My Music, Video and TV

My Music, Video and TV
(This is an early draft, that needs a lot of work.)
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INDEX
Music and Sound
Local (DC area) Music Performance Groups
Sound processing Software
Definitions of 1D, 2D and 3D spatial sound terms
Music and Sound Sources
Free Sheet Music, Music Theory, Lessons
TV (Television) and Video
English Language IPTV for U.S. Viewers (Big Table)
Some channels that don't stream, as of my last test
How to tell if a streaming source is legit
Video Sharing Websites (also called Online Video Platforms)
TV Channel Program Schedules
Descriptions of TV Programs and Movies
Online Collections of Free TV Shows and Movies
Online Collections of Free and Paid TV Shows and Movies
Free TV Channel Bundles
Paid Internet TV and Movie Subscription Services
Movies at Theaters
Satellite TV and/or Internet providers
Paid TV Channel Bundle Subscriptions
Viewable College Courses
TV and Music forums
Antennas
Video processing Software
Other Cordcutting resources
Shopping
Best Streaming Shows
Nielson ratings for shows

Music and Sound

Local (DC area) Music Performance Groups
MusicDC.com facebook page Washington DC Metro Music Information
DCMusic.Live Find live music in Washington DC
boerger.org community music group list

Wikipeia: List of music sharing websites (some of these sites try to be legit; but some may include unlicensed content

Sound Processing Software

(free) Audacity sound editing software
Tutorials for Audacity
How to clean up digital recordings using Audacity
Speeding up and slowing down audio

Equalizers let you adjust the volume of frequency bands
IMO, the best let you interactively set the volume of each band, like an old fashioned graphic equalizer.

Equalizer APO is a free equalizer which can configure many bands, many channels. Doesn't include its own user friendly GUI.
Peace Equalizer GUI, uses Equalizer APO
Tutorial (Youtube) Looks very good
Wiki (documentation)
How to use the Headphones and Hearing test (which you must install in the setup menu)
Youtube video on using Equalizer APO
This page gives tips on using Equalizer APO
Room EQ Wizard (REW) provides a user friendly interface to Equalizer APO, for room equalization. I think you need a calibration microphone.
TFM Audio Filter 10 band graphic equalizer for microsoft windows. It also reduces dynamic range; not always desirable.
Note: There are browser addons that do the same thing, like Muyer Audio Equalizer for Firefox. More importantly, Windows itself has one, if you configure the sound device (to increase the bit rate and depth), and play with its configuration and properties. (The windows interactive interface is extremely non-obvious. You right click on the volume icon in the taskbar, select the audio device, bring up a control panel menu, select the device again, and play with configuration and the various tabs of the properties menu.) While one is at it, one can turn make some PC audio devices (including HDMI drivers) use 7.1 sound, for input into a cheap old used home theater (which will sound just as good as a new one), and/or can configure the headphone driver to emulate surround sound. Add virtual binaural sound software, and this eliminates the need to buy an AVR and speakers. (But I'm still playing and am not sure how well they work yet.

Software to create virtual binaural sound (for headphones) from surround sound (see definitions below)

(Microsoft) Windows sonic (free with Windows 7, 10, 11)
Dolby Access (Dolby Atmos for Windows or XBox) for headphones
DTS Sound Unbound, DTX:X, DTS Headphone: X
Spatial Sound Card
HeSuVi: Use every Headphone Surround Virtualization on all Sound Cards with EQ APO (Guide);
Free - Use instead of above software. Based on Equalizer APO. I like the sbx100-.wav virtualization best, atmos-.wav almost as well. Includes channel level changes; It says to use 48kHz sampling, but I prefer 192kHz (24 bit).
Note: HeSuVi drops height info in Atmos - Windows sonic does better, and maybe so does Dolby Atmos for headphones (I haven't tested).
[Information about] HeSuVi
Usage of Graphic GUI for HeSuVi

Definitions of 1D, 2D and 3D spatial sound terms

I am not an expert; these definitions may not be quite right, and different people use terms differently.

Spatial sound is sound that people can locate in space.
But, unqualifed, "spatial sound", or "virtual sound" specifically often mean any sound processing technique that helps people locate sound sources in 3D space - e.g., 3D surround sound, or binaural sound (see below), or it means virtual sound software or hardware (see below for definition).

People say human interpretation of spatial sound is extremely complex and is partly learned rather than pre-wired. We take into account relative sound volume, phase, (ear, origin point and frequency dependent) time of arrival, in the two ears. We also use and interpret echos, and the effects on the other mentioned things of conduction, dispersion (differences in time of arrival between frequencies), scattering, and diffraction (bending) around the head and body. We also sometimes move, tilt and rotate our heads, and see how that changes what we hear.
The Basis of binaural sound: Wikipedia Article on Sound Localization

There are studies that claim that people who haven't heard surround sound (see below for definition) before can't interpret it in 2D or 3D. Just like there are studies that claim people who haven't seen flat pictures before, even if the pictures properly use shadows, perspective, reflections, and brightness variation, don't see them in 3D, because in the real world, people can also use parallax, adaptive focussing, and polarization effects, combined with head motions, to see depth and texture. Studies have shown that people who watch too much TV as young children never learn to see 3D in the real world; maybe the same is true of surround sound, and perhaps even binaural sound (see below for definition)??

Simple mono (or monophonic) sound Effectively recorded with one real or virtual (i.e., simulated) fixed location mike. You can not locate the sound source by listening.

Simple stereo (or stereophonic) sound Effectively recorded with two real or virtual fixed mikes. Best played back on 2 speakers, or headphones. Purely 1D spatial seperation, across a line.

Surround sound More real or virtual microphones and speakers. Can to some extent place objects in 2D. And, if some of the microphones and speakers are at different heights, in 3D. Because the microphone and speaker locations don't actually match the sound source locations, and don't take into full account conduction, diffraction, dispersion and scattering, can't actually locate things quite right. Among other things, that means that if you move around, the perceived location changes. It also in turn messes up and sometimes overemphasizes sound wave constructive and destructive interference. It does handle head rotations fairly well, and with many height speakers, may handle head tilts fairly well. When done fairly well, can sound fairly good.

Binaural sound Effectively recorded with 2 real or virtual microphones, located in the ears of a real or fake person's head. Works best if played back on headphones. In theory, this exactly reproduces full 3D sound as received by real human beings much better than surround sound. But like surround sound, has some limitations, because different people have different shape and density heads and bodies. Also, it does not respond to head rotations, tilts or moving around well. In my tests, I personally preferred real or simulated binaural sound to surround sound, but that might be because my headphones are higher quality than my speakers.

Virtual surround sound Binaural sound produced from surround sound by software.
Some people call binaural sound "surround sound", but that is atypical.
Virtual reality games and headsets that implement binaural sound may respond to head motions, if the software handles it. Perhaps at some point binaural sound techniques will evolve to handle that too, which would be ideal.
Dolby Atmos is a mixture of surround and simulated binaural techniques, though Dolby doesn't fully describe it. They use many microphones. In addition, a sound engineer or software(?) attempts to determine where the sound sources are physically located in 3D, and that "metadata" is added into the bitstream in connection with each sound element. When played back on speakers, sounds like good 5.1 3D surround sound. When played on headphones, the best examples sound like binaural sound.
I haven't found any working examples of true surround sound on Youtube - perhaps Youtube can't do it, or most people don't know how to make it do it? The claimed surround sound instances are either binaural sound (which is better, in my personal view, if you use headphones), or don't work.
My attempts to use Windows sonic to turn surround sound into simulated binaural sound aren't nearly as good as many simulated binaural examples on the web. Also, there is no way to boost the center channel component. Does other software do better??
When I use Windows sonic, it drops the bit stream down to 16 bit 48,000 bps - which reduces quality noticeably if you use a good sound card and good headphones. I wonder if other software doesn't do that. 24 bits, 96,000 bps is better. (If you go even higher, some AVRs and other hardware have trouble using it, or won't let you play with it.
I mentioned HeSuVi above - I am reasonably happy with it, and it's free.

