# Local 3 News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1493852271](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1493852271)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1493852271`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WRCB-TV
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (58 ratings)
- **Version:** 218.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-24
- **First published:** 2020-01-24
- **Size:** 64 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/local-3-news/id1493852271)
- **Website:** [https://www.local3news.com](https://www.local3news.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.local3news.com/about-us/privacy.html](https://www.local3news.com/about-us/privacy.html)

## Description

Local 3 News brings you the latest local news, weather and sports for the Chattanooga metro area and beyond, including Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.

Key features include a Tennessee Valley-wide news network, a live stream of Local 3 newscasts, current weather conditions and forecasts based on your location, and up-to-date sports updates—all available for free.

## Rankings

- #199,672 — Overall

## Review summary

Users acknowledge improvements in features and weather, and praise the floating window for live viewing. However, they repeatedly flag notification/ad overload, unstable navigation and link failures, sparse or outdated content, unreliable livestreams, and accessibility/readability problems as the main drawbacks.

### Pros

- More feature-rich app with integrated weather for the Chattanooga area.
- Weather information is detailed and improved.
- Floating window/window-in-window feature lets you listen to the live broadcast while using other parts of the app.
- Decent coverage of top local news stories.
- Overall improvement in features and perceived usefulness compared to the old version.

### Cons

- Excessive notifications and ads/ commercials.
- Unstable navigation: links frequently fail, app jumps to a story on open, and the UI can be hard to use.
- Content quality concerns: too few articles, often outdated, with typos or poor writing.
- Unreliable live streaming: livestream often glitches, shows black screen or long delays.
- Accessibility/readability barriers: not friendly for screen readers/dynamic text and readability issues with light fonts.

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