WGN-TV Expands Online News Offerings

Starting today, Tribune is making content from its independent WGN-TV Chicago (DMA 3) available via WGN-TV branded applications on several platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google’s Android TV, where WGN-TV is offering news, lifestyle and entertainment segments as video-on-demand content.

WGN-TV is also available on Amazon’s voice-activated Alexa service, via flash news briefing. Platform users can search for WGN-TV to access content on the device of their choice.

On the WGN-TV application, users can find archive content, digital exclusives, expanded news segments and a wide range of WGN-TV’s news segments including weather, Dean’s Movie Reviews and recipes from the hottest restaurants in town.

“WGN-TV was the first local television station in Chicago to have a website, and the first Chicago station to live stream via our WGN-TV app.  We want to be where our viewers are, and now, with the addition of WGN-TV to services like Roku, Amazon and Google, Chicago’s Very Own will be there,” said Paul Rennie, the station’s GM. “And via Alexa, we’ll be updating local news throughout the day.”