# WVLT News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420974761](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id420974761)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id420974761`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 2.90 / 5 (256 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2013-09-10
- **Size:** 91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wvlt-news/id420974761)
- **Website:** [https://www.wvlt.tv/](https://www.wvlt.tv/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wvlt.tv/privacy-policy/](https://www.wvlt.tv/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WVLT News is the Knoxville, TN mobile news app you want. This iPhone-focused experience condenses the best WVLT News features into a compact, on-the-go package you'll reach for daily.

Read and watch the latest news, then share it by email, text, Twitter or Facebook. Be in the know when you're on the go with WVLT News.

## Rankings

- #113,580 — Overall

## Review summary

Most reviews focus on ads and user experience rather than the news itself. The app is criticized for auto-playing video ads with sound, an overwhelming ad load that drowns out content, and a redesigned UI that makes finding stories difficult. Reviewers also complain about the quality and organization of news, with brief articles and older stories mixed with newer ones. Some performance issues include buffering live feeds. A minority still finds value in the app, citing the local broadcast team or that it remains worth downloading.

### Pros

- Top-notch WVLT broadcast news team
- Some users find the app worth downloading
- Provides access to local news and live video

### Cons

- Intrusive auto-playing video ads with sound; no pause/mute controls
- Ad-heavy experience; ads frequently block content
- Poor UI/UX after update; hard to navigate; cannot swipe to next story
- News content is brief and poorly organized; older stories mixed with newer
- Live feeds buffer intermittently and sometimes fail to restart

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