Music and Sound Sources
Youtube: Search for "Hifi Test"; Note: No surround sound.
Youtube: Search for "Audiophile"; Note: No surround sound.
Youtube: Search for "NBR Music"; Note: No surround sound.
Youtube: PCM Surround Sound Test; No surround sound, possibly some binaural sound.
Fraunhofer surround sound tests; 5.1 worked on my Windows 10 system, but on my Windows 7 system only if the files were downloaded. I can't make 7.1 work on Firefox, but works on Chrome.
The Digital Theater Lots of demos, trailers, including true surround sound.
(Dolby?) Movie Trailers
Dolby's own trailer site (fewer)
DemoLandia Has a lot of demo files - very promising
Audiocheck High Definition Audio Test Files
Immersive Audio; has free surround sound test file for 7.4.4 sound
Surround sound test files in (almost) every format; (Noise at each speaker location)
Google drive folder with referenced test files
AVSForum thread with sample surround sound/video file links
Including this 7.1/8.2 DTS audio test that works for me
Berlin Mastering Samples of binaural sound, generated from surround sound - I couldn't get the first video to work on my system, but the rest are awesome.
3D Surround Sound (TEST) (Is actually binaural recording, not surround sound
Starkey Cetera Barbershop binaural sound / spatial sound example
More binaural sound here, here, here, here
Digital 3D 7.1 Surround Sound Test using spatial sound
Another spatial sound demo - wow!
Hear New York City in 3D audio - another example
Sennheiser: Final Stop: A 3D Audio Thriller I love it.
How to use Windows 10’s awesome 3D sound for headphones
Ars Technica: Spatial audio is the most exciting thing to happen to pop music since stereo

Online Tone Generator (sound frequency generator)
My settings to test audio equipment and hearing response: freq 10-25000, dur. 100, sine, exp sweep.
NB: Harmonic distortion can make you think you hear "virtual pitches" lower than is really there or even that you can hear; some soundcards wrap high frequencies to lower frequencies. I like to equalize pitches to sound as equally loud as possible.
HD9.in Frequency Sweeps (downloadable)
However, many sources say one should instead equalize so that a frequency sweep with uniform perceived "loudness", as heard by a typical human with good hearing, sounds equally loud at all pitches. Here are a few such sweeps:
Perceptual Sweep; Click on "The sound File"
Perceptual Sweep Spectral Flatness Test
Pack: Test Tones by Timbre; Click on "equal-loudness log sine sweep up-down.wav"

My Exercise Music links
Pandora Free or paid music
Spotify Similar
Apple Music Similar, but $6 (student), $11 (individual), $17 (family)/month
Tidal Similar, but $5 (student), $11 (individual) / month $17 (family); Includes some high audio quality content
TuneIn: Free Internet Radio
Jango Radio
Accuradio Free music, by genere, or most popular
Youtube Music (was Google Music)
Amazon Prime Music (Included with Amazon Prime)
Amazon Music Unlimited
Streema Free on-line Radio stations
Deezer Free or paid music subscription
IHeartRadio Lots of free radio stations
Adult Swim DIGITALIS (wierd music)
Librivox Free Audiobooks

Discogs Available music recordings
HDTracks More available music recordings, with sample snipits
BlueCoastMusic More available music recordings, with sample snipits

Free Sheet Music, Music Theory, Lessons, stores
8notes.com Free Sheet Music; Also free Music Theory and lessons
Music Theory at 8 notes.com
MuseScore "The world's largest free sheet music catalog"
SheetMusic-free.com (for piano)
IMSLP Sharing the World's Public Domain Music
Google search for "free sheet music" More sources.
Sheet Music Direct; Not free, but has free pass trial
SightSing.com: Learn to sight sing
6 Great Sheet Music Apps that All Musicians Should Try Out
A few music stores near DC - use a search engine or http://maps.google.com to find more
Check Levin's Washington Music Center; The biggest area store; high quality repairs
House of Musical Traditions Mostly but not exclusively folk instruments
L & L Music Wind Shop Said by above to have good repairs of wind instruments
Atomic Music Mostly but not exclusively used guitar, amps & electronics, drums

TV (Television) and Video

English Language IPTV for U.S. Viewers (Big Table)

Hints for better streaming: I used to say "Unless your computer is very slow, turn off hardware acceleration," but I don't think that is much of an issue now. Roku streams better than PC browsers - doesn't crash as often, handles data delays better, but adds extra ads to some channels.

For inclusion in my table, shows must be streamable on Demand or live in U.S.A. without a cable, satellite or other aggregator (MVPD) subscription. (I have randomly included some common channels that require a subscription).
I omit Adult (e.g., X rated) channels.
Not a completely comprehensive list!

Classified by whether free, and by content.
Also recommended: Roku boxes include many channels not listed here. They are much easier to use than Kodi apps and Android TV boxes. The trade off is that they add extra ads to some channels.
Cautions: Many channels exist to push specific political or religious positions, or to host informercials, and will seem biased to people of other affiliations, often including myself. Much of my info is incomplete, out of date or incorrect. When categories are seperated by commas (e.g., General, Religious affiliation), that means the station includes both categories, in decreasing order of frequency.
Free? Abbreviations
Free=Free on demand episodes (no credit card needed; more than just teasers - though in some cases, only recent episodes are free)
SomeFree=Some episodes are free on demand (I won't list this if there are only short clips, or a few teaser episodes)
Sub=channel subscription required
Agg=Aggregator (e.g., Cable, Satellite...) Subscription Required
Agg/Sub=Aggregator or Subscription Required
LimTFree=Limited viewing time Free at once
Live=Only Live available
PPV=Pay per view
View with A browser (+optional add-on or extension)that sees videos (not necessarally optimal; only tested on websute if subscription required), specifically FireFox (usually my preference because less spyware) and/or Chrome and/or IE (Microsoft Internet Explorer; partially replaced by Microsoft Edge) [Note: Chrome+Flash, FireFox+Flash, or Opera+Flash may work instead of IE+Flash if you set the browser to allow Flash on that website] and/or Kodi and/or flash (largely out of date; had security problems) and/or Silverlight (largely out of date); "App" means requires an app; ? means I couldn't check

