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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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| Owner | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations |
| Parent | Comcast |
| History | |
| Launched | May 2020 |
| Closed | July 16, 2024; 16 months ago (2024-07-16) (OTA only) |
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| Website | www |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Formerly available in many markets viadigital 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 afree 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 theNBCUniversal-owned television stations.LX is short forLocal X, with the "X" standing for "exponential". NBC LX Home is a part of the station group'smulticast divisionLXTV, led by senior vice president Meredith McGinn, content strategy vice president Matt Goldberg and managing editor Meagan Harris.[1]
NBC LX Home is available onover-the-top forPeacock,FuboTV,Xumo,Samsung TV Plus, and to viewers ofThe Roku Channel, social media and via its website.[1][2][3][4] It was available onterrestrial television andXfinity cable in select television markets.
In July 2024, NBC LX Home onover-the-air television stations was rebranded asNBC 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-formattedCozi TV) was launched on itsowned and operated station group, mostly onNBC-O&O affiliates that previously carriedNBC Weather Plus. Its programming included core shows from LXTV.
LX content features long form content, a switch from prior NBCUniversal efforts atNBC News Now withBriefly andSnapchat news showStay Tuned, created to reachGen Z andmillennials.[5] With thebroadcast network andstreaming television channel, there will be two live programming blocks (7-10 AM and PM) of three hour daily newscasts produced atKXAS. LX programming originally came from station groups and the owned and separately operatedLXTV Productions, with the expectation to license additional content to fill out the day.[1] The additional content comes fromJukin Media,Tastemade andThe 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 onYouTube, its website and social media.[6] LX was launched as a live-streaming channel andmulticast 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 | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations |
| Parent | Comcast |
| History | |
| Launched | July 17, 2024 (as an OTA channel) |
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| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
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| Streaming media | |
| Service(s) | Local Now,Pluto TV,Roku Channel,Samsung TV Plus,Xumo,Hulu,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.
On September 29, 2025, NBC American Crimes on over-the-air television stations quietly rebranded to NBC True CRMZ.[citation needed] Its FAST channel counterpart retained the American Crimes branding.
Watch NBC LX Home over-the-air, on Xfinity, Verizon, Optimum, Spectrum, Cox Cable, and select cable systems across the country, and streaming on The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Peacock, YouTube TV, Fire TV, Fubo, and Xumo. If your market is listed below and you receive your television signal using an antenna, please rescan to receive NBC LX Home and all your local over-the-air stations.
The network's evolution has been quite notable. Originally, it focused on local news coverage across the United States, even venturing into broadcasting Esports tournaments at one point. However, in August 2023, it shifted gears, abandoning local news and rebranding as NBC LX Home, with a focus on home and lifestyle programming.