How to Watch ABC 7 Los Angeles (KABC) For Free & Without Cable

Last updated: June 15, 2026

ABC 7 is the ratings king of Los Angeles, and it has been for a long time. KABC is an ABC owned-and-operated station, run by Disney out of Glendale, and its Eyewitness News mornings routinely beat everyone else in the market. Channel 7 carries the full ABC slate: the NBA, college football, the Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel taping a few miles away. None of it needs a cable box. KABC broadcasts free over the air from Mount Wilson, and every major live TV streamer in LA carries it. In a market this big and this spread out, the over-the-air signal is the most reliable free option there is.

Los Angeles is a tale of two reception stories. Nearly every station beams from Mount Wilson, the peak above Pasadena, so if your home has a clear line of sight to those mountains, a cheap antenna pulls in dozens of channels. The problem is the terrain that makes LA, LA. Canyons, hillsides, and tall buildings throw signal shadows, so a house in a Westside canyon or tucked behind a Valley ridge can struggle where a flat stretch of the basin gets everything. If you land in a dead zone, a directional rooftop antenna aimed at Mount Wilson is the fix.

Streaming ABC 7 Without Cable

With a free trial: Fubo and YouTube TV all carry ABC 7 and let you watch free during the trial period before any charge.

No free trial, but they carry it: Hulu + Live TV also include ABC 7, though you pay from the first day.

Every Local Channel in Los Angeles

Here is the full Los Angeles lineup, whether each channel is available free with an antenna and how well it comes in, plus the streaming services that carry it.

Antenna reception is free with a one-time antenna purchase. Services tagged “free trial” let you watch at no cost during the trial window; the rest require a paid subscription from day one.

Last updated: June 15, 2026