# WBAL NewsRadio — WBAL NewsRadio 1090 & FM 101.5

> Maryland's dominant news and talk radio station, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 & FM 101.5. (iPhone/iPad app by Hearst Television.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wbal-newsradio/id386834691 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hearst Television](https://appshunter.io/developer/428240239)
- Category: News, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.20/5 from 65 App Store ratings · 82 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish
- Released: 2010-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-15
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wbal-newsradio/id386834691/reviews.md

## What is WBAL NewsRadio?

WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 is Maryland's dominant and most powerful radio station.

## Key features

- Live radio streaming
- Local news updates
- Talk radio content
- FM 101.5 broadcast

## Chart rankings

- #197 in Top Free · News (US App Store)

## What do users think of WBAL NewsRadio?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Good content
- 👍 Great idea
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Works great
- 👍 Awesome

**Cons**

- 😠 Horrible app
- 😠 Extremely frustrating
- 😠 Impossible on the go
- 😠 Poorly executed
- 😠 Annoying ads
- 😠 Unstable app
- 😠 Useless app
- 😠 Unbearable
- 😠 Not reliable
- 😠 Broken app
- 😠 Colossal failure
- 😠 Worthless
- 😠 Bad app
- 😠 Huge disappointment
- 😠 Cuts out constantly
- 😠 Baadddd music
- 😠 Not what I was looking for

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App is buggy
- Plays the same ad over and over
- Ads play every 2 seconds
- Accidentally close the app? Hit with an ad.
- Connect to a different Bluetooth device? Ad.
- Ads play in between segment breaks
- New update is unstable
- 15sec add, no skipping
- When I get a text or any type of interruption the app goes back to the ad.
- Listened to the app 5x in 10 mins.
- New section is almost worthless. Not organized, old article or events that has been done.
- Endless pop adds.
- Ads just keep popping up nonstop.
- App now plays Ad’s
- Attempt to read a clip on a news article, within a few moments an Ad pops up.
- Can't finish the reading the article, even if you allow the Ad to play out.
- Once you clear it, the same Ad pops back in again.
- Screen keeps blacking out making it difficult to read news articles.
- Ads now pop up on every article multiple times, making the content unreadable.
- Pop up adds. Are you kidding me?
- Pop up ads and adds for games that have made it virtually impossible to read even a paragraph of a story.
- Pop up ads are out of control.
- Streaming Orioles Games Never Works
- App always tells me I am not in an eligible listening area.
- App now plays an intro clip when connecting to the stream which sometimes overlaps with the stream and causes it to stop.
- Whenever I try to mute the app temporarily using the app’s mute button, or turn down your volume all the way the stream disconnects.
- Streaming cuts out while driving.
- Most recent iOS update (10.3) killed the app
- Blank Screen with the update to IOS 10.3
- Doesn't play sporting events
- Crashes if you try to read an article.
- App closes as soon as you click on any of the news articles.
- App crashes when you try to stream broadcast.
- App crashes on launch...every time.
- App crashes after update on iPhone
- Crashes every time I try to stream the station.
- App immediately crashes when u hit play button.
- Every time I press PLAY now, it crashes.
- Every time I tap play the app CRASHES.
- The app crashes now thanks to the most recent update.
- Latest update causes the app to crash EVERY TIME when you try to stream.
- The app worked wonderfully well before the upgrade.
- The app no longer works.
- Every time jācAPPS updates this they a) don't bother testing it, and b) break the radio
- New release won't play - same issue as previous upgrade.
- It was fine until you fixed it.
- The new update won't allow the app to play.
- Uploaded the "improvements" and now every time I press for the sound, the app crashes.
- New update as of 2/25 force stops the app and auto closes.
- Can't read any news or articles.
- This app won't let me stream the Orioles game.
- Advertisements were nonstop.
- Missed the entire end if the race because every minute there were advertisements.
- Doesn't work with iOS7.
- App hangs on startup - iOS 7
- After the iOS 7 update it just launches to a splash screen and doesn't work at all.
- Bug crashing audio has been fixed.
- Old app worked new app shuts down every time I hit play.
- After the update it crashes when I hit play.
- It crashes every time you try to listen to the radio.
- App crashes every single time I try to listen on iPhone or iPad.
- New update killed the feed.
- Crashes when pressing Play button.
- The radio feature doesn't work, period.
- Click "play" and the app closes and sends you back to your home screen.
- Crashes when hit listen button.
- Useless. Crashes when press Play.
- New app crashes when you try to listen to the live stream
- Broadcast stopping for no reason.
- Sometimes can turn radio off then on again, other times have to totally close app.
- Cuts out often

