DirecTV will add local channels in Minnesota and Ohio to its lineup before the end of the year, the company announced Oct. 13. Adding channels in Mankato, Minn.; Rochester, Minn.; and Zanesville, Ohio, will bring DirecTV’s local offerings to 137 designated market areas covering 93 percent of U.S. households.

“Local channels are an important programming option for DirecTV customers who want to stay on top of news events, weather and sports in their local community or region and don’t want to depend on their cable service and off-air antenna for reception,” Dan Fawcett, executive vice president, programming acquisition, said in a statement. “We are continuing to look at how we can deploy our capacity to serve additional communities with local programming.”