# WTOL 11: Toledo's News Leader

> Breaking news & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453204117](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453204117)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1453204117`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (12,387 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.26.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2019-05-01
- **Size:** 269 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wtol-11-toledos-news-leader/id1453204117)
- **Website:** [https://www.wtol.com](https://www.wtol.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wtol.com/privacy/](https://www.wtol.com/privacy/)

## Description

WTOL 11: Toledo's News Leader is the official WTOL 11 app for Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Stay informed with breaking news, interactive weather and radar, and live video from WTOL's newscasts and local events.

This free app personalizes your experience with topic-based updates, real-time alerts, and easy sharing of stories and videos. It also includes school delay notices, behind-the-scenes photos, and the ability to cast videos to your TV or streaming device for big-screen viewing.

## Rankings

- #15,529 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise WTOL 11 for timely, accurate local news, weather updates, and a strong on-air team, plus alerts and broad coverage. Repeated concerns focus on intrusive ads, stale content, and a difficult reading/navigation experience, as well as perceived bias in coverage. Overall, the app is trusted for local reporting, but ad practices and UX issues hinder consistent engagement.

### Pros

- Timely, accurate local news and weather with quick breaking updates.
- Useful alerts/notifications that keep you informed.
- Strong on-air staff and engaging local content.
- Comprehensive local coverage across news, weather, and sports.

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive and numerous, with advertising that can feel deceptive or disruptive.
- Content is not updated frequently enough, leading to stale or old headlines.
- Poor navigation and content discovery, including no article search and disruptive refresh behavior.
- Perceived bias in coverage and concerns about fake-news tendencies.

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