Vizio is bringing native TV channels to a few of their customers immediately by way of their good TV working system. Vizio customers in choose cities will now have free entry to their native Fox or Grey TV channels by way of Vizio’s WatchFree Plus, an app on Vizio good TVs, the corporate stated Wednesday.
Vizio customers in 10 cities, together with Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington, DC, will now be capable of watch their native Fox stations by way of WatchFree Plus. Prospects in one other 10 cities, which embrace Kansas Metropolis, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; and Charlotte, North Carolina, can have entry to their native Grey Tv stations.
“We’re thrilled to associate with VIZIO in launching these native channels on WatchFree Plus,” Pat LaPlatney, the Co-CEO of Grey Tv, stated in a weblog put up on Wednesday. “From Atlanta to Phoenix to Cleveland, viewers can now keep linked to their native information, climate, and sports activities, all with the comfort of their VIZIO Sensible TV.”
Vizio has already partnered with CBS stations in New York Metropolis and Los Angeles, together with Information 12 in New York, to offer native TV channels to its viewers by way of WatchFree Plus. The app additionally consists of content material from Bloomberg Originals, CBC Information, CBS Information, CNN RePlay, FOX Climate, LiveNow from FOX, NBC Information Now, Reuters, Scripps Information, The Hill, USA Right this moment, WeatherNation and Yahoo Finance, amongst others.
Vizio’s push into native markets may assist bolster the attraction of their good TV system, which was redesigned final month. Most customers want native channels not just for information and climate but additionally for native sports activities and leisure protection. Many native broadcast channels are included in cable packages, in addition to in some reside TV streaming providers. Wire cutters can even get native networks totally free through the use of an antenna, although you will should pay for the gear. The inclusion of those channels right into a available app might be interesting to some customers.
Here is the complete record of Fox and Grey TV stations on Vizio’s WatchFree Plus:
Fox channels:
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WAGA (FOX 5 – Atlanta) – Ch. 945
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WTTG (FOX 5 – Washington, DC) – Ch. 946
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WJBK (FOX 2 – Detroit) – Ch. 947
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KDFW (FOX 4 – Dallas) – Ch. 948
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WTVT (FOX 13 – Tampa Bay, Florida) – Ch. 949
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KTVU (FOX 2 – San Francisco) – Ch. 950
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WTXF (FOX 29 – Philadelphia) – Ch. 951
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WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando, Florida) – Ch. 952
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KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) – Ch. 953
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KTTV (FOX 11 – Los Angeles) – Ch. 955
Grey Tv channels:
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WANF Atlanta Information First (Unbiased – Atlanta) – Ch. 961
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KTVK/KPHO Arizona’s Household (CBS 5 – Phoenix) – Ch. 962
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WOIO Cleveland 19 Information (CBS 19 – Cleveland/Akron) – Ch. 963
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WBTV Information (CBS 3 – Charlotte, North Carolina) – Ch. 964
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KPTV (FOX 12 – Portland, Oregon) – Ch. 965
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KMOV4 Information (CBS 4 – St. Louis) – Ch. 966
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WSMV4 Information (CBS 4 – Nashville, Tennessee) – Ch. 967
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KCTV5 Information (CBS 5 – Kansas Metropolis, Missouri) – Ch. 968
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WFSB Eyewitness Information 3 (CBS 3 – Hartford/New Haven, Connecticut) – Ch. 969
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WXIX-TV (FOX19 Now – Cincinnati) – Ch. 970