Expands Local Now to Nearly 600 Local News FAST channels — The Largest Local News Footprint in Free-Streaming

Local Now delivers the most local news of any streaming platform in the county. Our partnership with Gray ensures viewers stay connected to real-time news, weather, and sports wherever they may be.”

— Byron Allen, Chairman and CEO of Local Now

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Local Now today announced a major expansion of its free streaming television (FAST) platform — by partnering with Gray Media to bring 111 of their highly rated local television FAST channels onto the Local Now free-streaming platform.

The expansion solidifies Local Now’s position as the largest source of free local news and television coverage in the United States. With approximately 600 channels nationwide – the 370 standalone local news channels in addition to its 223 Local Now channels – Local Now has a presence in all 210 markets across the country.

Following this landmark rollout, Local Now is continuing its aggressive expansion strategy. While the network of 28 traditional broadcast television groups provides deep-dive local channels, Local Now’s proprietary channels, updated 24/7, guarantee that every single media market in the U.S. has customized, real-time local coverage on the Local Now platform.

“Local Now delivers the most local news of any streaming platform in the country,” said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Local Now. “Our partnership with Gray Media ensures our viewers can stay connected to real-time news, weather, and sports that matter most to them wherever they may be. Between our broadcast partner network and our proprietary hyper-local technology, Local Now remains committed to delivering premium, trusted local journalism to every community in America, entirely for free.”

Starting today, all 111 Gray Media stations will be added to Local Now’s entire app ecosystem – for a full list of the stations/markets see:
https://www.weathergroup.com/greylocalnow2026

Local Now provides localized news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment, customized seamlessly by a user’s device geolocation. The app is widely available 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 is the leading free-streaming service for local news and entertainment in America, delivering localized content to over 220 markets in the U.S. and boasting an endless supply of movies and TV shows from Hollywood’s biggest studios. It offers hundreds of live channels that feature an extensive roster of superstar talent and marquee content partners. Local Now’s state-of-the-art streaming platform also delivers original local news, weather, and information, customized by market, so viewers can easily stay connected to what matters to them most. Local Now is available on nearly all platforms across OTT on connected TV, Mobile and Web. For more information, please visit: www.localnow.com

Eric Peterkofsky
LOCAL NOW
Eric@es.tv

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