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Does YouTube TV have local channels?

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YouTube TV occupies an already saturated market of video-on-demand platforms, and what sets it apart is that it is one of the few that has local channels.

YouTube TV is a television and streaming video-on-demand platform that is enabled by YouTube’s interface.

The platform, despite playing in an already saturated market, has close competitors in the type of service it offers, which include FuboTV, Sling TV and Hulu with TV Live.

YouTube TV continues to be compared to the aforementioned platforms because they too offer similar services.

However, they each have different selling points depending on the subscribers taste and requirements. Consequently, like its competitors, YouTube TV does offer local channels in its bouquet of available channels.

What is the difference between YouTube TV and its competitors?

As previously indicated, YouTube TV plays in an overly saturated market with a variety of television and video-on-demand platforms which offer similar services.

The closest comparison which YouTube TV is pitted against is Hulu with TV Live, because of the similarities in the content they both provide.

However, Hulu with TV Live is touted to have a more outstanding on-demand library. On the other hand, if you are seeking a similar platform with sports-orientation, then FuboTV is better touted.

Alternatively, for a low cost and flexible package, Sling TV is touted as being better than YouTube TV. YouTube TV currently offers over 85 channels for the cost of $65 per month.

Does YouTube TV have local channels?

The biggest reason that YouTube TV is compared to the other platforms like Sling TV, FuboTV and Hulu with TV Live is over the fact that the platforms are different from over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand streaming services.

The biggest of those distinctions being that the aforementioned platforms provide access to local channels, which OTT services do not.

Therefore, for customers with OTT streaming services, the requirement is reaching an agreement with the various media companies that own different broadcast networks for their consumers to have access to the channels, which can prove to be expensive.

In this regard, television and video-on-demand streaming platforms like YouTube TV have mitigated this gap by providing access to select local channels through their platforms. YouTube TV offers a number of local channels that include ABC, CBS Fox, NBC, PBS, The CW, Telemundo, Univision, and UniMás.

The closest of its competitors to offer a similar package offering is FuboTV. However, YouTube TV’s advantage is that it is the only platform to offer PBS.

Does Youtube TV have commercials?

Considering that YouTube TV offers the option of live television streaming via its platforms, which involves real time play of whatever local channel being watched, it is a given that the live television streaming will also include the airing of the commercials.

This is a factor which cannot be mitigated due to the fact that the live television streaming option cannot air what is on television without excluding the adverts.

Can I DVR my favourite shows on YouTube TV?

While it has been established that besides being a live television streaming service, YouTube TV is also a video-on-demand service.

So, a frequently asked question is whether the platform also offers its customers the opportunity to record and save their favourite shows to watch later.

The answer to the question is yes, YouTube TV does have Digital Video Recorder (DVR) capabilities for its customers.

Therefore, besides shows that are available through its on-demand option, which is available through add-ons, you can also record your favourite shows to watch at a later time.

What channels are currently available on YouTube TV?

Entertainment and Music

Sports and News

Lifestyle

Kids

Film

Science

Crime

AMC ACCN Bravo Cartoon Network FXM Animal Planet Court TV
BBC America Big Ten Network Dabl Disney Hallmark Channel Discovery ID
BET CBS Sports E! Disney Junior Hallmark Drama Nat Geo Wild Law and Crime
BET Her ESPN Food Network Disney XD Hallmark Mysteries and Murder National Geographic Oxygen
Comedy Central ESPN2 HGTV Nickelodeon IFC Smithsonian Channel Start TV
Comet TV ESPNU OWN Nick Jr Sundance TV
Cozi TV ESPNEWS Tastemade Nicktoons TCM
FOX SOUL FS1 TLC PBS Kids
FreeForm FS2 Travel Channel Teen Nick
FX Galavision WE Tv Universal Kids
FXX Golf Channel Bravo
MyNetworkTV MLB Network Dabl
NBC Universo Motortrend E!
Paramount Network NBA TV Food Network
PBS NBC Sports HGTV
POP NBCSN OWN
QVC NFL Network Tastemade
SyFy Olympics Channel TLC
TBS SEC Network Travel Channel
TNT BBC World News WE Tv
truTV CNBC
USA Network CNBC World
YouTube Originals CNN
CMT Cheddar
MTV Cheddar News
MTV2 FOX Business
MTV Classic FOX News Channel
VH1 HLN
LiveNOW From FOX
MSNBC
NBC News Now
NBCLX
NewsNation
The Young Turks.

Conclusion

YouTube TV as a television and video-on-demand streaming service occupies a market that is filled with different companies offering a similar service, with slight differences in its offering packages. Its closest competitors within the market include FuboTV, Sling TV and Hulu with TV Live.

However, in comparison to its closest competitors, the platform is touted as having the most extensive offering in reference to the number of local channels that are available on the platforms. Moreover, the customer also has the luxury of being able to DVR their favourite shows to watch later.