Free?	View with	Channel_Name	Category
SomeFree	Chrome	A&E or AETV (was Arts & Entertainment Network) Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	AAC American Athletic Conference; College sports; Wikipedia	Sports
Free	Firefox	ABC American Broadcasting Company; Wikipedia; Affiliates	General
SomeFree	Firefox	APTN Aboriginal Peoples Television Network; Wikipedia	General (Canadian)
Free	Firefox	ABPN News; Some in English	News (India)
Free	Firefox	ABS-CBN; Wikipedia	(Phillipines)
SomeFree	Chrome	ACC or ACCN Atlantic Coast Conference; College sports; Wikipedia; Affiliates; and here football and basketball	Sports
Free	Chrome	Accuweather; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Weather
SomeFree	Firefox	Adult Swim; Wikipedia	Cartoons for adults
SomeFree	Chrome	The Africa Channel	News
Free	Chrome	Africa Today; Wikipedia	(Foreign)
Free	Chrome	Al Jazeera English; Wikipedia	News (Quatar; Arab/Muslim perspective)
SomeFree	IE+Flash	Altitude Sports	Sports
Free	Chrome	Amazing Facts	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	American Heroes Channel (was The Military Channel)	Military
SomeFree	Chrome	AMC American Movie Classics	Movies
Agg	?	American History Channel AH (CSPAN3)	History
Free	Chrome	American Sports Network	Sports
SomeFree	IE+Flash	AMGTV	General
Live	Chrome	Angel One	Christian
Live	Chrome	Angel Two	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	Animal Planet	Nature
Sub	?	Annenberg Learner Teacher Resources	Educational
Free	IE+Flash	Arirang; Wikipedia	News (South Korea)
Live	Chrome	Arise News	News (Ethiopia)
SomeFree	Chrome	ASPire	General (African American)
Agg	App	AT&T SportsNet	Sports
Agg	App	Audience	General
Agg	Chrome	AWE	General
Agg	Chrome	AXS tv	Music (mostly), Comedy & Sports
Free	Chrome	Baby TV	Kids
Agg	Chrome	BabyFirstTV	Kids
Agg	?	BBC America	General (British)
Free	Chrome	BBC World News	News (British)
Live	Chrome	Beauty iQ	Shopping
SomeFree	Chrome	beIN SPORTS	Sports
Free	Chrome	Believers’ Voice of Victory Network	Christian
Live	Chrome	Bible TV	Christian (India)
SomeFree	Chrome	BET Black Entertainment TV (family of channels)	General
Free	Chrome	BET Her (Was Centric) For black women	Music (Mostly)
SomeFree	Chrome	BET Jams (from VH1)	Music
SomeFree	Chrome	Big Ten Network BTN	Sports
Sub	Chrome	Biz TV For U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners	Business
SomeFree	Roku	Black Belt TV Martial Arts; (See also	Sports
Sub	?	The Blaze	News
Free	Chrome	Bloomberg Business TV	News (Business)
Free	?	Boomerang	Kids
Free	IE+Flash	Bounce TV; Affiliates	General, Black interest
SomeFree	Chrome	Bowie State University TV / PBC2 Weather (BSU-TV); Videos	Educational
Free	Chrome	(British Armed) Forces Network	News
SomeFree	?	Bravo!; See also; Wikipedia	General
Agg	Chrome	BUZZR	Game Shows
Free	Chrome	BYUtv Brigham Young University TV	Christian (Mormon)
SomeFree	Chrome	CBS Columbia Broadcasting System; Affiliates	General
Free	Chrome	CBS News	News
Agg	?	CBS Sports Network	Sports
Free	IE+Flash	CCTV News	News (China)
Free	Chrome	CGTN America; Wikipedia	News (China; Some in English)
Free	IE+Flash	CGTN Documentary; Archive Videos; Wikipedia	News (China)
Live	Chrome	Charge! TV; Affiliates	General
Live	Chrome	Christian Television Network; Affiliates	Christian
Live	Firefox+ Silverlight	Classic Arts Showcase (Unscheduled)	Fine Arts
Agg	Chrome	Cinemax	Movies
SomeFree	Chrome	Cinémoi Film, Fashion and Style	Mostly Fashion
SomeFree	Chrome	CMT Country Music TV	Music
Free	IE+Flash	CN Cartoon Network (TOON)	Kids
SomeFree	?	CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel; See also; Wikipedia	News/Business
SomeFree	Chrome	CNBC World	Business
Free	Chrome	CNN Cable News Network	News
Sub	Chrome	CNN Plus	News
Free	Chrome	CNNi CNN International	News
Agg/Sub	Chrome	Comcast SportsNet	Sports
Free	Chrome	Comedy Central	Comedy
Free	Chrome	Cooking Channel	Food
Free	Chrome	Cornerstone Network; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	CSPAN Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network	News
Agg	?	CSPAN2	News
Free	Chrome	CW; Affiliates	General
Free	Chrome	CW Seed	General
Free	Chrome	Daystar TV Network WDDN; Affiliates	Christian
Live	Chrome	DABL	Lifestyle
SomeFree	Chrome	Decades	General
Free	Chrome	DefenseTV U.S. Dept. of Defense	News
Free	Chrome	Destination America	News; Supernatural shows
Free	Chrome	Deutsche Welle; Wikipedia	News (Germany)
Agg	Chrome	Discovery Channel	Science, General
SomeFree	Chrome	Discovery Family channel; Videos	Kids and Family
Agg	Chrome	Discovery Life Channel	Health
SomeFree	Chrome	Disney	General
SomeFree	Chrome	The Disney Channel	General
SomeFree	Chrome	Disney Junior Channel	Kids
Free	Chrome	Disney XD	Kids
Free	Chrome	DIY Do It Yourself Network	Home Improvement
SomeFree	?	E! Entertainment TV; See also; Wikipedia	Entertainment
Agg	Chrome	El Rey	General
Sub/PPV	Chrome	Eleven Sports Network	Sports: Fighting
Free	Chrome	Emmanuel	Christian (Nigeria)
Agg/Sub	?	ENCORE is now StarzEncore, and is part of STARZ	Movies
Agg	Chrome	ESPN Entertainment & Sports Programming Network (family of channels)	Sports
Free	Chrome	Euronews (Europe); Wikipedia	News (Europe)
Live	Chrome	EVINE Live (Leased Access)	Shopping
Free	Chrome	EWTN Eternal Word TV Network	Christian (Catholic)
Free	Chrome	Ethiopian tv; Wikipedia	News (Ethiopia) (Some in English)
Live	Chrome	Fairfax County Government	News
SomeLive	Chrome	FCPS (Fairfax County Public Schools) Cable TV	Educational
?	?	Ch25 Community Classroom	Educational
Live	Chrome	Ch21 Red Apple (streamable)	Educational
?	?	Ch 99 Teaching Channel	Educational
		Family Entiretainment TV; Wikipedia	Christian
Free	?	FIFA Soccer	Sports
Sub	?	FIFA+ Soccer	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	FightBox Fighting	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	FightBox Live Fighting	Sports
Agg/Sub	?	FLIX is part of Showtime	Movies
Free	Chrome	First Nations Experience FNX Native American and other indigenous interests; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Indigenous Cultures
Free	Chrome	Food Network	Food
LimTFree	Chrome	FOX Network; Affiliates	General
Agg/Sub	?	FX FOX Extended	Movies
Agg	?	FXM FX Movie Channel	Movies
Agg	?	FXX	General
Free	Chrome	Fox Business Network	News
SomeFree	Chrome	Fox News Channel FNC	News (Conservative)
SomeFree	Chrome	Fox Sports Network	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Fox College Sports	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Fox Sports Sun or Fox Sports Florida, formerly SUN Sports	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Fox Sports West / Prime Ticket	Sports
Free	Chrome	France 24; Wikipedia	News (France)
SomeFree	Chrome	Freeform (Was ABC Family); (Many ads!)	General
SomeFree	Chrome	FSTV Free Speach TV (Liberal)	Politics
Free	Chrome	Fuse	Music
SomeFree	Chrome	FYI	Educational
Free	Chrome	GAC Great American Country	Music
Live	Chrome	GEB America (Oral Roberts University)	Christian
Live	Chrome	Gem Shopping Network	Shopping
Free	Chrome	GMUTV George Mason University
Free	Chrome	GMA Pinoy TV	(Phillipines); Some in English
Free	Chrome	GOD TV	Christian
Free	IE+FLash	God's Learning Channel GLC	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	Golf Channel	Sports
Agg	App	Game Show Network	Game Shows
Sub	?	Hallmark Channel	General
Agg	?	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Agg	?	Hallmark+ (was Hallmark Movies Now)
Agg/Sub	?	HBO Home Box Office (family of channels)	Movies
Agg	?	HDNet Movies	Movies
Live?	?	Heartland country music	Music
Free	Chrome	Herndon Community TV
Agg/Sub	?	Here TV	LGBT
Agg	?	H&I Heroes & Icons	General
Free	Chrome	HGTV Home & Garden tv	Shopping for homes
SomeFree	Chrome	The Hillsong Channel Christian Music	Christian Music
SomeFree	Chrome	HITN Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network; See Also	; Some in English
SomeFree	Chrome	HLN Headline News	News
Free	Chrome	History Channel; Military History Channel	History
Free	Chrome	Hope Channel	Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)
Free	Chrome	HSN Home Shopping Network; Affiliates	Shopping
Free	Chrome	HSN2 Home Shopping Network 2	Shopping
SomeFree	Chrome	ICTV Indigenous Community Television	(Australian)
Agg	Chrome	IFC Independent Film Channel	Movies
Free	Chrome	The Impact Network	Christian
?	Agg	In Country Television; See Also	Outdoors
Agg	Chrome	ID Investigation Discovery	Crime
Agg/Sub	?	Indieplex is part of STARZ	Movies
Agg	?	Inspiration Network INSP	Christian
Free	Chrome	IncTV	Christian (Phillipines)
Agg	?	Israeli TV Network	(Christian/Messianic Judiasm)
Agg	?	The Israeli Network TIN	General (Israel)
Free	Chrome	JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service	Jewish (Israel)
Sub	Chrome	JEM Jewish Educational Media	Jewish
SomeFree	Chrome	JLTV Jewish Life TV	Jewish
Live	Chrome	JTV Jewelry TV by ACN	Shopping
Live	Chrome	Juce TVChristian Music	Christian Music
?	?	Kids & Teens Television (KTV)	Christian; Kids
SomeFree	Chrome	LATV Latin American TV; Affiliates	Hispanic; Some in English
?	?	Launch TV Network	General
Agg	?	Lifetime	General
SomeFree	Chrome	Lifetime Movies	Movies
Agg	?	Lifetime Real Women	General
Free		Light Network	Christian (Phillippines)
Live	Chrome	Light TV family-friendly programming; Affiliates	Christian; General
Live		Lighthouse Television Uganda	Christian (Uganda)
SomeFree	Chrome	Link TV	News, Music, Politics originally Arab/Muslim perspective (?) Now liberal activist
Agg	?	Logo	LGBT; some General
Live	Chrome	Loma Linda Broadcasting Network LLBN	Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)
Agg	?	Longhorn Network	Sports
Free	Chrome	MAVtv Viewer Produced TV	Some in English (Montreal, Canada)
Agg	?	MC Musical Choice channels	Music
?	?	Mi Casa Hispanic interest, English language	General
Live	IE+Flash	MEA Middle Eastern American	General
SomeFree	Chrome	Me-TV Memorable Entertainment TV; Affiliates	General
Agg	?	MGM+ (family of channels) (was Epix)	Movies, Drama
Agg/Sub	?	MHz Networks; Wikipedia	News (Foreign)
Agg/Sub	?	MHz Worldview; Wikipedia	News (Foreign)
Agg	?	Military History Channel	History
SomeFree	Chrome	Miracle Channel	Christian (Canada)
Sub	?	MLB Major League Baseball Network	Sports
Agg/Sub	?	MLB EXTRA INNINGS Baseball	Sports
Agg	?	MLB Network	Sports
Sub	?	MLS Soccer	Sports
Agg	?	Motor Trend; was Velocity	Automotive
Agg/Sub	?	Movieplex is part of STARZ	Movies
Agg	App	MSG NYC Sports	Sports
