Brings Local Now to Close to 600 Local News FAST Channels — The Biggest Local News Reach in Free-Streaming
Local Now offers more local news than any other streaming service in the nation. The collaboration with Gray keeps viewers linked to up-to-the-minute news, weather, and sports no matter where they are.”— Byron Allen, Chairman and CEO of Local Now
Local Now revealed today a significant growth of its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service — through a collaboration with Gray Media to add 111 of their top-performing local television FAST channels to the Local Now free-streaming platform.
This move reinforces Local Now's standing as the biggest provider of complimentary local news and television programming in the U.S. With around 600 channels nationwide – the 370 independent local news channels plus its 223 Local Now channels – Local Now reaches all 210 markets across the nation.
Following this major launch, Local Now is pushing forward with its rapid growth plans. While the collection of 28 conventional broadcast television groups offers in-depth local channels, Local Now's own channels, refreshed around the clock, ensure that every media market in the U.S. receives tailored, live local content on the Local Now service.
“Local Now provides the most local news of any streaming platform in the U.S.,” stated Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Local Now. “Our alliance with Gray Media guarantees our audience can remain linked to real-time news, weather, and sports that are most important to them regardless of location. Through our broadcast partner network and our advanced hyper-local technology, Local Now stays dedicated to offering superior, reliable local journalism to every community throughout America, completely at no cost.”
As of today, all 111 Gray Media stations will be integrated into Local Now's complete app ecosystem – for a complete list of the stations/markets see:
https://www.weathergroup.com/greylocalnow2026
Local Now offers localized news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment, effortlessly tailored by a user's device location. The app is freely accessible across Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Google TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung TV Plus, Android, and iOS devices.
ABOUT LOCAL NOW
The digital service Local Now is the premier free-streaming platform for local news and entertainment in the U.S., offering localized content to more than 220 markets nationwide and featuring an extensive library of movies and TV series from Hollywood's major studios. It provides hundreds of live channels with a broad lineup of top-tier talent and notable content partners. Local Now's advanced streaming technology also delivers original local news, weather, and information, customized by market, allowing viewers to easily keep in touch with what matters most. Local Now is accessible on nearly all platforms across OTT on connected TV, Mobile, and Web. For further details, visit: www.localnow.com
Eric Peterkofsky
LOCAL NOW
Eric@es.tv
