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Country | United States |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations |
Parent | Comcast |
History | |
Launched | May 2020 |
Closed | July 16, 2024 (OTA only) |
Former names |
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Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Formerly available in many markets via digital subchannels, mainly on NBC or Telemundo-owned stations | |
Streaming media | |
Service(s) | FuboTV, Peacock, Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo, Pluto TV, Hulu, Youtube TV |
NBC LX Home is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) streaming channel and a former American digital subchannel network. The channel is a brand for original home and lifestyle content, originally for the NBCUniversal-owned television stations. LX is short for Local X, with the "X" standing for "exponential". NBC LX Home is a part of the station group's multicast division LXTV, led by senior vice president Meredith McGinn, content strategy vice president Matt Goldberg and managing editor Meagan Harris. [1]
NBC LX Home is available on over-the-top for Peacock, FuboTV, Xumo, Samsung TV Plus, and to viewers of The Roku Channel, social media and via its website. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was available on terrestrial television and Xfinity cable in select television markets.
In July 2024, NBC LX Home on over-the-air television stations was rebranded as NBC American Crimes, a format airing true crime programming. A new iteration of NBC LX Home launched on free ad-supported streaming television afterwards.
The channel's roots trace back to 2009 when NBCUniversal's previous news & lifestyle multicast network NBC Nonstop (now known as classic TV-formatted Cozi TV) was launched on its owned and operated station group, mostly on NBC-O&O affiliates that previously carried NBC Weather Plus. Its programming included core shows from LXTV.
LX content features long form content, a switch from prior NBCUniversal efforts at NBC News Now with Briefly and Snapchat news show Stay Tuned, created to reach Gen Z and millennials. [5] With the broadcast network and streaming television channel, there will be two live programming blocks (7-10 AM and PM) of three hour daily newscasts produced at KXAS. LX programming originally came from station groups and the owned and separately operated LXTV Productions, with the expectation to license additional content to fill out the day. [1] The additional content comes from Jukin Media, Tastemade and The Dodo. The main newscast when launched will be two hours long. [4]
NBCU stations' desire to reach younger audiences led to the creation of the LX content brand. On September 23, 2019, the station group launched its LX news digitally initially on YouTube, its website and social media. [6] LX was launched as a live-streaming channel and multicast over-the-air network in May 2020. [1] [4]
In August 2023, LX changed its branding from LX News to NBC LX Home as it transitioned from a news format to a home and lifestyle format. [7]
In July 2024, NBC LX Home was rebranded as NBC American Crimes, and a new iteration of NBC LX Home launched on free ad-supported streaming television afterwards. [7]
Programming of LX News included:
On May 3, 2023, it was reported that NBCUniversal would be "winding down" LX's operations amid layoffs throughout the company. LX was expected to sign-off in mid-2023, with around 40 affected staffers being considered for other positions within NBCUniversal. [12]
On June 30, 2023, the LX News YouTube channel posted a farewell video with the following description, "Three years ago, LX News was launched as a real-time lab for innovation and experimentation. The network has ended, but our legacy will live on. This video is a tribute to everything the team accomplished and the impact LX News has made on NBCUniversal Local and the TV news business." [13]
In August 2023, the LX website and broadcast channel were rebranded from LX News to NBC LX Home. All original LX News programming stopped airing. The NBCLX Facebook page reads, "After 3 years, LX News has ended. Continue to seek out the truth with less suits and more sass!" [14]
The LX News YouTube channel still remained online as of August 2023. Its about page read, "LX was powered by passionate and engaged storytellers with a mission to inform and inspire. LX News stories focused on depth and context. This page is a tribute to the thousands of compelling and meaningful stories our team created." [15]
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Country | United States |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations |
Parent | Comcast |
History | |
Launched | July 17, 2024 (as an OTA channel) |
Former names |
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Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
See list of affiliates | |
Streaming media | |
Service(s) | Pluto TV, Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo, YouTube TV |
As early as July 17, 2024, NBC LX Home on over-the-air television stations rebranded as NBC American Crimes, shifting over to true crime programming. [16] A new iteration of NBC LX Home launched on free ad-supported streaming television shortly thereafter.
As of February 2023 [update] , LX (now NBC American Crimes as of July 2024) has current or pending affiliation agreements with 58 television stations in 54 media markets encompassing 31 states and the District of Columbia, reaching 59.1% (or a total population of 184,684,608 residents) of all households in the United States that own at least one television set. [17] [18]
Stations listed in bold are NBC American Crimes owned-and-operated.
