# Knoxville News from WBIR — user reviews > 131 indexed App Store user reviews of Knoxville News from WBIR by Tegna Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 26,537 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knoxville-news-from-wbir/id467273272/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knoxville-news-from-wbir/id467273272.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22,581 · 4★ 3,016 · 3★ 610 · 2★ 120 · 1★ 210 ## What do users think of Knoxville News from WBIR? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Timely and accurate news and weather - 🤗 Knowledgeable and relatable reporters - 📺 Great local coverage - 🔔 Consistent delivery of important alerts **Cons** - 💸 Saturated with ads - 🤔 Difficult to navigate and find stories - 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently - 📰 Outdated and incomplete news stories **Commonly reported bugs** - Videos fail to play properly - Notifications lead to wrong stories - App redirects to App Store unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Improve app performance and stability - Reduce ad interruptions for news content - Enhance weather information and alerts - Improve story organization and search ## Newest reviews (13 of 131) ### 4/5 — Needs a seperate news and weather app just like Facebook. *2026-07-05, version 50.15.4* Overall good app though. Just a thought though. Would be nice to have 2 separate apps one for the news and one for the weather ### 5/5 — cheri wilson *2026-01-29, version 46.5.2* I love getting this news on my phone! Thank you ### 3/5 — Glitchy *2026-01-10, version 46.5.2* Glitches and freezes a lot. Not very user friendly. I just want to get on and check the weather. Also, the pop ups at the beginning are annoying. I liked the old weather app better.. ### 4/5 — Unbiased *2026-01-04, version 46.5.2* Now is the time for local to news to be the ones to tow the journalism line… WBIR needs to make some bold moves to bring us UNBIASED news. ### 5/5 — Janie *2026-01-02, version 46.5.2* Great job! ### 2/5 — Bring back the weather app! *2025-11-30, version 46.5.2* There's a reason I stopped watching TV news. It's just as bad in the app. Only got it for the weather information. I don't want their horrible sensationalist news, I just want weather. ### 5/5 — Deliveries good news *2025-10-08, version 46.5.2* Quite pleased ### 5/5 — Good stuff *2025-09-26, version 46.5.2* The good stuff ### 4/5 — Too many commercials *2025-09-17, version 46.5.2* I’d watch this if you could get past the pops and commercials ### 5/5 — Good news *2025-08-07, version 46.5.2* Excellent notifications. ### 3/5 — Pretty OK APP *2025-07-15, version 46.5.2* I enjoy getting local news alerts but don’t enjoy the app freezing up all the time. Not sure why this happens regularly ### 5/5 — News and Weather *2025-05-25, version 46.5.2* Great ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2025-04-15, version 46.5.2* Great local news source! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Newest update sucks *2026-06-24, version 50.14.0* Radar crashes the app every time it’s completely unusable ### 1/5 — Content *2026-06-23, version 50.14.0* I am a loyal follower of WBIR. I enjoy the reporters and the news team. However, I have noticed that WBIR have given more coverage to Republicans in the upcoming elections. I don’t know if this is due to lack of participation from the Democratics or is this bias. It has really bothered me. I know this is a Republican state. I am a Republican, but not MAGA. I would like to know why the discrepancy. ### 1/5 — Miss the old weather app. *2026-03-16, version 46.5.2* The old app was used friendly and useful! This new app takes forever to see the weather as you have to jump through hoops to get there. The radar itself is fine, though I feel it is no where near as good as the old one. Seems that they’re so desperate to share news of little importance as opposed to true weather. Make a separate app for weather like before please. ### 1/5 — Hit or miss *2025-12-01, version 46.5.2* whether app will load on Sharp Roku smart tv. Has a loooooong way to go to be comparable to other local apps. On iOS, the ads make it impossible to read and watch the news. ### 1/5 — The app is awkward to use and not up to date. *2025-09-25, version 46.5.2* WBIR news has gotten so bad and left leaning . Everyone I worked with always watched WBIR and now no one I know watches. ### 1/5 — No specific weather app on iOS. *2025-08-14, version 46.5.2* I want weather only. ### 1/5 — Miss weather app *2025-04-24, version 46.5.2* Used to have a nice weather app that no longer exists. This one is not very user friendly and not nearly as good as the previous weather app. Big step backwards. ### 1/5 — Mostly useless *2024-07-02, version 46.3.1* Unless you’re a University of Tennessee Knoxville sports fan, you should look for the local news elsewhere. Sports reporting dominates every facet of news in this town. Eye roll. ### 1/5 — Garbage for weather *2024-05-26, version 46.2.1* Literally a tornado watch issued for Knoxville right now and no dedicated weather map with watch and warning boxes. Don’t depend on this app for weather if you care about your family. Where’s the old Wbir weather app? It was great. At least channel 6 and 8 still have weather apps. ### 1/5 — Just the weather…. *2024-04-02, version 46.2.1* Please bring back the old WBIR stand alone weather app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Goodbye Dolly *2026-08-26, version 50.23.1* Thank you for your lovely news coverage on the passing of our wonderful lady Dolly PartonI’m ### 5/5 — Straight From the Heart *2026-08-19, version 50.21.3* WBIR reports the news and they don’t try to make it more than it is. They have a very professional staff. ### 5/5 — Channel 10 *2026-07-10, version 50.15.4* Channel 10 is——. Cool ### 5/5 — News *2026-07-10, version 50.15.4* Good ### 5/5 — Lawn care 101 *2026-06-25, version 50.14.0* It’s a great app. Very reliable whenever it comes to rain and in my business it is very important to keep up with the weather. And it’s great when it comes to keeping up with the latest traffic news. ### 5/5 — Best channel in Knoxville *2026-06-12, version 50.12.0* I love watching the news and always follow the weather with Todd Howell however, I do not like who is in charge with your Facebook posting. It’s more opinion than facts. WBIR is still number #1 to me. ### 5/5 — Welcome to my home *2026-03-23, version 46.5.2* Having come from another state, I knew I would have to get to know the people/ who come into my house everyday. I'm glad to welcome ya'll! We will do this journey of life together. Thank you for keeping us safe, but keeping us informed. ### 5/5 — Honest and classy *2026-03-16, version 46.5.2* Thank you WBIR for keeping the news fair, honest and classy. BIGGEST thanks to Todd Howell. What a guy! I truly appreciate his Facebook scripture posts! ### 5/5 — Beth *2026-03-01, version 46.5.2* Best news in East Tennessee ### 5/5 — Liked it better before update *2026-02-26, version 46.5.2* Not user friendly. Harder to navigate --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*