News 5 WCYB.com Mobile

Name: News 5 WCYB.com Mobile
Rating: 4.7 (257 reviews)
Author: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

By: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

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Features & Capabilities

News 5 WCYB.com Mobile delivers local news, weather, and sports in an instant. Watch live newscasts, receive breaking news alerts, and stay up to date with hourly/daily forecasts, radar, and traffic information.

The redesigned app is faster and easier to use, with live streaming and timely notifications for breaking events.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Rating:

4.70

(257)

Version:

10.27.0 Last updated: 2026-05-30

Version code:

886302869

Creation date:

2011-12-23

Compatible devices:

Size:

145.23MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 102,896 ▼ 401

Other platforms

News 5 WCYB.com Mobile (v10.27.0)

114,779 4.40

(1,935)

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Developed by:

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-5-wcyb-com-mobile/id489854096

Website:

http://sbgi.net

User Reviews

Users value News 5 WCYB for quick access to local news, weather, and school closings, plus alerts and easy navigation. However, recurring issues appear across reviews: intrusive, repeated ads (often over weather), frequent live-stream cutoffs or playback problems, and performance crashes or incompatibility on older devices after updates. Some content such as closings or submenus can be missing or hard to access, and push notifications sometimes don’t link to the article. While many find it useful, these reliability and UX problems drive some to want an ad-free paid version or to switch apps.

Pros

Access to local news, weather, and school closings on mobile.
Alerts/notifications and easy navigation.
Convenient access at your fingertips for local information.
Generally praised as a handy local news app.

Cons

Ads are intrusive and frequent, often overlaying content such as the weather and requiring consideration of an ad-free option.
Live video streaming cuts off or stalls, causing missed portions of broadcasts.
Crashes, hangs, and compatibility issues on older devices after updates.
Closings/schedule content sometimes missing or hard to access after updates.
Push notifications do not consistently link to the relevant article.

Recent reviews

I don’t have cable in my room so i TRY to watch the live stream while I’m getting ready for work in the mornings but it constantly cuts off, leaving me with a black screen. I have to close the app and then reopen the app which in return miss most of the news in the mornings. It’s very frustrating.

by NE*****, 2026-02-06

This used to be my go to app for local news and the ability to watch the weather report. Now there is no actual weather report, just a few vague words for the day and night. I have stopped watching the live segment of the news because of the ridiculous and continuously repeating ads. Bring back the ability to watch an actual weather report and live stream the news without ads and I’ll be back. Also update the app for the current day so days old news isn’t displayed.