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Saturday, May 16th, 2026 11:49 AM

Local channels disappear on Xfinity Stream at home

Everytime I open Xfinity stream, my local channels are gone. I have to start the frustrating cycle of restarting my Fire TV at least 3 times for my local channels to show up or delete the app, install the app and sign in again. Both takes time to do. My location has not changed for many years, and im always home when I use Xfinity stream. This makes me want to view my local channels in other ways besides using the app. 

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Official Employee

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18 days ago

Hi there, @user_26wbej. Thanks for reaching out to us here on the Community Forum. Sorry to hear about the trouble with getting local channels on the stream app with your Fire TV. That definitely sounds frustrating. When this is occurring, do you see the same problem on any other devices like on a smartphone? 

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No but I have the same problem with 3 other firestick in my home and a tv tv that has a built in

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Xfinity stream not showing local channels 

Visitor

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It only happens on my Fire Stick. I have no issues on my phone. 

Visitor

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@XfinityFrank​ Accessing local channels on my cell phone is no problem, the local channels are missing only on the Fire TV. 

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Good evening @user_z3r2h9, I see that you are also experiencing issues with missing local channels on XFINITY Stream. Are you experiencing any error messages when trying to access those channels? May I also confirm the Stream app is up-to-date?

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