Currently set up like a subscription service with several options available, the minimum monthly donation is $5. For that, viewers receive access to all over-the-air channels in the Cleveland television market. Keep in mind, that’s not just the local network affiliates ABC (WEWS Channel 5), CBS (WOIO Channel 19) Fox (WJW Channel 8) and NBC (WKYC Channel 3), but the sub channels not normally seen on local cable systems that carry assorted programs, including classic TV shows.
The appeal, however, is those network channels, Goodfriend said.
Goodfriend’s local ties, his father who trained at the Cleveland Clinic and a stepmother who taught in Shaker Heights, led him to bring Locast to this area.
Locast, streaming service for cord cutters seeking local TV, launches in Northeast Ohio
Locast, a service that provides access to local TV signals, will launch in Northeast Ohio on Wednesday.
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