WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gray Television has officially flipped the switch and fired up a streaming news network that provides live news coverage from Gray’s 113 television markets and its bureau in the Nation’s Capital.
Introducing Local News Live, now available on more than 500 Gray Television station websites, connected TV apps, and mobile apps. It’s also available on Gray stations during non-local news hours on several FAST channels.
Local News Live originally launched to provide content on stations’ streaming platforms during time periods between live-streamed local newscasts, Gray said on Tuesday. The new configuration provides streaming audiences continuous access to local and national news feeds on designated channels housed within station Connected TV apps and websites.
Gray Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland commented, “Our viewers value both local news and the unique, local perspectives on national stories Local News Live provides. Our goal is to give those viewers the flexibility to watch all the content they are looking for, at any time, from a trusted source.”
At 2pm Eastern each day is what Gray is calling Local News Live’s “signature program,” led by anchor and National Correspondent Debra Alfarone. The hour-long broadcast features top stories from Gray stations across the country; Alfarone also fronts “The Good Side,” highlighting what Gray markets as “solutions-based stories and people who are making a difference across America.”
Lisa Allen, GM of Gray’s Washington operations, said of Alfarone, “Debra is able to take viewers inside the headlines America is talking about, with deeper context from local reporters who know the stories and the communities where they are happening best.”
In addition to the expanded streaming opportunities, Local News Live at 2:00 p.m. will air live on WIS-TV, Gray’s NBC Affiliate in Columbia, S.C., branded as “NEWS 10.”
Local News Live is based out of Gray’s Washington, D.C. News Bureau.
