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[dgdimick]

I probably will. I am retired now and have more time. However, I only want to see local news, and very infrequently. 
https://ustv247.tv/ will give any browser "basic cable", but I need local.
I'm not going to use the full blown abilities of the TV stick, or an SDR. Occasional FM use might be the best selling point for SDR, for me. Give me a front end that looks like a tuner and I will play. Having to do it the old SDR way, not for me.

I detest AM. It's visceral. Now there's a project that could catch fire! A PVR type system for all car radios that remove the incessant commercials. Time shift a show by 30 minutes while removing all the commercials, and you hear it uninterrupted a bit later. Or maybe just a simple detect-a-commercial, mute for a set period, and then unmute scheme. (I'm just rambling now)

(we are way off the original subject)

Thanks for the URL for free cable, didn't know about it. After spending a few hours on it, I remember why I don't normally watch TV.
Going back to your need for local TV, you could spend the $25ish and get a RTL-SDR, however, while it will work on the PinePhone, you're still going to suffer from a lack of software to use it for watching TV.
Is there even software to allow you to watch TV under a desktop version of Linux?

Linux drivers for Hauppauge TV tuners

This Linux driver package is for the...  <--

Yes and no, the drivers are their for X86, ... <--

so this linux driver package is really windows drivers? it clearly "says" (may not be) but it says linux drivers!
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I'm really not sure how to do a better job explaining this to you, so I'm going to try once more. I've tried to use examples, such as cars, and other operating systems, and I think I've just confused you more, my deepest apology for the confusion, however, thanks for hanging in there while I fumble around like a blind man in the forest.

Yes there are drivers for a VERSION of Linux, just not the version that runs on the PinePhone.

You maybe able to get the SDR vendor to compile the drives for the version of Linux running on the PinePhone, you'll have to ask them, since they have not published the SOURCE CODE so you can compile them yourself. I'd be surprised if they did this for you.

If you do get the drivers for the version of Linux running on the PinePhone, you will still need the APPLICATION(S) that are required to use the SDR

Just because you have the drivers, doesn't mean you have the correct application, you need one that is COMPILED for the version of Linux running on the PinePhone.

Here's how it works with drivers and the application.

The DRIVERS allow the operating system to "SEE" the SDR, the APPLICATION allows YOU to USE the SDR.

I know I'm probably driving you crazy here, however, I'm more then willing to keep trying to help you figure this out. If you need a phone call, ZOOM or something like that, I'd be more then willing to do this. I've done this before when someone needed help with 3d Printing.\\

Thanks,
Denis