# WLKY News - Louisville — Breaking News and Weather

> Local news, weather, and sports alerts with live streaming and user submissions. (iPhone/iPad app by Hearst Television.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hearst Television](https://appshunter.io/developer/428240239)
- Category: News, Weather
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.67/5 from 4,401 App Store ratings · 85 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 127 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2012-03-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816/reviews.md

## What is WLKY News?

Take the WLKY News app with you everywhere you go and be the first to know of breaking news happening in Louisville and the surrounding area. Always stay up to date with the latest local news, national, sports, traffic, political, entertainment stories and much more. Download the WLKY News app for free today.

Our Local News, Weather and Sports App Features Include:
- Louisville breaking news alerts with push notifications
- Live streaming breaking news updates from our WLKY News reporters when it happens, where it happens
- Local news submission area for breaking news, news tips and the ability to email your news photos and videos right to our newsroom to be featured on air
- Up to date, current local weather conditions, hourly Louisville weather updates, and 7 day forecasts
- Share stories via email or your social media pages
- An interactive radar that lets you zoom in and out to street level and watch storms as they approach. Move the map around to see major weather activity
- Louisville weather alerts and updates, WLKY weather videocasts and more

Although Hearst Television believes the majority of its news content is appropriate for a variety of ages, it is intended for individuals 18 and older.

## Key features

- Breaking news alerts with push notifications
- Live streaming breaking news updates
- Local news submission area
- Up-to-date local weather and 7-day forecasts
- Interactive radar with storm tracking
- Share stories via email or social media

## What do users think of WLKY News?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 No Station Better
- 🚀 Staying connected
- ✅ Accuracy
- 🚀 One of the best...
- 🚀 I'm in love.
- 🚀 Current weather and local news
- 🚀 Great Station
- 🚀 Love WLKY news!
- 🚀 Great Overall App
- 🚀 Rating
- 🚀 Love WLKY 32
- 🚀 Up to date ASAP when it comes to the newsroom. Great.
- 🚀 Great information

**Cons**

- 🐛 Closing and delays
- 🔊 Ads
- 🐛 Not getting notifications
- 🔊 Sever storms
- 🐛 Widget doesn't work.
- 🐛 App widget
- 🐛 App locks up
- 🔍 Difficult To Depend On
- 🔍 App functions well but strong liberal bias and more opinion than fact presented in articles
- 🔊 The Video Ads that can't be paused are annoying
- 🔍 Incomplete sentences
- 🔊 Ads on news articles
- 🐛 Closing
- 🔊 Noise.
- 🐛 Often doesn't load story.
- 🔍 1star review
- 🐛 Do not like new app.
- 🐛 Locks up
- 🐛 It has problems
- 🐛 If it ain't broke don't fix it
- 🔊 Advertising
- 🔊 Too many commercials
- 🔊 Too many adds
- 🔊 Annoying
- 🔊 Ads block stories
- 🐛 Same stories on here forever

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- App widget doesn't work. It doesn't load any information.
- The app keeps closing out when I click on weather
- App started locking up after a update over a month ago.  Thought it could be my phone but after getting a new phone found the problem is with the app. When you click on a story it takes you to a white page that will not load. Just deleted the app and will choice from the other 3 local news app.
- The screen freezes with a blank page when you tap onto an article and you have to exit out of the app, close the app, and then reopen app to be able to read the news article. It's frustrating!!! This is the 1st time ever that I've had issues with this app. Fix the issue or go back to previous past upgrade since this latest upgrade is worthless.

