# WBNG 12 News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1175584338](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1175584338)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1175584338`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (4,573 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2016-11-13
- **Size:** 80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbng-12-news/id1175584338)
- **Website:** [https://www.wbng.com](https://www.wbng.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wbng.com/privacy-policy/](https://wbng.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WBNG 12 News delivers trusted local coverage for Binghamton and surrounding areas, with breaking news alerts, live headlines, stories, local sports, Around the Tiers, and video.

This extension requests your location to tailor content and ads; location data may be shared with advertising partners to customize ads across apps. Please review the privacy policy for details and options.

## Rankings

- #27,903 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise WBNG 12 News for timely local closings and a sense of connection to family and community. However, many reviews flag stale content, heavy ads, reliability problems (loading, crashes, streaming), perceived bias, and gaps in coverage (weekends, outages, sports). Overall, the app is valued for closings but criticized for current-news freshness and streaming reliability as well as editorial tone.

### Pros

- School closings and weather alerts are generally kept up-to-date, making it a reliable tool for planning.
- The local focus helps users stay connected with what’s happening in their community and with family.
- Some users value having a local news source in one app for quick access to local updates.

### Cons

- Content and updates are frequently stale or not updated in a timely fashion.
- Ads are intrusive, with multiple pre-video ads and long ad breaks before streams.
- Reliability issues: the app won’t load, stays on the splash screen, or crashes; streaming often freezes.
- Perceived political bias in reporting / left-leaning slant.
- Coverage gaps: closings and delays are not shown all at once; some events (power outages, sports) are not well covered.

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