Free	?	MSNBC Microsoft NBC; See also; Wikipedia	News/Paid Programming
Agg	?	MTV Music TV	Music
Agg	?	MTV2 Music TV 2; Affiliates	Music, Reality TV
Agg	?	MTV-HIT Hits (Music Mix) (U.S.)	Music
Agg	?	MTV Music (Australia and New Zealand)	Music
SomeFree	Chrome	MTV (Canada)	Music
Free	Chrome	MTV Music (Europe)	Music
?	?	MTV Hits (UK and Ireland)	Music
?	?	MTV Top40 Hits (UK and Ireland)	Music
Free	Chrome	MTV Music (UK)	Music
Free	Chrome	MTV Music Ireland	Music
?	?	MTV Music Australia; Wikipedia	Music
Free	Chrome	MTVU (MTV University)	?
Agg	?	MYX (Asian American interest)
Free	Chrome	NASA TV	Educational, about NASA
Free	Chrome	NASA TV	Educational, about NASA plus
SomeFree	Chrome	National Geographic Channel	Educational
SomeFree	Chrome	National Geographic Wild	Nature
		NBA (National Basketball Association): list of broadcasters Wikipedia	Sports (Basketball)
SomeFree	Chrome	NBA on NBC	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	NBA TV	Sports
Agg	?	NBA League Pass Basketball	Sports
SomeFree	?	NBC National Broadcast Company; See also; Wikipedia; Affiliates	General
SomeFree	Chrome	NBC Sports Network NBCSN (was Versus)	Sports
Agg	Chrome	NBC Sports Gold	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	NESN New England Sports Network	Sports
Free	Chrome	Newsmax TV	conservative politics
Free	Chrome	Newsy	News
SomeFree	Chrome	National Film Board of Canada NFB Documentaries, Educational, Animation films	General (Canadian)
		NFL (National Football League): list of broadcasters	Sports (Football)
SomeFree	Chrome	NFL Network	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	NFL RedZone	Sports
Sub	?	NFL SUNDAY TICKET Football (purchase for non-DirecTV subscribers	Sports
		NHL (National Hockey League): list of broadcasters	Sports (Hockey)
Sub	?	NHL Network	Sports (Hockey)
Sub	?	NHL CENTER ICE; See also Hockey	Sports
Sub	?	NHL In Demand	Sports
Free	Chrome	NHK World; Wikipedia	News (Japan)
SomeFree	Chrome	Nickelodeon	Kids
Free	Chrome	Nick Jr.	Kids
Free	Chrome	NickMusic (facebook page)	Music
Agg	Firefox?	Teen Nick TNCK	General, for teens
SomeFree	Chrome	Nine Network; Wikipedia	(Australia)
Free	Chrome	NVCC Northern Virginia Community College	Educational
SomeFree	Chrome?	NRB National Religious Broadcasters (has links to broadcasting affiliates)	Christian
Free	Chrome	NTD New Tang Dynasty TV; Wikipedia	News (About China)
SomeFree	Chrome	Olympic Channel	Sports
Free	Chrome	One America News Network	News (Conservative)
SomeFree	Chrome	The Oprah Winfrey Network OWN	Talk
SomeFree	Chrome	Outdoor Channel Hunting and Fishing	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Outside TV	Outdoor sports
Agg	?	Ovation Arts Network	Dance, General
Free	?	Oxygen; See also; Wikipedia	Crime
Agg	?	PAC-12	Sports
SomeFree	?	PBS; List of Member Stations (A few with their own programs are listed below)	General
SomeFree	Chrome	WNET America's Flagship PBS Station (base subscription free)	General
SomeFree/Sub	Chrome	All Arts (from WNET)	Dance & Music
SomeFree	Chrome	MPT Maryland Public TV; Also MPT2; Create	General
SomeFree	Chrome	ThinkPort	Educational Resources
SomeFree	Chrome?	WETA	General
SomeFree	Chrome	WETA UK (WETA2)	General
SomeFree	Chrome	WETA Kids (WETA3)	Kids
SomeFree	Chrome	WHUT Howard University Television	General
SomeFree	Chrome	WCNY Syracuse, NY	General
SomeFree	?	Global Connect
SomeFree	Chrome	WSKG Vestel, NY	General
SomeFree	Chrome	PBS Kids; Affiliates	Kids
Free	Chrome	NYCTV NYC Media Provides some PBS content	General
		World; Wikipedia; Affiliates
Agg	Chrome	Paramount Network (used to be Spike TV); Wikipedia	General
Live	Chrome	Peace TV 24 Hour Islamic International TV; See also; Wikipedia	Muslim
Live	Chrome	PGCC PG Community College TV	Educational
Agg	?	Pop (was TV Guide Network); Wikipedia	General
Live	Firefox	Positive TV	Movies (family friendly)
SomeFree	Chrome	Prime Seven	General (Australia)
SomeFree	Chrome	Prince Georges Community TV	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	Pursuit Channel	Hunting
Live	Chrome	QVC Network; Wikipedia	Shopping
Free	Chrome	qubo Wikipedia; Affiliates;	Kids
		(various) Regional Sports Networks; Wikipedia	Sports Networks
Agg		Retroplex is part of STARZ; Wikipedia	Movies
Live	Chrome	Rev'n; Wikipedia	Automotive
Sub	?	RFD TV; Wikipedia	Farming, country living, country music
Free	Chrome	RT America (was Russia Today); Wikipedia	News (Russian)
SomeFree	Chrome	SABC1 South_African_Broadcasting_Corp 1; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	SABC2 South_African_Broadcasting_Corp 2; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	SABC3 South_African_Broadcasting_Corp 3; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	SABC News International; Wikipedia	News (South Africa)
SomeFree	Chrome	SCI Science Channel	Science
Agg/Sub		Scola - News of All Nations; Wikipedia	News (Foreign)
SomeFree	Chrome	Seattle Colleges Cable Television (on Youtube)	General?
SomeFree	Chrome	SEC Network The SE Conference; Wikipedia	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Seven Network; Wikipedia	(Australia)
Live	Chrome	Shop LC; Wikipedia Jewelry sales	Shopping
Agg/Sub	?	Showtime (family of channels); Wikipedia	Movies
Agg/Sub	?	FLIX	Movies
Agg/Sub	?	TMC The Movie Channel	Movies
Sub	?	Smile; Wikipedia	Christian Kids
SomeFree	Chrome	Smithsonian Channel; Wikipedia	Educational
Free	IE	The SonLife Broadcasting Network SBN; Wikipedia	Christian
		Sony Entertainment TV Asia International; Wikipedia	(Asia)
Agg	?	Sony Movie Channel; Wikipedia	Movies
Free	Chrome	Soul of the South; Black interest; Wikipedia	General
Agg	?	Spectrum News; Wikipedia	News
Agg	?	Spectrum Sports; Wikipedia	Sports
Agg	?	Spectrum SportsNet	Sports
?	?	Spectrum SportsNet LA	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	SportsNet New York National SNY; Wikipedia	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	The Sportsman Channel Hunting and Fishing; Wikipedia	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	SportsTime Ohio; Wikipedia	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Stadium; Wikipedia	Sports
Agg	?	STARZ (family of channels); Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	?	Indieplex; Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	?	Movieplex; Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	?	Retroplex; Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	?	StarzENCORE (or Starz ENCORE); Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	?	Sundance TV; Wikipedia	Movies
Agg	Firefox	SyFy Channel; See also; Wikipedia	Science Fiction
Free	Chrome	Takoma Park City TV Events in Takoma Park, MD	Local Events
Free	Chrome	TBD; Wikipedia; Affiliates	General
Free	Chrome	TBN Trinity Broadcasting Network; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian
Free	Chrome	TBN Europe	Christian (Foreign)
Live	Chrome	TBN Pacific	Christian (Foreign)
Live	Chrome	TBN Salsa	Christian (for Latino Americans)
Live	Chrome	TBN UK	Christian (UK)
Free	Chrome	TBN Africa	Christian (South Africa)
SomeFree	Chrome	TBS Turner Broadcasting System WTBS; Wikipedia	General
Agg	?	TCM Turner Classic Movies; Wikipedia	Movies
Agg/Sub	?	TMC The Movie Channel is part of Showtime; Wikipedia	Movies
Free	Chrome	TCT Tri-State Christian TV; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian; Messianic Judiasm
SomeFree	Chrome	Tennis Channel; Wikipedia	Sports
SomeFree	Chrome	Three Angels Broadcasting 3ABN; Wikipedia	Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)
SomeFree	Chrome	3ABN Dare to Dream Network	Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)
SomeFree	Chrome	3ABN Kids Network	Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)
Agg	?	TLC The Learning Channel; Wikipedia	Educational
Agg/Sub	?	TMC The Movie Channel; Wikipedia is part of Showtime	Movies
Agg	?	TNT Turner Network TV; Wikipedia	General
Agg	Chrome	TOKU; Wikipedia Anime and Asian live-action	Other
Live	Chrome	Total Living Network TLN; Wikipedia	Christian
Free	Chrome	Town of Vienna Community Network	News
Free	Chrome	TRT World; Wikipedia	News (Turkey)
?	?	Tuff TV; Wikipedia; For men	?
Agg	?	TV5 Monde; Some English subtitiles Wikipedia	(Foreign)
Free	Chrome	TV Asia; Wikipedia	(Asia)
		TVG TV Games Network; Wikipedia	Sports, Horse Racing
		TV Games Network 2	Sports, Horse Racing
?	?	TV Japan; Wikipedia	(Japan)
Agg/Sub	Chrome	TV Land; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	TV One; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	Travel Channel; Wikipedia	Travel
Free	Chrome	TRT Türk; Wikipedia	News (Turkey; Some English??)
Agg	?	TruTV; Wikipedia	Reality TV
Free	Chrome	University of California TV	Educational
Free	Chome	University of California/San Diego TV	Educational
Free	Chrome	UMTV University of MD TV	Educational
?	?	UMUC-TV University of MD/Global Campus TV	(Was: University College)
free	Chrome	UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina
free	Firefox	UNI University of Northern Iowa Uni TV	Educational, General
SomeFree	?	Universal Kids; See also; Wikipedia	Kids
?	?	Untamed Sports TV	Outdoors
SomeFree	Chrome	UP; Wikipedia	General
Free?	Chrome	Uplift TV	Christian?
Agg/Sub	?	USA Network; See also; Wikipedia	General
SomeFree	Chrome	VH1 Video Hits One	Music
Sub/Agg	Chrome	VH1 Classic; Wikipedia	Music (European)
SomeFree	Chrome	Viceland; Wikipedia	Lifestyle
?	?	The Walk; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	WE Women's Entertainment; Wikipedia	General
Free	Chrome	The Weather Channel TWC; Wikipedia	Weather
Free	Chrome	Weatherscan; Wikipedia	Weather
Free	Chrome	WeatherNation; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Weather
Sub	?	Willow Cricket; Wikipedia	Sports: Cricket
Free	Chrome	WMDE; Videos on Facebook; Wikipedia	General, Leased Access
Live		The Word Network (Must watch on streaming box); Wikipedia	Christian
Free	Chrome	World Fishing Channel; Wikipedia
Free	Chrome	The Worship Network; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian
Live	Chrome	World Harvest Television; Wikipedia	Christian
SomeFree	Chrome	YES Network Mostly Yankees Baseball, Nets Basketball, NYCFC Soccer; Wikipedia	Sports
Free	Chrome	Youtoo America; Wikipedia
SomeFree	Chrome	Yurview Mostly sports: Arizona, California, Kansas, Las Vegas, Luisiana, New England, Oklahoma, Virginia	Sports, mostly
Agg/Sub	?	Z Living; Wikipedia	Health, including Yoga (India)
		Zee TV USA; English language too??Wikipedia	(India)

