Replacing your expensive TV package with an antenna just got easier

Sling’s Essentials and Select packages add sought-after sports channels with less bloat than other bundles.

Jared Newman   |   April 22, 2026

Here’s the dilemma that antenna users have faced for years: To get more complete live sports coverage, you also had to pay for expensive local broadcast channels. That defeats the whole purpose of free over-the-air TV.

Sling’s new Essentials package helps solve that problem. For $20 per month, you get all of ESPN’s cable channels. It’s $10 per month cheaper than ESPN Unlimited, ESPN’s own standalone streaming service, plus it includes Disney Channel and a grab bag of rerun-centric entertainment channels for good measure. You can also bundle Essentials with other Sling packages, including one that covers sports and news from Fox.