There are over 40 replies to your thread. I'm not going to read them. But here's my 2 cents in answering you comments/questions:
1. Many people that have a cable subscription also have a Roku, in order to watch most of their cable channels on a TV, but without using a cable box, and the fees that come for the box itself.
2. Many Network channels on Roku offer free stuff to view, but then have other things in their channel restricted to only cable subscribers. So it's a hybrid.
3. I, like you, would prefer, that Roku would not list any channels for me that are subscriber only, with no free things to watch. But I think it's good for Roku to show me channels where some things are free and some things require a subscription.
4. I have an antenna in my attic, so I wasn't greatly impacted by the Locast channel suspending operations while they are in a legal batle with Big Media Corporations. It's a real David vs. Goliath battle there. But on windy days, a few of the OTA channels are hit and miss.
5. Some Local TV stations broadcast their News live on their Roku channels.
6. PBS's Roku channel offers some free things and others are by subscription.
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