On February 5th at 8 PM Eastern, the State of The Union address will air on almost every free and paid live TV streaming service in the United States. You can also use paid services like Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, etc to watch network news like Fox News or MSNBC. Or you can use one of many free options we list below to watch the address without paying.
On Your Computer
Almost everyone will be streaming coverage — from Facebook and Twitter to YouTube. Here are a few options if you want to watch the State of The Union on a computer.
YouTube Live will offer live feeds from places like C-Span, Fox News, NBC News, Telemundo, New York Time, and more: https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/02/state-of-union-2019-live-on-youtube.html
Xubo: https://www.xumo.tv/
Here are a few other channels that will have a live stream but it may not be the same feed as if you watched it on Sling or PlayStation Vue.
CBS News 24/7: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/27536/cbs-news
YouTube: Roku now supports casting of live YouTube streams to Roku devices. Just head over to YouTube Live and at the bottom right of the player you will find a Play on TV button. Select your Roku. Your Roku will take over and stream the State of The Union. (Or search for it in the Roku YouTube channel.)
Xumo: https://www.xumo.tv/
Fire TVCBS News: http://amzn.to/2cV0WGk
NBC News: http://amzn.to/2cB8XgP
Apple TV
YouTube: https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/02/state-of-union-2019-live-on-youtube.html
Android TV
CBS News: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onemainstream.cbsnews.android&hl=en
Twitter: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.twittertv.androidtv&hl=en
Chromecast
YouTube: Just head over to YouTube Live and at the bottom right of the player you will find a Play on TV button. Select your Chromecast. Your Chromecast will take over and stream the State of The Union on your TV.
Audio Coverage
TuneIn Radio App
If you are in your car for the State of the Union or if you just want audio coverage of breaking news, check out the TuneIn app. They have a live stream of the State of The Union audio feed from several sources including CSPAN, Fox Radio, & more.
TuneIn also has many apps for smart TVs and boxes such as Roku. You can find the right app for your device here: http://tunein.com/get-tunein/ or stream it live in your browser here: http://tunein.com/.
SiriusXM
SiriusXM Radio will also air the State of the Union live as part of your SiriusXM membership.
We will be posting updates all night during the election on our social media to help you find a working stream.
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