# WCYB News 5

> Bristol News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id489854096](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id489854096)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id489854096`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (258 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.33.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2011-12-23
- **Size:** 149 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcyb-news-5/id489854096)
- **Website:** [http://sbgi.net](http://sbgi.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/](https://sbgi.net/privacy-policy/)

## Description

## WCYB News 5

Stay informed across Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City, and the Tennessee-Virginia Tri-Cities with breaking local news, national headlines, live weather updates, and sports coverage.

Watch live newscasts, receive instant breaking-news alerts, check hourly and daily forecasts, view live radar, and monitor traffic conditions and road updates. The app also covers local events, politics, community stories, and the issues that matter most—helping you stay connected at home or on the go.

## Rankings

- #94,222 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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