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The Best Live TV Streaming Service in Portland, OR

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Portland, OR

You can get rid of your cable or satellite subscription in the Portland, OR area with a live tv streaming service. Start watching with a free trial.

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Our Pick

YouTube TV

We recommend YouTube TV for the Portland, OR area. You will be able to watch local channels and 18 of the Top 35 Cable channels.

Local Channels

Local channel availability varies by service and location. Here’s a chart of available channels in the Portland, OR area.

DIRECTV fuboTV Hulu Philo PS Vue Sling TV YouTube
Free Trial Free Trial Sign Up Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
ABC • - * - • - - •
CBS * * * - * - - •
Fox * • • - • - * •
NBC • • • - • - * •

Sports Teams

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

• Portland Trail Blazers

NBA

• Seattle Mariners

MLB

• Seattle Seahawks

NFL

• Oregon Ducks

NCAA Football

• Oregon State Beavers

NCAA Football

• Oregon Ducks

NCAA Men's Basketball

• Oregon State Beavers

NCAA Men's Basketball

Regional Sports Networks (RSNs)

RSN availability varies by service and location. Here’s a chart of available RSNs in the Portland, OR area.

DIRECTV fuboTV Hulu Philo PS Vue Sling TV YouTube
Free Trial Free Trial Sign Up Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
NBC Sports Northwest - • • - ≥ $45 - - •
Root Sports Northwest - - - - - - - -

Top Cable Channels

The DIRECTV NOW “Live a Little” $35 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
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
A&E • • • • - • • -
AMC • • - • • • • •
Animal Planet • - - • • - - -
BET • - - • - ^ $5 • -
Bravo • • • - • - • •
Cartoon Network • - • - • • • •
CNN • - • - • • • •
Comedy Central • - - • - • • -
Discovery • - - • • - - -
Disney Channel • - • - • • - •
E! • • • - • - ^ $5 •
ESPN • - • - • • - •
Food Network • • • • • • • -
Fox News • • • - • - - •
Fox Sports 1 • • • - • - • •
Freeform • - • - • • - •
FX • • • - • - • •
FXX • • • - • - • •
Hallmark • • - - ≥ $45 ^ $5 ^ $5 -
HGTV • • • • • • • -
History • • • • - • • -
Investigation Discovery • - - • • - - -
Lifetime • • • • - • • -
MSNBC • • • - • - ^ $5 •
MTV • - - • - ^ $5 ^ $5 -
Nickelodeon • - - • - - - -
OWN ≥ $50 - - • • - - -
Paramount Network • - - • - ^ $5 ^ $5 -
Syfy • • • - • - • •
TBS • - • - • • • •
TLC • - - • • - - -
TNT • - • - • • • •
truTV • - • - • ^ $5 • •
USA Network • • • - • - • •
VH1 • - - • - ^ $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. TBS and TNT are not offered by fuboTV or YouTube TV.

DIRECTV fuboTV Hulu Philo PS Vue Sling TV YouTube
Free Trial Free Trial Sign Up Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
ESPN • - • - • • - •
ESPN2 • - • - • • - •
Fox Sports 1 • • • - • - • •
Fox Sports 2 ≥ $60 • • - • - • •
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
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
MLB Network ≥ $50 - - - ≥ $45 - - •
NBA TV ≥ $60 • - - ≥ $45 ^ $5 ^ $10 •
NFL Network - • - - ≥ $45 - • -
NFL RedZone - ^ $9 - - ^ $10 - ^ $10 -
NHL Network ≥ $60 - - - - ^ $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
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
beIN Sports - • - - - ^ $5 ^ $10 -
Eleven Sports - • - - ≥ $55 - - -
ESPNEWS ≥ $50 - • - ≥ $45 ^ $5 - •
Fox Soccer Plus - ^ $6 - - ^ $15 - - ^ $15
Golf Channel ≥ $60 • • - ≥ $45 - ^ $10 •
Olympic Channel ≥ $60 • • - • - - •
Tennis Channel ≥ $50 - - - - - - •

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
$35–$70 $45 $40 $16–$20 $40–$75 $20 $25 $40
Cinemax ^ $5 - ^ $9 - ^ $15 ^ $10 ^ $10 -
EPIX - - - - - ^ $5 ^ $5 -
HBO ^ $5 - ^ $5 - ^ $15 ($75) ^ $15 ^ $15 -
Showtime ^ $8 ^ $11 ^ $10 - ^ $11 ($75) ^ $10 ^ $10 ^ $11
Starz ^ $8 - - - - ^ $9 ^ $9 -