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

Like the other reviews have mentioned, since the recent update, the screen times out every 30 seconds or so while watching the live stream. I watch from 5-6 a.m. while getting ready for work, where there isn't a TV. This app used to be perfect, now unusable. I can't be tapping the screen every 30 seconds to keep the stream on. Disappointing.

I used to love this app, but after the latest update, it's been rendered useless. I watch on my phone in the morning as I get ready for work. While I used to be able to watch the entire time now, whatever they did made it do the app times out and goes into sleep mode. It's hard to use when you have to tap the screen every 30 seconds or so. I can't use the TV app because that thing is flakier than a croissant and only works about a 3rd of the time at best.

This app is now terrible. When I follow a link it will partially load then become totally unresponsive, the screen grays out. I'll back out and close the app then it might totally load. I've deleted the app a half dozen times and reloaded it but that only fixes the first visit back. It's a pain in the butt. Their weather app works great. All the other apps work fine.

What's new

We’ve fixed some bugs and improved general performance.