How To Live Stream ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox for Free
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- In this video I show a legal way to live stream ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, and CW for free. The website is similar to the now defunct Locast but is a true non-profit. It works great as a substitute for a channel that's missing from an antenna.
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Hey, Tyler, I bought a CS 4 Max antenna. I am able to get all of the necessary channels, except 1: from one antenna position that I've tried(mounted on a 25 ft deer stand like pole outside), the 2 stations that I get will stay on through a torrential downpour for several hours. I get PBS, NBC, and ABC via these 2 stations. The WCBI CBS station that I haven't been able to get consistently is the most important, because it is the channel I grew up with and OTA channel used most in the past. I have gotten all 3 stations perfectly in one spot in average temperatures(including the missing WCBI CBS channel). But, a strange thing happened, I had to run go get extra cable before dark and, when I came back, the antenna had slumped over out of position(but it didn't fall and still works). Every since then, I haven't been able to get all 3 stations to work together anymore. Would the Televes pre-amp $69.99-$79.99 that you reviewed help me?
EXTRA INFO ABOUT MY ANTENNA SETUP: 1 station goes completely out without my Onn pre-amp. The other station does not work as well without the Onn Pre-amp. I am using 100 ft RG-59 cable that is Quad shielded. I live within 55 miles of towers and I live in a wood infested rural area. I often use another much smaller TV than the family TV outdoors and adjust the antenna as I watch to test whether the antenna positioning will work.
@@pattrell5257 An amplifier may help but most likely you need a better antenna. I can't say for sure without running a reception report at your location. Consider an antenna recommendation from me at the link below. This can prevent you from spending hundreds of dollars and time wasted on setting up the wrong antenna for your area. antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
Is puffer tv down
Hi mate , How do we do this in Australia if we can or not thanks in advance cheers Dave.
Great nugget, never heard of puffer. This a great find!! Thanks!
I miss locast they were the dog
"the dog" ? 🧐
Is that a good dog, dog?
Omg! I miss them too!
Locast was an illegal way to watch local channels because they were stealing the broadcast from the networks. That’s why they went bankrupt.
I really liked them too
Great video! I am lucky that a modest indoor attic antenna works for all the stations in my area. Your advice has helped along the way!
Same here, though mine is an amplified set of rabbit ears in my upstairs (I got them for free, and "why pay for something I can get for free" ya know). I can't get FOX without losing all the other channels, but I have hulu plus and that covers the content I miss with that.
Great content on your videos. Very informative. Back in the 1970's, my parents lived on a hill in central Maine and we had a rotary antenna on top of the house. I got into some DXing long distant TV signals and on some good days, I could receive Boston stations. I even got beyond that range when atmosphere conditions were good. Lots of fun to search for signals back in the analog days.
Was trying to get to ABC to watch the game followed what you said tuned right in! Thank you
My problem is NOT getting lots of channels...my problem is getting somebody to install, point, and properly test the signal for optimum strength (i.e they know what to do besides climbing onto the roof). I'm not talking about some guy getting up on a ladder and putting the antenna on a pole (I can find a handy man to do that). I'm between Buffalo and Rochester NY. I'm 71 and my climbing on ladders days are over.
I used to live between Rochester and Buffalo. Your main problem is that the signals also come from many different directions. It is even possible to pick up Canada ones depending on your location, so this becomes a problem to do without a rotator and a directional antenna. You may have better luck going that route than trying to get someone to point the antenna.
Your problem was solved decades ago with a Channel Master Antenna Rotator. Like this channel praises, get a high quality antenna, do it once and done. Did that when I got a new roof. Let 'em put it up high and straight, you do the assembly on the ground (with the rotator and short post) and have 'em haul the whole contraption up, strap to the chimney or whatever, and all you get is the coax and a remote control wire on the ground and have fun rotating.
I love the almost challenging tone you used when speaking about your service and the money back guarantee. You tell them Tyler. Because you're right.
It's hard to forget that these videos are just glorified commercials for his service, but I have learned a lot from him, including the concept of virtual channels, which confused me at first. When I scanned my TV, it first detected the 2 channels from 59, then the 5 (now 6) from 6, and then the 11 from 40; I thought it was so weird that it detected the highest channel first and seemingly was detecting the channels at random, but upon learning about virtual channels, it made sense that they were being detected by RF frequency: 11, 17, and 25 (where only their display channels are 59, 6, and 40).
