LocalTV+

Didn’t want to commit to an antenna and this app has been so great! I could just cast directly to tv/Mac. Have been able to watch World Cup matches on FOX and Telemundo. Only suggestions I have is to be able to add favorite channels so I don’t have to scroll down as much and to have a Mac app so I can just HDMI instead of using my phone all the time. Surprisingly the app isn’t heavy as phone doesn’t heat up at all during usage.

This is one of those apps that just makes life easier and that you always knew you needed when fumbling around through 5x streaming subscriptions just to watch the local game when you don’t have an aerial antenna waving around in the wind on the top of your building. One thousand thank yous to the nonprofit that pulled this together and are offering this simple and essential service for people to stay in contact with local Boston TV broadcasts and emergency alerts. You would think this kind of app would have been immediately created, given the availability of online streaming services, yet the rush to 10x profits for every major sports and streaming network on the planet is the result we get when the underlying technology evolves and most consumers don’t realize what they’re paying for was always intended to be freely available.

We live in a very rural town on the South Shore. Unfortunately, rabbit ears do not cut it and we previously were forced to subscribe to expensive TV packages just to watch the local news live. This app has been an incredible alternative to bring our favorite Boston area news into the house. Picture and sound are perfect and there have been no issues with buffering or outages in the two weeks we have been testing the service. Happy to donate to continue the development of this invaluable service!