# WBKO News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420669289](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420669289)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420669289`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (179 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **First published:** 2013-09-10
- **Size:** 84 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wbko-news/id420669289)
- **Website:** [https://www.wbko.com/](https://www.wbko.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wbko.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.wbko.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WBKO News delivers Bowling Green area coverage, offering the latest local news and sports at a glance within your browser. Stay up-to-date with trusted reporting and quick access to scores, designed for on-the-go readers.

Easily share stories with friends via email, text, Twitter, or Facebook right from the extension.

## Rankings

- #126,363 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews repeatedly point to stability and ad-related problems as the core issues. The app crashes or won’t open after updates, ads overwhelm the user experience, and notifications for every story annoy users. Navigation and video playback UX are buggy, and some reviewers feel local coverage is lacking or biased. A minority note positive aspects like access to local news/weather and praise for on-air talent, but these are largely outweighed by the functional and content-quality concerns.

### Pros

- Local news and weather information is accessible in the WBKO News app.
- Positive remarks about WBKO's on-air talent (e.g., praise for meteorologists) reflect content quality.

### Cons

- Intrusive and pervasive ads, including ads before the home page and ads that hinder reaching content.
- App stability issues: frequent crashes or failures to open after updates, sometimes preventing use.
- Overuse of Breaking News notifications and alerts for every story, cluttering the notification stream.
- Poor navigation and video UX: swiping sometimes advances stories instead of scrolling, back-out returns to top, and fullscreen video may not work as expected.
- Perceived bias or neglect of local coverage (Bowling Green area) with reported focus on outside areas or partisan framing.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420669289)