ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NewsON, a venture dedicated to distributing local news nationwide across multiple platforms, today announced the addition of WDAY-TV 6, the first local news station to join NewsON from North Dakota.
Owned by Forum Communications Company, WDAY-TV 6 is North Dakota’s ABC affiliate station, a local news leader since taking the air in 1953. Forum Communications Company is a diversified multimedia news company that owns and operates television stations, newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada.
“We are excited to welcome WDAY-TV 6 to our expanding group of participating stations,” said Louis Gump, CEO of NewsON. “The addition of WDAY as the station that brings NewsON to our 100th market is very fitting. We strive to connect communities with local news in markets across the country much as Forum and WDAY find innovative ways to connect with their local communities every day.”
“With NewsON, WDAY-TV 6 local news viewers have another great way to access local news across their mobile devices and Roku TV,” said Mari Ossenfort, Vice President of Broadcasting for Forum Communications and General Manager at WDAY. “Making our products available on as many platforms as possible is important to us. We’re always looking for new ways to expand our reach and provide important local news to our dedicated viewers and NewsON helps us reach that goal.”
With the addition of WDAY, NewsON now features video content from 142 stations in 100 markets covering 48 of the top 50 markets and 80% of the U.S. population.
NewsON is the first-of-its-kind service that provides consumers with access to live and on-demand local newscasts as well as local news clips on mobile and connected TV devices. The free, ad-supported app features flexible navigation that encourages discovery, offering instant access to broadcast-quality video. It also enables users to search by market via an interactive map and for curated content linking coverage of breaking news events from multiple stations. The NewsON app has received a very favorable response from users, with positive ratings as well as expressions of gratitude for its service across platforms.
The NewsON app is available for Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phone and tablet, and on the Roku platform on Roku players and Roku TVs. Download NewsON from iTunes, Google Play and Roku Channel Store.
About NewsON
NewsON provides a nationwide lineup of local news from trusted, credible TV stations, giving consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips. NewsON is available for Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phone and tablet, and Roku devices, and offers a free, ad-supported app which features instant access to broadcast-quality video. The NewsON ownership group includes the ABC Owned Television Station Group, Cox Media Group, Hearst Television, Hubbard Broadcasting, Media General, Raycom Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group, and also includes additional station groups that are dedicated to serving customers across platforms in their communities and beyond.
