Cuts out too much in the middle of shows for commercials.
When listening, shows are cut off while listening for multiple commercials, causing you to miss content.
Constantly buffering!
No idea why buffering happens so much with this app. None of my other apps do this!
Love it, but please fix it!
I listen to this app quite a bit. The latest issue is the app freezes as soon as I open it, then I have to toggle WiFi off and on, and it eventually loads. I’ve tried deleting the app and reinstalling too, no luck. There are randomly aired ads as well. Does this happen to anyone else?
I ❤️WGN but hate their app
I have been a fan of radio 720 my whole life, I listen daily. Most of the time I listen on my app. Please update and fix this app ASAP! There are constant stops in the stream, it often just interrupts with an ad, or just behaves strangely. I don’t own a radio in my home anymore so I rely on this app. Fix it fast!
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Bad app
This app constantly errors out and loses signal regularly. Your lucky to get 20 minutes out of an hour. Also very hard on the battery. Better luck using Alexa.
No Good
WGN is my constant…. But with this app it isn’t because it won’t continue and goes out so I miss a full conversation, news updates etc….. so frustrating that the iPhone app is so lousy to listen too. Please FIX it soon as I’m sure many people have the same issue.
There is nothing wrong with my internet so it’s not that. Thanks.
There is nothing wrong with my internet so it’s not that. Thanks.
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Bad app
This app constantly errors out and loses signal regularly. Your lucky to get 20 minutes out of an hour. Also very hard on the battery. Better luck using Alexa.
Not working
I usually listen to the Blackhawks broadcast but for the past two months when I click to stream on the app or website it doesn’t play the broadcast - just an endless loop of ads. Super disappointing. I don’t live in Illinois anymore and I used to enjoy listening to the games via the app.
Terrible!!
The worst radio app I’ve ever used. Interrupts itself every 5-10 mins with a commercial ….or worse, it won’t stop buffering so I’ll have to restart it, then sit thru more canned commercials. Sometimes it interrupts its own commercials with different commercials!
All a very crummy way to listen to ‘talk-radio’, esp when there are already more commercials than content.
All a very crummy way to listen to ‘talk-radio’, esp when there are already more commercials than content.
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Poor app!
Keeps buffering! Then it restarts and you have to listen to the annoying Chevy commercials over and over! Enjoy listening to this program while working outside but this app is weak.
Too many commercials on connection
Every time my phone changes access points (all same SSID) as I move between upstairs and downstairs, I hear the connection commercial for Chevy again. This interrupts the program and is very irritating. I used to use radio garden to avoid this problem, but it seems that WGN cut off that access. Other station's apps don't have this issue. Don't I listen to enough commercials in the program stream? Please fix.
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If you like "ChevyDrivesChicago" ads, this is for you
Start app on your device - Chevy commercial
Connect to bluetooth - Chevy commercial
Leave your WiFi range to use 5g - Chevy commercial
Answer a call on your smartphone - Chevy commercial
Connect smartphone to Apple CarPlay - Chevy commercial
Respond to a text message - Chevy commercial
"Take it from #99 - Chicago winters are tough, but Chevy..."
"Hey Blackhawks fans, Chicagoland Chevy dealers..."
"Ready for a summer roadtrip? Your Chicago Chevy dealers..."
"Hit the road in a new Chevy Trax from your Chicagoland Chevy dealers..."
Connect to bluetooth - Chevy commercial
Leave your WiFi range to use 5g - Chevy commercial
Answer a call on your smartphone - Chevy commercial
Connect smartphone to Apple CarPlay - Chevy commercial
Respond to a text message - Chevy commercial
"Take it from #99 - Chicago winters are tough, but Chevy..."
"Hey Blackhawks fans, Chicagoland Chevy dealers..."
"Ready for a summer roadtrip? Your Chicago Chevy dealers..."
"Hit the road in a new Chevy Trax from your Chicagoland Chevy dealers..."
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This app needs an update.
I used to use this app exclusively. It was great and I loved it. In the last year or so, the app is buggy. I will be listening and go to pause, by tapping on my headphones pause button. Sometimes pause works, sometimes I go to iOS control panel and pressing play does not work. I have to go into the app and select play. Sometimes I will pause and later I will notice the app has started playing again. I have stopped using the app all together. Just go to the Apple Music app and search for WGN radio or tell Siri to play WGN radio. You don’t need the app.
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Why I don’t use this more
Every time I start the app I have to endure a 10 or 15 second ad.
Not a big deal BUT if reception/signal is spotty, I endure that ad several times in a row.
Not to mention the same 4 radio ads they play on the broadcast.
What blows my mind is some of the ads on the app are even geographically relevant!
Holy cow! I realize this is commercial radio, but F I will not use this app long term because of the marketing and endless advertising.
Not a big deal BUT if reception/signal is spotty, I endure that ad several times in a row.
Not to mention the same 4 radio ads they play on the broadcast.
What blows my mind is some of the ads on the app are even geographically relevant!
Holy cow! I realize this is commercial radio, but F I will not use this app long term because of the marketing and endless advertising.
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Sinatra hour
LOVE THIS ON SUNDAY MORNING! Thank you! It’s a wonderful way to start my day
This app is in pretty rough shape
Yes, it streams the radio station in the background but that’s about where the good stops. The interface is bad: buttons can’t be reached easily. Ads are in intrusive positions. The casting feature casts to the AppleTV as a video feed, so it cannot run in the background not very pleasant.
I wish they would just run the radio feed through the iTunes Store, and use the WGN news app for news. That would be a better setup than trying to cram everything into this poorly coded app.
I wish they would just run the radio feed through the iTunes Store, and use the WGN news app for news. That would be a better setup than trying to cram everything into this poorly coded app.
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Buggy
Very annoying App that spools constantly, lags like all get out and drops out about every hour. Seriously, can’t you improve this thing?
Please fix this!
When I'm listening to the live stream on my iPhone and the lock screen comes on, the WGN app stops working till I unlock the screen!? Frustrating! The WBEZ app keeps playing why can't you fix this, I have seen people comment on this same thing months ago, I know it's never worked right for me! I want to listen to the regular personalities, I'm not a baseball fan, sooo you made that possible...but it does not work!!!
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WGN App needs work!
The WGN App has a lot of potential & has a lot of content to offer, but it also has a couple of MAJOR flaws;
1. Any audio I open (podcast or livestream) stops when my phone locks & its screen goes black. This is NOT how TuneIn & ApplePodcasts behave!
2. The app uses a LOT of cellular data. I often don’t have WIFI access, & usually just open the app at most for 5 min/daily, but it’s one of my highest-cellular-usage apps!
1. Any audio I open (podcast or livestream) stops when my phone locks & its screen goes black. This is NOT how TuneIn & ApplePodcasts behave!
2. The app uses a LOT of cellular data. I often don’t have WIFI access, & usually just open the app at most for 5 min/daily, but it’s one of my highest-cellular-usage apps!
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Livestream not working
I love to listen, but have noticed the livestream “watch live” link is not working the last few weeks on Saturday mornings for Lou’s show. Please check livestream, love to watch the shows too!
