# News Talk 630 WPRO & 99.7 FM — user reviews > 28 indexed App Store user reviews of News Talk 630 WPRO & 99.7 FM by Cumulus Media, rated 3.40/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-talk-630-wpro-and-997-fm/id377837329/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-talk-630-wpro-and-997-fm/id377837329.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (8 of 28) ### 2/5 — Unreliable *2023-01-09, version 8.1.6* Randomly stops playing. Ads are ridiculous. Not a stable app at all. ### 2/5 — Mandatory Update? *2012-12-18, version 3.0.4* I was tried tuning in on my iPhone tonight and when I launched the app it automatically took me to the update screen. I wasn't in the mood to update. I really wanted to listen to Matt Allen. I couldn't until I updated... ### 1/5 — Horrible app, always buffering, can't pause (only stop and play) *2012-09-21, version 2.5.5* Since this station is no longer available via Tunein Radio, I downloaded this application. It is frankly unusable. It frequently stops playing, rebuffers, you can't pause it and play it again easily (there are no visible buttons to push). When you hit the screen, it STOPS. When you hit the screen again, it reconnects and plays (vs. resuming from a pause) so you can't temporarily pause it to do something and listen again in a few minutes like you should be able to do. I've emailed WPRO and voiced my complaint to them. Hopefully they will reconsider reconnecting to Tunein Radio. As of now, I've resigned myself to listening to other stations but really miss listening to the great radio programs on WPRO. ### 1/5 — DK *2012-03-01, version 2.1.1* Doesn't work. Did when I first installed it but froze. Deleted and re loaded it but nothing. ### 1/5 — Just Static *2011-09-02, version 2.1.1* All I hear is static ### 2/5 — Where's the stream? *2011-08-31, version 2.1.1* When I first downloaded the app, I used it all the time to listen to WPRO when I would travel. But now, when you go the start the app...nothing happens. It's been like that for awhile now. When will this be fixed? It doesn't make sense for the station to continue to promote something that doesn't work. ### 1/5 — No longer working *2011-08-01, version 2.1.1* App has not streamed anything in 7+ days. And football broadcasts will not stream as they do not have the rights to stream bc it is a mobile app. Blackout rules. You will not get red sox on eei stream as well. 1 star til fix streaming ### 1/5 — App gap *2010-11-01, version 0* I purchased the app to listen to ALL Wpro programming; instead, during Sunday's 4p.m. slot, all I heard were the commercials, not the football game.between the commercials was dead air. Period. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The app is not working *2020-08-24, version 6.16.0* I used this app for a long time. One day It would do the DAI advertising and then nothing after that. And it has been the same since. Been several weeks now. What’s going on? ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2020-08-22, version 6.16.0* Used to love this app, but for awhile now the only thing it plays are the ads, then silence. It’s now worthless! ### 1/5 — Inconsistent *2020-08-20, version 6.16.0* App frequently freezes or will not connect ### 1/5 — Crashes all the time! *2019-09-21, version 6.8.0* I’ve had this app on both android and Apple phones and it constantly freezes up or just seems to not work... Despite having to remove it and reinstall it the problem continues and it’s far worse since the latest update from the developer released a patch that seems to have made it not better but worse... If your looking for people to use this app on their phones you might have to improve it... ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2019-07-14, version 6.6.0* On a Sunday I turned it off after six ads, one promo, a public service announcement and another ad — that’s nine segments of needless blah blah. I tried it again a few minutes later and I got exact same rotation of baloney ### 1/5 — RI's fox news *2016-01-28, version 5.0.9* I don't recommend it! ### 1/5 — Disconnects constantly *2013-08-30, version 3.2.5* This app constantly disconnects.. Very frustrating. Not worth it. ### 1/5 — Poor quality *2013-08-29, version 3.2.5* Got the app to listen from Florida. Always reloading and dropping the stream. Then have to watch another commercial to reconnect ### 1/5 — Very poor *2013-02-09, version 3.0.4* I really wanted to like this app. I live in DC but wanted to keep up with news in Rhode Island – especially after the snowstorm. The app ran okay – I could stream the program – but the ads were too intrusive, and I could not figure out how to control the stream (that is shut it off or pause it). Ultimately, I shut it off by deleting it. Too bad! ### 1/5 — Horrible *2013-01-03, version 3.0.4* Awful app. If it works at all, you'll be lucky to get five minutes of radio before it stops. Needs a serious update. Waste of time right now. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — amazing radio station *2026-03-30, version 8.2.2* so funny never buffers listens to this with my family ### 5/5 — WPRO app *2016-02-20, version 5.1.0* They only thing I hate about this app is I can't see my battery icon ### 5/5 — Great App! *2013-03-18, version 3.1.1* Excellent redesign! Works great ### 5/5 — Love the station *2010-07-01, version 0* Listen all the time ### 4/5 — Ads play first *2026-03-05, version 8.2.2* The app works fine but annoyingly always plays ads first before content even upon return after an interruption. ### 4/5 — Works Well *2025-06-06, version 8.2.0* This app works well until 3PM, when for some unknown reason WTDS takes over. ### 3/5 — Not compatible anymore *2023-02-10, version 8.1.6* I loved this app, but all of a sudden it isn't compatible with my IPad anymore. Talk about planned obsolescence! You would think it would be backward compatible. My IPad isn't new but it's not that old either! ### 3/5 — Ughhhh *2022-08-30, version 8.0.1* Fire, Mold, water damage. If they can please prevent this same commercial from playing twice every single time I try and listen to Gene Valicenti I’d be happy and give it 5 stars instead of three because I wanna give more!! ### 3/5 — Please Upgrade The Wpro App *2012-04-23, version 2.1.1* To whom it may concern could you please upgrade the 630 wpro app so that we are able to listen to wpro in the background I know many apps made by airkast have already upgraded certain apps so that you can play that app in the background so if you could please upgrade the 630 wpro app so that we can listen to wpro while in the background also can you please put back the seducle on the screen crawl thank you ### 3/5 — Works as advertised. *2010-07-13, version 0* The easiest way for me to get local RI racist, hate radio straight to my iPhone! If only they would support multitasking so I could browse NPR's website while I listen. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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