@@ghenulo Yeah. I hear that a little bit but a guy's gotta make a living though. The RF channel thing got me too in the beginning. I've been tuning HDTV since 2007 using DVD recorders that would convert it to 4:3 to record and play before the transition in 2009. I'm interested to see how things will unfold with ATSC 3.0. So many things could present themselves along the way. Pay TV, Internet service, maybe a complete rebanding of radio and television combined. Who knows. Should be an interesting next few years.
@@ghenuloThe pip virtual channel stuff really makes things confusing to people. I have tried to explain to a number of people that the reason they do not get some channels is they are using a uhf only antenna. They always retort about getting some of them as proof of am wrong. Most I can never manage to convence I am not in the wrong about it.
Got the Channel Master Stealth Antenna and RCA preamp and picking up over 90 channels from two different cities 50 miles away in different directions.
Happy Easter AntennaMan.
Thank you for the information. This gives us another option!
Already tried it last year and don’t like the SF affiliates, I prefer antenna of my local affiliates!
I just wish they would have an east coast feed, but it is what it is. Appreciate your videos!
They would have to work with say...NYU to do something similar.
If they started adding markets, the networks would probably shut them down like Locast. That was one of the down falls of Locast, it used donations to expand.
@@AntennaMan which means imposing nag screens?
@@AntennaMan The stream viewer limit may help the edu cause.
@@NEPatriotYeah, right. Good luck with that.
Big thanks for Puffer! I'm in So Cal and can't get local tv...very limited!
I wish someone still made my current antenna, a DX Antenna Active5 which switches direction electrically without the need for a rotor and covers VHF-Low/FM thru UHF. The UHF amp is starting to fade after 20 years though.
Some Positive Feedback !!
Thank you for turning us on to this site.
They have been "antenna challenged" since you recommended them, but they finally got their new antenna up.
What a great job, they have it dialed in !!
I know the challenges they faced, and think they did a great job.
How to I contact them to tell them so, give them a thumbs-up or something ??
Locast was the greatest thing ever !! 🙁
Nice to have this as a fill in until I get a new antenna to replace the one a swinging branch broke. It's for a research project pertaining to improving streaming algorithms, so I know it won't be there forever, don't get too used to it! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Tyler for this very valuable information 😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 how would I go about offering my local community this antenna service and how or where would I start?
That's for the puffer suggestion. I am surprised I was able to get it here in Canada
Is the Tablo antenna a good antenna? I can’t get my local channels and was wondering if i should buy a different antenna? It has a coaxial hookup.
Thank you! Just keep in mind the channels you can watch are not your local channels. For example i live in PA and the ABC is not ch6 in Philly its the ABC in San Francisco.
Puffer only works with SFO DMA, for other DMA, wait for anyone exposes their localCaster instances to localVerse, it should cover most DMA once localVerse has been launched.
Hi first how do you hook up a local channel antenna if your tv doesn’t have the uhf antenna thing you fit to? And if you can get past that if you have direct tv already and just want an antenna for fox for football how can you scan channels I just can’t figure it out. Thank you so very much!😊
Here’s a tip: if you happen to encounter the 500 user limit message when you join the site, just refresh the page over and over again. Usually within a minute at least 1 person will leave the site and you’ll be let in.
I go with RCA antennas they work well for me.
Same for me. Around 50-60 Channels with my RCA antenna.
I have a sprayed foam attic, will an attic tv antenna work as well exterior tv antenna?
thanks for the info. My Antenna gets all those channels but not ABC and Monday Night Football is on ABC for the 49ers. I will tune in a few hours before the game.
I would add the main station of most PBS streams on the PBS app
Ah yes, I should have mentioned that.
We receive plenty of stations with the Channel Master type indoor antenna.
Thankyou, your the best!!
Been missing Locast so I will have to try this!!
I feel your pain, I miss Locast too :(
I live in Bisbee, AZ…we get all of two channels (one’s a subchannel), both in Spanish. With a tower and a good YAGI we might be able to get CW, which has a transmitter in Sierra Vista…but even when I lived in Tucson I couldn’t pull in the CW, though everything else could be had even with an indoor antenna (RCA with an amp.)
Puffer is great but during Football season you better log on early or you won't get a seat at the table.
Does a cell phone work good for puffer?
@@loubecker8784 Yes.I have a Samsung S22 Ultra and it works fine.
