# WCBM Talk Radio — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of WCBM Talk Radio by WCBM OF MARYLAND INC, rated 4.54/5 from 136 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wcbm-talk-radio/id963703593/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wcbm-talk-radio/id963703593.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 17 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 7 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 2/5 — Can’t view the app *2020-01-03* I can play the app and listen to the radio show, but if I want to interact with the app, such as text the show, it is a big gray screen ### 2/5 — Disappointed - Not working *2015-06-19* I love Sean and Frank in the morning and this new app is very problematic. Very inconsistent. Sometimes I can't hear anything. Sure hope it gets fixed because I hate missing the show. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2015-06-02, version 5.0.2* Please bring back the old WCBM app. This one does not work! ### 1/5 — Broken internet stream *2015-06-02* Down for days!!! ### 1/5 — Does not support IOS upgrades *2015-06-02* Very disappointed. Software App previously worked very well, 5 stars. As it is right now, cannot be used except to download local programs. Will not connect to stream current broadcasts. I've removed it until it works. ### 1/5 — New WCBM app-great station bad app *2015-03-14, version 5.0.1* New app the worst ever- especially in car! Kept old app for live til they remote deleted! Love podcasts, hate new app controls-amateur. Also too commercialized. ### 1/5 — Streaming ad app *2015-03-03* This app is not worth a download. The design is awful, it's cluttered, ugly, and not very user friendly. The focal point is the ads instead of the radio controls, which have a pause button but no seek controls. I'll stick with TuneIn Radio. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — As bad as Harford County FM. *2023-04-05, version 8.1.8* The new version of the phone app does a terrible job of buffering. There are constant voids in listening. It is almost as bad as listening to country music on the FM station. It is bad when the AM static is less irritating than the FM voids and country music. Bel Air MD should have very good FM reception. Please bring back the poorly rated old version, it was better. ### 1/5 — Buffering *2023-03-09, version 8.1.8* This app needs work. Constant errors. I spend more time waiting on it buffering than hearing the programs. I’m not sure if the issue, but the streaming on my Amazon devices is also an issue. Get it together please. ### 1/5 — Expected More From WCBM *2021-12-04* I was looking for a way to listen to WCBM when not in AM range, seems pretty simple. Was not looking for pages and pages of terms and conditions that require “I Consent” to all manner of use of personal data in order to basically listen to the radio. Deleted. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work. Can’t listen live *2021-11-16* Can’t listen live. Worthless app ### 1/5 — Update made it even worse than before *2020-04-27, version 6.12.0* This latest update 4/2020 has a problem with message studio. Email address is hidden from my view. Podcast download does not work now with latest version that I installed on 8/27/2019 ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2019-07-17* The app no longer works across my I-devices I used to listen 6+ hours a day starting at 5am, ### 1/5 — Why why why? *2019-01-08* Love the show, hate the app. In today’s technology improvements, I can’t understand how a developer can design such a crappy application. “If” it connects, that in itself is a miracle. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2017-05-25* This app needs major upgrade. I have an iPhone 6. The app would start automatically and prevent incoming calls. On occasion I would have to shut down the phone totally and restart in order to make calls again. I called the station directly to advise of the problems. They were very nice but never got back to me. I've reinstalled the app several times but that did not help. I have had to uninstall and use a different app to listen to WCBM. I check back to see if any updates have happened but none since November 2016. I'd advise against this app. It makes my phone useless when is bugs out. ### 1/5 — Like the station, hate the app *2017-02-15* The app goes down FREQUENTLY!! Every time it restarts (if it does), it plays the same sponsorship commercial. Otherwise, it has good features. Too bad the streaming is so awful. ### 1/5 — Junk. Does not work. *2015-06-15, version 5.0.2* Awful. E- ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mr Ken *2026-01-07* Listen to the show it’s great local and national news. helps me keep my sanity. I remember Tom and Frank and other host were great the truth tellers the less consoling. Sean, Chuck and Garry sports are a great team. ### 5/5 — Miss local news on Saturday night *2025-11-17* I enjoy the local stories and humor ### 4/5 — 5 star info, 3 star internet availability *2024-12-31* Excellent 6-9am, internet fails at times. ### 3/5 — Love the show but app keeps crashing *2017-07-10* I love this show but lately it just cuts out on my run and it won't start up again ### 3/5 — Can only listen for 3 hours before you must restart *2015-06-29* I like to listen to talk radio in the background all day long. Sometimes 12 to 15 hours a day. I've noticed & actually timed, that the app will only run 3 hours then you must restart the playback. I keep my IPhone on a dock speaker that has a power button so I must power down the speaker and power back up. Then the app re-connects, plays an add then resumes for another 3 hours... Also, cannot stand actually watching the screen while it is streaming! You are constantly bombarded with adds, tweets or whatever else they happen to invade your screen with. Much easier to tolerate if I just walk away from the speakers and never look at screen again until I'm forced to restart the app every 3 hours! Ugh!!! ### 3/5 — Crash and buffer app *2015-04-07* I usually listen about 3 hours throughout the morning/afternoon. Sean, Tom and rush. Crashes at least 5 times a day and buffers even more. I like wcbm and that's the only reason I gave it 3 stars. It should be 1 star. I hope they work on it soon, it's the only way I can listen. ### 2/5 — App is broken? *2021-04-29* Can’t connect at all sometimes, intermittent connection at other times. Frustrating1 ### 2/5 — Love hate relationship *2021-02-23* Love being able to listen to WCBM but the app has more bugs and crashes than a diabetic hooker in a Baltimore hotel. I constantly have to kill and restart the app ### 2/5 — Too many bugs *2020-03-25* The Freeeman ad interrupts inconveniently, at times droning out important information. The newest ad in the beginning just adds on the frustration. The buffering and loading bugs are beyond annoying and need to be fixed. ### 2/5 — App needs a fix *2020-01-16* After opening the app and getting through the first commercial the app works fine. My issue comes after my phone screen locks, when you go to unlock your phone the app acts as though it’s opening for the first time and replays adds and stops the broadcast. It’s really annoying. So bad that I don’t use the app and listen using the tune in radio app instead --- *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 2026-09-03.*