Locast adds Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, PA!

[NYDutch]

Wow! Another email from Locast already:

You can now stream local broadcast TV channels in Wilkes Barre and Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania, for free.
We are pleased to announce that Locast now delivers 16 local TV channels to viewers in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton TV market, which encompasses 17 counties.

This is our 25th market, making Locast available to more than 148 million people across the nation.

Home - Locast

Locast - Streaming Local Broadcast TV

www.locast.org

 

[comfortably_numb]

Do we really need a new thread every time Locast adds another DMA? How about one thread for this?

 

[NYDutch]

Do we really need a new thread every time Locast adds another DMA? How about one thread for this?

Fine with me if it'll make you feel better.

Locast is adding DMA's faster than I expected. I'll start a more general "Locast News" thread with the next addition or other news.

 

[FTA4PA]

Wow! Another email from Locast already:

You can now stream local broadcast TV channels in Wilkes Barre and Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania, for free.
We are pleased to announce that Locast now delivers 16 local TV channels to viewers in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton TV market, which encompasses 17 counties.

This is our 25th market, making Locast available to more than 148 million people across the nation.

Home - Locast

Locast - Streaming Local Broadcast TV

www.locast.org

Thanks for posting. This may come in handy if we have any antenna issues in the future.

 

[Radioguy41]

Hmm, the site knocks me out because I'm on a VPN. Maybe later.

 

[Bilbo1]

Is there any way to find out DMAs in the works?


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[NYDutch]

Hmm, the site knocks me out because I'm on a VPN. Maybe later.

Hmmmm, I routinely use a VPN to watch various Locast cities on my Firesticks. Does your VPN let you select which cities the servers are in?

 

[NYDutch]

Is there any way to find out DMAs in the works?


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Not that I'm aware of...

 

[Jim S.]

I wonder what the chances are of them completing the market coverage properly? They're using the SD broadcast of CW from a subchannel of the Fox station instead of the main CW station and its subchannels, they don't have the ION station and its subchannels at all, and also the one I'm really interested in, independent station WYLN.

 

[Radioguy41]

I wonder what the chances are of them completing the market coverage properly? They're using the SD broadcast of CW from a subchannel of the Fox station instead of the main CW station and its subchannels, they don't have the ION station and its subchannels at all, and also the one I'm really interested in, independent station WYLN.

Probably because WYLN isn't SWB, it's Hazelton PA.

 

[NYDutch]

I wonder what the chances are of them completing the market coverage properly? They're using the SD broadcast of CW from a subchannel of the Fox station instead of the main CW station and its subchannels, they don't have the ION station and its subchannels at all, and also the one I'm really interested in, independent station WYLN.

I suggest dropping a note to Locast to ask about that.

https://helpcenter.locast.org/portal/en/newticket

 

[mwdxer1]

Wow! Another email from Locast already:

You can now stream local broadcast TV channels in Wilkes Barre and Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania, for free.
We are pleased to announce that Locast now delivers 16 local TV channels to viewers in the Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton TV market, which encompasses 17 counties.

This is our 25th market, making Locast available to more than 148 million people across the nation.

Home - Locast

Locast - Streaming Local Broadcast TV

www.locast.org

I am surprised about this smaller market being added with so many larger markets that haven't been added.

 

[NYDutch]

I am surprised about this smaller market being added with so many larger markets that haven't been added.

It may be related to where enough dedicated donations came from. Corporate and personal dedicated contributions are what got Locast into the Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD markets. As I recall, even one or more universities donated there.

 

[Howard Simmons]

It may be related to where enough dedicated donations came from. Corporate and personal dedicated contributions are what got Locast into the Rapid City and Sioux Falls, SD markets. As I recall, even one or more universities donated there.

Your telling me that enough people in Puerto Rico gave donations to them?

 

[NYDutch]

Your telling me that enough people in Puerto Rico gave donations to them?

Rumor has it that one or more wealthy philanthropists donated for that one...

 

[Howard Simmons]

Rumor has it that one or more wealthy philanthropists donated for that one...

Well it had to be someone of that ilk. The government and the people couldn't do it.