Local Now is a free streaming app that mixes national movies and shows with something most free services skip entirely: your actual local news and weather.

What Is Local Now?

Local Now is a free, ad-supported streaming app that combines on-demand movies and TV with live local news, weather, and traffic channels tied to your specific city or region. It’s backed by major U.S. broadcast station groups, so the local content comes from real local news teams.

Is Local Now Free?

Yes, completely. Local Now is ad-supported with no subscription fee and no account required to start watching.

How to Install Local Now on Fire TV

Local Now is available directly in the Amazon Appstore, so it doesn’t need to be sideloaded. Search “Local Now” from your Fire TV home screen, or use the button below.

Download Local Now
This links to Local Now’s official website.

Yes. Local Now is a legitimate, licensed streaming service operated by established broadcast companies, not a gray-market app — all of its content is properly licensed for streaming.

We do not condone the infringement of copyrighted material. Upgrade Guy does not verify if applications carry the needed licensing for the media that is accessed. If you feel like anything we have posted violates copyright laws, feel free to contact us so we can remove any issues.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Local Now show my actual local news?

Yes. Local Now pulls in live news, weather, and traffic from broadcast stations tied to your region, in addition to national on-demand content.

Do I need an account to watch Local Now?

No account is required to start watching — it’s free and ad-supported from the start.

Is Local Now available outside the United States?

Local Now is primarily built around U.S. local markets, so some live local channels may not be available outside the US.

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