KGET 17 News User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience37.5% of reviews
Neutral8.9% of reviews
Negative experience53.6% of reviews

~ Based on 56 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is KGET 17 News Safe?

KGET 17 News appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for KGET 17 News is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 3,078 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,078 App Store ratings for KGET 17 News.

Is KGET 17 News Legit?

KGET 17 News appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for KGET 17 News is 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Weather needs updating

The last weather story was 3 months ago please update

Where is the Apple TV app??

It’s 2024. There’s no way we don’t have this on tv streaming apps lol

Too many ads!

It’s a good app for Bako news, but there is way too many ads. Click on any link and there’s an ad. I understand you gotta make money from advertising, it’s overwhelming and hinders your purpose.

Deleted

Although I like using the website for news, I found the app annoying and difficult to use due to the ads blocking the entire screen and not having a close option.

Forced ads

More often than not these days tapping on an article will trigger an ad to open in a separate browser window. Huge security concern and just a big of an annoyance when you are just trying to read an article. The app is also build like a potato and runs like garbage.

Great

Great

Irritating

The ads now auto play and i just want to read the news. The ads are loud and frequently cause the whole app to freeze. I may delete it. The news content is fine, but the app itself is obnoxious.

Blaring adds!!

I hate every time I try to read a story the adds blare at you. Most of the time your reading in places that are quite. I shouldn’t have to turn my phone to silent just to read a story. The ABC app is much better in that department.

Disappointed

I liked KGET on TV, so I thought I’d try the app. Another reviewer noted that there was no weather update on the weekends. My problem was that I could never get the weather report to load and I couldn’t find a written report on the weather for any day. I drive all around Kern county and knowing even local conditions is important.
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Wishful thinking

I love the news!!! Plus, they are the only ones I truly believe is LEGIT but I hate the ADS! Wish there was a ONE TIME small fee for removal of ads!!!

Freezing/Crashing/Lag

Worthless app that wont allow you to read an article without it freezing or crashing. If reading headlines ONLY interests you, then this is the app for you. If you want to read a story, this app is a no go. Another gripe I have is the constant advertisements IF and only if the app allows you to open a news story, you’ll immediately have a video play at full volume (even if your phone is on silence mode) with some game app advertisement. Also every time the app is opened you’re greeted by the creepy Bakersfield lawyer and his team.

Advertisement equals income, I understand that. But to have it jammed down your throat at every corner of the app, on top of it freezing or crashing just isn’t worth the time. Find another news app for Bakersfield. This one is absolute trash.
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Horrible

It keeps crashing and I can’t see any news.

Weather

Weather update hasn’t been updated in over 2 weeks.

Where’s my town?

Eastern part of Kern County is the ignored, unwanted child of Kern County that is only covered if a major catastrophe, like earthquakes, or if something happens and a Los Angeles channel covers the “incident “ happening first! Then and only then does Eastern Kern County even get a mention!
Eastern Kern County is covered better by LA TV channels, newspapers, and news radios than anything from Bakersfield!
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Updated weather you like it or not

Keeps me updated even when I don’t want to be 😋

Bako4me

My favorite News Station... actually the only one I choose to watch

Channel 17 news

This is my favorite news station. I think mainly in your honesty in reporting the news, but your passion for our community.

Jim Scott and Tami Mlchock make an awesome team.

KGET will never be the same when Jim Scott ever retires. It will be almost the same as losing the Gradiwitz from KUZZ, and Kobe Bryant from basketball.

That’s how much I think of you folks.

Truthfully spoken,
Mary L. Brown
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Great Local News App For My Local Station!!!

Great Local News App For My Local Station!!!

Push notifications are awesome to have access about local news events that are actually happening in my area where I live and can’t get it from national news sources at all!!!

Update the news app on the weekend

I enjoy the news app but I’ve noticed lately the app isn’t updated on the weekends as far as local news. I like to keep up on our local news on the weekends as well as during the week. That’s my only complaint

TV

Glad to have you back on TV