# Alaska's News Source - KTUU

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1102853872](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1102853872)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1102853872`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.40 / 5 (345 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2016-05-02
- **Size:** 83 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alaskas-news-source-ktuu/id1102853872)
- **Website:** [https://www.alaskasnewssource.com](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Alaska's News Source - KTUU delivers trusted journalism from across Alaska directly in your browser. Get statewide news, sports, and weather, plus on-demand clips and free livestreams of local newscasts.

With push alerts for breaking news and severe weather, livestreams of special events, and a simple tip submission feature, this extension keeps you informed and connected.

## Rankings

- #109,194 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews overwhelmingly criticize KTUU's Alaska News Source app for an ad-heavy, distracting experience and a persistent notification badge. Many report performance problems—glitches, slow loading, and freezing—and content issues like unreadable headlines, mid-article ads, and duplicated content. A common grievance is biased coverage. Missing features (evening news, live broadcasts) and onboarding/navigation issues also appear. A minority note some positives: local plus national coverage and fast breaking news updates.

### Pros

- Mix of local and national news coverage.
- Fast/breaking news updates.

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive ads, including mid-article placements and frequent pop-ups.
- Persistent red notification badge that cannot be dismissed or easily managed.
- Glitches, slow loading, and overall performance problems.
- Perceived bias or one-sided coverage.
- Poor readability and navigation due to UI changes and ad clutter (hard to read headlines, ads in the middle, duped content).

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