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How to Fix YouTube TV Showing the Wrong Local Stations

Lim How Wei
February 27, 2024

YouTube TV is the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket to watch every out-of-market Sunday game.

It offers cable-free live TV with over 100 networks, including major broadcast and cable channels.

Members can stream on various devices, use cloud DVR without storage limits, and enjoy personalized accounts.

The monthly pay-as-you-go membership allows cancellation anytime, making it a flexible live TV solution.

In some cases, the app might show the wrong local stations/channels from your location.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix YouTube TV showing the wrong local stations or channels (ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC).

How to Fix YouTube TV Showing the Wrong Local Stations

To fix YouTube TV showing the wrong local stations, you need to update your current playback area (location).

To do so, you need to open the YouTube TV app on your mobile device > Profile icon > Location > Current playback area > Update.

For a TV

  1. Open the YouTube TV app on your TV.
  2. Log in to your YouTube account.
  3. Select your profile icon and select “Location”.
  4. Select “Current playback area” (you’ll be prompted to verify your location on a mobile device).
  5. Open the YouTube TV app on your mobile device.
  6. Tap on your profile icon and tap on “Location”.
  7. Tap on “Update” next to “Current playback area” (wait for a few moments and your TV should show that your playback area has been updated).

For a mobile device

  1. Open the YouTube TV app on your mobile device.
  2. Tap on your profile icon and tap on “Location”.
  3. Tap on “Update” next to “Current playback area”.

Further reading

How to Fix “Oops. Couldn’t load any videos” on YouTube Kids

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How to Fix “Data is underreported for some dates” on YouTube

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Lim How Wei is the founder of followchain.org, with 8+ years of experience in Social Media Marketing and 4+ years of experience as an active investor in stocks and cryptocurrencies. He has researched, tested, and written thousands of articles ranging from social media platforms to messaging apps.

Lim has been quoted and referenced by major publications and media companies like WikiHow, Fast Company, HuffPost, Vice, New York Post, The Conversation, and many others. One of his articles about the gig economy was quoted by Joe Rogan who hosts The Joe Rogan Experience (arguably the most popular podcast in the world), in the This Past Weekend podcast by Theo Von.

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