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AccuWeather Launches FAST Channel on Vizio WatchFree+

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For an even more personalized experience, AccuWeather has also launched a custom app on the Vizio platform

AccuWeather Now on Vizio TV.
AccuWeather Now on a Vizio TV. (Image credit: AccuWeather)

AccuWeather said AccuWeather Now, its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel, has launched on WatchFree+, Vizio’s free streaming platform.

For an even more personalized experience, AccuWeather has also launched a custom app on the Vizio platform. The app delivers ZIP code-specific local forecast information and national weather news video, providing expert insights and severe weather alerts to help keep people safer and better informed, the company said.

In addition to Vizio, AccuWeather Now is also carried on Roku, Xumo, LG and other platforms.

“We are thrilled to be working with Vizio to bring the most recognized and most accurate forecasts and warnings as well as comprehensive and compelling weather content to their community,” AccuWeather CEO Steven R. Smith said. “At AccuWeather, we are committed to providing unparalleled weather insights and forecasts that help people, communities and companies stay safer and make the best weather-impacted decisions. We are delighted to strengthen that commitment to the Vizio universe.”

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George Winslow
George Winslow

George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.