I’m watching all the races across the nation unfold on election night, November 8th, with up-to-the-minute news and analysis through my Sling TV subscription.
In a hurry? The Sling Blue plan for $40.00/month should make liberals and conservatives alike happy with MSNBC and Fox News as well as Bloomberg TV, CNN, and HLN. Save $25 on your first month of Sling TV.
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There are a lot of great live TV streaming services. But Sling TV is the only one that fully embraces an a la carte approach. More so than with any streaming service or cable/satellite provider, Sling TV allows you to get what you want.
Sling TV Base Plans for Election Night 2022
Sling TV has two base plans that provide great news coverage.
Sling Orange
Sling Orange is advertised as good for sports and families. This is because it includes three ESPN channels as well as The Disney Channel. It also has a good range of other channels like A&E, AMC, BET, Comedy Central, Food Network, Freeform, MotorTrend, TBS, TNT, and more.
But it also features two excellent straight-news channels:
- Bloomberg TV: Provides news with a focus on business and capital markets. But it will air special coverage from to on election night.
- CNN: The original cable news channel is still a trusted source of information about what’s happening. And their Election night coverage will start at and feature Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper.
- Local Now: This spin-off of The Weather Channel provides regionally-oriented news coverage. We expect it to provide some election results but that will not be the focus of its programming.
Sling Blue
Sling Blue as advertised as being good for entertainment and news. That’s certainly true, but it offers more than that. In particular, it offers Fox and NBC affiliates in select markets. It also offers sports channels FS1 (Fox Sports 1) and NFL Network. And a good selection of general channels like AXS TV, BBC America, Bravo, Discovery, E!, National Geographic, SyFy, USA, and much more.
In terms of news, Sling Blue really shines. It includes Bloomberg TV and CNN, and Local Now like Sling Orange. But it includes more:
- Fox News: Provides election night coverage starting at with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
- HLN: The main election night coverage will be featured on CNN. HLN will feature its usual format of breaking news, which should include a lot of election results.
- MSNBC: Election night coverage starts at with Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid.
Sling TV News Add-Ons
As we said, Sling TV gives you a lot of choices. So if you don’t want to bother with Fox News and MSNBC but you want more news channels, Sling has you covered. Both Orange and Blue plans offer News Extra add-ons.
Sling Orange News Add-Ons
The Sling Orange News Extra add-on costs $6/mo and it gives you 9 extra channels:
- BBC World News
- CGTN
- HLN
- Law & Crime
- News18
- Newsmax
- NewsNation
- Science Channel
- Weather Nation
Sling Blue News Add-Ons
The Sling Blue News Extra add-on gives you even more (11 channels) for the same $6/mo:
- News18
- Newsmax
- NewsNation
- Science Channel
- Weather Nation
Other Add-Ons
Additionally, Sling TV has other channel collections:
- Sports Extra
- Entertainment Extra
- Kids Extra
- Lifestyle Extra
- Hollywood Extra
- Heartland Extra
Sling TV also offers 46 other channel add-ons. These include premium channels like Showtime, Starz, and MGM+. But you can also get a tremendous amount of specialty content like Curiosity Stream, DogTV, and Noggin for as little as $3/mo.
Sling TV Spanish News Coverage
Sling TV also offers a lot of Spanish-language plans from just $10/mo. These include a lot of sources of news. See our Sling Latino page for all the details.
Local Election Coverage
Local elections are covered on local channels — normally the ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates. As we mentioned, Sling Blue provides Fox and NBC in many areas.
But for complete coverage, you should install a digital antenna. If this makes you think of rabbit-ears on a black and white portable TV from your childhood, think again. Digital TV is broadcast in high-definition and it looks great.
Sling TV supports AirTV, which allows you to integrate a digital antenna with its streaming interface. This is a great way to include local channels with your online ones. And Sling is the only streaming service that allows you to do this.
Sling TV Features
Both Sling TV plans come with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. In our experience, this is as much as most people need but you can upgrade to 200 hours.
Sling Blue allows you to stream on up to 3 devices at once. Sling Orange is limited to a single device.
In terms of streaming devices, Sling TV supports most that are in use today. These include Amazon Fire TV (Firestick), Android TV and mobile, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS (iPhone, iPad), Roku, Xbox, and various smart TVs.
Note that if you want it all, you can get the Sling Orange + Blue plan for $55.00/month. In that case, you get all channels in both add-on packages, although in the case of Sports, it is more expensive.
Wrapping Up
Sling TV allows subscribers to watch results come in from election night as quickly as they arrive. And you get every perspective with its wide selection of channels. Save $25 on your first month of Sling TV.
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My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.
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