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It's no secret that subscription services have, in some cases, become more expensive than cable packages. If you want access to all your favorite TV shows and movies, are you doomed to be nickel-and-dimed to death? Not when free TV services that offer thousands of free channels and hours of content exist.
If you haven't explored your smart TV's home screen lately, you may be surprised to learn that most come equipped with built-in apps these days with mind-blowing, expansive libraries of free content.
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While these channels are supported by ads, they offer hundreds of live channels for free, making them a great option for cutting the cord.
Two of the biggest streamers that offer this free content are The Roku Channel and Google TV Freeplay. Both have hundreds of channels available across a wide range of categories, and both are easy to use. But only one can emerge victorious. Here's which service we crowned as the winner.
What free TV channels are available on Roku?
I can't say I'd ever truly looked at the live channels on The Roku Channel, so I was pretty surprised at how many channels there are. According to Roku, it offers more than 500 live TV channels, including over 100 free local channels.
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