The Best Live TV Streaming Service in Austin, TX

Updated on April 24, 2019

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Austin, TX Local Channels

We recommend fuboTV for most viewers in the Austin, TX area.
You’ll be able to watch local channels and 22 of the Top 35 Cable channels.

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- ABC	• ABC Channel 24 (KVUE)
• CBS Channel 42 (KEYE)	• CBS Channel 42 (KEYE)
• Fox Channel 7 (KTBC)	• Fox Channel 7 (KTBC)
• NBC Channel 36 (KXAN)	• NBC Channel 36 (KXAN)
• Telemundo National Feed	• Telemundo National Feed
- The CW	- The CW
• Univision National Feed	- Univision
+ 22 Top Cable Channels	+ 25 Top Cable Channels
• A&E	- A&E
• AMC	• AMC
- BET	- BET
• Bravo	• Bravo
• Cartoon Network	• Cartoon Network
• CNN	• CNN
- Comedy Central	- Comedy Central
- Discovery	• Discovery
- Disney Channel	• Disney Channel
- Disney Junior	• Disney Junior
• E!	• E!
- ESPN	• ESPN
• Food Network	• Food Network
• Fox News	• Fox News
- Freeform	• Freeform
• FX	• FX
• FXX	• FXX
• Hallmark	- Hallmark
• HGTV	• HGTV
• History	- History
- Investigation Discovery	• Investigation Discovery
• Lifetime	- Lifetime
• MSNBC	• MSNBC
- MTV	- MTV
- Nickelodeon	- Nickelodeon
- Paramount Network	- Paramount Network
• Syfy	• Syfy
• TBS	• TBS
- TLC	• TLC
• TNT	• TNT
• Travel Channel	• Travel Channel
• truTV	• truTV
• USA Network	• USA Network
- VH1	- VH1
• WE tv	• WE tv

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
Austin, TX	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
Austin, TX	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
ABC	•	-	•	-	•	-	-	•
CBS	•	•	•	-	•	-	-	•
Fox	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
NBC	•	•	•	-	*	-	*	•
Telemundo	*	•	*	-	•	-	-	•
The CW	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	*
Univision	-	•	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Austin, TX Sports

Game availability can vary from game to game. We have schedules for your favorite teams.

Regional Sports Networks (RSNs)

These are the available RSNs in the Austin, TX area.

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
Austin, TX	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
Austin, TX	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
AT&T SportsNet Southwest	-	•	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fox Sports Oklahoma	$70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fox Sports Southwest	$70	•	•	-	≥ $50	-	•	•
Longhorn Network	$70	-	-	-	≥ $50	-	-	-

Other Channels

Top Cable Channels

The DIRECTV NOW “Live a Little” $40 plan is by far the most comprehensive base plan of any of the services. It includes 34 of the top 35 cable channels (the one missing channel is OWN) and 45 of the top 50 overall channels.

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
A&E	-	•	•	•	-	•	•	-
AMC	-	•	-	•	•	•	•	•
BET	•	-	-	•	-	^ $5	•	-
Bravo	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
Cartoon Network	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•
CNN	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•
Comedy Central	•	-	-	•	-	•	•	-
Discovery	-	-	•	•	•	-	•	•
Disney Channel	•	-	•	-	•	•	-	•
Disney Junior	•	-	•	-	•	^ $5	-	•
E!	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
ESPN	•	-	•	-	•	•	-	•
Food Network	-	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Fox News	•	•	•	-	•	-	-	•
Freeform	•	-	•	-	•	•	-	•
FX	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
FXX	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
Hallmark	•	•	-	•	≥ $50	^ $5	^ $5	-
HGTV	-	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
History	-	•	•	•	-	•	•	-
Investigation Discovery	-	-	•	•	•	•	•	•
Lifetime	-	•	•	•	-	•	•	-
MSNBC	•	•	•	-	•	-	^ $5	•
MTV	•	-	-	•	-	^ $5	^ $5	-
Nickelodeon	•	-	-	•	-	-	-	-
Paramount Network	$70	-	-	•	-	^ $5	•	-
Syfy	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
TBS	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•
TLC	-	-	•	•	•	-	•	•
TNT	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•
Travel Channel	-	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
truTV	•	•	•	-	•	^ $5	•	•
USA Network	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
VH1	•	-	-	•	-	^ $5	^ $5	-
WE tv	-	•	-	•	•	^ $5	^ $5	•

Sports Channels

Sports fans tend to have different needs; some want national sports channels like ESPN and TNT, but others want regional sports networks like YES Network and Comcast Sportsnet.

National Sports Channels

Most services include ESPN/ESPN2, NBCSN, FS1/FS2, TBS, and TNT in their basic packages.

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
ESPN	•	-	•	-	•	•	-	•
ESPN2	•	-	•	-	•	•	-	•
Fox Sports 1	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
Fox Sports 2	$70	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
NBC Sports Network	•	•	•	-	•	-	•	•
TBS	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•
TNT	•	•	•	-	•	•	•	•

Pro Sports

Most services don’t offer pro sports networks in their base plan.

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
MLB Network	-	-	-	-	≥ $50	^ $5	^ $10	•
NBA TV	-	•	-	-	≥ $50	^ $5	^ $10	•
NFL Network	-	•	-	-	≥ $50	-	•	-
NFL RedZone	-	^ $9	-	-	^ $10	-	^ $10	-
NHL Network	-	-	-	-	-	^ $5	^ $10	-

Other Sports Channels

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
beIN Sports	-	•	-	-	-	^ $5	^ $10	-
Eleven Sports	-	•	-	-	≥ $60	-	-	-
ESPNEWS	$70	-	•	-	≥ $50	^ $5	-	•
Fox Soccer Plus	-	^ $6	-	-	^ $15	-	-	^ $15
Golf Channel	$70	•	•	-	≥ $50	-	^ $10	•
Olympic Channel	$70	•	•	-	•	-	^ $10	•
Tennis Channel	-	^ $9 ($60)	-	-	≥ $60	^ $5	^ $10	•

Premium Channels

Most of the streaming services offer premium channels like Cinemax, HBO, Showtime, and Starz as add-ons to your subscription.

	DIRECTV	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	PS Vue	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial		Free Trial
	$50–$70	$55–$60	$45	$16–$20	$45–$80	$25	$25	$50
Cinemax	$70	-	^ $9	-	^ $15	-	-	-
EPIX	-	-	-	-	-	^ $5	^ $5	^ $6
HBO	•	-	^ $15	-	^ $15 ($80)	-	-	-
Showtime	-	^ $11	^ $11	-	^ $11 ($80)	^ $10	^ $10	^ $7
Starz	-	-	^ $9	-	-	^ $9	^ $9	^ $9