Reviews of WCIA-3 News App

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List of user reviews and ratings for WCIA-3 News App

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 2,268)

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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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All time rating average: 4.60

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23% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-22	Am*****	Make sure that you send me a new one
Make sure that you send me a new one
2026-03-31	Db*****	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
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
2024-05-22	Ve*****	I am not a lip reader and the volume doesn’t work on my I Phone I can find no settings to fix that.
I am not a lip reader and the volume doesn’t work on my I Phone I can find no settings to fix that.
2023-03-28	Da*****	Full of clickbait and pushes narratives based on woke agenda. Junk like their news casting.
Full of clickbait and pushes narratives based on woke agenda. Junk like their news casting.
2022-12-22	hu*****	I was hoping to get a lot of ads but unfortunately they only spam them all over.
I was hoping to get a lot of ads but unfortunately they only spam them all over.
2021-10-20	gr*****	Why can we not get daily positive rate for our state. On our evening news cast.
Why can we not get daily positive rate for our state. On our evening news cast.
2021-05-28	Di*****	In light of the recent insensitive handling/reporting concerning the shooting death of Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim, I am deleting this app. Furthermore, I will not be supporting or watching WCIA news going forward. I encourage others to do the same.
In light of the recent insensitive handling/reporting concerning the shooting death of Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim, I am deleting this app. Furthermore, I will not be supporting or watching WCIA news going forward. I encourage others to do the same.
2021-05-24	A.*****	Can’t believe what this broadcasting network has come too...
Can’t believe what this broadcasting network has come too...
2021-01-25	Cl*****	At the outset of covering the News from Springfield and Chicago, Maxwell maintained a relatively high degree of Objectivity. But as time has passed that Objectivity has diminished somewhat leaning toward the rest of Major Media softening on matters relating Democratic issues. Whether intentional to move on up to better Opportunities or just favoring the Democratic Party, either could be in play but Objectivity has diminished, sadly.
At the outset of covering the News from Springfield and Chicago, Maxwell maintained a relatively high degree of Objectivity. But as time has passed that Objectivity has diminished somewhat leaning toward the rest of Major Media softening on matters relating Democratic issues. Whether intentional to move on up to better Opportunities or just favoring the Democratic Party, either could be in play but Objectivity has diminished, sadly.
2020-12-16	ta*****	I have been an avid wcia news watcher for 40 years and with the current dispute with Dish, I have found other alternatives that offer more outstanding news cast as well as broadcasters that cover local and state news.
I have been an avid wcia news watcher for 40 years and with the current dispute with Dish, I have found other alternatives that offer more outstanding news cast as well as broadcasters that cover local and state news.