Platform Grows to Nearly 600 Local News FAST Channels — Unmatched Local News Reach in Free Streaming
Local Now offers more local news than any other streaming service in the nation. Our collaboration with Gray keeps viewers informed with up-to-the-minute news, weather, and sports no matter where they are.— Byron Allen, Chairman and CEO of Local Now
Local Now has unveiled a significant growth step for its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service — teaming up with Gray Media to add 111 of its top-rated local television FAST channels to the Local Now free-streaming platform.
This move further cements Local Now’s standing as the biggest provider of free local news and TV coverage across the United States. Boasting roughly 600 channels nationwide – the 370 standalone local news channels plus its 223 Local Now channels – Local Now reaches all 210 markets throughout the country.
With this major launch complete, Local Now is pressing forward with its aggressive growth plans. While the group of 28 traditional broadcast television networks 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 platform.
“Local Now provides the most local news of any streaming platform in the nation,” stated Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Local Now. “Our partnership with Gray Media guarantees that our audience stays in touch with the real-time news, weather, and sports that are most important to them, wherever they happen to be. Through our broadcast partner network and our proprietary hyper-local technology, Local Now remains dedicated to offering premium, trusted local journalism to every community across America, completely free of charge.”
As of today, all 111 Gray Media stations are being integrated into Local Now’s complete app ecosystem – to see the full list of stations/markets, visit:
https://www.weathergroup.com/greylocalnow2026
Local Now delivers localized news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment, which are automatically customized based on a user’s device geolocation. The app is accessible for free on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Google TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung TV Plus, Android, and iOS devices.
ABOUT LOCAL NOW
The digital platform Local Now stands as America’s premier free-streaming service for local news and entertainment, offering localized content to more than 220 markets in the U.S. and featuring an extensive library of movies and TV shows from Hollywood’s major studios. It provides hundreds of live channels with a wide array of top-tier talent and marquee content partners. Local Now’s cutting-edge streaming platform also produces original local news, weather, and information, tailored by market, so viewers can effortlessly stay connected to what matters most to them. Local Now is available across nearly all platforms, including OTT on connected TV, Mobile, and Web. For additional details, please visit: www.localnow.com
Eric Peterkofsky
LOCAL NOW
Eric@es.tv
