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Urbana Public Television is now available through Roku and Apple TV devices

From the press release:

City’s TV channel now available on Roku and Apple TV

The City of Urbana is pleased to announce that Urbana Public Television is now available to watch on Roku and Apple TV devices.  UPTV is collaborating with Livestream on this initiative, which also provides a live linear feed of the channel on the web at livestream.com/Urbana.

“As people’s viewing habits change we need to continue to adapt our product,” says UPTV Production Coordinator Jason Liggett.  “We want to be available on as many platforms as possible and reach viewers in innovative ways.”

UPTV’s livestream is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari 8 or higher, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 desktop browsers.  Viewers can also view the livestream on Android and iOS mobile devices or download the Livestream app.  Search for the account “Urbana Public TV” in the app or on Roku and Apple TV to watch the channel.

UPTV is the City of Urbana’s Public, Education and Government access media center.  It is available locally on Comcast Xfinity channels 6 & 1096, AT&T U-Verse channel 99, i3 Broadband channel 6 and streaming worldwide at their website.

For more information, please contact Jason Liggett, UPTV Production Coordinator, at 217/384-2452 or jcliggett@urbanaillinois.us.

Staff writer

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