# KALB-TV News Channel 5

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id493293690](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id493293690)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id493293690`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gray Television Group, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (155 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2012-01-16
- **Size:** 82 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kalb-tv-news-channel-5/id493293690)
- **Website:** [https://www.kalb.com/](https://www.kalb.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kalb.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.kalb.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KALB-TV News Channel 5 brings Central Louisiana's latest news, sports, and entertainment directly to your browser. Stay informed with current headlines, breaking updates, and quick access to KALB's News Channel 5 content while you browse.

Take News Channel 5 with you anywhere—fast load times, reliable updates, and a clean, distraction-free design that keeps you in the know without interrupting your browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #132,022 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like the app for local news updates and accurate weather, and some view the reporting as concise and unbiased. However, their experience is marred by heavy, disruptive ads (including overlays and hijacking content), frequent crashes or failed loads after updates, and a reliance on location services. Notifications are often perceived as loud or excessive, and navigation/readability is hindered by ad clutter. A few also note editorial quality concerns and bias, which tempers the overall positive sentiment.

### Pros

- Regular local news updates
- Weather forecast is accurate
- News reports are perceived as unbiased and concise

### Cons

- Excessive, intrusive ads that disrupt reading and overlay article content
- Frequent crashes and loading issues, especially after updates
- Location permission required for function or location-based features
- Push notifications are too loud, frequent, or startling
- Ads cause navigation/readability clutter and hinder finding content

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