2024 Republican National Convention: How to Watch & Stream the Conference Live Without Cable
Written by djfrosty on July 15, 2024
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Days after surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail. His next stop? The 2024 Republican National Convention on Monday (July 15). The former president is expected to formally accept the Republican nomination for presidential candidate during RNC 2024, and name his vice presidential running mate.
“The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would’ve been two days ago,” Trump told the press over the weekend. “It is a chance to bring the country together. I was given that chance.”
The conference comes less than month after Trump and Biden participated in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season.
Read on for ways to watch and stream RNC 2024.
Where to Watch RNC 2024
The Republican National Convention will be held at Fisery Forum in Milwaukee from July 15 to 18. RNC coverage will broadcast on several cable and local channels including Fox News, CBS, ABC, CNN, NBC, MSNBC and CSPAN (use ExpressVPN to stream various platforms internationally).
You can livestream the RNC with a free trail from DIRECTV Stream, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV, no cable necessary. Sling TV also offers cable and local channels starting at $20 for the first month.
CBS’ RNC coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET each night of the convention. ABC will air primetime coverage from 10 to 11 p.m. ET, and ABC News’ will air coverage from 7 p.m. ET until midnight.
Fox News started its RNC 2024 coverage over the weekend and will continue through July 18. In addition to daily coverage, Fox News will also broadcast a live, nightly two-hour RNC special at 10 p.m. ET from Monday until Thursday.
If you’re looking for live, uninterrupted RNC coverage, head over to CSPAN. The channel will broadcast daily coverage of the RNC starting on Monday at 12:45 p.m.
CNN’s RNC coverage began on Sunday with Jake Tapper reporting live from inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, and special editions of CNN shows like Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and NewsNight With Abby Phillip. The cable network will air near-constant coverage of the RNC on CNN, CNN.com, CNN mobile apps, CNN International, CNN en Español and CNN on Max.
Viewers can stream RNC coverage on CNN.com/RNC with a CNN cable log-in, or subscribe to Max for access to CNN on Max. Plans start at $9.99/month.
Those who don’t have access to cable or TV can stream RNC coverage online as most outlets including NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CBS News, ABC and Fox News provide multi-platform coverage across websites, mobile apps and TV.
Hulu subscribers can watch live RNC reports on the platform. According to Ad Week, Peacock will stream coverage of the 2024 RNC including Decision 2024 hosted by the Today show’s Savannah Gunthrie and NBC Nightly News host Lester Holt at 10-11 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 9-11 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
NBC’s coverage includes live episodes of NBC Nightly News from the RNC. CBS’ coverage will be available to stream live on Paramount+ with Showtime.
RNC Speakers & Themes
According to the Associated Press, each day of the conference will feature a different theme. Monday is “Make America Wealthy One Again,” Tuesday is “Make American Safe Once Again.” “Make America Strong Once Again” and “Make American Great Once Again” are the themes for Wednesday and Thursday.
Who will be speaking at RNC 2024? The list of speakers includes Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed presidential candidates Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Florida senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former House speaker Newt Gingrich and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s former counsel, will also be speaking at the convention, along with Trump’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
Don Jr.’s fiancée and ex-Fox New host Kimberly Guilfoyle will be speaking at the RNC, as will Eric’s wife Lara Trump. Other RNC speakers include Amber Rose, and UFC president Dana White.