WGN-TV+ is a streaming service providing Chicago-focused news and entertainment for smart TV platforms including Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire. The app delivers live newscasts, breaking news coverage, and exclusive video content from the long-standing local station. It serves as a digital extension of WGN-TV's broadcast programming for cord-cutting viewers.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Chicago-area residents and viewers seeking local news, weather, and sports coverage on connected TV devices.
What does it look like?
Key features
Provides access to regularly scheduled live newscasts and real-time breaking news coverage.
Features a browsable archive of clips covering the day's top stories and WGN-TV+ exclusive programming.
Optimized for smart TV ecosystems including Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
Nexstar Broadcasting
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for WGN-TV +
How's the News market?
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for WGN-TV +
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
WGN-TV+ is a free, ad-supported streaming hub that brings WGN's legacy local news and entertainment directly to smart TV platforms.
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