Haystack News is one of the best ways to stream news. It’s free, it’s customizable, and there are very few ads. Now, the service is getting a major boost with the addition of CNN content.
Viewers can watch stories, segments and discussions from some of the most-watched shows on CNN including “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” “Erin Burnett Out Front,” and many more. You can use the service for free with ads or eliminate commercials for $4.99 / month.
“Haystack News is all about giving our viewers a choice in how they get their news, and with the addition of CNN, they now have another top-tier news provider offering new perspectives and quality journalism,” said Daniel Barreto, CEO and Co-Founder of Haystack News. “CNN is in good company with the 400+ news partners across the political and geographic spectrum already available on our TV and mobile apps, giving our viewers more options than anywhere else.”
When you download the Haystack News app, you get to choose which news sources and topics appear in your feed. Adding a thumbs-up or thumbs-down helps customize your feed in the future.
In addition to national networks like CNN and NewsNation, Haystack News includes coverage from 400 providers. Users will see reports from ABC Owned Television Stations, CBS Television Stations, Cox Media Group, Fox Television Stations, Hearst Television, Hubbard Broadcasting, Nexstar Media Group, Scripps, and more.
Network Affiliates Available on Haystack News
| State | City | Call Letters | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham, AL (Anniston-Tuscaloosa) | WVTM | NBC |
| Alabama | Dothan, AL | WDHN | ABC |
| Alabama | Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL | WHNT | CBS |
| Arizona | Phoenix, AZ (Prescott) | KSAZ | FOX |
| Arizona | Phoenix, AZ (Prescott) | KNXV | ABC |
| Arizona | Tucson, AZ (Sierra Vista) | KVOA | NBC |
| Arizona | Tucson, AZ (Sierra Vista) | KGUN | ABC |
| Arkansas | Ft. Smith-Fay-Springdale-Rogers, AR | KNWA | NBC |
| Arkansas | Ft. Smith-Fay-Springdale-Rogers, AR | KHBSDT | ABC |
| Arkansas | Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR | KARK | NBC |
| Arkansas | Monroe-El Dorado, AR | KARD | FOX |
| California | Bakersfield, CA | KGET | NBC |
| California | Fresno-Visalia, CA | KFSN | ABC |
| California | Los Angeles, CA | KCBS | CBS |
| California | Los Angeles, CA | KTTV | FOX |
| California | Los Angeles, CA | KABC | ABC |
| California | Monterey-Salinas, CA | KSBW | ABC |
| California | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA | KCRA | NBC |
| California | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA | KOVR | CBS |
| California | Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA | KTXL | FOX |
| California | San Diego, CA | KSWB | FOX |
| California | San Diego, CA | KGTV | ABC |
| California | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA | KPIX | CBS |
| California | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA | KTVU | FOX |
| California | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA | KGO | ABC |
| California | San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, California | KRON | Independent |
| California | Santa Barbara-San Marcos-San Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY | NBC |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO | KOAA | NBC |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO | KXRM | FOX |
| Colorado | Denver, CO | KCNC | CBS |
| Colorado | Denver, CO | KDVR | FOX |
| Colorado | Denver, CO | KMGH | ABC |
| Colorado | Grand Junction-Montrose, CO | KREX | CBS |
| Connecticut | Hartford-New Haven, CT | WTNH | ABC |
| Florida | Ft. Myers-Naples, FL | WFTX | FOX |
| Florida | Jacksonville, FL | WJAX | CBS |
| Florida | Jacksonville, FL | WFOX | FOX |
| Florida | Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL | WFOR | CBS |
| Florida | Mobile, AL-Penscaola, FL (Ft. Walt) | WKRG | CBS |
| Florida | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL | WESH | NBC |
| Florida | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL | WOFL | FOX |
| Florida | Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL | WFTV | ABC |
| Florida | Panama City, FL | WMBB | ABC |
| Florida | Tallahassee, FL - Thomasville, GA | WTXL | ABC |
| Florida | Tampa | WMOR | Independent |
| Florida | Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (Sarasota) | WFLA | NBC |
| Florida | Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (Sarasota) | WTVT | FOX |
| Florida | Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL (Sarasota) | WFTS | ABC |
| Florida | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL | WPTV | NBC |
| Florida | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL | WPBF | ABC |
| Georgia | Atlanta, GA | WAGA | FOX |
| Georgia | Atlanta, GA | WSB | ABC |
| Georgia | Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL) | WRBL | CBS |
| Georgia | Macon, GA | WMGT | NBC |
| Georgia | Savannah, GA | WSAV | NBC |
| Georgia | Savannah, GA | WJCL | ABC |
| Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | KHON | FOX |