I use Tablo with an antenna in the Phoenix area. Tablo is great, cheap and easy and I have commercial skip.
I'm trying to use buffer which you recommended I get it it comes in Gray but I cannot figure out how to go from 1 channel to another can you help me out in that
Puffer should work well for me, as I live in the Bay Area anyway, but in an area in which some of the broadcast TV signals are hard to pick up with an antenna.
Does puffer buffer all the time for you?
@@loubecker8784 I actually haven't tried it yet.
Thanks i can now watch super bowl while trucking. God bless this nerd
Make sure to sign in early as the stream can only be accessed by 500 people at a time.
@@AntennaMan thanks for letting me know. Hope im not working and can watch it at home. Betting on mahomes for the win. Swift will lift super bowl trophy then announce she is running for vice president with Biden so he dont have to rely on rigging election again 😭
Fortunately, my antennas easily receive all the major networks. Good to know about a backup though.
I'm looking for more information and resources about FM stereo reception. Can you do some more videos about radio reception and radio antennas? Thank you for doing what you do.
I already have a video on this topic. Be sure to check out some of my other older videos as well since you likely missed more in addition to this one. th-cam.com/video/lxbJXiV_xOY/w-d-xo.html
Antenna Man. I have a very good over the Air Antenna from a local Installer up in NC Florida. I’m not in Gainesville But we are 30 miles north, the only issue I have is Fox…sometimes it’s perfect and other times the signal is choppy, is there anything I can do to improve the Reception?
Last, I heard that a Smart TV can be set up to receive over the air, CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox. Is this possible? If so can you tell me how, or maybe you addressed this in a previous video, I’m a new Subscriber, I just found you, Thanks, Steve…touch base TY
We loved locust it was awesome
Thank you for sharing your information..💯👍
One challenge is areas like NYC where there are many areas that are near deadzones for antennas, especially when the direction of the transmitter has a large apartment building complex between you and the transmitter. Most developments to not take into considering RF propagation, thus over time, you end up in a situation where even though the transmitters are 10-12 miles away, many channels have a very weak signal even with an amplified antenna.
NYC is definitely in a tricky situation with all of the densely packed tall buildings. ATSC 3.0 should fix this, if it ever launches there. It's been "coming this year" for five years.
Will someday ever come for NYC? @@AntennaMan
Thank you....trying to get local channels here in Happy Valley. I will try the antenna :)
I used to install antennas in State College. Most locations there can pick up all local channels reliably with an outdoor antenna. If you would like me to look up the reception at your location and recommend an antenna, you can sign up for my antenna recommendation service below: www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
i wouldn't mind using it but unfortunately i'm not in the right country, but i can stream my local networks through my hd homerun connected to my antenna over dvb-t
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The walls in my house are plastered, and it's very thick. All the indoor antenna's I've purchased, do not work. I've considered an outdoor unit, but I'n not comfortable doing it myself, and I don't think there's any company in the area that installs tv antennas these days.
OnTech offers antenna installation nationwide: www.ontechsmartservices.com/products/outdoor-over-the-air-antenna-installation
Thank you.
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does the new tv evolution dongle by unboundscreen work? can you do a review
Puffer? I barely know her, but I will check it out. 😊
It's good to know that I can live stream local networks but I'd rather do that with an antenna so I don't end up getting that error message that I cannot connect.
message on their site says "Black screens for Fox, PBS, and CW due to TV reception issues (with the TV antenna installed on campus)." also CBS is blacked out , only nbc and abc working.
What is a better antenna Winegard or Channel master brand? I was looking at 75 to 100 mile antenna. I want to get Philadelphia and New York channel.
Channel Master antennas have a better build quality. However, Televes is even better. The model below is likely to outperform any model made by Channel Master or Winegard: amzn.to/3Fbisk1
Any suggestions on what to do with an apartment
I live in a motor home and travel around the U.S. Sometimes in the mountains sometime out in the open area. Which Antenna would you recommend so that I can watch shows like the PGA or the women's golf, don't care about football or baseball. Like ABC CBS NBC without worrying about signing up for Puffy to watch them. My antenna was put on my motor home back in 1994. Thank you very much!
Below is a great portable antenna that would work well installed on a tripod outside: amzn.to/3p16uB8
You know dude. I worked a long time ago in the department that was trying to go cable only. We all were able to correct the problem
Awesome tip. Thanks. However, I'm on Puffer now and CW isn't currently an option in their list.
yeah i think it's because the local affiliate kbcw is planning to drop it soon
@@20thCY The CW is moving to KRON in the Bay Area Market.
