How to Watch Telemundo Chicago (WSNS 44) For Free & Without Cable

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Telemundo Chicago, WSNS channel 44, is the city's NBC-owned Spanish-language station, run out of the same NBC Tower as WMAQ. It carries Telemundo's national slate, the novelas, Exatlón, and crucially a lot of Spanish-language soccer rights, alongside local news for Chicago's huge Spanish-speaking audience. It broadcasts free over the air, and most of the live TV streamers in the market carry it. If your household watches fútbol in Spanish, an antenna is the free way to get it.

Chicago is about as easy as over-the-air TV gets. Almost every full-power station transmits from a single cluster downtown, most of it off the Willis Tower, and the land around the city is famously flat. Point a basic antenna toward the Loop and you will usually pull in the major networks without much trouble. The signal thins out as you push past the collar counties toward the Wisconsin and Indiana lines, where an amplified or outdoor antenna starts to matter.

Streaming Telemundo 44 Without Cable

With a free trial: Fubo and YouTube TV all carry Telemundo 44 and let you watch free during the trial period before any charge.

No free trial, but they carry it: Hulu + Live TV also include Telemundo 44, though you pay from the first day.

Every Local Channel in Chicago

Here is the full Chicago 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