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Get FOX 4 newscasts on your Amazon Alexa!

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“Alexa, what’s in the news?”

If you own an Alexa-enabled Amazon device, you can now get FOX 4 (WFTX) headlines and weather straight from our newsroom by asking Alexa for the news!

Several times a day, every day, our team of journalists and meteorologists will be recording quick updates so you know what’s going on in your community and around the world.

(If you don’t own an Alexa-enabled device, what are you waiting for!? Click here to see how to get one !)

Here’s how to enable our flash briefing on your device in 5 easy steps:

  1. In your Alexa app on your mobile device, go to the menu
  1. Click "Skills & Games"
  1. Search for “WFTX” to find our app or click here
  1. Click "Enable"
  1. Ask Alexa to play your Flash Briefing!

Once you try it out, make sure you leave us a review!

“I like it. It gave me news updates and then a weather update.” "Works great! FOX 4 is one of my go to sites for news, and having it available on Alexa now makes it that much easier." "The app works very well and does what you’d want it to."

You can also watch our video updates on Roke, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Android TV!

The information included in this article was obtained independently by Scripps reporters. While purchases from links inserted in this article may result in a commission for Scripps, no Scripps reporter benefitted from that commission.