I too have now lost Locast obviously, and I only get one single channel via the one $150 antenna I tried so I feel like an antenna is a lost cause for me.
I’m new to spectrum, guess I get to research options there now but I’ve not found the streaming only service options so far. May end up with no tv at all.
I’ve now lost all reason to have channels DVR too now. Sad days.
I don't know that Spectrum has streaming options only. They are my local (and currently only) cable provider. I'm frustrated with the Channels DVR system. I signed up with Spectrum today and Channels logs in, but won't show the locals. I'm not expecting any magic from a developer, but I have to give it a try.
In preparation for that disappointment, I've talked to spectrum and they are sending me a cable card. I ordered an HD Homerun Prime off Amazon for $150 (after coupon). With that and my Plex DVR, I won't need the Channels DVR. On the bright side, it will consolidate the 2 apps into 1.
The Locast issue basically is costing me $69 (at least for 12 months) instead of $39 a month. I'll revisit the costs next year.
Try running the original tv everywhere setup when connected to a vpn. That can sometimes result in getting some out of market locals.
I'm not trying to get out of market locals. I'm just trying to get my local locals. They show up on my spectrum login page, but not in the Channels lineup. I even thought maybe it was the version running on my Synology NAS. I setup one of my PI4 units with the Channels DVR and setup only Spectrum new with the latest updates and still no success.
Silly question but is the "Local Networks via TV Everywhere" box checked near the bottom of the webUI?
Channels pulls locals from the network websites. See link below for details.
These links all work but I still don't get them in Channels. PBS is the only local that works.
I didn't see the check box before as I didn't need it for Locast before. I checked it, and I got 7 more channels. I think that might be all the networks that I am missing. I do wish they followed the Spectrum numbering. That is what I loved about Locast as it was the normal channel numbers.
Thank you so much for point me to the check box I missed!
Ok, update: the 7 additional locals are not the complete list. I did get ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. Plus 3 PBS channels. I'm definitely missing at least 3 channels. I need to compare the list to the Spectrum App.
That's going to be it. You won't get CW..and the sub channels.
If that's the case, then the Channels DVR is not fulfilling what I need. HD Homerun Prime with a cable card and PLEX will do a better job and get all the channels.
This configuration worked reasonably well with Locast and Philo. I started off trying Youtube TV and could not get it to work with Channels even after the fixes I found online. Guess, I'll have to go the other route.
Rather disappointing when you're paying for a DVR that doesn't work 100% even if it perpetually says BETA.
I have the Spectrum Streaming Choice package. I have cDVR (for my mother), and a HDHomeRun Prime (CableCard) + ChannelsDVR for me.
It works ok. It's taken a bit of work to get it going. I'm missing one channel I should be getting. Locals by what I've been told should be DRM free in cable. Those that are DRM'd, can be gotten via TVE, also though Channels.
I was wondering. Going to be honest here. 
I have Spectrum Internet only. I am trying to use my parents Spectrum TV Login for TVE but it doesn't work because Spectrum sees I have their internet and tries to auto log me in to TVE channels regardless of what account I enter in Channels. Here is a screenshot of the MTV login with Spectrum as an example.
If we could somehow have the sign in with another account clicked it would work.
Thought I would ask...
I think you can change a setting in your parent’s Spectrum profile to not do auto login. That would allow you to provide credentials.
We would probably want to change the setting in my profile so it doesn’t auto log me in but I can’t find anything like that in my Spectrum profile.
Thanks for the suggestion.
What's crazier if you go to anyone's house with Wifi and TV from Spectrum and use auto sign in, you can watch their cable channels.
I have the same issue. Solved it by using a vpn during dvr setup. I use tunnelbear it's free. The vpn makes it so spectrum can't auto log you in on your internet connection and will give you your parents channels.
Why can't you just click, "Sign in with another account"?
I can but if I am doing it manually but when the DVR scans for TVE channels it doesn't show me the screen.
"Sign in with another account" works for me. I don't get many stations with Channels DVR + Spectrum TVE so it doesn't really matter, but it does work without any workarounds.
