| Service | Price/mo | Has HGTV? |
|---|---|---|
| Philo | $25.00 | Yes |
| Sling Blue | $45.99 | Yes |
| Sling Orange | $45.99 | Yes |
| DirecTV Stream | $82.99 | Yes |
| YouTube TV | $82.99 | Yes |
| Fubo | $89.00 | No |
| Hulu + Live TV | $89.99 | Yes |
Prices and lineups as of 2026-07-19. Verify on the provider's own page before you sign up; carriage and pricing change often and can vary by zip code.
HGTV sits squarely in the lifestyle/entertainment category that even the no-sports-no-news budget plans keep, because it doesn't carry expensive live-sports rights fees or local-affiliate retransmission costs the way ESPN or Fox News do. That's the entire reason Philo can charge $25/mo: it deliberately skips the expensive categories and keeps channels like HGTV, Food Network, and HISTORY.
If HGTV, Food Network, and similar lifestyle channels are most of what your household watches and you don't need live sports, local news, or 24-hour cable news, Philo alone beats every other option on price by a wide margin. Pair it with a free antenna (see below) if you also want your local network affiliates.
HGTV itself will never be free over the air. No antenna carries it. But Philo doesn't include local ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/PBS affiliates either, so if you also want local news and network primetime shows, a $25/mo Philo subscription plus a one-time antenna purchase is a common combination for exactly this reason. Seehow antennas actually work.