WCIA-3 News App

Name: WCIA-3 News App
Rating: 4.6 (2267 reviews)
Author: Nexstar Broadcasting

By: Nexstar Broadcasting

News

Features & Capabilities

WCIA-3 News App brings Central Illinois breaking and local news to your mobile screen, with real-time updates from WCIA broadcasts and ciLiving stories. Watch on-demand video from trusted reporters and read in-depth articles about your community.

Free up your day with detailed weather forecasts, an interactive radar map, and live alerts for severe conditions. Save stories for later and stay connected wherever you are.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Weather

By:

Nexstar Broadcasting

Rating:

4.60

(2,267) 2 ratings

Version:

508.0.0 Last updated: 2026-05-20

Version code:

885929413

Creation date:

2013-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

75.43MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 39,888 ▼ 98

Other platforms

WCIA News App (v508.0.0)

41,044 4.16

(279)

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Developed by:

Nexstar Broadcasting

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcia-3-news-app/id641342271

Website:

https://www.wcia.com

User Reviews

Reviewers largely praise WCIA-3 for strong weather coverage, a user-friendly interface, reliable local reporting with trusted anchors, and helpful push alerts. The main downsides are ad overload, slow updates to stories, streaming limitations outside the viewing area, and perceived bias in coverage.

Pros

Great weather coverage and accurate forecasts.
Easy to use with lots of news and information.
Mobile push alerts/notifications are fantastic.
Positive local reporting with trusted anchors (e.g., Jen and Jess).
Recent UI/layout improvements on iPhone make the app feel cleaner and more usable.

Cons

Ad-heavy experience with frequent ads disrupts viewing.
Content updates and story refresh rates are slow or infrequent.
Limited live streaming outside the viewing area; streaming functionality is not meeting expectations.
Perceived bias or loss of objectivity in reporting.

Recent reviews

Make sure that you send me a new one

by Am*****, 2026-04-22

And then 5 min of ads then something from somewhere nowhere around here then ads then weather Then ads then “we might see tonight “ love Kevin but then nothing. But seen there’s a casino I might be interested in but recovering gambling addiction figure I better pass. Can we just not watch the local news for 5 minutes or atleast the tornado warning would be good