How to Watch PBS Live Without Cable in 2020

Updated on June 10, 2020 at 1:50 pm PDT

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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	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up		Sign Up
PBS	$55	$55	$55	$20	$30	$30	$65
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	•

PBS Shows

Even if you cut the cord, you can still watch PBS shows without cable.

All Live TV Streaming Options

Can I watch PBS with YouTube TV?

Yes, YouTube TV includes PBS as part of their YouTube TV package for $65 a month.

YouTube TV has 60 channels as part of their plan, including AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, VH1, and WE tv.

This is the full YouTube TV Channel List.

Every YouTube TV subscriber can record PBS to their Unlimited Cloud DVR, while 3 users can stream at the same time.

YouTube TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV. YouTube TV is not available to stream on PlayStation and Nintendo.

Can I watch PBS with Philo?

Philo does not offer PBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer PBS, they do have 60 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TLC, Travel Channel, VH1, and WE tv. Philo costs $20, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full Philo Channel List.

Philo supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Roku, Android Phone/Tablet, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Philo is not available to stream on Google Chromecast, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Samsung Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch PBS with Sling TV?

Sling TV does not offer PBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer PBS, they do have 30 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, and USA Network. Sling TV costs $30, after a Sign Up.

This is the full Sling TV Channel List.

Sling TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, Xbox, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV. Sling TV is not available to stream on PlayStation and Nintendo.

Can I watch PBS with AT&T TV NOW?

AT&T TV NOW does not include PBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer PBS, they do have 40 channels as part of their plan, including BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA Network, and VH1. AT&T TV NOW costs $55, after a Sign Up.

This is the full AT&T TV NOW Channel List.

AT&T TV NOW supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Web Browsers, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Samsung Smart TV, and Android TV. AT&T TV NOW is not available to stream on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch with fuboTV?

No, fuboTV does not offer PBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer PBS, they do have 90 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, Comedy Central, Discovery, E!, Food Network, Fox News, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TLC, Travel Channel, USA Network, VH1, and WE tv. fuboTV costs $55, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full fuboTV Channel List.

fuboTV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Web Browsers, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, and Samsung Smart TV. fuboTV is not available to stream on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch PBS with Hulu Live TV?

Hulu Live TV does not offer PBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer PBS, they do have 70 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, and USA Network. Hulu Live TV costs $55, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full Hulu Live TV Channel List.

Hulu Live TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Xbox, Nintendo, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and Android TV. Hulu Live TV is not available to stream on PlayStation.

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