**Most requested features**

- Better ad development
- Personalize default zip code for weather
- CarPlay integration
- iPad/universal version
- Volume control scroll

## Recent user reviews (10 of 82)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wbal-newsradio/id386834691/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Poor app

*2026-03-27*

App is buggy, plays the same ad over and over again.

### 1/5 — Good content

*2026-02-03*

I’m using this app for the content, which is great. The app is horrible. The approach to ads could’ve been better developed by a kid. Extremely frustrating to use and impossible while on the go.

### 1/5 — Ads play every 2 seconds.

*2025-11-26*

Accidentally close the app? Hit with an ad. Connect to a different Bluetooth device? Ad. The worst part is it’s the same one ad over and over. Content is good but this app was designed by a child.

### 3/5 — Not Always “Breaking” News

*2025-11-20*

I don’t need alerts talking about Black Friday sales. I also don’t need editorializing when it comes to politics. Just give the news not your opinion

### 1/5 — Great idea poorly executed

*2025-08-24*

I was a regular listener on the radio, so I was very happy to get the app. It is so frustrating to use! The constant advertisements just to sign in are just annoying. Every time you login you have to listen to the same ad. Not only do you have to listen to an ad, but then another ad will pop up, which doesn’t have any audio but freezes you out of the podcast. Poorly executed.

### 1/5 — Annoying ads

*2025-04-30*

The constant ads at the beginning and then when it’s finally finished and I turn my screen off, the app stops and resets with another annoying law group ad. I’m done!

### 1/5 — Buggy App

*2025-02-24*

I’m going to lose it if I hear a Kronberger advertisement one more time while using the App.

### 3/5 — Ads

*2025-02-13*

Irritated I have to listen to the same ad every time I play the listen live or if stop and play again moments later. There are ads that play in between segment breaks. Is it really necessary? Or play a different ad it’s the same ad it haunts me in my sleep.

### 1/5 — New update is unstable

*2025-02-07*

The new update is just horrible. You have to listen to 15sec add, no skipping. 
When I get a text or any type of interruption the app goes back to the ad. I listened to the app 5x in 10 mins. 
The new section is almost worthless. Not organized, old article or events that has been done. And the endless pop adds. 
The old joke radio app was WCBM, now it is this app. 
Very unstable, very frustrating. You are driving me to Sirus.

### 1/5 — Pop up Ads

*2024-12-04*

Ads just keep popping up nonstop. The app is useless.

## Frequently asked questions about WBAL NewsRadio

### What is WBAL NewsRadio?

WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 is Maryland's dominant and most powerful radio station. It provides listeners with news and talk radio content.

### What can I do with the app?

The app allows you to stream live broadcasts from WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5. You can stay informed with local and national news updates and listen to talk radio programming.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. However, it does contain advertisements.

### What kind of content does WBAL NewsRadio offer?

WBAL NewsRadio offers a mix of local and national news, as well as talk radio programming. It is known as Maryland's dominant and most powerful radio station.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.11 — 2026-03-27

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1133

### 4.0.10 — 2026-03-19

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1131

### 4.0.9 — 2026-02-11

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1127

### 4.0.8 — 2025-11-08

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1114

### 4.0.7 — 2025-10-31

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1113

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