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 ...

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.

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 ...

With 40 broadcast TV channels, streaming TV company Locast offers a new option for those looking to cut the cord.

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

They also claim there is an urgent need for the important public service Locast is providing by making local TV channels available to more than 40 million households over the internet.

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

Locast offers customers 40 broadcast TV channels in the Bay Area, including local network affiliates. The concept is similar to that of using a digital antenna to receive over-the-air TV stations.

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.

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 ...

It’s all local channels, so it’ll have ABC, NBC, and The (elusive) CW. Of those 31 places, Locast is available in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Puerto Rico, New York, and Boston.

Nonprofit Locast launched a new service in Orlando that provides free streaming of local TV channels.