Site Support Request: CBS Local

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Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2016.05.16. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.

• I've verified and I assure that I'm running youtube-dl 2016.05.16

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• At least skimmed through README and most notably FAQ and BUGS sections
• Searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

What is the purpose of your issue?

• Bug report (encountered problems with youtube-dl)
• Site support request (request for adding support for a new site)
• Feature request (request for a new functionality)
• Question
• Other

If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:

Add -v flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):

$ youtube-dl -v "http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/safety-advocates-say-fata
l-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis"

[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Command-line args: [u'http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/safety-a
dvocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis/', u'-v']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2016.05.16
[debug] Python version 2.7.10 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-73010-gbb3703a, ffprobe N-73010-gbb3703a, rtmpdum
p 2.4
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[generic] safety-advocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis:
 Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic] safety-advocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis:
 Downloading webpage
[generic] safety-advocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis:
 Extracting information
ERROR: Unsupported URL: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/safety-advocat
es-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis/
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "youtube_dl\extractor\generic.pyo", line 1394, in _real_extract
  File "youtube_dl\compat.pyo", line 280, in compat_etree_fromstring
  File "youtube_dl\compat.pyo", line 269, in _XML
  File "xml\etree\ElementTree.pyo", line 1642, in feed
  File "xml\etree\ElementTree.pyo", line 1506, in _raiseerror
ParseError: undefined entity: line 6, column 92
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "youtube_dl\YoutubeDL.pyo", line 676, in extract_info
  File "youtube_dl\extractor\common.pyo", line 341, in extract
  File "youtube_dl\extractor\generic.pyo", line 2081, in _real_extract
UnsupportedError: Unsupported URL: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/saf
ety-advocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis/
...
<end of log>

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If the purpose of this issue is a site support request please provide all kinds of example URLs support for which should be included (replace following example URLs by yours):

• Single video: http://cbsloc.al/22e7Rst
• Single video: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/safety-advocates-say-fatal-car-seat-failures-are-public-health-crisis/
• Single video (different city): http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/indians-score-season-high-15-runs-in-blowout-win-over-reds-rapid-reaction/

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Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

I've noticed that other CBS sites are supported, but all CBS Local sites that I've tried have failed. Thank you for your consideration.

[yan12125]

Thanks for the report. CBS local sites will be supported in the next version.