Mostly, the TV shows you’ll see on FLO TV are exactly the same as what you'd see if you watched the same channels any other way. Both AT&T and Verizon show CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile TV, FOX Mobile, FOX News, MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go, and Nickelodeon. AT&T Mobile TV offers PIX, a movie channel, and CNN Live Mobile, while Verizon’s VCAST service includes MTV tr3s and ESPN radio. With both networks, the basic set of channels costs $15 a month (or you can get a limited VCAST package for $13 a month that includes Fox Mobile, NBC, NBC News, and CBS Mobile. Qualcomm also puts out two free channels with a mix of shows, so users can try FLO TV for free. Audiovox will launch a MediaFLO service later this year to work with its in-car adapters that will offer similar channels.

Some channels are simulcast across the United States with shows going out at the same time wherever you are, while most channels have East Coast and West Coast schedules so you can watch prime-time TV at prime-time hours. Some of the channels switch their schedules around and broadcast prime-time shows in the afternoon, when you're more likely to be watching on your phone than in the evening, when you're probably at home and watching on a full-size TV.