yes...YouTube TV carries local TV stations. Thank you for confirming what we already knew.
The more serious answer is, most streaming services that offer linear network content offer local channels, no different than cable TV offerings. Today, thanks to streaming services, the monopolies you keep beating us over the head with are far less substantial than they used to be.
Right now I have access to seven (or more) different services that I can get linear programming which included local channels. Kind of hard to pound your chest repeatedly about monopoly as the market offerings have more than tripled in the last five years.
Spectrum - cable
ATT - cable
Direct TV - dish
Direct TV - stream
Dish Network(?)
YouTubeTV
Hulu Live
Fubu
The process of which service offers what is like a shell game. Once the NBA season rolls around I'll likely switch over to Fubu, since they have Bally's for Pacer games.
Of course in this instance, the ESPN/Disney/ABC spat with Spectrum has ZERO to do with local ABC networks not owned by Disney. Not all ABC affiliates are owned by Disney. The ABC affiliate in Indianapolis isn't.
The debate over what TV platform you use is rather irrelevant. I think we all agree there is competition there
This is more a debate about ISPs. I have two choices. ATT or Comcast.