| Idaho | Boise, ID | KIVI | ABC |
| Illinois | Chicago | WGN | Independent |
| Illinois | Chicago, IL | WBBM | CBS |
| Illinois | Chicago, IL | WFLD | FOX |
| Illinois | Chicago, IL | WLS | ABC |
| Illinois | Davenport, IA - Rock Island-Moline, IL | WHBF | CBS |
| Illinois | Peoria-Bloomington, IL | WMBD | CBS |
| Illinois | Rockford, IL | WQRF | FOX |
| Illinois | Springfield-Decatur-Champaign, IL | WCIA | CBS |
| Indiana | Evansville, IN | WEHT | ABC |
| Indiana | Ft. Wayne, IN | WANE | CBS |
| Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | WTTV | CBS |
| Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | WXIN | FOX |
| Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | WRTV | ABC |
| Indiana | Terre Haute, IN | WTWO | NBC |
| Iowa | Des Moines-Ames, IA | WHO | NBC |
| Iowa | Des Moines-Ames, IA | KCCI | CBS |
| Iowa | Sioux City, IA | KCAU | ABC |
| Kansas | Topeka, KS | KSNT | NBC |
| Kansas | Wichita-Hutchinson, KS | KSNW | NBC |
| Kentucky | Lexington, KY | WLEX | NBC |
| Kentucky | Lexington, KY | WDKY | FOX |
| Kentucky | Louisville, KY | WLKY | CBS |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | WGMB | FOX |
| Louisiana | Lafayette, LA | KLFY | CBS |
| Louisiana | Lafayette, LA | KATC | ABC |
| Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | WDSU | NBC |
| Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | WGNO | ABC |
| Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | KTAL | NBC |
| Maine | Portland-Auburn, ME | WGME | CBS |
| Maine | Portland-Auburn, ME | WMTW | ABC |
| Maryland | Baltimore, MD | WBAL | NBC |
| Maryland | Baltimore, MD | WJZ | CBS |
| Maryland | Baltimore, MD | WMAR | ABC |
| Maryland | Salisbury, MD | WRDE | NBC |
| Maryland | Salisbury, MD | WBOC | CBS |
| Massachusetts | Boston | WHDH | Independent |
| Massachusetts | Boston, MA (Manchester) | WBZ | CBS |
| Massachusetts | Boston, MA (Manchester) | WFXT | FOX |
| Massachusetts | Boston, MA (Manchester) | WCVB | ABC |
| Massachusetts | Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA | WPRI | CBS |
| Massachusetts | Springfield-Holyoke, MA | WWLP | NBC |
| Massachusetts/New Hampshire | Boston, MA (Manchester) | WMUR | ABC |
| Michigan | Detroit, MI | WWJ | CBS |
| Michigan | Detroit, MI | WJBK | FOX |
| Michigan | Detroit, MI | WXYZ | ABC |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI | WOOD | NBC |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI | WXMI | FOX |
| Michigan | Lansing, MI | WLNS | CBS |
| Michigan | Lansing, MI | WSYM | FOX |
| Michigan | Marquette | WJMN | Independent |
| Minnesota | Duluth-Superior, MN | WDIO | ABC |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | WCCO | CBS |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | KMSP | FOX |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | KSTP | ABC |
| Minnesota | Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN | KAAL | ABC |
| Mississippi | Biloxi-Gulfport, MS | WXXV | FOX |
| Mississippi | Jackson, MS | WJTV | CBS |
| Mississippi | Jackson, MS | WAPT | ABC |
| Missouri | Kansas City, MO | KSHB | NBC |
| Missouri | Kansas City, MO | WDAF | FOX |
| Missouri | Kansas City, MO | KMBC | ABC |
| Missouri | Springfield, MO | KOLR | CBS |
| Missouri | St. Louis, MO | KTVI | FOX |
| Missouri/Kansas | Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KS | KSNF | NBC |
| Montana | Billings, MT | KTVQ | CBS |
| Montana | Bozeman, MT | KBZK | CBS |
| Montana | Butte-Bozeman, MT | KXLF | CBS |
| Montana | Great Falls, MT | KRTV | CBS |
| Montana | Helena, MT | KTVH | NBC |
| Montana | Helena, MT | KXLH | CBS |
| Montana | Missoula, MT | KPAX | CBS |
| Nebraska | Omaha, NE | KMTV | CBS |
| Nebraska | Omaha, NE | KETV | ABC |
| Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | KLAS | CBS |
| Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | KTNV | ABC |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM | KOB | NBC |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM | KRQEDT | CBS |
| New York | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WNYT | NBC |
| New York | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WTEN | ABC |
| New York | Binghamton, NY | WIVT | ABC |
| New York | Buffalo, NY | WIVB | CBS |
| New York | Buffalo, NY | WKBW | ABC |
| New York | Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY | WFFF | FOX |
| New York | Elmira, NY (Corning) | WETM | NBC |
| New York | New York, NY | WCBS | CBS |
| New York | New York, NY | WNYW | FOX |
| New York | New York, NY | WABC | ABC |
| New York | Rochester, NY | WHEC | NBC |
| New York | Rochester, NY | WROC | CBS |
| New York | Syracuse, NY | WSYR | ABC |
| New York | Utica, NY | WFXV | FOX |
| New York | Watertown, NY | WWTI | ABC |
| New York/New Jersey | New York-Newark | News 12 | Independent |
| North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | WJZY | FOX |
| North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | WSOCDT | ABC |
| North Carolina | Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC | WXII | NBC |
| North Carolina | Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC | WGHP | FOX |
