Streaming Newsmax Channel on Roku
I have Roku Express 4K+ installed on my two TV's. Recently am having problems with the Newsmax streaming. For example, I can access it in the morning but when I try to access it in the late afterno...
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Newsmax occassionally has issues with their Channel/app re: their Live TV stream. Sometimes you can just press the left arrow key on remote and select "Live TV" as a workaround when the normal Live TV box is not available in their Home Menu. (Currently the left button trick is also not working on my RokuTV.)
When the above happens, the Channel/app is normally fixed in a day or so. Whenever this happens, just watch Newsmax on the Roku Channel Live TV ch. 150. Also available on Pluto 236, Plex, and Rumble has live Newsmax.
Many times the problem is device specific. Newsmax Channel/app Live TV is currently not working on my RokuTV but is working correctly on my Ultra 4660.
Edited: Just checked now and Newsmax Live TV appears to be working on my RokuTV now as well. I did not have to, but you may want to highlight NewsmaxTV, then press the * button on your remote and update the Channel.
As of Jan. 24th (Monday) 2022, Roku appears to be blocking the Live Newsmax stream on Mondays only. This has been confirmed over multiple weeks by comparing to our other streaming devices in home (FireTV 4K sticks) and it has been found that ONLY ROKU devices block this app's stream (Newsmax) on Mondays. This is curious to perhaps contribute to suppressing / censoring news services. Also, please note: this encourages me to change out my remaining Roku devices to the now improved and superior FireTV 4K sticks. Thank you for the effort though.
Seems to be happening 24/7 now. However I have a firestick on another tv that is working fine.
I can only see recorded and not live on the Roku. They are blocking CPAC for sure.
Yes, my wife is complaining about Newsmax being blocked almost any day of the week now. It doesn't just appear to be on Mondays, necessarily. It does seem deliberate. I wonder who we can complain to? I don't seem to have that issue at all on my Newsmax app installed in my Amazon HD Fire tablet or my Android cell phone. It appears to be primarily a Roku problem.
We're sorry to hear abou the issue you're experiencing.
Does the issue only occur on a specific channel or across other channels installed on your Roku device?
If you haven't tried yet, you can remove the affected channel then re-install it. To ensure the process is successful, make sure to restart your device before adding the channel back in. We would recommend doing this from the Settings menu by navigating to Settings > System > Power (If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step.) > System restart.
For detailed instructions, refer to this Support link: How do I resolve channel playback issues?
Let us know how it goes!
All the best,
Kariza
