# Knoxville News from WBIR

> Breaking news & video

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id467273272](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id467273272)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id467273272`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tegna Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (26,638 ratings)
- **Version:** 50.25.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2011-09-30
- **Size:** 267 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/knoxville-news-from-wbir/id467273272)
- **Website:** [https://www.wbir.com/](https://www.wbir.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.wbir.com/privacy](https://www.wbir.com/privacy)

## Description

Knoxville News from WBIR brings you real-time local news, weather, and live video in a free app. Stay updated with breaking alerts, hyperlocal radar, and personalized topics that matter to you.

Officially connected to WBIR and 10News, this app offers exclusive investigations, behind-the-scenes content, school delays, and easy sharing of stories and videos to friends and family.

## Rankings

- #9,589 — Overall

## Review summary

Users appreciate timely local updates, clear headlines, friendly staff, and reliable notifications. However, the app is plagued by freezes and glitches, intrusive ads, and a weather section that users feel is inferior to the old app. Navigation is often a pain, and some users perceive bias in coverage. Overall, the app delivers information well but needs improvements in performance, advertising experience, and weather usability.

### Pros

- Timely local news updates and alerts
- Clear, at-a-glance layout with quick headlines
- Pleasant, credible on-air staff and presenters
- Push notifications are excellent
- Free mobile access to local news

### Cons

- Frequent freezes, glitches, and performance problems
- Heavy ads and pop-ups that interrupt reading/watching
- Weather section is hard to use or not as good as the old app
- Not user-friendly / hard to navigate
- Perceived bias or sensationalist tone in coverage

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