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Former Clinton aid and Dish attorney is the latest go head-on against the major broadcast conglomerates over OTA streaming. You might want to bet on the defendant this time

Updated: Streaming service announces additional Pennsylvania deployments

Founder of nonprofit local station streaming service Locast makes cord-cutting pitch amid flurry of big retrans disputes

Gigi Sohn, former advisor to FCC chair Tom Wheeler and before that head of fair use advocates Public Knowledge, has joined Locast's board of directors.

TV station streaming platform promotes itself as the place to stream the Super Bowl in 17 cities

Viewers in Sioux City can now get free broadband access to 20 local TV channels--though Locast solicits contributions to cover expenses.

Free TV station signal streamer Locast is looking for some financial help from the public whose interest it has pledged to serve via those streams.

Why This Matters: AT&T and Dish Network have been touting Locast as an option for subscribers who’ve lost access to local stations in retrans disputes.