# WLFI-TV News Channel 18

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1216474693](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1216474693)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1216474693`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (1,036 ratings)
- **Version:** 11.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2017-03-31
- **Size:** 86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wlfi-tv-news-channel-18/id1216474693)
- **Website:** [https://www.wlfi.com/site/forms/advertise\_with\_us/](https://www.wlfi.com/site/forms/advertise_with_us/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wlfi.com/site/privacy.html](https://www.wlfi.com/site/privacy.html)

## Description

WLFI-TV News Channel 18 brings Northwest Central Indiana news to your browser. This extension makes the latest local stories, breaking updates, and community events from WLFI.com easy to access. Watch streaming video from News 18's award-winning team right from your browser and stay informed wherever you are.

It also provides quick access to Purdue sports scores and highlights, plus comprehensive coverage of local high school athletics. Stay connected with WLFI News 18—download the free app now and never miss a beat.

## Rankings

- #56,407 — Overall
- #60 — channel

## Review summary

Users like the app's live news mode and local Lafayette coverage, plus iPhone X compatibility, but complain about outdated content, frequent reliability and performance problems, poor rebroadcast quality, heavy ads, and a lack of Lafayette-focused reporting and alerts.

### Pros

- Live news mode and the ability to rebroadcast recent broadcasts within the app.
- Provides local Lafayette news coverage in-app.
- Allows live news streaming without cable (cord-cutting friendly).
- Updated for and compatible with iPhone X and newer devices.

### Cons

- News content often not current, with stories appearing several days old.
- App stability issues: frequent crashes, errors, or won't open.
- Live/rebroadcast video quality suffers from dropouts and pixelation.
- Ads and pop-ups are intrusive and disrupt viewing.
- Content coverage is not Lafayette-focused, with too much sports content and missing local reports or alerts.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1216474693)