How to Watch Regular TV on Fire Stick for Free

Cutting the cord has now become the norm in many households. Nobody wants to pay twice or thrice the amount for cable TV services when there are alternatives to streaming services. Amazon Fire Stick is a great plug-in streaming device that one can easily use to watch a number of shows and movies either for free or by paying up for a subscription plan that’s miles cheaper than a cable tv service.

In today’s guide, we will be taking a look at the numerous free options, that you, a Fire Stick owner can use to watch tons of Local TV Channels for absolutely no cost whatsoever. There are a good number of streaming services that are either completely free or have a free ad-supported plan. We will take a look at the various free streaming apps that you can install on your Amazon Fire Stick right away.

How to Watch Local TV Channels on Fire Stick for Free

If you are someone planning to cut the cord or maybe just don’t want to pay for streaming services, you can read on to know what platforms are suitable for you to watch regular TV or Live TV channels for free. 

But, before we get started, you need to know that not every app that will be mentioned on this list will be available on the Amazon App Store for your Fire Stick. In this case, you will have to sideload them. For sideloading and watch local TV channels on Fire Stick, you need to enable developer options first.

Enable Developer Options

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  1. Using the remote, navigate to the Settings page and open it on your Fire Stick.
  2. Select the My Fire TV option and scroll down till you find the Developer Options and select it.
  3. Highlight the option that says Apps from Unknown Sources.
  4. Ensure that the setting has been turned On.
  5. This is how you can now sideload apps to your Fire Stick.

Install Downloader App

The Downloader app for Fire Stick is an app that allows you to easily sideload and install any app that might not be available on the Amazon App Store on your Fire Stick. Here is how you can install the Downloader app.

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  1. Select the search box using the navigation buttons on your Fire Stick remote.
  2. Now, in the search box type in Downloader.
  3. In the search results, you should see the Downloader app with the orange app icon.
  4. Select the app and download it to your Fire Stick. To download an app that’s not present on the App Store, you will java to enter the link for the app that takes you to its download page where you can download and then install it right away to your Fire Stick.

Free Live TV Channel Apps for Fire Stick

There are a good number of Live TV channel apps that you can install to freely stream your favorite shows. Here are a few of those streaming apps that you can install to view Live TV channels for free.

First App

Live NetTV App: This is a free app that allows you to stream and watch a large number of TV channels for free. You do not need to create or sign with an account.

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To download the app, simply open the Downloader app and type in livenettv.bz You will be taken to the download page Simply choose download for Amazon Fire Tv and you are good to go.

Other Free Live TV Apps

Apart from sideloading apps, there are a couple of streaming apps for free available on the App Store for the Fire Stick such as:

  • Distro TV
  • Peacock TV
  • Plex Movies and TV
  • Pluto TV
  • The Roku Channel
  • Tubi TV
  • XUMO TV

You can easily find all of the above-mentioned apps available on the App Store for free downloads. Now, depending on your location, you might also be having a good number of local TV channel apps that can be installed on the Fire Stick.

Cast Free Streaming Apps to Fire Stick

If you don’t find the app on the App Store or don’t want to sideload apps to your Fire Stick, you can easily download the free streaming apps to your phone and then cast them from your phone to the Fire Stick device. Both devices need to be on WiFi in order to stream to your Fire Stick. You can follow this guide on how you can cast from your Android, iOS, or even PC to the Fire Stick device.

This is how you can watch regular TV channels on your Fire Stick by either downloading, sideloading, or even casting to the Fire Stick device. Watching free tv channels simple proves that the old cable network television is no longer a service that people would ever want to subscribe to. If you have questions or queries, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

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