# WLKY News - Louisville

> Breaking News and Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505982816](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505982816)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id505982816`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hearst Television
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (4,506 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.15.2303
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2012-03-06
- **Size:** 126 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wlky-news-louisville/id505982816)
- **Website:** [http://www.wlky.com/connect](http://www.wlky.com/connect)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.wlky.com/connect/privacy](http://www.wlky.com/connect/privacy)

## Description

Take the WLKY News app with you wherever you go to be the first to know about breaking news in Louisville and the surrounding area. Stay up-to-date with local, national, sports, traffic, politics, entertainment stories and more.

Key features include breaking news alerts, live streaming updates from our reporters, user-submitted tips and media, up-to-date weather with hourly forecasts and an interactive radar, plus social sharing and weather videocasts. Content is intended for adults 18+.

## Rankings

- #27,209 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the app’s design, local-news focus, and strong weather features, noting easy access to forecasts and closings. However, recurring complaints include intrusive ads (even during emergencies), performance issues (slow loading, articles jumping to the top, closings failing to open), widget and notification problems (blank widgets, missing or delayed alerts), concerns about weather accuracy, and accessibility challenges for screen-reader users. Overall the app is valued for timely local information, but reliability, ad experience, and accessibility need improvement.

### Pros

- Well-designed, user-friendly interface for local news and weather.
- Weather features are easy to access, with hourly forecasts and reliable updates.
- Closings and delays are easy to view, helping users stay informed.
- Long-standing, credible local news coverage and top-notch reporting.

### Cons

- Ads interrupt content, including during severe weather and before videos.
- Stability/navigation issues: slow loading, articles jumping to the top, or closings list failing to open.
- Widget and notification problems: widgets blank/not loading; notifications not delivering content.
- Weather data accuracy problems: winds, rain forecasts, and updates not matching real conditions.
- Accessibility issues for screen-reader users (VoiceOver usability challenges).

## Similar extensions and apps

- [WHAS11 News Louisville](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1453184391) — 4.80 / 5
- [WLWT News 5 - Cincinnati, Ohio](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505481301) — 4.60 / 5
- [WAVE 3 Louisville Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id419674635) — 4.80 / 5
- [WKRC Local 12 News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id675101914) — 4.80 / 5
- [LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1468163690) — 2.90 / 5
- [Cleveland News from WKYC](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id469396327) — 4.70 / 5
- [FOX 56 News - Lexington](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1557731078) — 4.70 / 5
- [WDRB+WAVE](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id466477444) — 4.70 / 5
- [WAVE Local News](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id449657572) — 4.50 / 5
- [St. Louis News from KSDK](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id568136681) — 4.80 / 5
- [WDSU News - New Orleans](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id506060763) — 4.70 / 5
- [WBAL-TV 11 News - Baltimore](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505175161) — 4.60 / 5

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id505982816)