# WMBF Breaking News & Weather

> Serving Myrtle Beach, Florence

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449700949](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449700949)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id449700949`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (4,033 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2011-07-19
- **Size:** 101 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wmbf-breaking-news-weather/id449700949)
- **Website:** [https://www.wmbfnews.com/apps/](https://www.wmbfnews.com/apps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wmbfnews.com/privacy-policy](https://www.wmbfnews.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The WMBF News extension delivers in-depth local news, weather, and sports for the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. Stream us live or catch up on stories you missed, with coverage that matters to your community and safety.

Our weather team is trusted for accuracy, helping you plan your day and decide if a beach weekend is in the forecast.

## Rankings

- #29,039 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the local Myrtle Beach/Horry County coverage and overall content presentation, but major frustration comes from heavy ads, frequent crashes, and stories/links failing to load. The new app UX is viewed as less usable than the old version, with sharing/navigation drawbacks. Weather reliability is also a concern, and some users must rely on another app for weather. Overall sentiment is negative with limited positive notes on content quality.

### Pros

- Local news coverage for Myrtle Beach and Horry County is valued by users.
- The information and presentation of the app are appreciated by some users.
- The app provides local breaking-news content that some users find informative.

### Cons

- Excessive, intrusive ads, including auto-playing videos and loud ad volume.
- Frequent crashes and loading failures after updates (crashes on launch; app not loading).
- Content loading issues where stories/links do not load or top stories won’t load.
- Degraded usability with the new app design; harder to share or forward articles; preference for the old UI.
- Weather features are unreliable or require a separate app; weather alerts can be irrelevant or disruptive.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449700949)