Lost without CBS? There are ways to watch despite AT&T-CBS standoff on DirecTV, U-verse

Mike Snider
Millions are still without CBS after AT&T; dropped it from DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse. But there's still ways to watch during the carriage tiff.

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

If you are bitter about missing your local news or the next episodes of "Big Brother" or "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," there are alternative ways you can watch CBS if you are an AT&T customer caught up in the channel carriage battle.

Since Saturday, subscribers to AT&T's DirecTV satellite, U-verse cable, and DirecTV Now live TV streaming services have been without CBS in markets across the U.S., including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Tampa, Seattle, Detroit, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Also removed: CBS Sports Channel and Smithsonian Channel.

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

In the meantime, here are some alternative options to watch CBS, many of which can also be used for AT&T customers affected by the AT&T-Nexstar outage, which has taken some ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC network affiliates off DirecTV and U-verse since 11:59 p.m. local time July 3.

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. As more homes turn to broadband-delivered streaming services, many are including an antenna to get local stations. More than one-third (34%) of TV content viewers watch over-the-air TV content using an antenna, according to Horowitz Research.

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

Launched nearly five years ago, 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. You can see the markets covered in this list.

CBS All Access has gotten a lot of attention lately for the upcoming "Star Trek: Picard" series, due to play on the service early next year. 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 that last about a week and most have live local CBS channels. You can access them on a wide variety of streaming devices, as well as smart TVs, smartphones and tablets.

•fuboTV ($54.99 monthly, one-week free trial) has CBS coverage in 90% of U.S. households, including 47 of the top 50 markets.

•Hulu's live TV service ($44.99 monthly, one-week free trial) – it also includes Hulu's on-demand TV library, available separately starting at $5.99 monthly – includes CBS for more than 99% of U.S. TV homes.

•Playstation Vue ($49.99-up monthly, five-day free trial), which offers more than 100 channels at its premium $84.99 level, has CBS coverage for 80% of the population.

•YouTube TV ($49.99, seven-day free trial), which has 70 channels, has live local CBS for 99% of the U.S., too.

•Sling TV ($15-up monthly with current special offer, one-week free trial) has local Fox and NBC channels in many markets, but not CBS or ABC.

•Locast. Local TV broadcasts in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, Houston, Boston, Denver and Baltimore can be viewed on this free app, which is available on DirecTV and U-verse set-top boxes. You can also get the app on Apple and Android TV, Amazon Fire devices and Roku.

Follow USA TODAY reporter Mike Snider on Twitter: @MikeSnider.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: AT&T vs. CBS: Ways to watch since DirecTV, U-verse dropped network