# WGME 13 News

> Portland, ME News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379147635](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379147635)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id379147635`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (189 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.33.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2010-07-01
- **Size:** 149 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wgme-13-news/id379147635)
- **Website:** [http://sbgi.net](http://sbgi.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/](https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**WGME 13 News** keeps you informed with breaking local and national headlines, live newscasts, video coverage, and personalized news updates from Portland, Maine, and surrounding communities. Follow stories from Brunswick, Augusta, Lewiston, Waterville, Bangor, Westbrook, Gorham, Sanford, and Biddeford.

Stay ahead with real-time weather forecasts, live radar, hourly and daily updates, traffic conditions, road alerts, and instant push notifications. The app also covers local events, politics, sports, community news, and developing stories across the region.

## Rankings

- #106,082 — Overall

## Review summary

User feedback is largely negative. The main complaints are intrusive ads, unstable performance, and a weather/map feature that no longer functions reliably after updates. Notification and navigation quirks (alerts not linking to stories, awkward back/landscape UX) and concerns about bias/non-local content round out the issues. A minority of reviews express appreciation, citing long-term use or accessibility on iPhone/iPad, but overall sentiment favors trying alternatives.

### Pros

- Some reviewers say they love the app or call it a great app.
- Users note the app works on iPhone and iPad (cross-device use).
- Longtime users rely on WGME’s weather app for updates.

### Cons

- Excessive, intrusive ads that interrupt use and push to external pages.
- Stability and UX problems: sluggish performance, crashes, buttons or features not working, and lack of landscape support on some devices.
- Weather map/forecast features degraded after updates and are no longer reliable.
- Notifications/alerts do not link to the relevant story and navigation (back button) is awkward.
- Concerns about biased content, non-local focus, and outdated sports coverage.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379147635)