# WCSC Live 5 News

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449277034](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449277034)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id449277034`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (6,567 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-15
- **First published:** 2011-07-20
- **Size:** 90 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcsc-live-5-news/id449277034)
- **Website:** [https://www.live5news.com/apps/](https://www.live5news.com/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.live5news.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.live5news.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WCSC Live 5 News brings local Charleston and Lowcountry coverage straight to your browser. It offers breaking news alerts, live headlines, sports, and video to keep you informed wherever you are.

Also serving Mt. Pleasant, Summerville, Dorchester County, Berkeley County, Walterboro, Georgetown, and Orangeburg, this extension delivers up-to-date local stories and video reports.

## Rankings

- #22,613 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers largely criticize WCSC Live 5 News for ad-heavy delivery that hampers usability. The latest update is blamed for prioritizing advertisers, removing full newscasts in favor of segmented clips. Other recurring issues include lack of iPad landscape support, small text readability, excessive push notifications, and reliability problems such as loading delays, app freezing, and broken or non-working links. A few users still value having local news access, but overall sentiment is negative due to ads and performance problems.

### Pros

- Some reviewers express love for the app and see value in having local news content.
- It provides access to multiple local channels (e.g., channels 2 & 4), offering viewing options.
- For some users, it remains a go-to source for local news.

### Cons

- Excessive ads and ad walls, including full-volume ads, disrupt the user experience.
- The update shifts focus to ads, removing full newscasts and replacing them with segmented clips.
- No landscape orientation support on iPad (portrait-only) and readability issues due to small text.
- Push notifications are excessive and often lack useful information.
- Reliability and navigation problems, including loading delays, app freezes, and broken or non-working links.

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