# WGN Radio - Chicago's Very Own

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id503956001](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id503956001)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id503956001`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Continental Broadcasting Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (111 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-16
- **First published:** 2012-02-24
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wgn-radio-chicagos-very-own/id503956001)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy/](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Live and Local Chicago radio at your fingertips. WGN Radio – Chicago’s Very Own has stood as Chicagoland’s #1 source for news, talk, sports, traffic, weather, business, entertainment and podcasts for over 95 years.

This Chrome extension provides quick, browser-friendly access to WGN’s trusted content—stay informed with live streams and top local updates as you browse.

## Rankings

- #150,854 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently highlight the app’s core live radio streaming and broad content, but multiple users report buffering, frequent ads, and reliability problems (crashes, loading freezes, and playback control glitches). Lock-screen interruptions and OS/update-related playback issues worsen the experience. A minority express positive moments like Sunday morning listening and sports broadcasts. Overall, stability and ad handling are the main pain points, with limited recurring positives.

### Pros

- Core feature: live streaming of WGN Radio through the app.
- Background playback is supported, letting the stream run while using other apps.
- Content breadth includes news, talk, and sports (e.g., Blackhawks broadcasts).
- Positive weekend listening experiences (Sunday morning listening).

### Cons

- Frequent buffering and streaming interruptions.
- Intrusive, repetitive ads, including Chevy ads that disrupt playback.
- Frequent crashes, loading failures, and overall instability.
- Playback controls are unreliable (pause sometimes doesn't work) and the lock screen stops playback.
- OS compatibility/update-related playback and download problems.

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