NewsON Partners with Lilly Broadcasting to Expand Coverage in NY and PA
April 1, 2025 – NewsON, the nation’s largest streaming service for local news content, today announced the addition of Erie News Now and WENY to its lineup of local news channels available for streaming in the NewsON app. The stations, owned by Lilly Broadcasting, provide coverage in Erie, PA and Elmira-Corning, NY, further expanding NewsON’s coverage on the East coast.
- Erie News Now provides news, weather, sports and community Coverage You Can Count On in northwestern Pennsylvania.
- WENY News serves the Twin Tiers region of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania with local news, weather and sports.
NewsON provides a nationwide selection of local news from 285+ trusted TV stations, giving viewers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips from 150+ markets covering over 90% of the U.S. population.
With the addition of Erie News Now and WENY, NewsON continues to strengthen its commitment to delivering trusted, real-time and on demand news coverage. Audiences in New York and Pennsylvania can stream breaking news, weather, sports and in-depth reporting from their local communities.
“We’re always looking to bring new stations to our platform, and we are pleased to expand coverage for our viewers in partnership with Lilly Broadcasting,” said Ron Stitt, VP/General Manager, NewsON.
“We’re excited to expand the reach of the local content our stations produce for the community,” said Doug Rogers, Digital Manager for Lilly Broadcasting. “NewsON offers us a new opportunity to connect with viewers searching for local news, weather and sports on streaming devices.”
NewsON is free to download with no login required on Roku devices, Amazon FireTV, Samsung, Android TV, VIZIO, Web, iOS and Android.
About NewsON
NewsON is the nation’s largest aggregator of local news content. Owned by Sinclair Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), NewsON provides a nationwide lineup of local news from 285+ trusted, credible TV stations, giving consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips from 150+ markets covering over 90% of the U.S. population. NewsON is free to download with no login required on VIZIO, Roku devices, Amazon FireTV, Samsung, Android TV, Web, iOS and Android mobile devices and offers a free, ad-supported app, which features instant access to broadcast-quality video. NewsON includes local television newscasts from 25 station ownership groups, dedicated to serving customers across platforms and harnessing the strength of the local television industry at national scale.
About Lilly Broadcasting
Lilly Broadcasting is a family-owned, privately-held media company which owns and operates television and radio stations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. The company also created the network One Caribbean Television, which can be seen in more than 30 countries. Founded in 1999 by brothers Brian and Kevin Lilly, the company is headquartered in Erie, Pa.
Media Contacts:
NewsON: Jessica Bellucci jbellucci-c@sbgtv.com
Lilly Broadcasting: Doug Rogers drogers@lillybroadcasting.com
