NewsON Partners with News Press & Gazette to Add Eight New Stations

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NewsON, the nation’s largest, free multiplatform streaming service for local news content, is pleased to announce it has added eight new stations to its lineup in partnership with News Press & Gazette (NPG).

The following NPG stations are now available to stream via NewsON:

• KION - Monterey, CA
• KESQ - Palm Springs, CA
• KEYT - Santa Barbara, CA
• KRDO - Colorado Springs, CO
• KIFI - Idaho Falls, ID
• KMIZ - Columbia, MO
• KTVZ - Bend, OR
• KVIA - El Paso, TX

NPG serves diverse markets in the Midwest and Western regions of the US, delivering local news, information and community-focused content.

“NPG is pleased to expand the footprint of our local station brands and take advantage of the excellent streaming technology offered by this new partnership with NewsON,” said Michael Fabac, Vice President of Content and Station Promotion for NPG.

NewsON offers live and on-demand local newscasts, FAST channels, and news clips from over 23 television broadcast ownership groups, providing viewers instant access to local news content from 286 local TV stations covering 91% of the US population.

“We’re pleased to have NPG stations join our lineup. With more local news content from additional markets across the US, we’re aligned in our goal of increasing the reach and impact of local news,” said Ron Stitt, VP/General Manager of NewsON.

NewsON is free to download with no login required on Roku devices, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung, Android TV, Web, iOS and Android mobile devices. Additional apps for Vizio and LG are also in development.

About NewsON:

NewsON is the nation’s largest aggregator of local news content. Owned by Sinclair Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), NewsON provides a nationwide lineup of local news from 275+ trusted, credible TV stations, giving consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips from 135+ markets covering over 90% of the U.S. population. NewsON is free to download with no login required on Roku devices, Amazon Fire TV, and iOS and Android mobile devices, and offers a free, ad-supported app which features instant access to broadcast-quality video. NewsON includes local television newscasts from 23 station ownership groups, dedicated to serving customers across platforms and harnessing the strength of the local television industry at national scale.

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