This is more than a Review, it’s a Plea too. One night during a terrible storm, Bill was on. We have to get our news from WBTW but we in NC are second class citizens when it comes to our NC news. If we get a small breeze or fog we loose signal. Bill was there and included Robeson County in his broadcast. You sold me that night. I wish you all would cover this state line to line and beyond. Folks on satellite can’t tell you who the Governor is in NC. MCMASTER is doing great things. And Sports. Hands down the best. You are top of the line on sports. News desk. Your great too. Just wish you were down here more. Wishing all of you a Wonderful and Happy New Year. God Bless You!!!

3 years ago, SimpletonTaken

CBS 17 app

Very slow opening app. The only thing that loads fast and continue is the advertisements on the bottom of page. I use another news app for my area and have no problems with loading of the news. 17 seems to have given high priority to advertisers then loading the actual news. No problem seeing advertisements. Should have given it two stars or less. Frustrating.

5 years ago, Pk retired

Uptodate news

Well I like this new app. You can always rely on 17 to be up on the latest news. I keep up with the other two channels also, and 17 will have stories that the other two do not. Would like to see more human interest stories. A feel good story. There is so many bad stories, that would be the only thing I would like to see. Like the set up of having local, Nc, and national separation . Very good reporting

5 years ago, Reader100567

Rating App

This app does need some work. There are always several errors per story to include typos, missing verbs, autocorrected words that are grammatically incorrect or confusing, etc. I have got to the point I can tell who has written the article before looking depending on the errors. More editorial oversight and better proofreading are needed. If it is not just disinterest or rushing and is actually English grammar deficiencies then educate your authors or replace them. I read your app several times day and love the up to the minute updates but more pride in the articles is needed.

4 years ago, MaybeeUKnowMe

Beat Weather Coverage

17 has the most comprehensive weather coverage in the area - to the point, informative and reliable. The app doesn’t always have the latest weather coverage, in times of urgent & important weather events though - wish it did. Getting a 5:PM report at 8:PM is normally great, but not when you are tracking a hurricane. - I took 1 star off for that and the lack of working custom tailored notification topics, which I set up, but it still sends everything.

5 years ago, Banzai74

News coverage

Your app always keeps us up to date and brings what we want in news and weather coverage, thanks for being there

3 years ago, PanthersFan45

No longer works

I have used an iPhone SE for the past few years and previously I liked the app. With the latest update the app no longer works and hangs up saying it can’t find a network and to retry. No other news app (or any app) I have has this issue. I have deleted it and will get my news from the competing news stations. I’d contact the web developer through the CBS17 app but it can’t be done if it can’t even be opened.

6 years ago, Yo beans

Needs some work

Most of the time when I get an alert and use it to go to the app for the story, it's nowhere to be found. Very frustrating. The radar in the wether section didn't work well the last time I used it (a couple of weeks ago). I'm trying to use your app but WRAL is still better.

4 years ago, Tjhe Sportsman

The Best

17 News is the best in the area and I don’t know why You are not on Direct TV. I am getting ready to drop Direct TV because you are not longer on Direct TV. Hope you stay on Spectrum ! Love all your people. Jerry

4 years ago, ftugfewdgu

Too many pages

To hard to get on live news programs

6 years ago, De'borah

I Enjoy the Alerts!

I enjoy the weather alerts as well as the announcing of closings during bad weather. Keep up the great work!!!

3 years ago, Highland Cnty viewer

Freezing up

We are having problems with 17s app freezing up. Scroll doesn’t work, and if you try to go back to main page the app just drops.

5 years ago, a boy called bob

My new favorite news app.

Easy to read and good local news

3 years ago, 7403dah

Earlier version was much better

Overall, don’t like the new app. Only used this new app for the last ten minutes, already miss the old app which had a much nicer, BIGGER radar map display. Liked the old layout for the weather forecast. Now the old app doesn’t work, and I’m stuck with this one.

4 years ago, darrellnc

Weather

Your weather reporting is superb and the news is not bad either.

3 years ago, Cookie Dips

Local news cbs 17

Great news I really enjoyed the topics of the story

3 years ago, Hiemdell

App crashes

This is the best of the local stations for reporting news. Unfortunately the app has a lot of glitches. On my iPhone, it crashes every single time I open it. It is impossible to play videos from, and the ads seem to be the only thing that work.

3 years ago, trinandbentsmom

Love your news but

Love reading the news on the app but there are a lot of issues. App freezes or either shuts down while reading.

3 years ago, EllieB44

Channel 17

Quick and complete coverage.

1 year ago, Gabasauruss

3 Tornado Warnings and I'm watching a 30s ad

My area is in three tornado warnings and every single time I leave and return to the app for live coverage, I have to watch a 30 second ad. Will be looking for a different news app.

