Access an exact digital replica of a historic Virginia newspaper. Stay informed about local news and events from Gloucester and Mathews counties.
Gazette Journal Virginia by Tidewater Newspapers, Inc.
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4.2(9 ratings)
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4.3😞(447 ratings)
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Stay informed with local news, sports, and community updates. Access in-depth stories, exclusive commentary, and multimedia content. Offers a premium ad-free experience for subscribers.
What We Love
- 👍 Great for local news
- 👍 Appreciates local happenings updates
- 👍 Easy way to get local news
- 👍 Lots of articles (in older reviews)
- 👍 Love this app
Room to Improve
- 👎 Unusable with Apple OS
- 👎 Cannot scroll up/down with finger
- 👎 App features fail consistently
- 👎 Redundant coverage
- 👎 Sloppy editing
- 👎 News rag with a price tag
- 👎 Biased reporting (left-leaning)
- 👎 Stalling at each click
- 👎 More ads, less news
- 👎 Unskippable ads
- 👎 Recurring problem: clicking article leads to ads
- 👎 Local content is thin
- 👎 Pathetic
- 👎 Sign in doesn't work
- 👎 Total crap
- 👎 Pay-wall for previously free content
- 👎 Restriction of 3 articles
- 👎 Finding local news elsewhere
- 👎 Shame on you
- 👎 Real disservice to loyal readers
- 👎 Only three articles read limit
- 👎 Missing key feature: cannot share articles
- 👎 Scroll at the top opens unwanted stories
4.6😐(96 ratings)
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Stream live radio and TV broadcasts, access on-demand content, and enjoy PBS Kids programming with parental controls. This app offers DVR-like playback, program schedules, and easy sharing of your favorite shows.
What We Love
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🎧 Easy access to NPR and local news
- 📱 Convenient mobile listening
- 🎶 Enjoyable classical music content
- 📰 Reliable news source
- 🏠 Feels like home
- ✨ Great convenience
- 🌟 High-quality programming
- 💡 Access to archived shows
- 🚀 Works great
- 💯 Best app ever
- 📻 Access to 1920 Radio Network
- 👍 Good job with show information
- 💯 Amazing access to content
- 👍 Very useful app
Room to Improve
- 🐛 App cuts off frequently
- 🐛 App closes once or more a day
- 🐛 App is a battery killer
- 🐛 Stream bounces around/skips
- 🐛 App doesn't always show current playing
- 🐛 App can be frustrating, hours it won't work
- 🐛 Fails to load almost 60% of the time
- 🐛 Legacy app was better, too much navigation
- 🐛 Can't get most of the good shows (e.g., Create shows)
