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How to Watch Fox Local on VIZIO Smart TV

You can stream Fox Local on VIZIO Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming Fox Local using your VIZIO Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your VIZIO Smart TV while using Fox Local.


Fox Local

FOX LOCAL is an ad-supported video streaming service for news, top stories, local and national coverage. The service presently offers local news from Detroit, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. It will soon expand to include Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St.Paul, Milwaukee, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa.

The platform also includes national live streams from FOX Weather, Fox Soul, and LiveNOW from FOX.

VIZIO Smart TV

VIZIO Smart TV can be used to watch Live TV Streaming Services and On Demand Streaming Services.

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Can you stream Fox Local on VIZIO Smart TV?

How to Sign Up and Download Fox Local on VIZIO Smart TV

Unfortunately, Fox Local is not currently available natively using VIZIO Smart TV. Fox Local may launch a native app for VIZIO Smart TV in the future, but for now you can only stream using Google Cast (2016+ models).

You can still watch Fox Local on other devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV, Mac, Windows, and Sony Smart TV.

Google Cast

  1. Install the Fox Local iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
  2. Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
  3. Start playing the content in the Fox Local app and select the Google Cast icon.
  4. Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.

How to Sign Up for Fox Local on Other Streaming Devices

If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use Fox Local on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV, Mac, Windows, and Sony Smart TV.


TV Shows

The service currently offers the local news produced by FOX TV stations in owned-and-operated (O&O) markets, FOX Weather coverage, and the video streams for LiveNOW from FOX and Fox Soul.

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