It&#x27;s complicated.<p>Network stations buy an exclusive franchise to network content in an area,  so they don&#x27;t like the idea of you streaming another affiliate.<p>Also you find different games playing on different stations so if you are a sports fan you might not need NFL Sunday ticket or ESPN if you could stream from anywhere.<p>It is real fun to watch local TV from far away places because you get to catch network programming in multiple time zones, watch the news in distant cities, etc.