WFTV News

Name: WFTV News
Rating: 4.7 (14603 reviews)
Author: Cox Media Group

By: Cox Media Group

Orlando Live News & Weather

Features & Capabilities

WFTV News Channel 9 delivers Central Florida coverage you can count on—24/7 live news, on-demand videos, and national/world stories. Stay plugged in with minute-by-minute weather using StormTracker Doppler radar and a 5-day forecast, plus live drive times for the Orlando metro area and extensive local sports coverage.

The app covers Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties, along with surrounding communities. It offers shareable content for social media and accessibility features, with Nielsen measurement for audience insights (privacy information available).

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Weather

By:

Cox Media Group

Rating:

4.70

(14,603) 19 new ratings

Version:

8.9.8 Last updated: 2026-03-11

Version code:

883189391

Creation date:

2009-12-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

84.02MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-26

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 14,196 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#40 in medium keyword 21 ▲ #84 in group keyword 20

For Developers

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Developed by:

Cox Media Group

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wftv-news/id337605959

Website:

https://www.wftv.com

User Reviews

Users generally praise WFTV News for informative, timely local coverage and a trusted, long-standing presence. However, the app suffers from ads that overwhelm content, playback glitches (dual videos and audio issues), flaky notifications, reliability/UX problems (crashes, navigation), and limited casting options. Overall, content quality is strong, but the user experience needs to be cleaner, smoother, and less ad‑driven.

Pros

Informative and to-the-point local news coverage.
Reliable coverage that stays on top of major stories for Central Florida.
Trusted, long-standing source that keeps viewers informed.
Content is timely and appreciated by users who value the station.

Cons

Excessive advertising and sponsored content (pre-rolls/Steals and Deals) that drown out the news.
Video/audio glitches, including two videos playing at once and mismatched audio.
Notification issues: alerts for non-new stories and links that don’t open or lead to the article.
App reliability and UX problems: frequent crashes, poor graphics, and hard navigation.
Casting/streaming limitations: missing or unreliable casting to TV.

Recent reviews

As a touring Comedian I spend upwards of 300 days a year away from my home on the Space Coast. I do like to keep updated on what’s going on in my community as I travel. I have tried several other news apps to my disappointment. WFTV 9 has raised the bar. It is easy to navigate and I stay well informed, it’s the only news app I use now.

by Co*****, 2026-05-26

I watch WFTV on my TV, almost every morning and evening before I fall asleep. * Sporadically in my porch I’ll watch from my iPAD and it does 2 things I wish would be fixed…. 1. I have to turn myiPad sideways, then BACK to get it full screen. 2. If I pause for more than a few seconds, it freezes ad I have to get out of the App and start over ** Cassie is great! Alexa is great! actually all the broadcasters are great!

by Ji*****, 2026-05-25

You can’t actually open the app, it always says App can’t be open, retry. It’s worthless, just stream from safari. I hope they didn’t pay for the development of this. What a rip off.