# WLS-AM 890

> Official radio app for 89 WLS AM 890, offering live streaming and exclusive content. (iPhone/iPad app by Cumulus Media.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wls-am-890/id335004671 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cumulus Media](https://appshunter.io/developer/513445338)
- Category: News, Business
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.20/5 from 15 App Store ratings · 90 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish
- Released: 2009-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-04
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wls-am-890/id335004671/reviews.md

## What is WLS?

Never be without your favorite radio station. 89 WLS is proud to present our OFFICIAL radio app.  Listen to us at work, home or on the road. Install our app and get instant access to our unique content, features and more!

## Key features

- Live radio streaming
- Exclusive content access
- Listen anywhere
- Instant access to features

## What do users think of WLS?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Can listen to WLS live
- 👍 Some users find it works well
- 👍 Static-free programming

**Cons**

-  광고 Endless commercials
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🔌 Connection issues
- 🚫 Unusable after updates
- 🚫 Forced registration/login
- 🚫 Pop-up ads with no exit
- 🚫 App freezes or won't open
- 🚫 Audio drops frequently
- 🚫 Volume inconsistencies
- 🚫 VPN issues
- 🚫 Tracking/cookie consent issues
- 🚫 Redundant commercials
- 🚫 App stops working
- 🚫 Poor performance
- 🚫 Not working in background
- 🚫 Requires reinstallation
- 🚫 Data usage concerns
- 🚫 Phone runs hot
- 🚫 Spanish ads
- 🚫 Landscape view only
- 🚫 No pause/resume function
- 🚫 No separate volume control

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes constantly
- Connection drops frequently
- App freezes or won't open
- Audio stream stops intermittently
- Pop-up ads without an exit option
- App requires frequent reinstallation
- Volume levels are inconsistent
- App doesn't work with VPN
- Cookie consent area is grayed out
- App redirects to other station apps
- App starts playing when closed
- App prevents other app installations
- Network error on launch
- App stops working after updates

**Most requested features**

- Fix app to work reliably
- Improve connection stability
- Allow background playback
- Remove mandatory registration
- Fix pop-up ads with no exit
- Add pause/resume functionality
- Add separate volume control
- Support portrait mode
- Improve podcast loading/subscription
- Fix texting integration

## Recent user reviews (10 of 90)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wls-am-890/id335004671/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Pepe’s Taco commercial

*2025-12-10, version 8.2.1*

The commercial is awful and it seems to play every 5 minutes.

### 1/5 — App has gotten terrible

*2025-10-04, version 8.2.0*

I love WLS. I listen on the radio all the time. The old app was useful. I want to be able to go and see what shows are on today and see something about the people from the show. Possibly some news about what’s happening with the station. Instead you get a bunch of pop-ups and ads. It’s almost unusable now. I can hit the listen now button which is the only useful thing in the app. When you hit what looks like the links to today’s shows that all shows nothing pops up it’s just blank. I really wish this would be fixed.

### 1/5 — Horrible

*2025-05-16, version 8.1.9*

If you want to hear the same commercial 24 times in one hour go for it

### 1/5 — Since update

*2023-04-20, version 8.1.7*

Since update I cannot access WLS. Going to delete app after this review.

### 1/5 — Awful service

*2021-10-07, version 6.20.0*

Connection is often iffy on cellular or Wi-Fi. When it works, good but connection a challenges

### 1/5 — App bad

*2021-09-03, version 6.20.0*

Gets stuck before you ever get to listen. Wants to track you and if you don’t agree it freezes. Needs much work.

### 1/5 — App is terrible

*2021-08-13, version 6.20.0*

Worst app I have ever downloaded. I was an IT professional for several years. Cannot believe a company like Cumulus cannot come up with something better. App stops all the time and is getting worse.Always  reconnecting but most of time I have to close and restart and get all the commercials again! I love listening to WLS but have now started listening to Sirius news stations. Please fix.

### 2/5 — Agree with terrible

*2021-08-04, version 6.20.0*

I’ve had the same experience if you pause the app and come back you must listen to endless commercials before getting to what you want to hear. Constantly pre-emps the host with repeating ads then starts the show in the middle of conversations. When I pause and then play to skip over the ads the same ad keeps starting forcing you to have to listen to it before you can hear the host.  Absolutely awful. Whoever set up this app did it for advertisers not the listening public.

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2021-05-24, version 6.19.0*

I cannot get this app to work.  It won’t even open.  I keep getting a message saying that I am not connected to the internet but I have a full connection to the internet.  Strange, all my other apps work with no problem.

### 1/5 — crap

*2021-02-24, version 6.19.0*

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!  the worst app ever. if ur not listening to commercials AD NAUSEUM, they’ll preempt shows for their stupid college basketball games, YAWN. AND god forbid u leave the app and come back, it won’t start where u left off, u AGAIN have to listen to these redundant commercials, even tho i MUTE all these ads. the app should be put out of its misery

UPDATE:  WORSE than ever!!!  how they’re allowed to stay on the air is a MYSTERY.  PLEASE don’t support them, don’t listen to them—-let’s get RID of trash, too much of it.  thank GOD for podcasts.

## Frequently asked questions about WLS

### What is this app?

This is the official radio app for 89 WLS AM 890. It allows you to listen to the station live from your mobile device, wherever you are. You can also access unique content and features provided by the station.

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

The app provides live streaming of the radio station, giving you instant access to its broadcasts. It also offers unique content and features specific to 89 WLS, ensuring you don't miss out on anything.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. However, it does display advertisements, which is how the service is supported.

### Where can I listen to the radio with this app?

You can listen to the radio station live through the app at work, at home, or while on the road. Its primary function is to provide continuous access to the station's broadcasts on your mobile device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.2.2 — 2026-03-04

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1130

### 8.2.1 — 2025-11-14

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1114

### 8.2.0 — 2025-06-04

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1080

### 8.1.9 — 2024-02-01

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1026

### 8.1.8 — 2023-06-05

Improvements and Bugfixes build #1000

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