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Des Moines-Ames, IA Local Channels
We recommend Hulu Live TV for most viewers in the Des Moines-Ames, IA area.
You’ll be able to watch local channels and 26 of the Top 35 Cable channels.
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• ABC Channel 5 (WOI) |
• CBS Channel 8 (KCCI) |
• Fox Channel 17 (KDSM) |
• NBC National Feed |
• Telemundo National Feed |
- The CW |
- Univision |
• A&E; |
- AMC |
- BET |
• Bravo |
• Cartoon Network |
• CNN |
- Comedy Central |
• Discovery |
• Disney Channel |
• Disney Junior |
• E! |
• ESPN |
• Food Network |
• Fox News |
• Freeform |
• FX |
• FXX |
- Hallmark |
• HGTV |
• History |
• Investigation Discovery |
• Lifetime |
• MSNBC |
- MTV |
- Nickelodeon |
- Paramount Network |
• Syfy |
• TBS |
• TLC |
• TNT |
• Travel Channel |
• truTV |
• USA Network |
- VH1 |
- WE tv |
| AT&T; NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
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| Des Moines-Ames, IA | Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | |
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| ABC | • | - | • | - | - | - | • |
| CBS | • | * | • | - | - | - | • |
| Fox | • | • | • | - | - | * | • |
| NBC | * | * | • | - | - | * | • |
| Telemundo | * | • | • | - | - | - | • |
| The CW | * | * | * | - | - | - | * |
| Univision | - | • | - | - | - | - | - |
Des Moines-Ames, IA Sports
Regional Sports Networks (RSNs)
These are the available RSNs in the Des Moines-Ames, IA area.
AT&T; NOW fuboTV Hulu Philo Sling TV YouTube Des Moines-Ames, IA Sign Up Free Trial Free Trial Free Trial Sign Up Sign Up $55 $55 $55 $20 $30 $30 $50 Fox Sports Midwest $80 - • - - - • Fox Sports North - - • - - - • Marquee Sports Network $80 - • - - - - NBC Sports Chicago $80 • • - - - •
Other Channels
Top Cable Channels
The DIRECTV NOW “Live a Little” $40 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.
| AT&T NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| A&E | - | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| AMC | - | • | - | • | • | • | • |
| BET | • | • | - | • | ^ $5 | • | - |
| Bravo | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| Cartoon Network | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
| CNN | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
| Comedy Central | • | • | - | • | • | • | - |
| Discovery | - | • | • | • | - | • | • |
| Disney Channel | • | - | • | - | • | - | • |
| Disney Junior | • | - | • | - | ^ $5 | - | • |
| E! | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| ESPN | • | - | • | - | • | - | • |
| Food Network | - | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Fox News | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| Freeform | • | - | • | - | • | - | • |
| FX | • | - | • | - | - | • | • |
| FXX | • | - | • | - | - | ^ $5 | • |
| Hallmark | • | • | - | • | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| HGTV | - | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| History | - | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| Investigation Discovery | - | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Lifetime | - | • | • | • | • | • | - |
| MSNBC | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| MTV | • | • | - | • | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| Nickelodeon | • | • | - | • | - | - | - |
| Paramount Network | $80 | • | - | • | ^ $5 | • | - |
| Syfy | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| TBS | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
| TLC | - | • | • | • | - | • | • |
| TNT | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
| Travel Channel | - | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| truTV | • | • | • | - | ^ $5 | • | • |
| USA Network | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| VH1 | • | • | - | • | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | - |
| WE tv | - | • | - | • | ^ $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.
| AT&T NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| ESPN | • | - | • | - | • | - | • |
| ESPN2 | • | - | • | - | • | - | • |
| Fox Sports 1 | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| Fox Sports 2 | $80 | • | • | - | - | ^ $10 | • |
| NBC Sports Network | • | • | • | - | - | • | • |
| TBS | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
| TNT | • | • | • | - | • | • | • |
Pro Sports
Most services don’t offer pro sports networks in their base plan.
| AT&T NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| MLB Network | - | ^ $11 | - | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | • |
| NBA TV | - | ^ $11 | - | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | • |
| NFL Network | - | • | - | - | - | • | - |
| NFL RedZone | - | ^ $11 | - | - | - | ^ $10 | - |
| NHL Network | - | ^ $11 | - | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | - |
Other Sports Channels
| AT&T NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| beIN Sports | - | • | - | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | - |
| Eleven Sports | - | • | - | - | - | - | - |
| ESPNEWS | $80 | - | • | - | ^ $10 | - | • |
| Fox Soccer Plus | - | ^ $6 | - | - | - | - | ^ $15 |
| Golf Channel | $80 | • | • | - | - | ^ $10 | • |
| Olympic Channel | $80 | • | • | - | - | ^ $10 | • |
| Tennis Channel | - | ^ $11 | - | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | • |
Premium Channels
Most of the streaming services offer premium channels like Cinemax, HBO, Showtime, and Starz as add-ons to your subscription.
| AT&T NOW | fuboTV | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Sign Up | Sign Up | ||
| $55 | $55 | $55 | $20 | $30 | $30 | $50 | |
| Cinemax | ^ $11 ($80) | - | ^ $9 | - | - | - | - |
| EPIX | ^ $6 | - | - | - | ^ $5 | ^ $5 | ^ $6 |
| HBO | ^ $10 ($80) | - | ^ $15 | - | - | - | - |
| Showtime | ^ $11 | ^ $11 | ^ $11 | - | ^ $10 | ^ $10 | ^ $11 |
| Starz | ^ $11 | - | ^ $9 | - | ^ $9 | ^ $9 | ^ $9 |
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