AT&T vs. CBS: You can watch despite spat

Caught in the middle of the AT&TCBS standoff that has bumped your local CBS station from DirecTV, U-verse and DirecTV Now?

There are other ways you can watch your favorite shows.

Since Saturday, subscribers have been without CBS in markets across the USA, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Also removed: CBS Sports Channel and Smithsonian Channel.

AT&T and CBS told USA TODAY on Monday that no movement had been made toward an agreement.

Antennas

If your TV has a built-in digital TV tuner, you can connect an antenna, with indoor products starting at less than $15 at Best Buy and Amazon.

To see if you can get digital TV signals, check the AntennaWeb site, sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association and National Association of Broadcasters, for recommendations on antennas.

CBS All Access

The network’s own subscription service ($5.99-up monthly with commercials; $9.99 no commercials) has live local CBS feeds in 206 markets, covering about 99% of the U.S.

The service is available across most streaming platforms, including Android and Apple devices, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Broadband TV

If you subscribe to high-speed internet, you can give a try to one of several subscription streaming providers that deliver live TV channels over broadband. Most of them have free trial periods. They include fuboTV ($54.99 monthly, one-week free trial), Hulu’s live TV service ($44.99 monthly, oneweek free trial), Playstation Vue ($49.99-up monthly, five-day free trial), YouTube TV ($49.99, seven-day free trial) and Sling TV ($15-up monthly with current special offer, one-week free trial). Another option is the free app Locast, available on DirecTV and U-verse set-top boxes.