How to Watch KCAL 9 Los Angeles For Free & Without Cable

Last updated: June 15, 2026

KCAL 9 is the other half of CBS Los Angeles, the independent sister station to KCBS 2. Where channel 2 carries the CBS network, KCAL has always been the news-and-sports workhorse, stacking hours of local news that other stations don't bother with and, for years, carrying Lakers, Dodgers, and Kings games before the rights moved around. It's a CBS owned-and-operated station, free over the air from Mount Wilson, and it shows up on a handful of live TV streamers. If you want LA local news at almost any hour of the day, this is the channel, and the antenna is free.

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 KCAL 9 Without Cable

With a free trial: Fubo all carry KCAL 9 and let you watch free during the trial period before any charge.

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