WKBN 27 First News
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WKBN 27 First News has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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WKBN 27 First News reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 5,716 reviews.
What people like
- Great local news coverage
- News team is excellent
- Helps stay connected to hometown
What they complain about
- App freezes and crashes constantly
- Ads interrupt you too frequently
- Videos play loudly without warning
New IOS update killed it
Overall good app, but Whois the font so small on some of the stories? Make the font adjustable or at lest bigger.
Content
Useless!!!
Great app but…
Love the app! A great quick reference for what’s going on in the community and surrounding counties. But the ads are getting a little bit too frequently. When still shots (pictures ) are posted, It would be nice if you could expand them. Overall, OK!
When away from home
I can get on my phone but , I have the app on my fire stick but will not function on any fire stick.
From 5 to 3 stars because of the video ads
Having a video ad play with every single article I try to read is beyond annoying. I liked the app because I could pick and choose what to read when I could get to it—usually in bed—but now the videos playing either wake my husband or annoy the people around me throughout the rest of the day. My phone is always on silent mode, but that makes no difference, and this happens with each story I read. I understand needing ads, but one longer one upon opening the app would be less irritating than something playing with everything you open. Update 3/28/22 It’s no longer video ads but being there redirected to safari to an ad site when reading from the app with almost every article I read. Come on. Even commercial breaks on TV don’t come after each story.
Love it!
Very informative. Info is up to date. No political bias is interjected. Just the facts.
Keeps crashing
Keeps crashing after latest update
Very nice app upgrade but one thing is missing
Love how it’s a lot smoother and I can watch the videos while I’m scrolling however I miss the widget that showed me news on my Home Screen. Please bring that back!
News Alerts
No sense to send news alerts cause when you click on the alert it doesn’t take you to the article it just takes you to the site. You have to search the site for the article and HOPE it’s on there. Every time you do an update to this app you just make it worse instead of better
Top fan here
Top fan of wkbn.
Always locks up
Just terrible experience with app. It freezes up constantly. I gave up and deleted.
New version. Terrible ads.
The new version of the app is very nice. However the ads are too sensitive to touch and I accidentally open them all of the time just trying to scroll through. It’s a very unpleasant user experience. I understand why you’re doing it, it just stinks.
No more automatic video
If I want to watch the video I can click on it turn off the automatic play. When I am somewhere that is quiet and want to read a news story I don’t need the video to start making noise
WKBN 👍
Good Job
Bad app
Wat is wrong with your app you download it and you can’t open you get a screen that you cannot get rid of it. I uninstalled numerous times too no avail. It worked fine before now so fix it
Recent Issues
I use this app daily to keep up with local news. Lately, it has been freezing on me every time I use it. No other apps do this, so I suspect it is this app. FYI!
Was very good, but not recently
I’ve used this app for a long time, and it is always been very good, but as other people have mentioned recently, it’s almost unusable now. It locks up constantly. I have the latest version. I restart my iPad and iPhone regularly. The app is just locking up and crashing a lot in the last month or two. Hopefully this can be fixed and it can go back to being a very good app!
News while away from home
I love that I get to watch WKBN News while out of town.
app issue
I just updated the app and now it won’t go beyond the Get weather ready page. The page the app opens to. How do i advance past the “Be weather ready” page. I’ve deleted the app and started over numerous times.
One flaw that could be deadly
Nice app, except when the weather changes for the worst and your trying to watch the live feed broadcast and have to sit through a 30sec to a minute ad. In moments where seconds could mean life and death and somebody is trying to sell me a car. Smh please remove ads from emergency broadcasts on the mobile app.
App freezes
The app is ok but it freezes constantly. Thought maybe it may have been my phone or WiFi, but other news apps don’t do that at all, I never have to deal with that on the others. Can that be addressed and fixed? Thanks so much
Live in Naples, Fl
When the Vindy closed, I had no way for news and obits. Very grateful for this information. I’ve been gone since 1979. Enjoy WKBN daily. Thank you, Mame
App problems
Your last update screwed up the font size it’s all mess up
💯
Thank goodness y’all finally fixed your poor quality. Thank you!
Review
So hard to navigate through the app. Many times I want to get quick local news updates but then refrain from accessing app because of the challenges in navigating the app. I like the news team but app needs something to make it more friendly and easier.
My hometown connection!
I’m grateful to be able to keep in touch with news from my hometown, after being away for 22 years.
You broke the App
When the app opens, the first screen lets me choose news and/or sports. The next screen asks my location for weather. I don’t see any way to go beyond that.
Review - Pictures
Many times the pictures are not clear. It seems that the resolution is not high enough.
Weather
Great Weather Men and Always Watch WKBN.
Clunky
This app continues to disappoint. Freezes, is clunky when moving from one heading to the next. Currently it won’t let me view at all, saying there is an update needed. When attempting to update, nothing happens besides watching the circle spin. Come on guys. You’re a media company. Get it together.
Anchors n weather
Your Two from 5:am to 9:00 am are are excellent Chelsea n Dan n Alex that does the weather is excellent too. Chelsea n Alex work together from 12:00 to 12:30 grt Them two are e best they are both more than 5 star
Doesn’t work
App won’t load . Deleted and redownloaded,same result. Needs fixed.
Up to date on news and events
Nice to know what’s going on around me, and in the rest of the world no matter what I’m doing
Ads
In the latest update lengthy video ads pop up, fill the whole screen and aren’t able to be closed while trying to read stories. Tried to read 2 stories this morning and that happened 5 times, I finally just gave up. I understand the need for advertising to create revenue, but if continues to be this aggressive I’ll just switch to another app for my news.
WKBN 27 First News FAQ
- Is WKBN 27 First News free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 1 country it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does WKBN 27 First News have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to WKBN 27 First News?
- WPXI News (4.6 from 18,542 reviews), Cleveland News from WKYC (4.7 from 17,237 reviews) and WTAE Pittsburgh's Action News4 (4.6 from 7,966 reviews).
WKBN 27 First News download
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WKBN 27 First News sells in 1 country. It was released 15 years and 8 months ago, on 17 Jan 2011. It holds a 4.6 rating from 5,716 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
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