# WREG

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324690258](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324690258)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id324690258`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Local TV LLC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,383 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2009-08-01
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wreg/id324690258)
- **Website:** [http://wreg.com](http://wreg.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

WREG News Channel 3 brings top stories from daily broadcasts to your mobile device, with real-time updates from Memphis and the Mid-South.

Features include on-demand video from trusted reporters, local weather with an interactive radar, severe weather alerts, breaking news notifications, and the ability to save stories for later.

## Rankings

- #47,480 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews condemn WREG for ad overload, stability problems, and outdated content after updates. The live stream and video features are hampered by buffering and navigation issues, while UI changes hurt readability. A minority still finds the content valuable and notes the app can load and function at times. The top areas needing improvement are controlling ads, improving reliability, updating content, and enhancing UI and video performance.

### Pros

- News content/articles are valued / perceived as high quality
- App generally loads and functions well in some cases
- Live video stream is available

### Cons

- Excessive ads / ad-heavy experience
- Frequent crashes, freezes, and overall instability
- Content is outdated or not updated regularly; headlines stale or incorrect stories load
- UI/readability issues after updates; large/small text, nonuniform layout, not optimized for iPad
- Video playback problems: buffering, can't exit video, streaming interruptions

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