Some channels that don't stream, as of my last test

Free?	View with	Channel_Name	Category
Free		Agape	Christian (Tanzania)
Free		America's Auction Network	Shopping
Free	?	The Action Channel High-octane sports, movies & more; Wikipedia	Sports & Movies
Free		Antenna TV; Affiliates; and here	General
SomeFree		BET Soul	Music
		Channel Kidswater Wayside School	Student TV
		Chiller	horror
		CIN Crime & Investigation Network	Crime
		CNC World News (China); Wikipedia	News (China)
		Comedy.tv
Free		COMET; Affiliates	Science Fiction
		TheCoolTV; Affiliates	Music
		COZI TV; Affiliates	General
		Crime & Investigation
		Doctor TV; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Health
		The Cowboy Channel; formerly FamilyNet Rodeo & Western Lifestyle	Sports: Rodeo
		Ebru TV	General (family friendly)
		Escape; Wikipedia; Affiliates	General
		ES.TV Entertainment Studios (family of channels)	General
		The Family Channel; Affiliates	General, Christian
		GetTV; Affiliates	General
		GRIT	General
Agg	?	ION Television; Affiliates	General; Christian
Agg	n/a	Ion Life; Affiliates	Shopping, Lifestyle
		Ion Shop	Shopping
Agg		Justice Central	Crime
Agg		The Justice Network; Affiliates	Crime
Free		LAFF	General
Agg	?	MGM	Movies
Agg		MNET Korean American videos	Music Videos
Agg		MOVIES! Network; Affiliates	Movies
		MyNetworkTV WDCA My20,MyTV,MNT; Affiliates	General, Christian
		Nigerian tv Authority; Wikipedia	News (Nigeria)
		Phoenix Satellite TV PNAX North America About China; some English subtitles	(China)
		PixL	General (family friendly)
		Prmo TV	Kids
		Reelz Channel; Wikipedia	Movies
		Retro; Affiliates; Wikipedia	General
Free		Revolt (RVLT); Wikipedia	Music
Free		Ride TV; Wikipedia
		RingSide Network TV	General, Leased Access
		Root Sports Northwest; Wikipedia	Sports
		This TV; Wikipedia; Affiliates	General
		Unity Broadcasting Network; Wikipedia; Affiliates	Christian
		AWE A Wealth of Entertainment; Wikipedia	General
		WGN America; Wikipedia	General

Some of the sources that were used to prepare those tables
Wikipedia: Category:Lists of television channels by country
Wikipedia: Lists of television channels in the United States
Wikipedia: Lists of television channels
Wikipedia: Lists of American television network affiliates
Wikipedia: Free-to-air#North America
Wikipedia: List of independent television stations in the U.S.
Wikipedia: List of television networks by country
Repeat: Wikipedia: List of United States cable and satellite television networks
Wikipedia: List of television stations in the United States by call sign (initial letter K)
Wikipedia: List of television stations in the United States by call sign (initial letter W)
DBSTalk thread: A Basic Guide & Resource For IPTV

