WGN-TV

Nexstar Inc.

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About this app

News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The WGN mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time.

Get local news and breaking notifications, and watch live newscasts from Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV. Watch and read stories from across the nation and Chicagoland. You can livestream our newscasts right from your phone or tablet. Be the first to know with breaking news alerts. Get a head start on your day with WGN-TV traffic and weather maps plus full forecast details from Tom Skilling and the WGN weather team.

FEATURES:
• Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community.
• Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map.
• Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know.
• On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.

Ratings and reviews

App crashes constantly, and I can't understand why it can't cast the video to another device like a smart TV or Nest Hub. That last bit really limits how useful this app is. Also, when trying to live stream on the phone, it doesn't stop the screen timeout so it will constantly lock the screen and stop the video if you don't keep touching the screen. Kinda useless.

Love the concept. Sadly, very glitchy. Times out every minute or two while casting using Chromecast. Sound garbles between normal and mute. App ads are independent of content you are watching, which has its own ads and may not pause for the app ads (which apparently can't be eliminated). Etc., etc., etc.

I really like being able to read news stories on the go, but half the time it is impossible to do so due to all the ads and pop ups you have! Just as I am starting to load and read the story, my screen goes white from all the ads and the story goes away and never comes back! I will back out and try to re read the story, and it does the same thing. I know ads pay the bills, but when you can read a story, and heck ALL the ads go away due to overload, what's the point?

What's new

We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.