Poor consistency
Unreliable, frequent disconnect ions
Station’s great, app is not
As accurately described by others, the frequent glitches are frustrating, to the point where I’ve thought about canceling my monthly contribution. When the app fails, it doesn’t cut back to the part of the news it failed at. Why pay for something that prevents you from getting the valuable news WUWM provides? Website works fine, radio works fine, but I don’t want to drag those around my house.
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Great App
This review is about the app itself, not the show’s content. The app works great and is easy to navigate. The app works until I close it. In other words, it doesn’t unexpectedly close or turn off. *The content is also great and timely.
Constant Ad Interruptions
Need a paid version to remove adds. Unable to use at times. Happens with the web stream too though so it's not technically the app. 7/19: Now even more ads! 9/23: Still paying the 20 second streaming penalty😔
Great station, terrible app
App keeps freezing. It has one basic job: live stream the station. It should be able to stream more than 5 minutes at a time, but after the recent update I am lucky to get that much. WUWM deserves better.
Continuing issues
I deleted this app today due to the issues mentioned in other reviews going back two years: long, frequent ads and internet connection glitches. I’ll just listen on the radio or on the NPR podcasts.
Disappointed
I tried to use the App for Tues Giving Day it it was frozen
My NPR
I love it
My everyday companion
I listen every day and appreciate the quality of local and national shows. Thank you!
Internet connection or glitchy app
I’ve got the same complaint as others: a story is interrupted by a “Support for WUWM is provided by…” and when the story comes back, it doesn’t start where it cut out. The interruptions happen frequently enough to be irritating. Appreciate and support the station, and depend on the app so I can take it everywhere, but miss important bits of stories several times each hour.
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Great app. So glad to be able to listen to NPR wherever I am.
Awesome app.
Jump the shark not the dial!
What can I say? WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR is serving up great news, entertainment, laughs and some hometown flavor. And with this app the hits keep coming when you’re away from your radio. Now initially there were some hiccups with the app when it first debuted but since then it’s been smooth sailing for me. There’s of course always room for improvement but I think that the app’s format and operation has been steadily improving and I think it’s a great resource for Milwaukee. Ayyyy!
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Frustrating
I love WPR. The app, not so much. It constantly stops, requiring me to press play again. Sometimes it quits after playing the underwriter’s messaging and repeatedly cycles back to play, then stop. I almost never get to just start it and have it stream without problems.
Interestingly, I have similar problems streaming from the website. My sense is that it’s related to the underwriter’s ads but I’m no tech expert.
Interestingly, I have similar problems streaming from the website. My sense is that it’s related to the underwriter’s ads but I’m no tech expert.
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So nice to listen to WUWM/NPR in Northwoods
When I’m up north and a radio can’t pick up a single NPR station, I can sit around a fire pit at night and listen to my favorite NPR programs with this app and a weak Internet connection. Whether in Northwoods or Milwaukee, I enjoy reading and listening to the extensive local reporting. The app allows me to catch up on local stories at my leisure. While walking along the lakefront or a county park trail, I can listen to live streaming of All Things Considered. Program interruptions to pitch for donations occur but are not oppressive.
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Love the station, HATE the app
I used to listed to WUWM in my car on my one hour commute to work. Now that I am working from home, I try to listen on the app, or live stream. The constant interruption of service for the sponsorship message, or worse, just interrupted for silence is so frustrating I’ve given up. I’ve tried it on my IPhone, my IPad and my dell computer. No difference. It is the most unstable app of any I use! Please fix it. I miss my station!
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Best radio station
Shams
Slowdown open
It takes longer than normal for the app to open and slow to connect with the station.
App currently has problems
This app worked perfectly until recently now it is constantly interrupted by the opening statement from WUWM and that statement is interrupted and that statement is interrupted and it keeps overlapping and it never stops and it is impossible to listen to. What’s going on?
Awful
This app is awful. I try to use it on walks but it constantly cuts to a commercial tell you you’re listening to an app and tells you how great 89.7 WUWM is. Ummm I know it’s an app and the more I hear the commercial the less I like your station. The crazy thing is I still try it every few days. The definition of insane is trying the same the over and over expecting different results. This app makes me insane!!!!
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Random Interruptions
I understand that the station and this app rely on donations but it’s as frustrating as it is redundant to have a news story be completely and randomly interrupted by a 10ish second long advertisement to support the station when we already hear adds to support said station during regular commercial breaks. Very frustrating as often times this leads to crucial details, information or facts being missed from news broadcasts.
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