# FOX 6: Milwaukee News & Alerts — Breaking News + Live Video

> Milwaukee news, breaking alerts, live video, and weather forecasts. (iPhone/iPad app by Fox Television Stations, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-6-milwaukee-news-and-alerts/id1515638586 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Fox Television Stations, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/493299363)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.86/5 from 233 App Store ratings · 55 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 109 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-07-28
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-6-milwaukee-news-and-alerts/id1515638586/reviews.md

## What is FOX 6?

News doesn't wait, why should you? Take FOX 6 News everywhere you go! Our app connects you with top stories in and around Milwaukee— complete with breaking news alerts, live video, and real-time weather forecasts.

We cover topics that matter most to you including local & national headlines, weather, sports, traffic, politics, entertainment, food, education, crime and so much more.

 NEWS & VIDEO
 - Breaking news delivered as fast as it breaks
 - Stay in the know with our in-app live stream 
 - Streamlined content display for a user-friendly experience 

 WEATHER
 - Hourly conditions and 7-day forecasts so you're always ready
 - Interactive radar 24 hours a day
 - Fresh video updates from our meteorologists 


SPORTS
- The best source for news on the Bucks, Brewers, and more!


LET’S BE FRIENDS! Follow us on:
• facebook.com/fox6news
• instagram.com/fox6now
• twitter.com/fox6now


Our News App provides you the option to enable specific geolocation tracking for precise location-based advertisements (review our Privacy Policy for more information on our use and sharing of location information).

## Key features

- Breaking news alerts
- Live video streaming
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Interactive radar
- Local and national headlines
- Sports news

## What do users think of FOX 6?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Clean and easy-to-navigate interface
- 🚀 Fast app performance and loading
- 📰 Good local news coverage
- 🌤️ Accurate weather reports
- 📱 Reliable app functionality when working properly

**Cons**

- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🔄 Repetitive news stories in feed
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- ⚠️ Multiple spelling and grammatical errors
- 📺 Live stream interruptions with traffic cams
- 🔗 Broken notification links to articles
- ⏰ Outdated news stories displayed prominently
- 🎯 Clickbait and sponsored content disguised as news
- 🔐 Difficult to opt-out of ad tracking
- 🔌 Server connection errors
- 📋 Missing search functionality
- 💾 No ability to save or bookmark articles
- 📊 Poor content organization and curation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when clicking on alert notifications
- Live news stream cuts out and switches to traffic cams
- Server errors requiring app restart
- Glitchy video commercials that freeze
- Notifications sent multiple times for same story
- Articles display incomplete content (only 1-2 paragraphs)
- Photos shown on homepage not present in actual article
- Ad tracking opt-out prompt appears on every app launch
- Alerts disappear after clicking without navigating to story
- Traffic cam feed interrupts live news broadcast

**Most requested features**

- Restore search bar functionality
- Add ability to save/bookmark favorite articles
- Implement better news feed organization
- Combine Fox 6 Storm Center with main news app
- Add neighborhood-specific news filtering
- Improve notification relevance and frequency
- Create news archive section for older stories
- Fix direct navigation from alert notifications to articles
- Reduce ad frequency and improve ad placement

## Recent user reviews (10 of 55)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-6-milwaukee-news-and-alerts/id1515638586/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Too many ads

*2024-03-11*

There are so many ads in this app. When reading an article you start reading the adds as they seamlessly look like they could be part of the article. Also if your looking for the most up to date information better off looking on their social media accounts.

### 5/5 — Real Milwaukee

*2024-03-01*

Good morning I would just like to say I watch Real Milwaukee religiously I don’t ever miss it. But it has gotten to the point of having a hard time watching it I’ve watched it for years an struggling to watch it now because of that news anchor Nikola she talks to much an seems to not give other anchor’s a chance sometimes it’s like she runs the show. I love fox 6 it’s the only reason I watch tv but she needs to slow down!! Not trying to be mean but it’s just to much!!!

### 4/5 — Review

*2023-11-01*

The app is great when it works.  I try to watch the 9pm newscast nightly to support local news but the fox 6 east coast news is always airing over it.  It causes me to miss the start of the show and sometimes mke fox 6 local news doesn’t even come on when using the app.

