More than three dozen local television stations owned by Gray Media have started airing an afternoon newscast from the company’s national news service Local News Live.
The one-hour newscast features stories aggregated from Gray Media’s local newsrooms across the country and the company’s Washington, D.C. bureau. A total of 37 Gray Media stations are airing the one-hour program in the afternoons, the company said in a statement.
The show offered to local TV stations is hosted by Debra Alfarone, the anchor of Local News Live and Gray Media’s national correspondent.
“Local News Live is uniquely positioned to deliver the stories the nation is talking about through a distinctly local lens,” Lisa Allen, the General Manager of Gray Media’s Washington, D.C. operation, said this week. “We are excited to increase our footprint and deliver impactful news and information to millions more viewers.”
Beyond the one-hour block, Local News Live airs 24 hours a day through its own free, ad-supported streaming TV service, and several hours from the channel are also distributed on Gray Media’s local TV news streams in the overnight hours.
