Alabama's 42
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Alabama's 42 has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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| Alabama's 42 |   AL.com |   WBRC 6 News |   WVTM 13 - Birmingham |   CBS 17 News |   ABC 3340 News |   FOX54 WZDX News Huntsville |   WHP CBS 21 News |   Tuscaloosa Thread |   WAKA News |   WVUA 23 News | |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Reviews | 1.4K | 16K | 6.7K | 2.4K | 2.1K | 756 | 479 | 93 | 57 | 10 | 6 |
| Released | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2014 | 2011 | 2010 | 2020 | 2013 | 2020 | 2014 | 2023 |
| Monthly price | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual price | — | $100.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Alabama's 42 reviews
4.7 out of 5, based on 1,417 reviews.
What people like
- Fast breaking news coverage and alerts.
- Trustworthy weather reporting without panic.
- Professional and reliable local news team.
What they complain about
- Notifications lead to missing stories.
- Ads interrupt you constantly while reading.
- Live stream fails on poor connections.
- Too many daily alert notifications.
Weather
We had Tornado watch’s and warnings for my area, I didn’t get any notification on my phone, had the other apps went off
Fix ASAP and immediately
This app needs to put on the newscast every time they go on TV7 days a week. I try to pull up the newscast as it is live and it does not show up. It just shows me replay or highlights from a newscast. I want to see the live, as it is happening on TV and when they go live for bad weather
Review
When I get news alerts and tap to open, that story is nowhere to be found. It either opens to a video that has nothing to do with the alert or plays commercials for the Jim Burke automotive group and never opens the news alert.
Watch live is slow to respond
The only part of the app I use is the watch live feature, and I have to try it multiple times on each visit before that section will load properly.
Accessibility issues galore!
Over the years, this app has had its ups and downs concerning accessibility and navigability, and this time is no exception. First, there no longer seems to be a way to save an article for later reading. Because of that, a search function would be helpful; but, of course, I’m not finding that either. The only tabs now are “Latest”, “Weather” and “Watch”. If I’m in “latest”, and go into the menu, hitting such things as “Settings” or “Contact Us” takes me into “Weather”, as does “App Support” on the App Store info page for the app. This needs to be redesigned from the ground up, with accessibility and navigability in mind. It is terribly frustrating not to be able to save a story, or to search for a story that appeared a week ago in order to finish reading it.
Updated
It keeps me updated.
New version is a bloated nuisance
The latest updates to the CBS42 weather app have turned a fairly functional app into a bloated waste of time. I would prefer to go back to the old app. Will be looking to replace it with another local weather app that sends real time alerts.
Review
42 CBS News gives excellent coverage to the Residents of Jefferson County and surrounding areas. 42 CBS News Provide what I consider to be action first alert news. Usually, their Competitors report the same news Long after the facts. Excellent News Coverage. Sherri Jackson and her team are simply the BEST. Dr.Mel C. Glenn, Sr. Chairman/CEO Glenn Medical Consulting, LLC
Needs work
Often when I receive a notification for a breaking story and I follow the link.....the story is nowhere to be found. Very frustrating.
Good app, but too many notifications
There's nothing wrong with the news app itself, but whereas other stations only send out maybe 3-4 notifications a day, this one does at least a dozen. Way too much. Having to delete it.
I love listening to you all
I love watching the news every day you get all of your happenings from every where every day and that’s great first thing in the morning
Bad design; sells my info
Not a fan of the new design. The headlines are impossible to read and the thumbnails are too small. Not a fan that your app sells my information to third parties by default. Shame on you.
Best local news, but
Fast to load news items with competitive content. And radar is decent and only lagged behind by 15 or less minutes. Still needs a little more work to make it perfect but this has now replaced all my other local news apps.
Report a bug
Alert page loaded with an error
Lynda in Tuscaloosa
Love CBS42!! And their app!! Keeps me informed!!
Worst app no stream
Live stream never work WiFi connection or network connected. So during a power outage this app is worthless... you’ll get repeated alert messages letting you know there is lightening in you area though
Top stories
Always on top of the news, keeping us informed !
Where’s the beef?
Where’s the updated order????
Comment
Great station! Thank you.
Poor navigability
Of all the apps I have downloaded, this one is the hardest to navigate. If you initiate a “notification”, it is almost impossible to locate the story. You have hidden the story somewhere deep inside of endless channels of the app. For example, your notification says “Click” to see Coach Saban give his weekly news conference. When you click, it takes to a screen with advertisements, then two options, News or Live. Click Live, and you get a blank screen, Click News, and you get this endless web of titled options that goes in different directions, none of which is the story you initially started to look for. All other local news apps, have easily navigable News Apps. When you get a Notification about news happening or story, you can click on the Notification, and it immediately takes you to the story, or video, or live stream. Why can’t yours do the same thing? In this day of incredible technology, endless Web services, and fierce competition, it just seems to me, you of all people should be a leader in them News and Entertainment Apps. Yet, you are dead last in the App category. Good luck with that!
News
CBS42 are the most professional, on point with the news.. Morning news with Art and Nat. The evening news with Sherri , Jack and Ashley.. ROCk.. Ashley and Nat are don’t try to scare people when there is potential hazardous weather. The new time wait and get the FACTS before they report.. CBS42 is winner winner chicken dinner.. Please keep up the outstanding work..
Pathetic
42 and direct tv are NOT together!!!
Good reading
Good news and information
Terrible
I like the old app better
Foxhound
Always there when I need it — and there when they need me to know what’s happening.
Pop ups
This is a really bad way to advertise. The ads take over the site while I am ready the article. It only shows 2-3 sentences about the news item and won't give the entire article. Most times the ads will break into the text so nothing can be read. It needs a lot of revision. It's just terrible.
Comment!!
Always on top of ALL NEWS and WEATHER Stories. Keep up the good work.
Won't work
Since last update keeps force closing
Alabama's 42 FAQ
- Is Alabama's 42 free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 1 country it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Alabama's 42 have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Alabama's 42?
- AL.com (4.5 from 15,985 reviews, premium from $9.99), WBRC 6 News (4.6 from 6,738 reviews) and WVTM 13 - Birmingham (4.6 from 2,446 reviews).
Alabama's 42 download
Last updated 29 days ago.
Alabama's 42 sells in 1 country. It was released 15 years and 8 months ago, on 10 Jan 2011. It holds a 4.7 rating from 1,417 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Alabama's 42 make?
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