# WRGB CBS 6 Albany News

> Albany, NY News & Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id548806153](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id548806153)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id548806153`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (154 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.33.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2012-08-04
- **Size:** 149 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wrgb-cbs-6-albany-news/id548806153)
- **Website:** [http://sbgi.net](http://sbgi.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://cbs6albany.com/station/privacy](http://cbs6albany.com/station/privacy)

## Description

Stay informed across Albany, New York, and the Capital Region with the **WRGB CBS 6 Albany News** app. Get breaking local and national headlines, coverage of politics, sports, community events, and the stories that matter most.

Watch live newscasts and video reports, receive instant breaking news alerts, check accurate hourly and daily forecasts, view live weather radar, and track traffic conditions and road updates. With personalized news coverage and reliable updates, the app keeps you connected at home or on the go.

## Rankings

- #113,743 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like the app’s easy navigation, live news/notifications, and video content when it works. However, repeated reviews cite stability and streaming problems, unreliable content updates, update-related issues, and data-use concerns. Overall, the app shows value with its news and video features but is hampered by frequent performance and content-refresh reliability problems.

### Pros

- Easy to navigate and well-organized layout (noted by multiple users as intuitive to use).
- Live news feature with local/global notifications.
- Polished look and feel when the app is functioning.
- Video content and sports highlights are available for viewing when the app works.

### Cons

- Frequent stability issues: app won’t open, crashes, or becomes unresponsive.
- Live streaming has audio/video problems and can be unreliable.
- Content updates are inconsistent or outdated (news not refreshed; weather features issues).
- Update/installation problems (app can move to cloud or require reinstall)
- Excessive data usage from background polling.

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