In 2023, millions of Americans canceled cable TV and subscribed to a streaming service. But what live TV streaming service should you get? It depends on the channels you watch.
Sling TV is the oldest of these two live TV services, and it is very different from the others. YouTube TV is one of the newer live streaming services and, thanks to NFL Sunday Ticket, it has become very popular. So, which one is right for you? Today we will take a look.
First, here are the channels each service offers:
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
ABC | ✓ | ✓ |
CBS | ✓ | |
FOX | ✓ | ✓ |
NBC | ✓ | ✓ |
CW | ✓ | |
A&E | ✓ | |
AccuWeather | ✓ | |
ACC Network | ✓ | ✓ |
AMC | ✓ | ✓ |
American Heroes Channel | ✓ | |
Animal Planet | ✓ | |
Audience | ||
AXS TV | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Baby TV | ✓ | |
Bally Regional Sports Networks | ||
BBC America | ✓ | ✓ |
BBC World News | ✓ | ✓ |
BeIN Sports | ✓ | ✓ |
BeIN Sports en Espanol | ✓ | |
BET | ✓ | ✓ |
BET Her | ✓ | |
BET Jams | ||
BET Soul | ||
Big Ten Network | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Bloomberg Television | ✓ | |
Boomerang | ✓ | |
Bravo | ✓ | ✓ |
Campus Insider | ✓ | |
C-SPAN | ||
Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | ✓ | ✓ |
CBS SportsNet | ✓ | |
Cheddar | ✓ | ✓ |
Cheddar Big News | ✓ | ✓ |
Cinemax | ||
CLEO TV | ||
CMT | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
CNBC | ✓ | ✓ |
CNBC World | ||
CNN | ✓ | ✓ |
Comedy Central | ✓ | ✓ |
Comedy TV | ✓ | |
Comet | ✓ | ✓ |
Cooking Channel | ✓ | |
Cowboy Channel | ✓ | |
Cozi TV | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Destination America | ✓ | |
Discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
Discovery Family | ||
Discovery Life | ||
Disney Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
Disney Junior | ✓ | ✓ |
Disney XD | ✓ | ✓ |
Magnolia | ✓ | ✓ |
Duck TV | ✓ | |
E! | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
El Rey | ||
EPIX | ✓ | ✓ |
EPIX Drive-In | ✓ | ✓ |
EPIX Hits | ✓ | ✓ |
EPIX2 | ✓ | ✓ |
ESPN | ✓ | ✓ |
ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ |
ESPN Bases Loaded | ✓ | |
ESPN Deportes | ✓ | |
ESPN Goal Line | ✓ | |
ESPNEWS | ✓ | ✓ |
ESPNU | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Euronews | ✓ | |
Food Network | ✓ | ✓ |
Fox Business | ✓ | ✓ |
Fox Deportes | ||
Fox News | ✓ | ✓ |
Fox Soccer Plus | ✓ | |
Fox Soul | ✓ | |
France 24 | ✓ | |
Freeform | ✓ | ✓ |
FS1 | ✓ | ✓ |
FS2 | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
fubo Sports Network | ||
Fuse | ✓ | |
Fusion | ✓ | |
FX | ✓ | ✓ |
FX Movie Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
FXX | ✓ | ✓ |
FYI | ✓ | |
Galavision | ✓ | |
Golf Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
getTV | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Great American Country | ✓ | |
GSN | ✓ | ✓ |
Hallmark | ✓ | ✓ |
HBO | ✓ | |
HGTV | ✓ | ✓ |
History | ✓ | |
HLN | ✓ | |
IFC | ✓ | ✓ |
Ion | ✓ | |
Investigation Discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Law & Crime Trial Network | ✓ | |
Lifetime | ✓ | |
Lifetime Movies | ✓ | |
Local Now | ✓ | |
Logo | ✓ | |
Longhorn Network | ✓ | |
Marquee Sports Network | ||
MAV TV | ✓ | |
MLB Network | ✓ | |
Motortrend | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
MSG/MSG+ | ||
MSNBC | ✓ | ✓ |
MTV | ✓ | ✓ |
MTV2 | ✓ | ✓ |
MTV Classic | ✓ | |
MTV Live | ||
MTV U | ||
NatGeo | ✓ | ✓ |
NatGeo Wild | ✓ | ✓ |
NBA TV | ✓ | ✓ |
NBC Sports RSNs | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