City of license/market | Station [19] | Virtual channel | Primary affiliation (on main feed) | Owner | Launch date/notes |
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Alabama | |||||
Birmingham | WUOA-LD | 46.7 | Visión Latina | Innovate Corp. | |
Mobile | WWBH-LD | 28.5 | Infomercials | ||
Montgomery | WQAP-LD | 36.2 | |||
Arizona | |||||
Phoenix | KTAZ | 39.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 [20] |
Tucson | KHRR | 40.3 | |||
Arkansas | |||||
Hot Springs | KWMO-LD | 34.5 | Defy | Innovate Corp. | |
California | |||||
Bakersfield | KTLD-CD | 8.3 | 3ABN | Innovate Corp. | |
Clovis (Fresno) | KNSO | 51.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 |
Los Angeles | KNBC | 4.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 31, 2020 |
Ridgecrest (Los Angeles) | K25PL-D | Indian Wells Valley TV Booster | Translator of KNBC | ||
Sacramento/Stockton/ Modesto | KCSO-LD | 33.5 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 |
KMUM-CD | Translator of KCSO-LD | ||||
KMMW-LD | |||||
Salinas/Monterey | K15CU-D | 15.3 | Cozi TV | NBC Owned Television Stations | |
San Diego | KNSD | 39.3 | NBC | May 2020 | |
San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose | KNTV | 11.5 | |||
KSTS | 48.5 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | ||
Colorado | |||||
Longmont (Denver) | KDEN-TV | 25.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 |
Connecticut | |||||
New Britain (Hartford/New Haven) | WVIT | 30.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
District of Columbia | |||||
Washington, D.C. | WRC-TV | 4.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Florida | |||||
Jacksonville | WODH-LD | 34.4 | Infomercials | Innovate Corp. | |
Kissimmee (Orlando) | WKME-CD | 31.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | Translator of WTMO-CD |
Miami/Fort Lauderdale | WTVJ | 6.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Naples (Fort Myers) | WWDT-CD | 43.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 |
Orlando | WKMG-TV | 6.6 | CBS | Graham Media Group | December 24, 2024 |
WTMO-CD | 31.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 | |
Tampa | WRMD-CD | 49.3 | |||
Georgia | |||||
Macon | W28EU-D | 42.1 | NBC American Crimes | Innovate Corp. | |
Savannah | WDID-LD | 26.6 | Outlaw | ||
Idaho | |||||
Boise | KFLL-LD | 25.2 | Infomercials | Innovate Corp. | |
Iowa | |||||
Cedar Rapids | KFKZ-LD | 35.2 | Cozi TV | Innovate Corp. | |
Des Moines | KAJR-LD | 36.6 | Defy | ||
Illinois | |||||
Chicago | WMAQ-TV | 5.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Salem | W29CI-D | 29.2 | The365 | Innovate Corp. | |
Springfield | WCQA-LD | 16.7 | |||
Indiana | |||||
Fort Wayne | WCUH-LD | 16.4 | Outlaw | Innovate Corp. | |
WLMO-LD | 2.1/3 | NBC American Crimes | |||
Indianapolis | WUDZ-LD | 28.5 | Buzzr | Innovate Corp. | May 2020 |
Kansas | |||||
Wichita | KFVT-LD | 34.5 | SonLife | Innovate Corp. | |
Kentucky | |||||
Bowling Green (Nashville, Tennessee) | WCTZ-LD | 35.7 | Buzzr | Innovate Corp. | May 2020 |
Louisiana | |||||
New Orleans | WTNO-CD | 22.5 | Visión Latina | Innovate Corp. | |
WQDT-LD | 33.5 | Defy | |||
Maryland | |||||
Lake Shore (Baltimore) | WQAW-LD | 69.6 | ShopHQ | Innovate Corp. | |
Michigan | |||||
Detroit | WDWO-CD | 18.2 | Visión Latina | Innovate Corp. | May 2020 |
Midland | W35DQ-D | 24.5 | NTD America | ||
Traverse City | W36FH-D | 36.2 | The365 | ||
Minnesota | |||||
Minneapolis/Saint Paul | KJNK-LD | 25.4 | Telemundo | Innovate Corp. | May 2020 |
St. James (Mankato) | K28OH-D | Cooperative Television | Translator of KJNK-LD | ||
Missouri | |||||
Joplin | KRLJ-LD | 45.5 | Shop LC | Innovate Corp. | |
