# WLKY News - Louisville — user reviews > 85 indexed App Store user reviews of WLKY News by Hearst Television, rated 4.67/5 from 4,401 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,391 · 4★ 594 · 3★ 146 · 2★ 72 · 1★ 80 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (13 of 85) ### 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. ### 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! ### 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. ### 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. ### 2/5 — Not getting notifications *2023-08-27, version 5.15.1208* I have not been getting notifications for the past 3 days now. I have notifications on. I have and iPhone and pixel and neither are getting notifications. Also the widget doesn’t work for iPhone it just shows blank. ### 4/5 — Also me *2023-08-11, version 5.15.1184* Works great ### 4/5 — WLKY *2022-03-21, version 5.15.785* It takes sooo long to load. ### 2/5 — App functions well but strong liberal bias and more opinion than fact presented in articles *2021-07-28, version 5.15.610* I use this app for a quick view of local news and the app itself functions better than most of the other local news station, which is the reason for 2 stars instead of one. However the obvious liberal bias presented as fact makes it difficult for me to even read the articles. Additionally when I have emailed pointing out inconsistencies in their reporting and asking for the other side to be presented, I have been completely ignored. As the American public, we have allowed news stations to spin factual news and subtly influence at least two generations. Our family is educating our children to notice these biases. I strongly urge everyone who watches and reads the news to be on high alert to how these writers, reporters, and editors are many times not presenting fact but opinion. ### 3/5 — The Video Ads that can’t be paused are annoying *2021-03-25, version 5.15.428* I would be more apt to use this app if every time I clicked on a notification I did not have a video ad coming up. Nobody wants to be in a public place and their phone starts blasting some ad. I would prefer to read the story and have a choice to play the video related to the story. Good news coverage though. ### 3/5 — Incomplete sentences *2021-03-03, version 5.15.375* In general I find your app very informative. My main complaint: sentences are often incomplete and important parts of the story are left out. Sometimes this appears to be due to ad placement. Can be frustrating ### 5/5 — Best *2021-02-01, version 5.15.244* Short and sweet. First news I turn to and the best. ### 4/5 — WLKY news app *2021-01-23, version 5.15.244* Only complaint really is when my iPhone is locked and a notification appears if I open the app to read more on whatever news item the notification is for the story isn’t showing. ### 5/5 — GREAT JOB WLKY-TV *2020-12-20, version 5.15.226* Great reporting all the way around in studio and out in the field.WLKY HAS THE BEST CREW AROUND . Your the ONLY STATION I WATCH AND COUNT ON FOR FIRST NEWS AND THE TRUTH. GREAT JOB KEEP IT GOING AND PRAYERS TO ALL BE SAFE. MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎅🏼❤️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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. 👎 ### 1/5 — Sever storms *2023-06-26, version 5.15.1153* When there is an active sever storm, there should not be any adds. A news company should be able to control that… legally…. If I am watching your app (which is my only way to watch) I have to listen to 10 adds before I hear you telling me to seek shelter!!!!!! That is so unsafe and unprofessional. No need for the app or to watch online if it won’t save a life!!!! Control your adds during emergency weather! Ya might save a life or two!!!! ### 1/5 — App widget *2023-06-18, version 5.15.1153* App widget doesn’t work. It doesn’t load any information. ### 1/5 — App locks up *2023-05-15, version 5.15.1082* Ran the old app on Apple IPad (6th gen) and it kept locking up. Deleted old app and installed new app same results. Did the same thing with another IPad with same results. Hope this gets fixed. ### 1/5 — Difficult To Depend On *2023-05-08, version 5.15.1082* The information on the app changes more frequently than most people blink. As I type this I have hurricane force winds at my home, but according to this stupid app I’m only supposed to be having 11 mph winds now. Yup! Also there’s been several times where rain was predicted all day in Bowling Green and I called off my construction crew only come to find out it never rained a drop! I kid you not. Not sure what weather app is the most accurate but this one is absolutely terrible. Would not recommend!!! ### 1/5 — Bad news *2021-03-29, version 5.15.428* You continue to air garbage about our Louisville king pin drug dealer Bre! We are tied of the lies so your rating is 1 star. So one believes this woman was helping the public as a EMT worker. ### 1/5 — President Biden *2021-03-25, version 5.15.428* Due to your ads advertising continuing the lie about the Biden family. I will never watch your channel again. Thank you for selling hate. ### 1/5 — About like all the other propaganda stations *2020-11-17, version 5.15.93* Wlky is like the rest. Resist the commies ✊🏼 ### 1/5 — The truth *2020-09-05, version 5.15.15* I get tired of every news station making Breana Taylor out to be Rosa Parks when the truth is not that hard to see. ### 1/5 — Closing *2020-07-10, version 5.13.996* The app keeps closing out when I click on weather ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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 ### 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 ### 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 ### 5/5 — I’m in love. *2023-11-29, version 5.15.1267* This is the best news app ever. ### 5/5 — Widget doesn’t work. *2023-06-18, version 5.15.1153* I tried adding the widget to my newsfeed page and every time I add it, it shows up blank. It is very frustrating when that is the best way to see todays headlines. ### 5/5 — Current weather and local news *2023-03-30, version 5.15.1006* I’m a diehard supporter of WLKY. When I want to see the most up to date and accurate weather forecast I just turn to WLKY . I either watch on tv or pull up the app on my phone. ### 5/5 — Great Station *2022-12-31, version 5.15.968* Love the Website, Keeps Me Updated with what has happened. Especially the Weather. The News Caster are Outstanding, ### 5/5 — Love WLKY news! *2021-10-27, version 5.15.698* We watch everyday. We love WLKY!! Thank y’all for reporting news to us. ### 5/5 — Great Overall App *2021-03-15, version 5.15.375* Great App for local news! Request one minor adjustment and that is when looking up a cities weather forecast to just be able to type on the city name instead of zip code --- *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 2026-09-10.*