WAFB 9News

Name: WAFB 9News
Rating: 4.6 (16687 reviews)
Author: Gray Television Group, Inc.

By: Gray Television Group, Inc.

News

Features & Capabilities

WAFB 9News delivers live, local newscasts from Baton Rouge, the #1 local news station. The extension includes live and on-demand news with bonus content you can only find here, keeping you connected to stories that matter to you and your community.

Get the latest weather with First Alert Weather, including live radar, hour-by-hour updates, and a 10-day forecast. Plus, catch investigations from the WAFB I-TEAM for trusted, in-depth reporting.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Rating:

4.60

(16,687) 4 ratings

Version:

8.0.4 Last updated: 2026-05-14

Version code:

885636116

Creation date:

2011-07-19

Compatible devices:

Size:

88.11MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 13,120 ▼ 12

Other rankings

#84 in group keyword 23 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

Gray Television Group, Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wafb-9news/id449649021

Website:

https://www.wafb.com/apps

User Reviews

Users largely love WAFB as a go-to local news source, but the app is plagued by recurring issues: auto-playing audio/video on open, intrusive ads, stubborn notification badges, a confusing new UI, and slow loading. Some users also report sharing problems. A subset longs for the old design and greater customization. Overall, loyalty remains, but satisfaction is undermined by usability and performance flaws.

Pros

Loyal user base and trust in WAFB as a go-to local news source.
Users express appreciation for WAFB and indicate they watch or rely on it regularly.
App is perceived as the dedicated source for local news content despite issues.

Cons

Auto-playing videos/audio on opening articles with no easy mute/pause control.
Excessive ads and pop-ups, including ads that start playing as soon as a story opens.
Persistent notification badges/alerts that cannot be cleared, causing ongoing frustration.
New UI/UX is confusing and difficult to navigate compared to the old format.
Slow loading times and overall performance issues.

Recent reviews

I would give it a negative 50 (-50) but that wasn’t an option. I unequivocally dislike the entire set up of the app. It is sooooooooo hard to navigate. It wouldn’t be polite to say I hate it, so I’ll stop right there.

by mb*****, 2026-05-19

The Font size is too small and you cannot enlarge it

by Di*****, 2026-05-01

While I LOVE WAFB, and they are my go to news channel, the new application, is awful! It is terribly glitchy, and when I go to read an article, the media player automatically plays, and the majority of the time, it’s not playing on the actual story I’m trying to read. For example, I was trying to read about the shooting at the mall, and there wasn’t a video on the article, but audio from an advertisement started playing, but there wasn’t anything for me to mute, or pause so I could actually read the article. I end up having to completely exit, and go back in to it.