MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Locast, the nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, is now delivering more than 45 local TV channels via the internet – for free – to ...

Nonprofit brings viewers their local TV channels for COVID-19 updates, election coverage, professional football – for free – over internetDETROIT, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Locast ...

However, unlike something like YouTube TV, which includes local channels in its TV package and charges $50 a month, Locast streams 40 local, over-the-air broadcast channels for free.

Locast solves these problems by making it free and convenient for Sioux City viewers to watch their local TV channels via internet-connected computers, media players, phones or tablets.

Nonprofit is only service to stream all local TV channels – for free – over internet All eyes on Pennsylvania as critical swing state in 2020 election WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania and SCRANTON ...

Two months later, the service -- Locast -- countersued. Now, Locast is drawing attention for pushing ahead with the streaming of local broadcast TV channels in an Iowa market.

Locast was a cheap workaround, streaming local channels from its own antennas for free, with an optional $5-per-month donation for uninterrupted viewing.

On Tuesday, South Florida viewers will be able to view local TV channels without cable, satellite or an antenna. Locast, a nonprofit retransmission service, will stream local affiliates of ABC ...

By exploiting an apparent loophole in copyright law, Locast lets you watch dozens of local broadcast channels on a wide range of streaming devices.

Sling has been integrating Locast into its grid guide on several platforms to enable access to local channels in more than 30 markets through a single interface, according to The Streamable.

The service, which went live in Milwaukee Friday, carries signals for more than 40 local channels, including a batch of low-power channels not available on local cable or satellite services.

Locast offers about 70 channels in the Cleveland market, the company says. As is the case in any other region, it offers only what is broadcast on local stations’ digital channels.