# Charlotte News from WCNC

> Breaking news & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203308](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453203308)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1453203308`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (12,505 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.25.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2019-07-21
- **Size:** 269 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/charlotte-news-from-wcnc/id1453203308)
- **Website:** [https://www.wcnc.com](https://www.wcnc.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wcnc.com/privacy](https://www.wcnc.com/privacy)

## Description

Stay up-to-date with Charlotte and the Carolinas through the official WCNC Charlotte app. Get real-time breaking news, weather updates, interactive radar, and live video from WCNC's newscasts.

Personalize your feed — follow topics you care about, receive hyperlocal alerts, and share stories with friends. Cast videos to your TV, explore exclusive photos and clips, and stay informed about school delays and closings with this free, official WCNC app.

## Rankings

- #15,426 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise WCNC for solid local news coverage and a credible weather team with a clean, quick UI. However, they repeatedly flag issues: heavy advertising, degraded weather features (no radar/map, limited data, city-edit problems), stability problems (freezes, iPad orientation), and noisy notifications. Many express frustration with the update, wishing for the previous version or improvements to restore prior functionality. Overall sentiment is content-driven but frustrated by performance and feature changes.

### Pros

- Strong, timely local news coverage making WCNC a go-to source for many users.
- Positive weather reporting team (Brad Panovich) and credible weather updates.
- Well laid-out UI with quick access to news and weather.
- Coverage includes NC content and county information, not just Charlotte.
- Overall information is up-to-date and informative.

### Cons

- Ad-heavy experience with frequent commercials and video content, especially during weather.
- Weather features degraded after updates (missing radar/map, highs shown without lows, incomplete data, and inability to delete added cities).
- App stability issues (freezing, data not updating, orientation problems on iPad).
- Notification spam and irrelevant alerts, difficult to control.
- Discontent with the latest update and desire to revert to previous version.

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