Watching local channels just got a lot more expensive unless you can use an antenna. Locast had argued that it was allowed to stream local channels to viewers via its own antennas, using a provision ...

DETROIT, Sept. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Locast, the nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, is now delivering more than 65 local TV channels via the internet – for free – to those living ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Locast, the nonprofit streaming service serving viewers unable to tune-in their local off-air TV channels, is now streaming 20 local TV channels in ...

In July 2019, an effort driven by the nation’s four major broadcast television networks — with the endorsement of the NAB — was launched in a New York Federal District Court to decide whether or not ...

Locast relies on an exemption in copyright law that lets nonprofits retransmit broadcasts to the public. Caveat: Locast only offers live TV feeds, not DVR service. If you want to record local channels ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dumping cable or satellite TV in favor of streaming TV — commonly called cord-cutting — can be daunting, especially when it comes to ensuring that you can ...

Sling TV is facing a good news/bad news scenario. The OTT live streaming service has just announced that it will host a new channel from Barstool Sports. At the same time, its customers have lost ...

ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sued to shut down the service that streams broadcast channels for free. Locast calls it a sham and hauls YouTube into the fray. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, ...

TV viewers looking to cut the cord and drop their cable or satellite services are getting a new option that could expand their viewing choices — as long as the company stays out of court. Locast, a ...

Reporter’s note: Locast announced on September 2, 2021 that it was suspending operations after a court ruled against the company’s right to rebroadcast commercial TV signals without authorization.