@@spencerkarterlive7378 yeah I wasn't denying that was just saying that kbcw is gonna drop it
@@20thCYdoes puffer buffer all the time for you?
I bought a fire stick two weeks ago and trying to get use to it.
Looking for the right right now , before we cut the cable.
I did your channel look up, and I have some good choices. Indoor antenna should work.
Thanks for your videos.
Low cast was the best I'm gladly donated them $100 a year and would do it again. It was a lot cheaper than cable basic service
Puffer doesn't work anymore. Hopefully they fix it soon
Can you recommend a antenna for indoors for my TV ?..I live in a rural isolated area and one with 60 mile radius won't work..where I live we can't put antennas on roof..I'm cutting the cord next month before Comcast bill is due..Thank you 😊
Below is a great indoor antenna: amzn.to/3UxSfEo
Thank you.🤗🤗🤗
Nice video I find puffer a year in a half ago was perfect was looking for something to watch west coast football game since I'm in the south in my team there lol.
Does a cell phone work good for puffer?
I have use it on a phone before in tablet my was android I heard it will not work on I phone I pads don't know why but that's what's it say. But on my phone it worked really well also on web browser on TV or Xbox it works really well.
@@ZEX606 that’s cool thanks. What kind of android phone? Samsung? Motorola?
Samsung it works on any android puffer works well on chrome Firefox edge and opera browsers on computer as well.
Tyler, Are you headed to NAB this year??
Yes, I will be there Tuesday and Wednesday
i live in a small town in the mountains of Northen AZ - if you don't get cable or stream, you don't have tv
I picked up an RCA antenna that cost me $30 at Walmart and it picks up 50 free channels in my room! I use the clearstream TV app still lol 🤣 it still works on my Android phones and tablets fo Free!
Same for me.
Thank you
It appears that ABC is no longer available through Puffer... No NBA Finals for me😢
My local stations are 55 miles away and I have trees all around me! TH-cam has plenty of content!
thanks man that website is great indeed
Does puffer buffer all the time? Does a cell phone work?
Puffer is a good time shift option if your in ET time zone...works very nicely
Yep, click a station, up comes the program...and the picture quality is very clean...unlike the city of San Francisco itself, but that's for another day! The three-hour difference takes some time.
does puffer buffer all the time for you?
@@NEPatriot does puffer not buffer all the time for you?
@@loubecker8784 no works for me ...they were down a while ago for upgrades
How much do you charge for individual analysis? My issues are that I'm surrounded on 3 sides by close up trees not on my property, to the north by the freeway bank about 30' high and I'm in the middle of nowhere Raton, New Mexico. I think an analysis of my location would make your top 5 likely to fail. I'll check out Puffer though. Thanks
I charge a $40 fee which I refund if it determined you can get pick up all local channels reliably with an antenna. www.antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
Mite try using a compass to be sure and remember height is might ...
Im guessing you need internet in order to stream puffer. If so i can't do that as i don't have it...
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Great Video
Puffer's gonna have to make some changes to keep The CW service on there. KBCW, along with its 7 CBS News and Stations-owned sister stations that are affiliated with The CW, are gonna revert to independent status in early September.
The CW has already been removed, since the new antenna was installed and the network shutdown. It's possible that they don't care about specific channels and won't seek to replace those. I also don't necessarily see this project continuing on for a whole lot longer.
I bought an antenna. I got rid of cable and had Internet/wifi installed and had Roku put on my TV. But I can't get the antenna to work....help!!!
You need to use the internal tuner built into your TV for an antenna, not the Roku. You must switch from HDMI to TV on the TV's remote and run a channel scan. For additional assistance, sign up for my consultation service below:
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If you're talking about "free streaming", I suppose that means there are no subscription fees. But it also means connecting to the internet, and using data, right? And that costs something, especially if you don't have some kind of unlimited plan. Right? Or am I missing something here?
You could technically complain that you have to pay electric too. Don't overthink this. My video explains how to get the channels for FREE assuming you have an internet connection, which you do if you wrote this comment
Puffer is great. I like it to watch live sporting events.
Unfortunately, the reception in Puffer of San Francisco's Fox channel is down, just in time for the start of the USFL season.
does puffer buffer all the time for you?
