“Local channels” means your area’s ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC stations — with local news, weather and sports, live. Most streaming services carry the shows from these networks, but only some plans carry the live local station itself. Here’s which ones do, according to the providers’ own pages.
There are no prices here on purpose — each service’s page shows the current price with the date it was checked.
Short answer
- All four networks, live: YouTube TV lists ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC with your local sports and news; your home ZIP code decides the exact lineup. Hulu + Live TV has 100+ live channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC for your area, and Fubo Pro and Elite carry all four as well.
- One network, live: Paramount+ Premium streams your local CBS station; Peacock Premium Plus streams your local NBC channel 24/7; FOX One includes your local FOX station.
- Some networks, in some markets: Sling TV Select and Blue include FOX, ABC and NBC in select markets.
- The shows, not the station: Paramount+ Essential has NFL on CBS games but not the station itself; Peacock Select has next-day TV from NBC; Disney+ has ABC News Live on every plan, and some plans add local ABC news.
ABC
- YouTube TV — ABC is among its broadcast networks, as part of your local lineup.
- Hulu + Live TV — local and national channels for your area, including ABC.
- Fubo — ABC on Pro and Elite.
- Sling TV — ABC on Select and Blue in select markets.
- Disney+ — ABC News Live 24/7 on every plan; some plans add local ABC news.
CBS
- Paramount+ Premium — your local CBS station, live.
- Paramount+ Essential — only NFL on CBS games that air on your local CBS station; after the game, live CBS isn’t available.
- YouTube TV — CBS, with local sports and news. Hulu + Live TV — CBS for your area. Fubo — CBS on Pro and Elite.
FOX
- FOX One — your local FOX station (FOX Local), plus FOX Sports, FOX News and FS1.
- YouTube TV — FOX is among its broadcast networks.
- Hulu + Live TV — FOX for your area. Fubo — FOX on Pro and Elite.
- Sling TV — FOX on Select and Blue in select markets.
NBC
- Peacock Premium Plus — your local NBC channel, 24/7.
- Peacock Premium — current-season NBC hits on demand; Peacock Select — next-day TV from NBC and Bravo.
- YouTube TV — NBC, with local sports and news. Hulu + Live TV — NBC for your area. Fubo — NBC on Pro and Elite.
- Sling TV — NBC on Select and Blue in select markets.
Rules worth knowing
- Your home area decides your locals. YouTube TV builds your lineup from your home ZIP code — check it at tv.youtube.com/welcome before you sign up. Hulu + Live TV uses your Home network.
- Travel changes what you see. On YouTube TV, programs vary by location: away from home you get the stations local to where you are, and you can’t watch or record your home area’s locals. Use it in your home area at least once every 3 months to keep the right local networks.
- Live means ads. Even ad-free plans keep ads in live TV — Paramount+, Peacock Premium Plus, Hulu and Disney+ all say so.
- US only. YouTube TV and Hulu are available in the US, and Paramount+ limits its app to the United States.
Which one to pick
- You want every network live, with a DVR: YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV or Fubo — compared in Best live TV streaming services.
- You mostly watch one network: Paramount+ Premium for CBS, Peacock Premium Plus for NBC or FOX One for FOX.
- You only want news: Disney+ includes ABC News Live, and Paramount+ includes CBS News 24/7 on both plans.
For everything else — ads, screens, downloads and yearly billing — see How to choose a streaming service.
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The providers’ own US App Store descriptions (YouTube TV, Paramount+, Peacock, Hulu and Disney+, October 2026), YouTube TV Help (“Available locations & networks”, “Watch YouTube TV while traveling”, October 23, 2026) and this site’s US reviews of Hulu, Disney+ and Paramount+, checked from the US on October 12–13, 2026.
This article is based on our own checks as of the date shown. Prices and terms change — the provider’s official website always has the final word.