I live with my mom and she has to have the news on borderline 24/7 while she's awake. I hate it because I have very good hearing so I constantly listen to music instead.
when I lived alone, I simply didn't have any sort of streaming service or cable, or what have you. my tv was exclusively for music and gaming on. that was even years ago.
frankly, I hate having to be around the news for the most part. I will sometimes read stuff on beehaw, but otherwise, no, not for me.