
Local Now
Local Now is another great streaming service, offering local and national news in addition to local weather programming. The free streaming platform also offers an impressive 400 channels and thousands of films. You can also find live courtroom coverage, comedies, documentaries, sports, food, travel, horror, nature series, and it even features gaming. Local Now boasts to have the most free channels of any streaming service.
Plex
Plex boasts no other free streaming service delivers more content to more countries than its platform. It hosts over 200 channels of free live programming from Lionsgate, AMC, and A&E, as well as an array of content for everyone. Over 50,000 on-demand selections are available, ranging from Spanish language content to LGBTQ+ content, in addition to game shows, news, sports, anime, cult classics, documentaries, and programming made just for kids. With Plex, you can even add your own video content and music to stream anywhere through the app.
Redbox
Redbox Free is an ad-supported streaming service available for free with no subscription required. Redbox offers a multitude of new movies, series, and Redbox+ originals, as well as both free live TV and on-demand selections. Choose from a vast collection of new and popular movies spanning genres such as action, thrillers, crime, horror, sci-fi, Westerns, war, comedies, romance…. You get it, just about anything, including game shows and sports programming.
Stirr
Stirr offers live local news and television shows on over 120 free channels. The streaming service lets you “Watch Now” directly from its website or you can download the app on a number of compatible devices, including smart TVs and mobile devices. Stirr hosts over 8,000 hours of on-demand movies, tv shows, and more. You can access live local news, national and local sports games, cult classics, nostalgia-inducing TV series, live event coverage, and other network programs.
Your Antenna
Did you know you can get free local channels with an antenna? The reception will very depending on where you live but at my house, we get all of the major networks and a ton of other channels 100% for free with an antenna. You should maybe consider picking up an antenna for your home. You may want to consider an antenna from Antennas Direct, Winegard or one of many other antenna manufacturers.