Similar Lists (NOT incorporated into table, because they may be proprietary.)
HDTV magazine list of HD broadcast stations (page gone - see archive.org)
RokuGuide Channels available through Roku boxes
DBSTalk Forum list of Internet Streaming services WARNING: not all listed streaming services are legit.
DMOZ Directories of Internet Broadcasts Page gone - see http://dmoztools.net
Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups - Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV
For updates, search at www.avsforum.com for "Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups"

How to tell if a streaming source is legit

There is no unambiguous way to tell if a streaming source is legal and legit in the country you are in, in the sense of not violating copyright and other intellectual property laws. However, there are some obvious clues, in order of descending priority:

If the country you are in doesn't honor international copyright and other intellectual property laws, it is possible none of this applies - though that country may have other laws about what you can publish.
Unless I express doubts here (on this web page), the ones listed here are probably legit.
The companies that create the shows, or broadcast them over the air in the country you are in, are probably legit.
If the deal seems too good, it probably isn't legit. E.g., if you get free or cheap access to a large number of shows and movies that have very recently been produced, they probably aren't legit - unless the criteria mentioned above apply, it probably isn't legit. That said, some of the biggest streaming companies that I believe to be legit, sometimes do that too.) Of course, that is a very difficult criteria to apply.
If they advertise that you should use a VPN, they probably aren't legit. It is my belief that some of the biggest VPN companies subsidize the illegitimate streaming organizations, directly or indirectly. I'm not saying there are no legitimate reasons to use VPNs - there are.
If they say they are free, but ask for credit card info, or other payment info, they probably aren't legit. There are exceptions - e.g., some of the biggest media companies, like Youtube for materials that aren't suitable for young children. But for the most part, I think this is correct.
In fact, if they ask for credit card or other payment info, many of those are not legit. But some of them - mostly the big companies - are.
If they are accessed through a version of Kodi that you personally downloaded from kodi.tv, and you only downloaded Kodi apps through that site, and never had to turn on "unknown sources", they probably are legit. But if you had to download the app through another source, they probably aren't.
If they are accessed through a Roku box or Roku TV, or through an app that was originally built into your major brand name TV, they are probably legit, because those companies generally try to make them so. AFAIK, other streaming box companies don't try as hard.
Videos whose primary purpose is to advocate particular religious beliefs, from sites whose primary purpose is to advocate those beliefs, are often legit.
If the website name ends in .co, .ga, .ru, .tk, or .to, and you aren't in Columbia, Gabon, Russia, Tokelau or Tonga, respectively, they probably aren't legit for you. That's overgeneralized, but if you want to be careful to stay legit, it's the safe way to go.

Video Sharing Websites (also called Online Video Platforms)
Note Some videos on these sites may make illegal unclicensed use of copyrighted material. Video sharing websites tend to be disorganized, and a lot of the material is not authoritative.
My semi-random pick of large, well organized, or searchable sites.
YouTube The biggest video sharing website
Vimeo; Mostly professional quality content with high sound & video quality
Internet Archives Video Section
9gag (video section)
Vevo Music videos
Ted Talks Educational talks
Facebook Watch
Daily Motion (poorly moderated, but fairly high sound & video quality)
Wikipedia List of "online video platforms"
Google search for youtube alternatives, including many not listed here

TV Channel Program Schedules
TV Guide listings
TIVO Online Enter zip code - similar
ZapItTV listings more detail
TitanTV.com
Comcast (XFinity) TV listings (Use Internet Explorer or Firefox, select zip code
Comcast TV channel line-ups (requires Microsoft Internet Explorer). To see the cheap packages (starting at $13-$14/month), search for "basic cable".
Comcast: just for PG County, MD (Riverdale line-up) Channel line up
Just Answer: Comcast Help and support for Comcast
then double click on provider)
Comcast Xfinity Login Gives access to TV episodes, including more recent stuff, to Comcast subscribers
TV Show Calendar goes farther into future than TV Guide (Is this page dead?)

Descriptions of TV Programs and Movies
(NOTE: May include spoilers)
IMDB Internet Movie Database Includes TV Episode lists; can watch some free; can purchase episodes from Amazon video
Wikipedia Online encyclopedia; includes TV and movie descriptions
Watchseries.ac Lists of TV series info (Is this page dead?)
TV Guide Online Video Guide Includes free and non-free TV episodes
Rotten Tomatoes Movie & TV reviews
Metacritic Similar.
www.ovguide.com More TV feeds
All Movie Movie reviews

Online Collections of Free TV Shows and Movies
(Note: I do not choose to give info on methods that would be illegal in the U.S.)
(Sony) Crackle Free TV shows and Movies
TubiTV TV and Movies, for free
PopCornFlix Similar
Shout Factory TV (Free movies and episodes)
Kanopy Movies - Sign up through your public library; Works with Chome, not Firefox
Hoopla Movies, Music & EBooks, through your public library
Overdrive Similar - also called Libby; for books & audiobooks
Sling Free
Dust (Science fiction shorts); Youtube channel
Alter (Horror shorts)
Youtube channel
Rokutan Viki Korean (and Asian?) shows & movies, with English subtitles
Playary Music, TV, Movies
Airy (haven't tried it; requires potentially unsafe software download. But works on Roku - very old shows,movies)
Amazon FreeVee Free portion of Amazon video; was IMDB FreeDive, then IMDB TV & Video
Stirr
Xumo (available on some TVs, like Roku; not on browsers; slow response
C21Media Previews of shows, that are hosted elsewhere; but I can't find where
Samsung TV Plus (use Chrome)
Distro TV links to various streaming websites

LOCALBTV Free local TV; only includes TV stations and networks that give permission.
LocalNow Somewhat similar
How to Create Your Own Personal LOCAST Involves remote viewing of a DVR trvptfomh from an antenna located at someone else's home. Warning: I do not know if a judge would decide that is legal.
Pluto TV On demand (free account)
Redbox free
Youtube Free with ads TV and movies

Free TV Channel Bundles
Pluto TV Free TV channels (free account) ; Pluto TV On demand
Live TV from around the world

Free TV Networks
Online Collections of Free and Paid TV Shows and Movies
Vudu (some of shows & movies are free; a good list of free & paid online shows) You have to sign up on PC (but not Roku) with an email account. You don't have to provide a credit card. View in Chrome. [b]is renamed[/b] Fandango At Home.
Google Play
Amazon Video
Highly-rated yet little-known movies & shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu
Every New Movie and TV Show Being Added to Amazon Prime in (month)
Amazon FreeVee Free portion of Amazon video; was IMDB FreeDive, then IMDB TV & Video
Peacock Free NBC/Universal streaming service: free portion
Paramount+ (used to be CBS All Access)
Free portion of Paramount+
Microsoft store
Bigstar.tv More movies and TV
FilmON Many free (and premium) TV channels; guide
iTunes - you can purchase some TV episodes through here. Note: iTunes is severe spyware.
Redbox
Movies Anywhere Buy movies
JustWatch lists programs by streaming service; sometimes omits free sources
ReelGood Similar
Movietube TV episodes, movies (similar)
Yidio (similar)
Plex streaming service Plex is a very widely used streaming box software. This is their free streaming service. I suggest you use Firefox.
FreeCast (was called RabbitTV,SelectTV) A free or paid service providing links to free and not-free TV over Internet; I can't make the links work, but if you find a movie you like, you can search for it at places like JustWatch.
They do not document that you after logging in, you can logout by going to here.
You must explicitly ask customer support to be taken off the email list to avoid junk email.
Not great for finding new shows and movies, but if you know the name of what you want, this shows where to find it.
Used to require a dongle.
12 free and paid alternatives to CinemaNow Reviews of other streaming websites
Comic-conHQ
Xfinity Stream (Click on "Watch as a Guest" to see free Content - does not require Xfinity subscription)
BritBox "The biggest streaming collection of British TV"

Movies at Theaters (prices may be out of date)
DCMetro Greenbelt movies
movies.com
Fandango (must use Chrome)

Moviepass $10/month 1 movie/day pass - looks like a great deal - includes some AMC, Regal and other theaters; AMC wants to block it, Moviepass loses money, and may raise prices - mixed reviews online. This is out of date; prices will soon be tiered.

