Tag: Locast
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TiVo Stream 4K Adds Locast in Available Markets
TiVo has announced that Locast is now available to TiVo Stream 4K users in the markets Locast covers. The update is part of TiVo’s Free TV September. With the addition of Locast, TiVo says Stream 4K users now have access to over 140 free channels. Locast offers free access to local channels, giving viewers access…
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Locast Expands to Detroit
Locast, the nonprofit-run local broadcast TV streaming service, is now available in the Detroit area. The service is offering over 65 local V channels for free to those in the Detroit and Ann Arbor market in Michigan. “For the first time, more than 4.5 million residents in Michigan will be able to watch their local TV…
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Locast Expands to Minneapolis-St. Paul
Locast, the nonprofit-run local broadcast TV streaming service, is now available in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The service will reach over 50 counties across Minnesota and Wisconsin. “For the first time, more than 4 million Minnesotans will be able to watch their local TV stations on their phones, tablets, laptops or streaming media devices,” said…
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Free Local Broadcast Service Locast Now Has 1.4 Million Users
Along with announcing that its free service has expanded to Miami and West Palm Beach, Locast shared today that it now serves over 1.4 million users. With the addition of the new Florida locations, Locast is now available in 21 markets which cover 134 million viewers or 41% of the US population. What is Locast?…
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Locast Brings Free ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS & More to Miami and West Palm Beach
The nonprofit broadcast TV service Locast announced today that it has expanded to include the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach markets in Florida, following the addition of the Tampa market in June. With Locast, viewers in those areas can get local news, hurricane and storm coverage, emergency information, election coverage, sports, and entertainment…
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Locast Expands to Tampa With Access to ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS & More
Locast, the nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, is now available to those in the Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater TV market in Florida. The announcement about Locast’s expansion to the area was made at the start of hurricane season, with Locast making a point to mention that the service can help keep residents informed…
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Locast is Now Streaming in Puerto Rico
Locast has just announced that it will now deliver over a dozen channels in Puerto Rico, bringing important local news, weather and storm coverage, emergency information, sports, and entertainment programming to internet-connected devices. “Now more than ever, Puerto Ricans will seek emergency updates and disaster information from their local TV news, which delivers critical updates…
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Locast Joined by EFF in Fight to Stream Local Channels for Free
Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined Sports Fan Coalition NY, Inc, the nonprofit behind Locast, in facing copyright infringement claims by broadcast networks ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. Locast is a free streaming service (which asks for viewer donations to stay free) that allows viewers in select cities across the country to receive local…
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Locast Removes Donation Requests During Coronavirus, If You Ask
Today, Locast announced an emergency program for those who want to watch live, uninterrupted TV but can’t afford the recommended $5 donation due to hardship posed by coronavirus. “If you currently do not contribute to Locast, need the uninterrupted service, and cannot afford to contribute $5 per month, send us an email at and we’ll…
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Locast Adds Public Policy Advocate Gigi Sohn to Board
Locast, the nonprofit local TV streaming service, announced today that it would be adding longtime public interest policy advocate Gigi Sohn to its board of directors. Sohn, a lawyer and innovator, is one of the nation’s leading public advocates for open, universal and affordable communications networks. Sohn is a Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute…