FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television service (FAST), will now be available to DIRECTV customers effective today, announced its president Sharri Berg.
In making the announcement Berg said, “As the fastest growing weather service, we are excited to expand our relationship with DIRECTV to bring our crucial coverage to their audience.”
Available to all DIRECTV customers with the Entertainment package or higher, FOX Weather will now be accessible to millions of satellite subscribers with an internet-connected set top box on channel 363 and by using the DIRECTV App. The network continues to be available to customers who stream DIRECTV satellite free.
Since launching in October 2021, FOX Weather has added a number of distribution partners including Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV, Verizon Fios, The Roku Channel, Fubo, YouTube TV, YouTube.com, Fire TV Channels, Xumo Play, Hulu + Live TV, TCLtv+, DISH Network and Sling TV, among others. The service continues to be available via simulcast each weekday morning on FOX Business Network from 5-6 AM/ET and weekend mornings from 6-9 AM/ET, as well as via FOX Television Station Diginets in top markets including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, among others.
FOX Weather is a 24/7 free ad-supported television service (FAST) operated by FOX News Media. The service builds upon FOX News Channel’s expansive news gathering units & FOX Television Stations’ (FTS) added resources with a combined 120 meteorologists for a comprehensive suite of weather products featuring local, regional, and national reporting, in addition to live programming. Utilizing multiple radar systems, including an immersive mobile 3D radar, FOX Weather offers users an innovative approach to forecasting, including coverage surrounding all weather patterns, from immediate to long-term. Available at foxweather.com and through the FOX Weather app for iOS and Android, FOX Weather is on internet-connected TVs via the FOX News app, Samsung TV Plus, The Roku Channel, Fire TV Channels, Amazon Freevee, Vizio WatchFree+, Xumo Play, TCLtv+, LG Channels, Plex, Tubi, Pluto TV, YouTube.com, Sling Freestream, DIRECTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, Cox Communications, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Optimum, DISH Network, Audacy and Tune-In. FOX Weather is also accessible across FTS’s full Diginet footprint, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston, Washington, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa Bay, Minneapolis, Detroit, Orlando, Milwaukee, and Austin.
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