How To Watch Great American Family Channel Without Cable

Great American Family (formerly Great American Country or GAC) is positioning itself as a rival to Hallmark Channel for heartwarming holiday and family entertainment. Staple Hallmark Channel actors Lori Loughlin, Danica McKellar, Cameron Mathison, and Debbie Matenopoulos have all recently signed deals with Great American Family, making it a must-have for fans of heartwarming entertainment. This article covers all the ways you can watch Great American Family without a cable TV subscription.

Cheapest Way to Watch Great American Family: The streaming service Frndly TV (1-week trial) allows you to stream Great American Family, GA Living, and 20 other feel-good channels starting at just $6.99 per month. They even carry Hallmark Channel, so you get the best of both worlds. There is no commitment to keep the service, so you can cancel whenever you like.

How To Watch Great American Family

You can watch the same Great American Family Channel you see on cable TV over the internet using live streaming services. These services carry the same channels you see on cable at a more affordable price with no device fees. You can even use these services to stream Great American Family on your TV with Roku, Fire TV, or other streaming devices. You can also watch on your mobile device or web browser if you like.

While we cover every streaming service that carries Great American Family Channel in this article, I wanted to show you how easy it is to stream The Great American Family Channel. Here are the steps.

1. Try a free trial to Frndly TV or other streaming service mentioned in this article that offers Great American Family Channel
2. Download the streaming service’s app to your supported device (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Fire Stick, etc.)
3. Log in to the app
4. Start watching Great American Family Channel.

It’s that easy. Read on to learn more about the various live TV streaming services that carry GAC Family Channel.

Streaming Services With Great American Family

Are you looking for more information on the live-streaming services that carry Great American Family? We go into more detail below. Frndly TV is the most affordable way to watch, starting at $6.99 per month. Philo TV is also an affordable option at $25 a month. We recommend those two services as other options will cost you between $40 and $95 per month.

Great American Family on Frndly TV

Frndly TV is the most affordable way to watch Great American Family Channel live and other channels like Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, QVC, and The Weather Channel. A subscription to Frndly TV starts at $6.99 per month. However, we find their $8.99 per month “Classic Plan” is the best value as it includes the following:

• Over 20 of Channels Live TV & On-Demand
• HD Video Quality
• Watch on 2 Screens at a Time
• Unlimited DVR recordings. You can keep recordings for 3 Months
• Supported on Apple TV, Roku, Roku TVs, Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android and iOS mobile devices, and most major web browsers

You can try their service with no commitment using this 1-week trial or reading our review of Frndly TV.

Watch Great American Family on Philo

The most affordable streaming service that carries Great American Family is Philo. Watch Great American Family along with over 60 other channels for $25/month. That price includes a cloud DVR for recording your favorite shows. You can check out a free trial and see if the service is right for you. If you decide to subscribe after the free trial, Philo doesn’t require a contract, and you can cancel the service at any time.

• Philo is supported on Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets, Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.
• Philo keeps its service affordable by packaging more affordable entertainment channels together instead of expensive sports channels. 
• You can use your Philo credentials to sign on to the Great American Family app and watch some episodes. 

Stream Great American Family on Hulu Live TV

Hulu Live TV offers Great American Family in their channel lineup when you add Hulu’s Live Entertainment add-on for $8 per month in addition to the $69.99/month for the Hulu Live TV base package. Hulu Live TV subscribers also have access to Hulu’s on-demand streaming library. 

Hulu Live TV includes the following features:

• Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
• Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• Comes with 6 customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library

There are additional features and add-ons available. You can sign up for Hulu’s Live TV service or see our review of Hulu’s plans for more information.

Stream Great American Family on Sling

To watch Great American Family on Sling TV, you need to add the Heartland Extra channel add-on package to the Sling TV Blue or Orange base package. Sling Blue and Orange each cost $40/month, while the Heartland Extra Add-on is an additional $6 per month.

Sling TV provides a live stream of Great American Family so you can watch exactly what would be airing on GAC Family, just as if you had cable. A cloud DVR is included to record shows for later.

Sling TV is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy Great American Family on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices. More channels are available on Sling TV than what I’ve discussed here. To find out more about what Sling TV has to offer and more information about Sling TV device compatibility, check out this detailed review of Sling TV.

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FuboTV

FuboTV is an excellent place to go for sports, but it offers many other more general channels as well, including fuboTV. Over 90 channels are offered in its Pro Plan for $74.99. To access Great American Family, you will need to add the Fubo Extra channel add-on package for an additional $8 per month.

Here are some of fuboTV’s features:

• Great American Family, MTV, and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
• You can watch on three screens at the same time 
• 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
• The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more.

You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Great American Family on DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch the Great American Family. Their “Ultimate” channel package with Great American Family costs $109.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:

• watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like Great American Family and more
• supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out this streaming service through this online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

Watch Great American Family for Free

Most of the streaming services that carry Great American Family offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those trials and watch free Great American Family for almost a month. Let’s look at the free trials available.

• Frndly TV – Offers a 1-week free trial
• Philo – Offers a 1-week free trial

As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of Great American Family free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free Great American Family even longer. Doing this would let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.

Watch Great American Family on a Streaming Device

Once you subscribe to either Frndly, Philo, Hulu Live TV, fubo TV, Sling, or DirectTV Stream, you can download their app and watch on a supported streaming device. Below are the instructions to do this on Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV.

Watch Great American Family Live on Roku

To watch Great American Family on Roku, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Great American Family like Frndly TV (free trial)
2. On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
6. The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Great American Family will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch Great American Family Live on Fire TV

To watch Great American Family on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Great American Family like Frndly TV (free trial)
2. On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Download,” and the channel will install
6. The App is now installed on your Fire TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Great American Family will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch Great American Family Live on Apple TV

To watch Great American Family on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Great American Family like Frndly TV (free trial)
2. Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
5. The App is now installed on your Apple TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Great American Family will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

For information on watching other TV channels online check out: How To Stream Specific TV Channels

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