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Free OTA streamer Locast adds two more cities

Dutch_12078
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Locast.org, the non-profit that streams locals for free (donations requested) has now added Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD to their other 9 cities. For Dish and DirecTV subscribers, a Locast app has been added to the current receivers. The website and app must detect that you're in the correct market area to use the service.

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Dutch
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Tom_M1
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Another thought comes to mind. I live in Minneapolis but I spend winters in Florida. I'm not much of a sports fan but I do like to watch the Vikings. Using Locast I'll be able to watch most of the games by selecting one of the cities where they are playing.
Tom
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Dutch_12078
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Tom_M wrote:
Dutch_12078 wrote:
And now Locast just added Los Angeles and San Francisco as well!
This is great. Now if I should miss the season finale of "The Bachelorette" I can catch it on the West coast feed. ๐Ÿ˜‰


And that certainly makes the whole endeavor worthwhile, Tom! ๐Ÿ™‚
Dutch
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate

Tom_M1
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Dutch_12078 wrote:
And now Locast just added Los Angeles and San Francisco as well!
This is great. Now if I should miss the season finale of "The Bachelorette" I can catch it on the West coast feed. ๐Ÿ˜‰
Tom
2005 Born Free 24RB
170ah Renogy LiFePo4 drop-in battery 400 watts solar
Towing 2016 Mini Cooper convertible on tow dolly
Minneapolis, MN

Dutch_12078
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And now Locast just added Los Angeles and San Francisco as well!

Locast Launches Its Free Live TV Service in Los Angeles & San Francisco
Dutch
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate

Tom_M1
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I just tried this and it works great. I live in Minneapolis but installed the "Location Guard" extension. Makes it very easy to select any of the cities available. Thanks Dutch.
Tom
2005 Born Free 24RB
170ah Renogy LiFePo4 drop-in battery 400 watts solar
Towing 2016 Mini Cooper convertible on tow dolly
Minneapolis, MN

GordonThree
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Receiving is one thing, digitally streaming is a whole nother can of worms.
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Dutch_12078
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GordonThree wrote:
Hypothetically speaking, for educational purposes only, one could program Chrome or Firefox to report any location you want to a website.

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I use the "Location Guard"extension in Chrome to set my location for Locast on my PC, and the "Fake GPS" app on my Android phone for Locast. I usually stream the phone to my FireTVstick for Locast viewing. I've tried VPN's on the Firestick, but the excessive buffering was too annoying.

There's nothing illegal about receiving an out of market TV station. People have done it for years with larger OTA antennas.
Dutch
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate

Dutch_12078
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chuckbear wrote:
Last I checked, Locast was not free. It did not work unless you paid the fee even though it promotes itself as free.Chuck


I use Locast regularly and have not yet paid them a dime. There is a short donation plea before the selected programming starts though.
Dutch
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate

chuckbear
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Last I checked, Locast was not free. It did not work unless you paid the fee even though it promotes itself as free.Chuck

GordonThree
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Hypothetically speaking, for educational purposes only, one could program Chrome or Firefox to report any location you want to a website.

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2013 KZ Sportsmen Classic 200, 20 ft TT
2020 RAM 1500, 5.7 4x4, 8 speed