# WDAM 7 News

> Local news and breaking alerts for the Pine Belt region. (iPhone/iPad app by Gray Television Group, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdam-7-news/id449508323 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gray Television Group, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/416888140)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 4,553 App Store ratings · 78 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 85 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-07-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdam-7-news/id449508323/reviews.md

## What is WDAM 7 News?

Download the power of the WDAM 7 News app right to your iPhone!

WDAM 7 delivers local news coverage for Hattiesburg and the rest of the Pine Belt area. Features include:

Breaking news alerts

Live, local news headlines and stories

Sports

Community Events

And so much more!

Also serving Laurel, Jones, Jasper, Covington, Wayne, Perry, Forrest, Lamar and Marion counties in the Pine Belt of south central Mississippi.

This app requests location to help customize content for you. We will provide location information and information about your use of the app to our advertising partners in order to customize the ads displayed in this app and other apps you use. Please review our privacy policy for more details and for your choices.

## Key features

- Breaking news alerts
- Live local news headlines
- Sports coverage
- Community events
- Customized content

## What do users think of WDAM 7 News?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Nice app
- 👍 Growing up with channel 7news
- 👍 Who have the WIZZ???
- 👍 Great news for this Baseball Champion

**Cons**

- 🐛 App Needs Update to Fix Bug
- 🔍 clickbait and ragebait
- 🔍 Bias
- 🔍 Amateur "reporters"
- 🔍 Poor app
- 🐛 Broken
- 🐛 Doesn't work
- 🐛 Problems all the time
- 🐛 Locking up and having to restart
- 🔒 Share My Opinion Instead
- 🔍 Not easy to navigate
- 🐛 WON'T OPEN!
- 🐛 Updated
- 🐛 Crash
- 🔍 Live Stream
- 🔍 WDAM App
- 🔍 New update
- 🐛 Non-Functional
- 🐛 New update slows app way down
- 🐛 Last update
- 🐛 Latest Update Slow
- 🐛 App won't open
- 🔍 Update is terrible.
- 🔍 Why change a good thing
- 🔍 Stop reporting fake news stick to the facts
- 🔍 Get rid of the trash full-page pop up ads
- 🐛 What happened?
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔍 Commercials
- 🐛 Pop-ups
- 🐛 App crash when trying to open
- 🐛 Fix the update problem 6/19/19
- 🔍 Ads
- 🔍 If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!
- 🔍 Decent app, latest updates meh
- 🔍 I don't like the update
- 🔍 Cheap news
- 🔍 #WHATWENTWRONG
- 🔍 New Website
- 🔍 Not good
- 🔍 Horrible
- 🔍 Old version much better
- 🔍 Review of WDAM

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 78)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wdam-7-news/id449508323/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Go back to the old app

*2026-07-07, version 8.0.5*

This New App is horrible, you can’t even zoom in on the photos

### 5/5 — Great station and app

*2026-07-03, version 8.0.5*

Keep up the good work

### 1/5 — Can’t Whatch live

*2026-05-06, version 8.0.2*

I live not far from the station and can’t get my app to play live. I just canceled dish ( the day before it came back on) because couldn’t get my local news. All my other apps have no problem playing just Wdam live.

### 1/5 — Horrible horrible app

*2026-04-28, version 8.0.2*

This is one of the worst apps I've ever seen got nothing but Spam advertisements to watch not any news not nothing local anyway thank you for nothing wdam!

### 1/5 — Junk

*2026-04-07, version 8.0.2*

I’m about to delete. I only use this for gas prices and now that don’t work.

### 2/5 — New app

*2026-03-24, version 8.0.1*

Terrible Number of alerts won’t clear Video attached to news stories Nothing in common

### 2/5 — Can’t get notifications to go away

*2026-03-18, version 8.0.1*

New update is terrible. It says I have a notification but nothing is new.

### 3/5 — Why the change?

*2026-03-16, version 8.0.1*

The app doesn't open as it did before. Also all critical alerts cannot be deleted from home screen. Ugh!

### 1/5 — Bad

*2026-03-16, version 8.0.1*

To chopped up and hard to read. Old version way better. Add pop is annoying every time you open and close story.

### 4/5 — Nice

*2025-09-01, version 7.0.15*

I use this app lots n enjoy up to date stuff today it won’t share on messenger for some reason

## Frequently asked questions about WDAM 7 News

### What does the WDAM Local News app do?

The WDAM Local News app delivers local news coverage for Hattiesburg and the surrounding Pine Belt area. It provides breaking news alerts, live headlines and stories, sports updates, and information on community events.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include breaking news alerts, live local news headlines and stories, dedicated sports coverage, and information on community events. The app also offers customized content based on your location.

### Is the WDAM Local News app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. It is supported by advertising, and your location information may be shared with advertising partners to customize ads.

### What areas does this app cover?

The app provides local news coverage for Hattiesburg and the entire Pine Belt area. This includes Laurel, Jones, Jasper, Covington, Wayne, Perry, Forrest, Lamar, and Marion counties in south central Mississippi.

### Why does the app request my location?

The app requests your location to help customize the content displayed for you. Location information and details about your app usage are shared with advertising partners to personalize ads within the app and other applications you use.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.0.6 — 2026-07-16

Improvements to the video player, including addressing a crash caused when using video controls

### 8.0.5 — 2026-06-16

Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen.
Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices.
Video playlists now display all videos correctly
Improved video playback reliability.
General bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 8.0.4 — 2026-06-09

Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen.
Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices.
Video playlists now display all videos correctly
Improved video playback reliability.

### 8.0.3 — 2026-05-14

Improved how images display in stories and on the home screen.
Fixed an issue where sharing a story was not working on some devices.
Video playlists now display all videos correctly
Improved video playback reliability.

### 8.0.2 — 2026-04-06

Corrected the look of splash screen images
Added support for some embeds in stories
Addressed issues with some images being cut off in stories
Addressed issue causing users to not be able to share stories

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