# WCBM Talk Radio

> WCBM News-Talk Radio

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id963703593](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id963703593)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id963703593`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WCBM OF MARYLAND INC
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (196 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-16
- **First published:** 2015-02-06
- **Size:** 61 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wcbm-talk-radio/id963703593)
- **Website:** [https://wcbm.com/](https://wcbm.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://wcbm.com/privacy-policy/](https://wcbm.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WCBM Talk Radio brings Maryland listeners conservative voices, local news, and engaging talk programs. Stream live, catch top shows, and stay informed anytime via the WCBM app or WCBM.com.

Key features include real-time streaming, on-demand episodes, local news coverage, show schedules, and easy mobile access for alerts and updates.

## Rankings

- #105,640 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise WCBM’s programming—local/national news and humor with solid morning hosts—while criticizing the app for reliability problems: frequent buffering and outages, intermittent connectivity, disruptive ads, and problematic UI. The core need is a major stability and UX upgrade to match the quality of the content.

### Pros

- Great show content with local and national news and humor, featuring strong morning hosts.
- Easy access to WCBM's programming through the app for listening on the go.
- Morning time slot is well-regarded (excellent 6-9am) and the hosts are appreciated.

### Cons

- Frequent buffering and streaming issues; playback is unreliable.
- Intermittent connectivity or inability to connect, sometimes can't listen live.
- App outages and downtime occur frequently; down for days at a time.
- Intrusive and repetitive ads interrupt listening, sometimes replaying on restart.
- Usability issues and UI glitches (crashes, gray screen when trying to interact, problematic behavior after screen lock).

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