| North Carolina | Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC | WNCT | CBS |
| North Carolina | Raleigh-Durham, NC (Fayetteville) | WNCN | CBS |
| North Carolina | Raleigh-Durham, NC (Fayetteville) | WTVD | ABC |
| North Carolina | Wilmington, NC | WWAY | CBS |
| North Dakota | Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND (Williston) | KXMC | CBS |
| Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | WLWT | NBC |
| Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | WCPO | ABC |
| Ohio | Cleveland-Akron, OH (Canton) | WJW | FOX |
| Ohio | Cleveland-Akron, OH (Canton) | WEWS | ABC |
| Ohio | Columbus, OH | WCMH | NBC |
| Ohio | Dayton, OH | WDTN | NBC |
| Ohio | Dayton, OH | WHIO | CBS |
| Ohio | Youngstown, OH | WKBN | CBS |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | KFOR | NBC |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | KOCO | ABC |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | KJRH | NBC |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | KOKI | FOX |
| Oklahoma | Wichita Falls, TX - Lawton, OK | KFDX | NBC |
| Pennsylvania | Erie, PA | WJET | ABC |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA | WGAL | NBC |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA | WHTM | ABC |
| Pennsylvania | Johnstown-Altoona-State College, PA | WTAJ | CBS |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | KYW | CBS |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | WTXF | FOX |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | KPVI | ABC |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | WPXI | NBC |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | KDKA | CBS |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | WTAE | ABC |
| Pennsylvania | Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazelton, PA | WBRE | NBC |
| South Carolina | Augusta, GA-Aiken, SC | WJBF | ABC |
| South Carolina | Charleston, SC | WCBD | NBC |
| South Carolina | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC - Asheville-Anderson, NC | WYFF | NBC |
| South Carolina | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC - Asheville-Anderson, NC | WSPA | CBS |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC | WBTW | CBS |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD (Mitchell) | KELO | CBS |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga, TN | WDEF | CBS |
| Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | WATE | ABC |
| Tennessee | Memphis, TN | WREG | CBS |
| Tennessee | Memphis, TN | WHBQ | FOX |
| Tennessee | Nashville, TN | WTVF | CBS |
| Tennessee | Nashville, TN | WKRN | ABC |
| Tennessee | Tri-Cities, TN-VA | WJHL | CBS |
| Texas | Abilene-Sweetwater, TX | KTAB | CBS |
| Texas | Amarillo, TX | KAMR | NBC |
| Texas | Austin, TX | KXAN | NBC |
| Texas | Austin, TX | KTBC | FOX |
| Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | KRIS | NBC |
| Texas | Corpus Christi, TX | KZTV | CBS |
| Texas | Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | KTVT | CBS |
| Texas | Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | KDFW | FOX |
| Texas | El Paso, TX (Las Cruces) | KTSM | NBC |
| Texas | Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville, TX | KVEO | NBC |
| Texas | Houston, TX | KRIV | FOX |
| Texas | Houston, TX | KTRK | ABC |
| Texas | Odessa-Midland, TX | KMID | ABC |
| Texas | Tyler-Longview, TX | KETK | NBC |
| Texas | Waco | KYLE | Independent |
| Texas | Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX | KXXV | ABC |
| Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | KSTU | FOX |
| Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | KTVX | ABC |
| Vermont/New York | Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY | WPTZ | NBC |
| Virginia | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA | WAVY | NBC |
| Virginia | Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA | WTKR | CBS |
| Virginia | Richmond-Petersburg, VA | WTVR | CBS |
| Virginia | Richmond-Petersburg, VA | WRIC | ABC |
| Virginia | Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA | WFXR | FOX |
| Washington | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | KIRO | CBS |
| Washington | Seattle-Tacoma, WA | KCPQ | FOX |
| Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown, MD) | WTTG | FOX |
| Washington, D.C. | Washington, DC | WDVM | Independent |
| West Virginia | Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV | WVNS | CBS |
| West Virginia | Charleston -Huntington, WV | WOWK | CBS |
| West Virginia | Clarksburg-Weston, WV | WBOY | ABC |
| West Virginia | Wheeling-Steubenville, WV | WTRF | CBS |
| West Virginia | Wheeling-Steubenville, WV | WTRF | ABC |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay-Appleton, WI | WGBA | NBC |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay-Appleton, WI | WFRV | CBS |
| Wisconsin | La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI | WLAX | FOX |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | WTMJ | NBC |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | WITI | FOX |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | WISN | ABC |