Kansas City | KAJF-LD | 21.5 | beIN Sports Xtra | May 2020 | |
Springfield | KCNH-LD | 47.2 | NTD America | ||
St. Louis | K25NG-D | 25.5 | Visión Latina | May 2020 | |
Nebraska | |||||
Lincoln | KAJS-LD | 33.4 | Buzzr | Innovate Corp. | |
KIUA-LD | 15.3 | Defy | |||
Nevada | |||||
Paradise (Las Vegas) | KBLR | 39.3 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 2020 |
Reno | K07AAI-D | 12.1 | NBC American Crimes | Innovate Corp. | |
New Hampshire | |||||
Merrimack (Boston, Massachusetts) | WNEU | 15.3 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 31, 2020 |
New Mexico | |||||
Albuquerque | KUPT-LD | 2.3 | Movies! | Telemundo Station Group | |
Las Cruces (El Paso, Texas) | KTDO | 48.3 | Telemundo | May 2020 | |
New York | |||||
New York City | WNBC | 4.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Rochester | WGCE-CD | 6.6 | The365 | Innovate Corp. | |
North Carolina | |||||
Charlotte | W15EB-D | 21.3 | Visión Latina | Innovate Corp. | |
WHEH-LD | 41.2 | Novelísima | May 2020 | ||
Wilmington | WQDH-LD | 49.4 | Shop LC | ||
North Dakota | |||||
Fargo | K15MR-D | 51.1 | NBC American Crimes | Innovate Corp. | |
Ohio | |||||
Cleveland/Akron/Canton | WUEK-LD | 26.7 | TBD | Innovate Corp. | May 2020 |
Columbus | WDEM-CD | 17.3 | Infomercials | ||
Oklahoma | |||||
Oklahoma City | KTOU-LD | 22.4 | Visión Latina | Innovate Corp. | |
Tulsa | KZLL-LD | 39.5 | NTD America | ||
Oregon | |||||
Portland | KOXI-CD | 20.6 | Salem News Channel | Innovate Corp. | |
Pennsylvania | |||||
Butler (Pittsburgh) | WJMB-CD | 60.1 | NBC American Crimes | Innovate Corp. | |
Charleroi (Pittsburgh) | WMVH-CD | 26.2 | Infomercials | Translator of WWLM-CD | |
Philadelphia | WCAU | 10.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Uniontown | WWKH-CD | 35.2 | Infomercials | Innovate Corp. | |
Washington (Pittsburgh) | WWLM-CD | 20.2 | |||
Puerto Rico | |||||
San Juan | WKAQ-TV | 2.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | Coming soon |
Rhode Island | |||||
Providence | WYCN-LD | 8.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | June 30, 2020 |
South Carolina | |||||
Charleston | WBSE-LD | 20.5 | Jewelry Television | Innovate Corp. | |
Florence | W33DN-D | 16.2 | Outlaw | ||
Tennessee | |||||
Jackson | WYJJ-LD | 27.6 | Court TV | Innovate Corp. | |
Memphis | KPMF-LD | 26.1 | NBC American Crimes | ||
Texas | |||||
Amarillo | KLKW-LD | 22.5 | Estrella TV | Innovate Corp. | |
Austin | KVAT-LD | 17.9 | Visión Latina | ||
Corpus Christi | K21OC-D | 54.4 | |||
K32OC-D | 29.6 | NTD America | |||
Dallas/Fort Worth | KXAS-TV | 5.3 | NBC | NBC Owned Television Stations | May 2020 |
Galveston (Houston) | KTMD | 47.3 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | |
Lubbock | KNKC-LD | 29.5 | Estrella TV | Innovate Corp. | |
Mullin | KAXW-LD | 35.3 | The365 | ||
Rio Grande City/Harlingen/McAllen | KTLM | 40.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 31, 2020 |
San Antonio | KVDA | 60.4 | May 2020 | ||
Tyler | KPKN-LD | 33.6 | Buzzr | Innovate Corp. | |
Utah | |||||
Ogden | KULX-CD | 10.4 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | Translator of KTMW |
Salt Lake City | KTMW | 20.4 | May 2020 | ||
KEJT-CD | 50.4 | Translator of KTMW | |||
Virginia | |||||
Richmond | WZTD-LD | 45.2 | Telemundo | Telemundo Station Group | May 31, 2020 |
Washington | |||||
Pasco | K28QK-D | 22.1 | NBC American Crimes | Innovate Corp. | |
Seattle | KUSE-LD | 46.6 | Visión Latina | May 2020 | |
West Virginia | |||||
Charleston | WOCW-LD | 21.6 | Salem News Channel | Innovate Corp. | |
Wisconsin | |||||
Madison | W23BW-D | 23.6 | Infomercials | Innovate Corp. | |
Milwaukee | WTSJ-LD | 38.5 | Speed Sport 1 |
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