@@FerdinandCesarano does puffer buffer all the time for you?
@@loubecker8784 - I didn't have the experience of constant buffering. But it would occasionally make me reload.
I used Puffer a lot during the XFL and USFL seasons, and I was able to comfortably watch full games.
Do you have to pay for them with your service provider because ABC app is showing data rates may apply?
You technically need an internet connection to use Puffer so you would have to pay for that but not the live stream that carries ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox.
@@AntennaMan OK thanks
Every Sunday I find it impossible to access my subscription to NFL Red Zone
When I first started using an antenna, I was able to get a good signal for all the Boston stations except for WFXT (FOX). That one is tricky. Last summer, i was watching the MLB All-Star Game and when nit got too pixelated to watch, i remembered Tyler's older video about Puffer, and gave that a try., I guess there were less than 500 people who were trying to watch this game, because i had no problem accessing it. And since it was a live nationally televised game, the fact that I'm on the east coast didn't matter.
I've since been working on trying to get that FOX channel on an antenna, and I think I finally have it working. But Puffer is still a good backup just in case. Beats the hell out of paying for TH-cam TV or something like that.
I used to live in Boston, never had a problem with getting Fox. I looked at the FCC data on the channels. The Fox transmitter antenna is a bit lower in height than some of the other stations. But I think the main issue is that they have a funky directional signal pattern with their transmitter antenna that might lower the signal depending on the direction from the tower. Their power output seems fine and is higher than most of the stations.
Tyler you should start mentioning Android TV or Google TV. And AKA a fire stick is also an Android TV box underneath Amazon UI. I have a Chromecast with Google TV device. But anyway definitely a very great and As always.
I'm pretty sure that Puffer's licence precludes then from being distributed directly through an app and requires it to only be available on a browser.
I have no problem getting the channels, my problem is we have a terrible problem with multiple helicopters flying over.
Would Puffer work outside the US using a VPN?
Will it work without a VPN, or do they check the region?
Try it out. I don't even know if it's georestricted at all. You just have to check the box that says "I am currently in the United States."
Yes
I live in Bloomington Normal Illinois 61701. What would be a good antenna to use for this area?
I now offer antenna recommendations for a small fee at the link below. One from me can prevent you from spending hundreds of dollars and time wasted on setting up the wrong antenna for your area. antennamanpa.com/antenna-recommendations.html
If using an antenna: Buy one of those you recommend, OR just use the one that already came with your house decades ago.
What's going on with puffer?
What about MNT/My Network TV?
My Network TV is not a major network so they aren't carried on Puffer and most streaming services.
Great video,as usual.However.isn,t Puffer part of a research program?What if they decide to stop it?Anyhow,most networks have their own free aps,anyhow.
At some point the research project will end but for now Puffer is available to use for anyone
The apps for the networks are free to download. But in order to watch the live programming, you need login credentials from a cable service.
@@FerdinandCesarano That is true.I just watch them,later rather than live.
@@AntennaMan Does puffer buffer all the time? Does a cell phone work?
There almost needs to be laws concerning antennae. There's maybe 16 to 24 "good" models. Only Televes has something new. The rest won't meet your needs for your location, or are junk.
I wish I knew about this a few weeks ago, I would have been able to live stream the Indy 500. It's always on tape delay in central Indiana..... 😩😩
Does puffer buffer all the time? Does a cell phone work?
A paper clip is my antenna 📎
Yet you failed to mention to go to the FCC website to see if there are any towers in your local area. However, there's no sense of getting an antenna if there are hardly any towers in your local area. As a result, you are promoting local streaming services that are in California? What about local streaming services that are on the East Coast?
Information on how to look up reception is in a lot of my other videos. Right now, the only free legal streaming service that offers ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox is based out of California. There is no east coast option at this time. We're lucky Puffer exists at all.
I get nothing at all.in Bradford Pennsylvania
Which browser does this? Bing safari and chrome and Firefox don’t work
Firefox but not on a Mac
I have a Macbook Air and it works on Chrome on that. However, it does not work on Safari or Chrome on my iPad or iPhone.
Looks like Fox and PBS are currently unavailable, per their website
As mentioned in the video, each channel only allows up to 500 users to stream it at once. If there's more than that, the channel will not be available. Keep trying it every few minutes.
3:08 lol
they recently removed the cw from their site