# KTLA 5 News Los Angeles

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id587590968](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id587590968)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id587590968`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tribune Broadcasting Company
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (6,212 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2012-12-20
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ktla-5-news-los-angeles/id587590968)
- **Website:** [http://ktla.com](http://ktla.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

**KTLA 5 News Los Angeles** delivers trusted, up-to-the-minute coverage from Southern California and beyond. Watch live KTLA news broadcasts, including the KTLA Morning News and 5 Live, and follow breaking stories from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

Stay informed with local articles, reporter videos, breaking news notifications, detailed forecasts, severe weather alerts and interactive radar maps. Save stories to read later and keep up with the news that matters most—wherever you are.

## Rankings

- #23,602 — Overall

## Review summary

KTLA's news content and anchors are valued, but mobile app reviews consistently flag reliability issues. Repeating themes include audio dropouts, persistent video playback problems, intrusive ads, mandatory sign-in via Nexstar, and frequent crashes. Despite loyalty to KTLA's coverage, these friction points undermine the app experience and push some users toward alternatives.

### Pros

- High-quality news coverage and trusted anchors.
- Strong brand loyalty and viewer trust in KTLA.
- Live morning news is accessible via the app.

### Cons

- Audio cuts out or fades repeatedly during streams.
- Excessive, unskippable ads disrupt viewing and can cause playback issues.
- Mandatory sign-in with Nexstar/MyNextstar and email verification creates friction.
- Frequent crashes, freezes, or unresponsive behavior requiring restarts.
- Mobile live video access can be unreliable or fail to load.

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