How to Watch PBS Live Without Cable in 2020

Updated on January 22, 2020 at 1:14 pm PST

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Full Matchmaker Comparison

The availability of PBS will vary by market and streaming service.

	AT&T NOW	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	Sling TV		YouTube
PBS	Sign Up	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Sign Up		Sign Up
PBS	$65–$80	$55	$55	$20	$30	$30	$50
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Albany, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Alexandria, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Alpena, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Amarillo, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Anchorage, AK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Atlanta, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Augusta, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Austin, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Bakersfield, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Baltimore, MD	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Bangor, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Baton Rouge, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Bend, OR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Billings, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Biloxi-Gulfport, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Binghamton, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa, AL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Boise, ID	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Boston-Manchester, MA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Bowling Green, KY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Buffalo, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Butte-Bozeman, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Casper-Riverton, WY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque, IA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Charleston-Huntington, WV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Charleston, SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Charlotte, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Charlottesville, VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Chattanooga, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Cheyenne, WY - Scottsbluff, NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Chicago, IL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Chico-Redding, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Cincinnati, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Clarksburg-Weston, WV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Columbia-Jefferson City, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Columbia, SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Columbus, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Columbus, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Corpus Christi, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Davenport, IA - Rock Island-Moline, IL	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Dayton, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Denver, CO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Des Moines-Ames, IA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Detroit, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Dothan, AL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
El Paso (Las Cruces), TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Elmira, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Erie, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Eugene, OR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Eureka, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Evansville, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Fairbanks, AK	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Fargo-Valley City, ND	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Fresno-Visalia, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Ft. Wayne, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Gainesville, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Glendive, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Grand Junction-Montrose, CO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Great Falls, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Green Bay-Appleton, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Greenwood-Greenville, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Harrisburg-Lancaster, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Harrisonburg, VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Hartford-New Haven, CT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Helena, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Honolulu, HI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Houston, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Indianapolis, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Jackson, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Jackson, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Jacksonville, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Johnstown-Altoona, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Jonesboro, AR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Juneau, AK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Kansas City, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Knoxville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Lafayette, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Lafayette, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Lake Charles, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Lansing, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Laredo, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Las Vegas, NV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Lexington, KY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Lima, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Little Rock, AR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Los Angeles, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Louisville, KY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Lubbock, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Macon, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Madison, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Mankato, MN	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Marquette, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Medford-Klamath Falls, OR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Memphis, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Meridian, MS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Milwaukee, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Missoula, MT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Mobile, AL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Monroe, LA - El Dorado, AR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Monterey-Salinas, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Montgomery, AL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Nashville, TN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
New Orleans, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
New York City, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
North Platte, NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Odessa-Midland, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Oklahoma City, OK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Omaha, NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Ottumwa, IA - Kirksville, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg-Mt Vernon	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Palm Springs, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Panama City, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Parkersburg, WV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Peoria-Bloomington, IL	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Philadelphia, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Phoenix-Prescott, AZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Pittsburgh, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Portland-Auburn, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Portland, OR	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Presque Isle, ME	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Providence, RI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO-Keokuk, IA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Raleigh-Durham, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Rapid City, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Reno, NV	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Richmond-Petersburg, VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Rochester, MN-Mason City, IA-Austin, MN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Rochester, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Rockford, IL	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Salisbury, MD	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Salt Lake City, UT	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
San Angelo, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
San Antonio, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
San Diego, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Savannah, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Sherman, TX - Ada, OK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Shreveport, LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Sioux City, IA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
South Bend-Elkhart, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Spokane, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Springfield-Holyoke, MA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Springfield, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
St. Joseph, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
St. Louis, MO	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Syracuse, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Terre Haute, IN	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Toledo, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Topeka, KS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tri-Cities, TN-VA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tucson, AZ	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tulsa, OK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Twin Falls, ID	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Tyler-Longview, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Utica, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Victoria, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Washington, D.C.	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Watertown, NY	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Wausau-Rhinelander, WI	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Wheeling, WV - Steubenville, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Wichita Falls, TX - Lawton, OK	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazelton, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-	*
Wilmington, NC	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Youngstown, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Yuma, AZ - El Centro, CA	-	-	-	-	-	-	•
Zanesville, OH	-	-	-	-	-	-	•