How to Legally Watch Live TV on Roku Players & Roku TV Without Cable TV

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roku stick plusWe often get asked how you can legally watch live TV on Roku Players and Roku TVs. Many are concerned that they may accidentally get a pirate service, so we want to look at some of the most popular ways to watch live TV on your Roku and Roku TV legally.

Some of these options are free and others are paid. With the paid services, you will find networks like ESPN, MTV, and Hallmark Channel. With the free options, you will find content you would often get with an antenna like Comet or Buzzr.

Here is a short video where I break down how to watch live TV on your Roku and Fire TV:

 

Channel Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
ABC* X X X X
CBS* X X X X X
FOX* X X X X X X
NBC* X X X X X X
CW* X X X X X
AccuWeather X
 AXS TV  X  X
A&E X X X X X
AMC X X X  X X X
American Heroes Channel X X X X X
Animal Planet X X X X  X X
Aspire X
Audience X X
Baby TV X X  X
Babyfirst TV X
BBC America X X X  X X X
BBC World News X  X  X X X X
BeIN Sports  X X X
BeIN Sports en Espanol X X
BET X X X X X
BET Her X X
Big Ten Network X X X  X X
Blaze TV X
Bloomberg Television X  X X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
Boomerang X  X X  X X
Bravo X X X  X X X
Campus Insider X
Cartoon Network/Adult Swim X X X X  X X X
CBS Sports Net X  X  X X  X
CBSN X
Cheddar  X X X X X  X
Cheddar Big News X X X X X X
Cinemax X  X  X X
CMT X X X X
CNBC X X X X X X
CNBC World X X X X
CNN X X X X  X X X
CNN International X X
Comedy Central X X X X X
Comedy TV
Comet X X X X
Cooking Channel X X X X
Cowboy Channel X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
Cozi TV X X X
Crime & Investigation
Destination America X X X X X
Discovery X X X X X X X
Discovery Family X X X  X
Discovery Life X X X  X
Disney Channel X X X X X
Disney Junior X X X X X
Disney XD X X X X X
DIY Network X  X X X
Duck TV X
E! X X X X X X
El Rey
Eleven Sports  X X
EPIX X X
EPIX Drive-In X X
EPIX Hits X X X
EPIX2 X X
ESPN X X X X X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
ESPN 2 X X X X X
ESPN Bases Loaded X  X
ESPN Deportes  X X  X
ESPN Goal Line X X
ESPN News X  X X X X
ESPN U X X X X X
Euronews X
Family Channel X
Fla Ma X
FM
Food Network X X X X X X X
Fox Business X X X X X
Fox College Sports X X
Fox Deportes X X
Fox News Channel X X X X  X
Fox Regional Sports Networks * X X X  X X
Fox Soccer Plus X X
France 24 X
Free Speech X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
FreeForm X  X X X  X
FS1 X X X X X X
FS2 X X X X X X
FuboTV Network X
Fuse X X
Fusion X  X
FX X X X X X X
FXM X X X X X
FXX X X X X X X
FYI X X X X X
Galavision X X
Golf Channel X  X X X  X X
Great America
GSN  X X X
Hallmark, Drama, &  Movies X  X X  X X X
HBO  X X X
HDNet Movies X
HGTV X X X X  X X X
History X X X X X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
Hi-Yah! X
HLN X X X X  X X X
IFC X X X X X X
Investigation Discovery X X X X X X
Lifetime X X X X X
Lifetime Movies X X X X X
Local Now X X X
Logo X X X
Machinima X
MTV Classic X X
MLB Network X  X  X
MSG/MSG+ X X
MSNBC X X X X  X X
MTV X X X X X
MTV 2 X X X
MTV Live X X
Nat Geo X X X X X X
Nat Geo Wild X X X X  X X
NBA TV  X X  X X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
NBC Sports Network X X X X X X
NBC Sportsnet X  X  X X  X X
NDTV X
NESN  X X
News18 X
Newsmax X
Newsy X X  X
NFL Network X X  X
NHL Network X
Nick Jr. X X X X
Nickelodeon X X X X
Nicktoons X X X X
OAN / AWE
Olympic Channel  X  X X X X X
Outdoor Channel X X
Outside TV X X X
Ovation X
OWN X X X X
Oxygen X X X X X X
Pac-12 X  X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
Paramount X X X X
Poker X
Pop  X X  X  X  X
Pursuit Channel
Revolt X  X X X
RFDTV X
Ride TV X
RT Network X
Science Channel X X X X X
SEC Network X X X X X
Showtime  X  X X  X X
Start TV X X
Smithsonian X X X X
SNY X X X X X
Sony Movie Channel X X
Sportsman X X
Sprout X X X  X X
Stadium X X X
Sundance TV X X  X X X X
SyFy X X X X  X X
Sling TV Hulu PS Vue AT&T TV NOW YouTube TV FuboTV Philo Watch TV
Tastemade X X X
TBS X X X X  X X X
TeenNick X X  X
Telemundo X
Tennis Channel X  X
TLC X X X X X X X
TNT X X X X  X X X
Travel Channel X X X X X X
Tru TV X X X X  X X X
Turner Classic Movies X X X  X  X X X
TV Land X X X X X
Unimas X X
Universo X X
Univision X
Univision Deportes X
UP Family X X
USA X X X X  X X
Motortrend X X X X X X X
VH1 X X X X X
Vibrant X
Viceland X X X X x
VME X
WE tv X X X X X x
Weather Channel X
WeatherNation  X
YES  X  X  X X  X X

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