YouTube TV Adds Two New Channels to Its Cheap Internet TV Plans

The logo of the Weather Channel. (Image courtesy Allen Media Group, Graphic by The Desk)

What Happened? (Explained Like You’re 5)

Imagine you have a TV service that comes through the internet instead of a cable wire. That’s called YouTube TV. A company called Allen Media owns some TV channels. They made a friendly deal with YouTube TV so YouTube TV could keep showing those channels.

A few weeks after that deal, YouTube TV quietly (meaning they didn’t make a big announcement) added two new channels to its low-cost plans. Low-cost plans are like cheaper packages of TV channels.

The Two New Channels

Here are the new friends that joined:

• Comedy.TV – This channel was added to the cheap Entertainment Plan earlier this month.
• The Weather Channel – This channel became available on all of YouTube TV’s cheap plans, but you need to add a little extra package called the News Plan add-on.

How to Get These Channels (Plans and Prices)

YouTube TV has different packages (like different sized meal combos). Here’s the simple breakdown:

• Base YouTube TV package: Costs $83 every month. It includes more than 170 channels (news, fun shows, sports, and local stuff). All Allen Media channels are already in here.
• Low-cost plans: You can pick either the Entertainment Plan or the Sports Plan.
• News Plan add-on: This is an extra add-on you can glue onto either low-cost plan. It gives you news channels, including The Weather Channel.

The costs for the cheap plans plus the News add-on are:

• Sports Plan + News Plan = $72 per month
• Entertainment Plan + News Plan = $63 per month

Steps to Start Watching (Easy Peasy)

1. Choose a low-cost plan: either Entertainment or Sports.
2. If you want The Weather Channel, add the News Plan add-on to your plan.
3. If you picked Entertainment Plan, Comedy.TV is already included—yay!
4. Open YouTube TV on your screen and look for the channels.

Important Points to Remember

Important: The price did not go up! These new channels were added without any extra cost. Also, you will see the new channels in your on-screen list (called an electronic program guide), but if your list is sorted in a custom way, you might have to manually add them so they appear. You can see how to do that on YouTube TV’s help page.

Summary

To sum it up: YouTube TV made a deal with Allen Media and then secretly added Comedy.TV to its cheap Entertainment Plan and The Weather Channel to its cheap plans with the News add-on. The base big package ($83/mo) already has all Allen Media channels. The cheaper combos with News cost $63 or $72 a month. No price increase happened. If your channel list is custom-made, you may need to add the channels yourself using the help link.

FAQ (Questions Kids Might Ask)

Q1: What is YouTube TV?
A: It’s like a TV station that comes through the internet instead of a cable box. You watch channels on your phone, TV, or computer.

Q2: Who is Allen Media?
A: They are a company that owns TV channels, like The Weather Channel and Comedy.TV.

Q3: Do I have to pay more money for these new channels?
A: No! YouTube TV added them without changing the price. You just need the right plan (like Entertainment or News add-on) that you already pay for.

Q4: I can’t find the new channels on my TV list. What do I do?
A: If your channel list is set to a special order you made, you might need to manually add them. Follow the simple steps on the YouTube TV support page.

Q5: Which exact channels were added?
A: Comedy.TV (to Entertainment Plan) and The Weather Channel (to low-cost plans with News add-on).