**Most requested features**

- Weather app is not as good as competitors I wish you would have 7 or 10 day layout like weather channel or like you show on tv weather broadcast similar to channel 11 weather app👍
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 85)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Delete

*2026-04-03, version 5.15.2086*

I want to totally delete this app and it won’t let me. It can be deleted from my screen but not totally. It still says opening the App Store. 👎

### 2/5 — Poor accessibility implementation for VoiceOver users on iPhone

*2026-03-17, version 5.15.2086*

Using iPhone 17 Pro, latest iOS 2026 update, really wanted to be able to use this app. Unfortunately, as a voiceover screen reader user, this app falls very short on usability. Often, when entering on a News clip or just simply attempting to set one’s location as well as setting up Weather alert, the voiceover is unable to read anything on the screen. When you go into these areas, it’s long you’re only swiping to the left or to the right, it will read. However, what if you attempt to start entering information in the edit field or if you touch the middle of the screen, the only thing the voiceover does is to throw you up to the top of the year status area of the phone. I hope you will take this review into consideration and please implement accessibility so that everyone is able to access the information that this TV station is attempting to get out to the public.

### 5/5 — No Station Better

*2025-05-26, version 5.15.1689*

When you watch this station, you will think you’re watching a national program instead of a local one. WLKY knows how to keep up with the ever changing world of technology and storytelling. Their anchors are top notch and very professional. There’s simply no need to ever watch a different channel.

### 5/5 — Staying connected

*2025-02-23, version 5.15.1618*

When I am away working just like I am right now I live in Louisville Kentucky and I’m in Atlanta Georgia working and it is really nice to know what is going on back home and with this app it is always sending me notifications about something and I love it because it keeps me up-to-date on what is going onaround my hometown so thank you WKY for this wonderful app and all the employees that put in the hard work the way they do wonderful bunch of people

### 3/5 — Closing and delays

*2025-02-10, version 5.15.1601*

The app will no longer open the list of closings and delays! Do not bother informing me of  the number of businesses and schools that are closed if you won’t let me see who they are!

### 5/5 — Accuracy

*2025-01-30, version 5.15.1567*

It feels good to look at the app and know that everything is accurate everything from News to Weather

### 3/5 — Ads

*2025-01-11, version 5.15.1549*

I like the way the app is set up, how you can see closings and delays easily, and can access anything from hourly predictions to 10 day forecasts.  

I understand that they have to make their money somehow, but if I am looking at something urgent, for example if they’re discussing tornado weather with current warnings, the last thing anyone wants is to sit through 45 seconds of ads.

### 5/5 — One of the best…

*2024-09-07, version 5.15.1492*

Definitely the best designed local news app I have used. The weather section is easy to get  to and the hour to hour forecast is lovely… fast and accurate

### 4/5 — Good but recent release is buggy

*2024-07-31, version 5.15.1462*

I have enjoyed this app for years for news and weather. WLKY is top notch. Unfortunately, the release in summer of 2024 has a tendency to close the article you’re reading and return to the top of the NEWS page. Sometimes it does this so frequently the app almost becomes unusable. Still, I’m a loyal fan of WLKY and the app. I hope they address this issue.

### 5/5 — I’m in love.

*2023-11-29, version 5.15.1267*

This is the best news app ever.

## Frequently asked questions about WLKY News

### What does the WLKY News app do?

The WLKY News app provides breaking news and weather updates for Louisville and the surrounding areas. It offers real-time alerts, live streaming of news events, local news, sports, traffic, and detailed weather forecasts with an interactive radar.

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

Key features include breaking news alerts with push notifications, live streaming of news updates, a local news submission area for tips and media, up-to-date local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, an interactive radar for storm tracking, and the ability to share stories.

### Is the WLKY News app free to download?

Yes, the WLKY News app is free to download and use. The description mentions it is free to download today. However, it does contain advertisements.

### What kind of content can I find on the app?

You can find local news, national news, sports updates, traffic information, political stories, entertainment news, and comprehensive local weather forecasts, including hourly updates and a 7-day outlook. It also features live streaming of breaking news.

### Can I submit my own news or photos?

Yes, the app includes a local news submission area where you can submit breaking news tips, news photos, and videos directly to the newsroom. Your submissions may be featured on air.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.15.2202 — 2026-06-22

Simple bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 5.15.2175 — 2026-05-20

Simple bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 5.15.2125 — 2026-04-13

Simple bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 5.15.2086 — 2026-03-10

Simple bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 5.15.2031 — 2026-02-10

Simple bug fixes and performance improvements.

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