# News Talk 98.7 WOKI

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id381045716](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id381045716)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id381045716`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cumulus Media
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.20 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-05
- **First published:** 2010-07-14
- **Size:** 59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-talk-98-7-woki/id381045716)
- **Website:** [https://www.newstalk987.com/](https://www.newstalk987.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.newstalk987.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.newstalk987.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WOKI is an award winning News Talk radio station in Knoxville, TN with local live show hosts with entertaining and intriguing topics.

## Rankings

- #390,136 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the station’s content and note that playback can be reliable and sound clear when it works. However, repeated issues with ads, glitches, and crashes, plus mandatory sign-in and compatibility problems, heavily detract from the experience. Several listeners have shifted to alternatives like TuneIn. Overall, great content is marred by stability and onboarding problems.

### Pros

- High-quality programming from News Talk 98.7 (the station's content is valued by listeners).
- Reliable playback when the app is functioning (some users report it plays for hours with no interference).
- Good sound quality when streaming (audio is clear).
- Ability to listen to the station even where FM reception is poor (listening without FM hiss).

### Cons

- Excessive ads and ad spam interrupting listening (ads before or during playback).
- Frequent glitches, buffering, and crashes disrupting streaming.
- Mandatory login and long user agreements before listening.
- Compatibility and update issues (app may not work on older devices or after updates).
- Some users compare unfavorably to competing apps like TuneIn, noting better reliability elsewhere.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id381045716)