# News 9

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id405725825](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id405725825)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id405725825`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Griffin Communications, L.L.C.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (10,583 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-08
- **First published:** 2010-12-01
- **Size:** 65 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-9/id405725825)
- **Website:** [http://griffincommunications.net](http://griffincommunications.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.news9.com/story/5e35d2912f69d76f620178fc/privacy-policy](https://www.news9.com/story/5e35d2912f69d76f620178fc/privacy-policy)

## Description

News 9 is Oklahoma's leading source for breaking news, developing stories, local weather, sports, and live video.

This extension provides quick browser access to News 9 content, delivering real-time headlines, weather updates, and on-demand video to help you stay informed while you browse.

## Rankings

- #17,335 — Overall

## Review summary

Users value News 9 for real-time local alerts and timely weather/news coverage, but report major issues with ads, unstable live streams, and outdated content. Navigation is often cumbersome, and notification overload with limited customization reduces appeal. A subset of users also experience stability problems on devices like Apple TV. Overall, safety-related content is appreciated, but performance and UX flaws dominate the experience.

### Pros

- Real-time alerts/notifications for local events
- Timely local news coverage
- Weather forecast information available in the app

### Cons

- Excessive ads and mandatory promos
- Live streaming reliability issues (stalls, outages, delays)
- Content not up-to-date or stale (stories/weather lag)
- Poor navigation/UX (hard to navigate, difficult to find content)
- Too many notifications with little control over what you’re alerted to

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