Satellite TV and/or Internet providers
Viasat a Satellite based Internet Service Provider; plans to add LEO satellites
HughsNet another satelllite based Internet Service Provider
Starlink A LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite ISP - available now
OneWeb Another LEO satellite ISP; sells wholesale not retail service; merged with Eutelsat
Telesat Plans to add LEO satellites to its networking satellite suite
Project Kuiper (Kuiper Systems LLC) Amazon's LEO satelite ISP - soon to come
(More up to date); and here
Boeing is in the LEO satellite Internet race too; See Also
SES Satellite Internet and TV serviceDoes not sell to home users.
Eutelsat Internet and TV service.
Facebook's satellite ISP (satellite Athena) - soon to come
Telesat Another satellite ISP - not in U.S. yet, but may be soon.
Dish TV Satellite based TV
DirecTV another
Orby TV another (mostly Christian religious channels)
Trackdish Free to Air TV Channels in USA FTA(unencrypted) satellite TV
FTAList Another free-to-air satellite channel list; incomplete, but has links to other resources
Satellite Guys Discussion groups on satellite TV, including FTA
Lyngsat Lists of FTA channels
Lyngsat Stream Similar for Internet streamed channels
TVROSat More about FTA and other satellite TV, hardware
Wikipedia article on Free-to-air satellite TV - section on North America

Note There is increasing interest at this time in replacing satellites, for Internet and TV transmission, including for home use, with drones (e.g., one of Facebook's projecs), balloons (e.g., Project Loon [which has been discontinued]), and perhaps eventually, blimps. In some areas, these can be much cheaper than satellites, and perhaps than broadband copper and optical fiber. I don't know of any commercial services like that at this time.

Paid Internet TV and Movie Subscription Services (prices may be out of 0date) (The two most common are Hulu and Netflix.)
www.hulu.com $6+/month TV episodes and movies (8 days after showing)
Hulu's greatest weakness: no easy to find comprehensive list of offerings!:
Hulu's own incomplete list of shows & movies (Click on Browse; does not work when signed into Hulu)
Hulu's comprehensive list - NOT easy to find! I suggested they change that. Completely disorganized.
Full List of TV Shows On Hulu
Full List of Movies On Hulu
SomethingToStream on Hulu List of Hulu Shows and Movies;
Vulture: The 100 Best TV Shows on Hulu Right Now
Spoiler TV: Hulu More things to watch on Hulu
Search Hulu for shows
Hulu Genres
Hulu Sitemap
Netflix $8+/month Movies and TV episodes
Netflix's greatest weakness: no easy to use comprehensive list of offerings!:
Full List of TV shows on Netflix
Full List of Movies on Netflix
Netflix-Codes.com Netflix show categories
Note: Netflix works better in Chrome than with other browsers. It works well in spite of most with most browser privacy settings, but don't turn off saving "on-device site data".
Note Unlike browsers, the Microsoft Windows App lets you dlownload videos, and may be more likely to let you see high resolution video and hear surround sound.
Netflix's own page about Netflix
3D movies on Non-3D 4K TV
Disney Plus
Amazon prime $11/month, $99/year Mostly movies; student discount available
InstantWatcher.com Gives lists of Amazon and Netflix movies and TV shows - excellent page!
Vulture’s guide to the TV Shows and movies available for streaming on Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and Hulu.
Spoiler TV: Hulu More things to watch on Hulu
PureFlix Family friendly movies $11/year
Acorn TV Streams British shows to the U.S. $5/month

Funimation Now Anime $6/month
Crunchyroll Anime $7/month
Curiosity Stream Documentaries $3+/month
DC Universe display shows in DC Comics universe; $8/month;$75/yr
Shudder Horror, Thrillers, Suspense $4.75+/month
PeacockTV NBC/Universal streaming service

Paid TV Channel Bundle Subscriptions
Frndly TV $6/month Family Friendly TV channels
MHz Choice $8/month International mysteries, dramas & comedies with easy-to-read English subtitles
YipTV $50/year Latin America channels
AT&T Watch TV $15/month - not sure if you need AT&T Internet; not available to new customers
HBO Now $15/month HBO's own on demand TV/Movie service
Philo $20 and up/month
Spectrum TV Choice $25/month (Available only to Spectrum area service)
Watch Spectrum TV
Sling TV $35 and up/month Live & on-demand TV channels; Nominal Local Channels (Not included in Sling, except maybe Fox & NBC!) there is also a free version.)
When viewed on a PC, only works with Chrome Browser!
Extra-cost packages & channels.
Techhive review of SlingTV, with Replay table
vidgo $55+/month Fox/ABC/ESPN/sports channels
Stremium cloud DVR package that can use Vidgo (Was FitzyTV)
Hulu with Live TV $65+/month Live & on-demand TV Channels + standard Hulu
Youtube TV $65/month; Another link
Xfinity Instant-TV $50/month (Available only to Comcast Internet subscribers); Channel Lineup same as Cable Basic
UVerse TV $60 and up/month (requires AT&T Internet??)
Fubo $60+/month
AT&T TV Now $65/month
DirecTV Now (or DirecTVNow) $65+/month Live & on-demand TV channels, Channel Lineup; Available plans; See Also Here;
The Browser version often crashes for me, but mostly works on Roku.
However, recently, it stops working a lot. On my Roku, it also often gets "Well, that was unexpected." errors, and some menus don't work.
Directv Now outage map
FreeView is stated to be Free - but, all were ads for DirecTVNow. Oops-doesn't seem to be working at all now.
USTVNow For US Military and Americans abroad only.I contacted ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox to find out if USTVNow is legit, but have received no reply.
NK TV
Tikilive
Vivalive
"Complete List of Streaming Services" Lists some other services that I don't.
PlayOn A software IPTV DVR for Windows PCs. Lets you record a 720p version of On Demand TV streaming shows to standard video files that you can keep, and skip ads. Can also cast to somee TVs and streaming boxes.
Priced per device in use. (AFAIK, U.S. Fair Use copyright law allows DVRs to make copies for personal use, if you don't make the copies available to others, but they may violate streaming service Terms Of Use, and the copies made by PlayOn and similar software contain information that could identify you. I suggest you stay within the law (but also use a VPN to avoid harrassment by trolls that try to convince you DVRS are illegal). The potential penalties are severe.)
Minor nitpicks: Some streaming services mentioned in the ads require a paid subscription; the ability to access others has been dropped. On my PC, PlayOn initially didn't capture the entire picture on many channels, like CW, NBC, and Tubi; dropping at least the bottom (often including closed captions and subtitles), and the right edge. I do not know if problem occurs on all PCs. I reported the problem; PlayOn gave me a visible.mmt file, to put in folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\MediaMall
A little less was cropped, but the problem wasn't completely fixed. BUT: they finally told me some things that worked: Make sure Windows screen resolution is set to the maximum (which is the Windows default setting), and that "text size" is set to 100% (Windows 7 is 125% by default). visible.mmt also covers the upper left part of the desktop with the video image. Even when closed captions are on the recorded portion of the image, PlayOn doesn't let you display them for some channels, and/or doesn't let you customize their appearance. BUT, if you use visible.mmt, when the program comes on the screen, you can click on the closed caption icons to make them work.
(NOTE To record as a non-administrative user, set storage location (Settings -> Advanced -> Storage Location) to a folder the user has write access to.
Final note: As of 11/2022, I gave up on PlayOn - even Hulu doesn't work. Maybe it works on PlayOn Cloud, but that starts at $5/month.
Support Forums (Click on community).
Release Notes (version history)
3rd Party Ultimate PlayOn Scripts for other channels - maybe - I haven't figured how to use yet; see also this site
Channels DVR Somewhat similar, but records off of Adobe's TV Anywhere service. $8/month or $80/year. I failed to make it work, but others have succeeded.
Stremium (Was FitzyTV) Similar, but stores recordings in a $5+/month cloud. I used it to record Locast, but eventually stopped, because I'm not sure that was legit. Doesn't always work right, may be hard to get the software. Adobe tries to make it fail.
VideoHelp: Software Video Streaming Downloaders List of software to record from antenna and/or streaming services

Viewable College Courses
Berkeley's free course broadcasts
Same for Boston University
Same for lots of schools
and more, more, and more
Coursera - more
Academic Earth
Online Undergraduate Degree Programs
ThinkPort
TV and Music forums
AVSForum (Very good)
AVforums (I haven't looked at yet.)
DBSTalk
QuadraphoniQuad forum for surround sound fanatics
AfterDawn discussion forums (TV related)
Fandom Movie and TV Series and Episode descriptions
Audio Advice (Not a forum - a hifi retailer who gives audio info)
SoundGuys (Not a forum - just a review site)
Head-Fi Headphone discussions
What's Best Forum In addition to forum, has many technical articles on audio quality
E.g., Don's Tech Series
and Our Favorite Technology & Audio Forums
A Deep Dive into HDMI Audio Performance A less technical discussion of S/PDIF vs HDMI jitter

