Find the lowest-cost reviewed live TV fit for your channels.
Pick the channels you won't give up. See the lowest-cost reviewed option, what it covers, and why cheaper plans fall short.
Choose 2–10 must-have channels
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Local / ZIP check
Choose at least two channels. Complete reviewed coverage ranks before price.
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- Confirmed channels
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- Recurring base price
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- Tradeoffs shown
Three channel combinations, compared.
Server-rendered examples from the same coverage-first engine. They are snapshots, not universal recommendations.
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Sports essentials
ESPNTNTTBSSling TVSling Orange
$45.99/mo3/3 confirmedUse the finder - 02
Cable news
CNNMS NOWFox NewsYouTube TVYouTube TV main plan
$82.99/mo3/3 confirmedUse the finder - 03
Family favorites
Hallmark ChannelLifetimeThe HISTORY ChannelThe Weather ChannelFrndly TVFrndly TV Basic
$8.99/mo4/4 confirmedUse the finder
Evidence-led matchups
Compare the exact plans.
These pairwise pages separate recurring prices from offers, compare a bounded reviewed channel subset, and leave ZIP-dependent local facts unresolved until an official lookup supports them.
Evidence snapshot: 2026-08-08 · 8 decision pages currently pass publication gates- 01
YouTube TV vs Hulu + Live TV
Which current plan covers the household's exact channel list after both local lineups are verified?
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 02
YouTube TV vs Sling TV
Does the exact Sling plan cover the required channels, or does the household need the different reviewed lineup represented by YouTube TV?
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 03
Hulu + Live TV vs Sling TV
Which exact plan preserves the required lineup without paying for a structure the household does not need?
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 04
Philo vs Sling TV
Does the reviewed channel overlap cover the household, and are both source sets approved for public comparison?
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 05
Frndly TV vs Philo
Which reviewed channel subset better matches the household once both candidate source sets pass publication review?
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 06
YouTube TV alternatives, with the tradeoffs up front
A cheaper plan is useful only when it preserves the channels you refuse to lose. Use the audit below: it ranks every current reviewed exact plan by confirmed coverage before price, explains each cheaper shortfall, and keeps local or regional availability behind the same-home-ZIP check.
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 07
The cheapest live TV with locals depends on your ZIP
A headline price cannot settle this nationally. Sling has the lowest current entry row among the providers here with a local-lineup lookup, but the exact Sling plan and local surcharge vary. YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV cost more in this snapshot. None is a valid answer until the same home ZIP confirms every required station.
Reviewed 2026-08-07 · recheck by 2026-08-08Open comparison - 08
Sling Orange or Blue? Start with the channels only one has.
Choose Orange, Blue, or the bundle from defining channels and household stream limits—not a generic winner.
Reviewed 2026-08-06 · recheck by 2026-08-13Open comparison
3 additional decisions are held for evidence review
These routes remain out of search indexing until both sides have current, approved, nationally comparable evidence.
- Fubo vs YouTube TVFubo has no current, nationally comparable price row.
- Hulu + Live TV vs FuboFubo has no current, nationally comparable price row.
- DIRECTV streaming vs YouTube TVDIRECTV streaming has no current, nationally comparable price row.