# Alabama's 42

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id411764669](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id411764669)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id411764669`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LIN Television Corporation
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (1,417 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2011-01-10
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alabamas-42/id411764669)
- **Website:** [http://cbs42.com/contact-us/](http://cbs42.com/contact-us/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

**Alabama's 42** brings Central Alabama's most important local news straight to your iPhone. Watch live and on-demand video from trusted CBS 42 reporters, read in-depth community coverage, and stay informed about developing stories as they happen.

Plan your day with detailed weather forecasts, Storm Team updates, severe weather alerts, and interactive radar maps. Real-time traffic information helps you navigate your week, while optional breaking news notifications ensure you never miss critical updates. Get local coverage you can count on from CBS 42 News.

## Rankings

- #47,001 — Overall

## Review summary

Users largely appreciate CBS42 for timely, local news coverage that keeps them informed and for professional presentation. However, recurring issues undermine the experience: the live stream/watch-live feature is frequently unreliable; navigation is confusing with missing read-later and search options; ads disrupt reading; the app is plagued by bugs, crashes, and slow performance; and push alerts sometimes fail to open the correct story. Some praise the breadth of local coverage and credibility, but overall feedback calls for improved reliability, usability, and notification behavior.

### Pros

- Up-to-date local news coverage that keeps users informed
- Professional, credible presentation of the news
- Watch-live/live streaming feature for real-time viewing
- News alerts/updates help users stay informed
- Broad coverage of Jefferson County and surrounding areas

### Cons

- Unreliable or failing live stream/watch-live feature
- Difficult navigation with no obvious way to save articles or search for past stories
- Ads overwhelm articles and interrupt reading
- Frequent bugs, crashes, and slow performance (stories not loading, alert errors)
- Notifications/alerts often don't take you to the correct story or fail to open

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