NDTV | ✓ | |
NESN | ||
News18 | ✓ | |
Newsmax | ✓ | |
NFL Network | ✓ | ✓ |
NFL RedZone | ✓ | ✓ |
NHL Network | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Nick Jr. | ✓ | ✓ |
Nick Music | ||
Nickelodeon | ✓ | |
Nicktooons | ✓ | ✓ |
OAN | ||
Outdoor Channel | ✓ | |
Outside TV | ✓ | ✓ |
OWN | ✓ | |
Oxygen | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
PAC-12 Network | ✓ | |
Paramount Network | ✓ | ✓ |
PBS | ✓ | |
People TV | ||
Pop | ✓ | |
Pursuit Channel | ✓ | |
REELZ | ✓ | |
Revolt | ✓ | |
RFDTV | ✓ | |
Root Sports Northwest | ||
Science Channel | ✓ | |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
SEC Network | ✓ | ✓ |
Showtime | ✓ | ✓ |
Smithsonian | ✓ | |
SNY | ||
Sony Movie Channel | ||
Sportsman | ✓ | |
Stadium | ||
Start TV | ✓ | ✓ |
Sundance TV | ✓ | ✓ |
SyFy | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Tastemade | ✓ | |
TBS | ✓ | ✓ |
TeenNick | ✓ | ✓ |
Telemundo | ✓ | ✓ |
Tennis Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
TLC | ✓ | ✓ |
TNT | ✓ | ✓ |
Travel Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
Tru TV | ✓ | ✓ |
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
TUDN | ✓ | |
Turner Classic Movies | ✓ | |
TV Land | ✓ | ✓ |
TVOne | ||
UNIMAS | ✓ | |
Universo | ✓ | ✓ |
Univision | ✓ | |
UPtv | ||
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
USA Network | ✓ | ✓ |
VH1 | ✓ | ✓ |
ViceTV | ✓ | |
WE tv | ✓ | ✓ |
Weather Channel | ✓ | |
WeatherNation | ✓ |
✓* – Channels are available on Sling Freestream
*Sling TV will allow you to stream one or three streams at once, depending on what package you sign up for. You can also use your Sling TV login for some apps such as ESPN.
*Please check the website of services you want to try to see what locals are offered in your area.
*Channels may vary depending on the package, plan, and viewer’s location.
*Found an error? Please email us, and we will fix it.
Next, you should look at which of these services works on the devices you own:
Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
Roku | ✓ | ✓ |
Fire TV | ✓ | ✓ |
Apple TV | ✓ | ✓ |
Android TV | ✓ | ✓ |
Chromecast | ✓ | ✓ |
iOS | ✓ | ✓ |
Android | ✓ | ✓ |
XBOX | ✓ | ✓ |
PlayStation | ✓ |
*Note: Chromecast will work on any Chromecast-supported device like Android TV and Google TV.
- Sling TV now has a free 50-hour DVR for all Sling TV customers. If you want more, Sling TV offers 200 hours of DVR space with no recording expiration for $5 a month.
- YouTube TV has unlimited DVR storage space and will keep shows for nine months.
DVR
The following prices are for the base plan of each service:
- Sling TV – Sling Orange/Blue ($40/mo.) or Sling Orange & Blue ($55/mo.)
- YouTube TV – Base plan ($72.99/mo.)
Remember to check each service’s site for current prices because prices are subject to change.
The service that is the best deal for you is the service that offers the channels you want.
4K
At this time, Sling TV does not offer 4K streaming. YouTube TV offers select channels in 4K.
Final Note
These two services are very different. Sling TV focuses on keeping prices down by allowing you to build bundles of channels. YouTube TV includes most locals in most areas.
So, what service should you pick?
Only you can decide what is the right service for you. Sling TV and YouTube TV are both great options. If you’re still unsure, take advantage of the free trials to see which you prefer.
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