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How to Watch Bally Sports Southwest Live

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Bally Sports Southwest is only available on one live TV streaming service, DIRECTV STREAM.

So if you’re aiming to cut the cord from cable TV, you can still watch the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.

But you should weigh whether the pros of streaming Bally Sports Southwest without cable outweighs its cons. 

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How to stream Bally Sports Southwest on Roku, Smart TVs, Fire TV and Apple TV

DIRECTV STREAM includes Bally Sports Southwest in the Choice channel bundle.

The Choice plan, which carries 90+ channels, is $89.99 per month.

Compared to other live TV streaming services, DIRECTV STREAM is on the higher-priced side of the spectrum. 

But subscriptions are billed month to month so you have no long term contract or commitment. There are no hidden regional sports fees.

Subscribers can get three months of HBO Max, Cinemax, Showtime and EPIX for free before the regular rate kicks in.

You can sign up for a free 5-day trial with DIRECTV STREAM, or look over the channel lineup. If you don’t want to keep the service, cancel online before the trial ends.

Channel lineup

Subscribers within the broadcast area of Bally Sports Southwest get a wide variety of sports channels including ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and MLB Network.

All of your local ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Telemundo and Univision channels are included. And you get top cable TV channels such as TNT, History, CNN and A&E.

The Choice plan includes unlimited Cloud DVR to record live TV shows and sporting events. There are more than 40,000 on-demand movies and TV episodes. 

You can watch live TV on up to 20 screens at once. And you don’t need to pay for a cable box.  

Subscribers can use a Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Roku, Apple TV and Google Chromecast with Google TV.

Where to stream Bally Sports Southwest

Bally Sports Southwest is available in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

You can check to see whether Bally Sports Southwest is available in your area. DIRECTV STREAM now offers a free 5-day trial for new customers.

Why can’t I stream Bally Sports Southwest on Hulu or YouTube TV?

There was a time when regional Bally Sports channels — under the FOX Sports brand — were available on a number of live TV streaming services. That included Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, fuboTV and YouTube TV. 

These streaming services have yet to strike a long-term agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group since the company took ownership of 21 regional Fox Sports networks in 2019. 

Sinclair has announced plans to launch its own direct-to-consumer Bally Sports streaming service in 2022. But it currently does not have streaming rights to all the teams it plans for the service. 

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