{"id":344688,"date":"2026-09-12T03:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T03:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:51:16","slug":"how-to-watch-9-11-tribute-in-light-live-from-lower-manhattan-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344688\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch ‘9\/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan’ for free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, September 11, marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 people and ABC\u2019s Tribute in Light<\/a> illuminates the skies above Lower Manhattan. <\/p>\n

What are the best ways to stream the special?<\/p>\n

The special will start at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Viewers can stream the special live for free on DirecTV<\/a> or FuboTV<\/a>, both of which offer free trials for new users. Sling<\/a> is another great option if you need to stream something in a pinch because it offers a day pass for $4.99.<\/p>\n

Streaming serviceMonthly PriceFree Trial?DIRECTV<\/a>$59.99 ($30 off first month)Yes (5 days)FuboTV<\/a>$63.99\/month ($25 off first month)Yes (7 days)Sling<\/a>Plans range from $19.99 to $64.99No (day pass for $4.99)Disney+\/Hulu Bundle<\/a>Starting at $12.99\/monthNo<\/p>\n

This special spotlights the resilience and hope that arose since that day through inspiring stories and historic musical performances.<\/p>\n

ABC News anchors David Muir, Robin Roberts, and Diane Sawyer host the live one-hour broadcast from New York City. <\/p>\n

Performers include Cyndi Lauper, Lainey Wilson, and John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, who will perform live from the base of the twin light beams.<\/p>\n

What is the 9\/11 Tribute in Light?<\/p>\n

The Installation was created in partnership with the 9\/11 Memorial & Museum and is a public art installation that features twin beams reaching four miles into the sky from the roof of the Battery Parking Garage.<\/p>\n

The beams shine from dusk to dawn every September 11 and can be seen from up to a 60-mile radius around Lower Manhattan. They have also been shown every night leading up to the anniversary for the past week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday, September 11, marks 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-344688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}