### 1/5 — New app 10x worse - click bait + errors

*2023-06-03*

Updated review June 2023
“TRENDING” links on pages are old old old. They rarely change for months. I just read 2 articles and saw 3 obvious spelling errors. No way to contact the station besides calling or emailing. And the ads are possibly more intrusive than when I wrote my first review several years ago (below) 

Original review 

Often only the first 1-2 paragraphs of an article appear, and photos shown on the opening page aren’t in the actual article. Between that and the unbelievable amount garbage click-bait ads, the app is almost useless. The amount of spelling errors and other mistakes is atrocious. There used to be a link where you could tell someone of an error - that’s gone with this new, gigantic-ly corporate, non-local app. What is the point of this? To inform the local public about anything at all, or just to make money from crap ads about fake things? Milwaukee needs good people, good reporting, good anything. This app is basically useless.

### 5/5 — Fox 6 Is THE BEST

*2023-02-11, version 5.41.0*

Great out but we have a suggestion of Come binding the Fox 6 Storm Center and the Fox Six news app into one. Other than that they are the best in southeastern WI.

### 3/5 — Decent news coverage, annoying plea to enable ad tracking

*2022-12-19*

Fox 6's news coverage is about equal to the other Milwaukee area news stations, the app runs better than WISN 12's, and the ads aren't too bad, just regular local news stuff. However, if you have ad tracking disabled, it asks you to re-enable it every time you open the app. Not a deal breaker, but man it's annoying for those of us who want to preserve their privacy.

### 1/5 — Yeah, horrible

*2022-10-30*

You will like this upgrade if you like ads and ads disguised as “sponsored content”. As you scroll down, stories that apparently they really, really want you to read repeat (this was also a problem with the old app). Does anybody actually click on the ads, other than accidentally? Sad at what that media’s attempt to share the “news” has turned into.

### 1/5 — Outdated News

*2022-10-13*

This app should reflect only current news, not news from many days ago. Create a news archive if you want to keep the stories. Example, there are multiple headlines of “Covid Cases and Deaths”, sometimes right above or below the other one with no date on them until you open the news item.

### 2/5 — Glitchy videos

*2022-09-18*

The same two Chevy and aurora commercials are played at the beginning of each video which are very glitchy most of the time, some freeze up at the very beginning and if you refresh you need to view the same commercial again before it freezes up again

### 3/5 — Good info, bad watch live link

*2022-08-23*

The app is great and has a lot of info. While watching live though it will cut out and go to traffic cams. Everyday when the sports segment comes on (it happens other times but never fails on sports segments) the news cuts out and it’s back to traffic cams. Then you have to close the app and reopen it and it MIGHT work again. I only get to watch the news for about 10 minutes now before I just give up.

## Frequently asked questions about FOX 6

### What kind of news does this app provide?

This app provides comprehensive local news coverage for Milwaukee and surrounding areas. It includes local and national headlines, sports updates, traffic information, political news, entertainment, food, education, and crime reports.

### Does the app offer live video or weather updates?

Yes, the app features live video streaming of news and events. It also provides real-time weather forecasts, including hourly conditions, 7-day outlooks, and an interactive radar, along with video updates from meteorologists.

### Is this app free to download and use?

The app is free to download and use. While the description mentions in-app purchases, it does not specify what these purchases are for. The app also includes advertisements.

### What sports teams are covered by the app?

The app is a primary source for news on local sports teams, specifically mentioning coverage for the Bucks and Brewers. It aims to provide the best sports news for fans in the Milwaukee area.

### Can I get alerts for breaking news?

Yes, the app is designed to deliver breaking news alerts as quickly as they happen. You can stay informed about urgent local and national stories directly through notifications on your device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.52.0 — 2024-03-25

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

### 5.51.0 — 2024-01-18

Election coverage enhancements.

### 5.50.0 — 2023-11-28

Bugfixes and performance enhancements.

### 5.49.0 — 2023-10-11

Twitter embeds now display without issue.

### 5.48.0 — 2023-09-08

Added a radar map to the Weather Tab and fixed an issue occasionally preventing the Watch Tab from loading videos.

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