Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, FOX Corporation has removed sign-in requirements to view live online feeds of its owned-and-operated affiliates, as well as FOX News Channel.
Regional FOX O&O stations include KMSP/9 (Minneapolis) and WITI/6 (Milwaukee).
The stations and FNC can now be viewed through FOX.com and the FOX Now app without having to sign in to a cable or satellite provider. The local station feeds are separate from the free online streams of local newscasts.
Additionally, FOX News Channel is going into free preview mode for cable and satellite customers who don’t normally receive the channel, according to the announcement.
FOX News Channel appears to be the first major U.S. cable news network to drop sign-in requirements. Several Canadian networks took the same step last week.