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electric_creamsicle t1_iv8to8g wrote

Reply to comment by ImaginaryRoads in They tricked me again! HD Antennas rant! by whomp1970

As far as I know, there isn't any kind of easily accessible free public stream. Folks with antennas in areas where Jeopardy isn't broadcast in Lo-V could have it streamed through something like Plex. Or you could just split a cable subscription with friends and stream it through the ABC app (this is what I do because I do have been bamboozled by antennas claiming to get Lo-V stations).

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whomp1970 OP t1_ivesdn2 wrote

Agreed. I searched far and wide for a way to stream Channel 6, there are no options that aren't part of a TV package that costs me about the same as Cable TV.

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electric_creamsicle t1_ivet754 wrote

There was an amazing non-profit called Locast which offered all of the OTA channels for free with ads and for $5/month for no ads. They got sued by all 4 major networks and the court ruled against them because the $5/month fee was presented as a "donation". It was great while it lasted.

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whomp1970 OP t1_ivetc33 wrote

Oh yes, I remember Locast.

I seem to recall that it worked just fine on my phone, but there was no option to cast it to the TV. And I think I tried finding a Locast app for the TV, but that wasn't a thing yet.

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electric_creamsicle t1_ivetg9j wrote

You might've used it too early in its lifetime? Casting to a Chromecast worked fine for me when I used it.

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