Antennas (for capturing Over-the-Air (OTA) signals from nearby broadcasting stations
MythTV info on scanning for clear QAM channels
Myth TV A free software DVR
Silicon dust links to find broadcast channels
Antenna Web Lists & Shows broadcast TV stations by location
TVfool.com More Over The Air TV and antenna info - some people claim it is out of date
Rabbit Ears May be more up to date than TVfool
Antenna Point Transmitter Locater Similar
FCC DTV Reception Maps Similar
www.FMfool.com Similar to TVfool, for FM radio stations
FCCInfo for broadcast antenna (TV and radio) locations .kmz file displayable by Google Earth.
radio-locator Local radio stations - links to listen and for info, coverage maps
SolidSignal Off-Air Antenna Installation Guide; Solutions for the Professional Installer
Warning: If you give them your real email address, you receive A LOT of spam.

TIVO - used to be the top end Over-The-Air (OTA) or cable channel DVR (Digital Video Recorder), because they include a nice program guide (an expensive service, unless you buy a used one with Lifetime service). (Note: old VCRs, while they are very cheap used, can't record modern ATSC OTA and QAM cable TV signals. But I have also used a DVD Recorder to record modern TV signals.) Tivo Series 3 were the oldest units that can handle modern ATSC and QAM signals - and all need cable card adapters to handle cable signals. There are other brands of DVR, with much harder to use program guides.
Antenna Man Youtube channel; Discusses many antenna issues
One of his presentations, recommends some good antennas, signal medias...
Video processing Software
(YouTube) Audio and Video Downloader (for Firefox; YouTube doesn't want downloads to work; If it doesn't, update it and try again tomorrow)
Video DownloadHelper (for Firefox, many websites; same remarks on what to do if doesn't work.)
Kodi.tv A free IPTV streaming app - mostly used by hackers; inconvenient and trouble prone. I switched from this to PC web browsers and a Roku box. The biggest problem with Kodi is how it deals with delayed or dropped packets. In particular, sections of Sound, Video, and subtitles often go missing, and also go progressively out of sync, making the content incomprehensible. Good protocals and software pause until the missing packets can be retrieved, and use them all. In addition, it should be easy to rewind in 8 - 10 second steps, in case you missed something. The "," key on an external keyboard is supposed to do this, but it doesn't always work.
Note: You can find many "Kodi" or "Android TV" boxes on-line at eBay or Amazon, that can be used to watch TV and movies from various sources over the Internet, without a PC. From experience, many are fake or don't work, and have no or useless support - I suggest you restrict yourself to orders from top rated sellers from your own country. AFAIK, the main Kodi site, kodi.tv only contains software that is legal and legit in the U.S., so if you restrict yourself to software drawn from that site, it is probably OK. For the most part, you can get rid of pirated software by completely de-installing and re-installing Kodi, but be careful - if the box has an out of date version of the Android operating system, that may not work - and you will need to reset the box to factory settings. There may be a menu option to do that; on many Android TV boxes, there is a reset switch inside the AV or audio port that you can reach with a toothpick. And any such changes are done at your own risk - the box may not work when you are done.
Kodi Wiki Manual e.g., includes list of supported devices
Kodi Wiki: HOW-TO:Modify the video cache so audio and video don't stutter (i.e., start and stop).
Example of advancedsettings.xml (download it to get the format right!) for Kodi 17, assuming lots of (flash-based) memory available. Also turns off flash image to speed kodi start-up. Goes in a directory named something like kodi/Userdata or .kodi/userdata.
Kodi Keyboard Controls
GeeXboX - a small (can even boot from a CD or jump drive), very fast Linux-based operating system that can run Kodi. I tried this because Kodi on a windows PC running on a (slow) Atom CPU kept stuttering despite using the above advancedsettings.xml. Couldn't make it work, but a lot of people love it.
Clear Kodi Thumbnailscache Based on what it says, if you use Kodi a lot, I think this folder (which might be in .kodi/userdata/Thumbnails) grows without limit, eventually tying up the whole disk drive, until Kodi and other apps stop working well. delete occaisionally, while Kodi is not running. Also delete .kodi/userdata/Database/Textures*.db While you are at it, while nothing is running, occaisionally delete the contentes of your .cache folder, if you are in Linux. It gets even huger. Then empty your trash oflder, and reboot.
LUbuntu, another small, fast, Linux-based operating system that can run Kodi, as well as Firefox and Chrome web browsers. This works, for the most part - but you still need to know how to use Linux.
Apple iPod software

Other Cordcutting resources
Cordcutting.com On-line magazine, discusses non-cable TV distribution
The Great Big Cord Cutting Manual For Cost Conscious Consumers
Roku IPTV streaming boxes and sticks. I love the simple, consumer-friendly interface. Sure, some things could be better: the only way to take text input (e.g., for searches) from a real keyboard is to connect it to a smart phone, on which you install the remote app; it would be nice to be able to sort the apps alphabetically. (The trade off is that they add extra ads to some channels.) But if you have struggled to use Kodi and Android TV, these are much easier and more intuitive to use, and solve the above problems. Plus, everything works. And you can be reasonably sure that anything you find by searching for new channels is legit, not pirated. There are other brands, some cheaper. As of this writing, I use Roku's low end a Roku Ultra 2019, but I used to use the Roku Express box (use the Express Plus if you have an old TV with AV jacks, but no HDMI, or maybe [not tested!] if you want to record out of your Roku into an old VCR or a DVD Recorder - unfortunately, that is no longer available). It works well, supports almost all the legit IPTV sources, and is about $30 - but be sure to connect it directly to your TV, not through an HDMI switch with an LED light, and to use the factory USB power source, or one rated to over 1 amp, or it will eventually fail and say there is something wrong with your power source. I wish it could take an external keyboard for program and channel searches. It can sort of use the Roku SmartPhone remote app as a keyboard - but it is very clumsy.
RokuGuide List of Channels available through Roku boxes
Roku Private Channels (on that site)
RokuChannels.TV Roku viewable channels, including private channels
RokuChannels programs viewable without Roku box
StreamFree.tv - more Roku private channels here
MKVXSTREAM Private Roku Channel List
Roku: Add channel with code (how to add private channels)
cordcutting.com/roku-channels More of same
https://www.rokuchannels.tv More of same
Contact Roku customer support
Tech Times: How To Access Secret Menus On Your Roku Device
How to Access Roku Secret Menu andHack Your Roku in 7 Steps
Broadband Internet
You need Broadband Internet to stream video, and you want something pretty close to an unlimited data package. Streaming video is about 3 - 10 Mbit/sec = 1.35-4.5 GB / hour = 251.1-837 GB/month if you view 6 hours/household/day, depending on quality and resolution. Note that most "unlimited" plans actually charge extra, throttle your data rates, or disconnect you if you use too much. Add to that all the extra overhead (e.g., Windows PCs take a lot of data just to stay up to date). It would be very easy for a household to go over even Xfinity's 1 TB/month plan. Nonetheless, cable and phone companies are good starting places to look. Wireless data plans are, for the most part, too expensive or too limited. Some local WiFi services look plausible - but may have limits now or in the future.
How to Cast Your Android Screen to Your PC (using AllCast)

Shopping Sources of cheap cables and switches:
monoprice
blue jeans cable

Best Streaming Shows
InstantWatcher.com Gives lists of Amazon and Netflix movies and TV shows - excellent page!
Vulture: The best TV Shows and movies available for streaming on Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and Hulu
Vulture: The 100 Best TV Shows on Hulu Right Now
Spoiler TV Best shows available on many streaming sites

Nielson ratings for shows
Nielson Ratings Top 10: How many watch each show?; an indicator of what shows will continue
Spolier TV Full list of show ratings
The Futon Critic Lists Nielson ratings on shows that Nielson site doesn't
NY Post: Nielson Ratings
TV Series Finale
End/start of season ratings
DePauw Libraries: finding Nielson Ratings