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If you are hoping to watch the GOP CNBC Presidential Primary Debate on Tuesday, October 28, from 8p to 11p ET we have good news for you.
You can watch the debate but you will need a CNBC Pro account to stream the debate and watch it live on CNBC.com. Pro does offer a free trial you should be able to use for the debate. Just make sure to cancel before the free trial ends. Sadly though no official free stream will be offered on CNBC.com website but there is hope…
If you want to watch it on your Roku or Fire TV you have a few options to stream the debate live on your TV.
How to watch the GOP CNBC Presidential debate on your Roku:
Channel Pear
Channel Pear is a great channel on your Roku that allows you to put live streams from around the web on your Roku.
You should be able to find a CNBC feed in their channel store or create your own feed by linking to the CNBC feed after it goes live in the create a private channel option.
Find out how to add Channel Pear to your Roku here: https://channelpear.com/
Firefox
The Firefox channel on your Roku will allow you to cast the stream from CNBC Pro to your Roku.
You can learn how to cast your CNBC stream to your Roku here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-firefox-android-send-videos-your-roku
Nowhere Man
This is a great unlisted Roku Channel that takes free streams from websites and puts it up on their service. While you cannot manually add a feed like with Channel Pear, they will likely have the CNBC feed available for you.
Find out how to add Nowhere Man to your Roku here: https://my.roku.com/account/add?channel=H9DWC
How to watch the Democratic Presidential Debate on Your Fire TV:
Channel Pear:
Channel Pear is a great channel on your Fire TV that allows you to put live streams from around the web on your Roku.
You should be able to find a CNBC feed in their channel store or create your own feed by linking to the CNBC feed after it goes live in the create a private channel option.
You can add Channel Pear to your Fire TV here:http://amzn.to/1ZB0yey
Channel Pear with Kodi:
If you have Kodi installed on your Fire TV you can add Channel Pear to your Fire TV. Channel Pear is a great add-on that allows you to put live streams from around the web on your Kodi.
You should be able to find a CNN feed in their channel store or create your own feed by linking to the CNN feed after it goes live in the create a private channel option.
Find out how to add Channel Pear to your Fire TV here: https://channelpear.com/
Audio Coverage
Tunein Radio App:
If you are in your car or just want audio coverage of breaking news check out the TuneIn app. They have a live stream of the CNBC audio feed.
Tunein also has many apps for smart TVs and boxes like Roku. You can find the right app for your devices here http://tunein.com/get-tunein/ or stream it live in your browser here: http://tunein.com/.
SiriusXM:
If you have SiriusXM Radio they will live stream both debates.
Currently CNBC has made no other official statement about free streaming of the debate. We will be updating this post as we learn more.
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