Transcoding and caching for off air television programming delivery

A method for using an at-home device for receiving and streaming television programming, the method comprising:

• performing, by the at-home device, an initial setup of the at-home device to determine a plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels that are received using an over-the-air television tuner connected with an over-the-air antenna at a home;
• transmitting, by the at-home device, via the Internet to a content manager hosted by a remote content provider system, an indication of the plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels determined during the initial setup of the at-home device;
• receiving, by the at-home device, via a wireless communication interface in communication with a wireless network, a request to transmit a stream of an over-the-air broadcast television channel from the plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels based on:
• (1) a request from a remote computerized device being transmitted;
• and (2) the indication of the plurality of the over-the-air broadcast channels determined during the performed initial setup of the at-home device;
• receiving, by the at-home device, from the over-the-air antenna connected with the over-the-air television tuner, an over-the-air broadcast of the requested over-the-air broadcast television channel;
• transcoding, by the at-home device, the over-the-air broadcast of the requested over-the-air broadcast television channel into a different video compression format to create a transcoded video stream;
• and
• outputting, by the at-home device, at least a portion of the transcoded video stream in response to the request.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium for an at-home over-the-air reception and streaming device, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

• perform an initial setup of the at-home over-the-air reception and streaming device to determine a plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels that are received using an over-the-air television tuner connected with an over-the-air antenna at a home;
• cause to be transmitted, to a content manager via the Internet, an indication of the plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels determined during the performed initial setup of the at-home over-the-air reception and streaming device, wherein the content manager is hosted remotely by a remote content provider system;
• receive, via a wireless communication interface, a request to transmit a stream of an over-the-air broadcast television channel from the plurality of over-the-air broadcast television channels based on the indication of the plurality of the over-the-air broadcast television channels determined during the performed initial setup of the at-home over-the-air reception and streaming device;
• receive, from the over-the-air antenna connected with the over-the-air television tuner, an over-the-air broadcast of the requested over-the-air broadcast television channel;
• transcode, the over-the-air broadcast of the requested over-the-air broadcast television channel into a different video compression format to create a transcoded video stream;
• and
• output at least a portion of the transcoded video stream in response to the request.