# WCIA-3 News App

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id641342271](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id641342271)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id641342271`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nexstar Broadcasting
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,267 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2013-04-29
- **Size:** 76 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcia-3-news-app/id641342271)
- **Website:** [https://www.wcia.com](https://www.wcia.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy](https://www.nexstar.tv/privacy-policy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #38,436 — Overall
- #68 — homepage

## Review summary

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.

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