3 years ago, Everywhereness

Bugs

App gets stuck frequently and crashes. Also videos start when not authorized.

3 years ago, Me, high level GB

Horrible

I travel around the state a lot and even into the neighboring states. I like your old app to let me know where the weather was going on. I now find it to be cumbersome and will be switching to something else.

4 years ago, iAladdin

Buggy and outdated

Turned all notifications off in app settings and app still delivers notifications. I had to disable notifications from phone settings

5 years ago, Cbcastil

Great Tool

Easy to use and see!

3 years ago, Goodbread87

Unsmooth

Hard to navigate between news sections. Clunky.

4 years ago, matthew dugger

For Angela Taylor

Angela is one of the best

6 years ago, Bassingrass

Needs some work

I liked the previous version better. Navigation is not easy

1 year ago, Ohnogo

Please develop an app for Roku

Great station but need a Roku app for live broadcasts of noon and 6 and 11.

5 years ago, Jay112323

I Hate Local News

Why does local CBS think they are more important than a football game? Nobody wants to see amateur hurricane coverage.

6 years ago, Paccary

App

Poorly designed app. Difficult to navigate

6 years ago, Clarkvivo69

Live TV?

Where is it?

3 years ago, Icomprendido

Concise and Precise

9 years ago, Talalas girl

Raleigh station

This is a clear, logical site to maneuver around. I just wish the weather app had a map that was current. When I zoomed in to an area that I know has been developed, it still shows construction. The station manager seems to listen to the community needs and has an apparent excellent rapport with the station team.

11 years ago, Optimoose Prime

NBC 17

The app is easy to use and very useful. I work odd hours and can't always catch the news, so I just pull out my phone click on the app and be caught up with ease in seconds. Keep up the great work on the news and the apps

8 years ago, jes2008

Nice update, BUT...

...this app eats up battery life like an old V8 guzzles gas! It would be great if there was a way to make this app run more efficiently. Once, I opened this app and I had about 25% battery life, as soon as I opened it, my phone went dead. I thought maybe it reset itself or something. No. It was just dead. Need to work on the battery usage on this one. Otherwise, the interface is much better and easier to read.

11 years ago, BR6969

The info is there but....

WNCN has been my local news source for almost 20 years....and still is. That said, the app is - at least in my opinion - poorly designed, burdensome to navigate, and graphically outdated. It ease of use, graphic design, and user friendliness pales in comparison to the completion locally and nationally. I rely on NBC 17 for my live on TV local news coverage when I have the luxury of sitting in front of my TV (rarely)but use ABC 11's website as my online source.

11 years ago, Parentheses

Love it

Very reliable, I check it every morning. As a college student I rely on being able to get news on anything and everything at anytime of day and this app allows me to do that.

10 years ago, dst794

Blank pages

This app was a little less flashy than the other local news apps, but I wanted to give it a try anyway. I would have kept it, but whenever I would switch from the main page to read an article there was never any text. Only a photo was visible. What's the point of a news app if you can't read the news .

9 years ago, DragTheWaters919

Best Raleigh-area news app

Push notifications aren't as frequent as most other news apps which makes things a lot easier.

9 years ago, Jw6024

Go to news site

Dependable site for local news and weather

12 years ago, ncmomgoinczy

Great app!

I'm really enjoying this app. I've had it for about a week or so and haven't come across any issues. It's appealing to the eye and has great features. It's a one stop all app. From news to sports and weather and more. Great app!

8 years ago, takemyjobrob

SMART news app!

User-friendly & fast. But, more importantly, this is a news team that clearly gets it. The push notifications are relevant & intelligent. Useful, empowering app.

10 years ago, alainaking

Love it

As a mother of 2 that works full time I don't have time to watch the news on TV. This app lets me stay up to date on the news on the go!

10 years ago, Crispy132

Keeps me current locally & globally

Great app with great user interface; well thought out. Keeps me informed on the go with constant and consistent updates. Must have for locals.

8 years ago, DigustedinRDU

WHAT is Up With the Button Alerts?

GEEZE Louise! I really do think the web people at WNCN have the app set up to send out an alert EVERY SINGLE TIME someone at the station flushes the commode. It's annoying to the point that it's ridiculous! Ever hear the tale about the boy who cried wolf? He started getting IGNORED. In today's world, your settings get changed - OR you get deleted!

9 years ago, NC Tar Heel

Great news source

Up to the minute notifications of news events. Very good local news source.

11 years ago, Flipasu

Great app

Informative and well rounded updated news site. Love the ability to see traffic anywhere!

11 years ago, Donna G. O.

Donna O.

Information anytime you want it, especially on I-Pad. "Just for the record," I call it. Johnny on the spot news and weather. Keep up the great work!!

11 years ago, JAG1956

Review

Very organized and have what I need right in front of me. Always my favorite news channel on TV too! Dependable and love the anchors! 5 stars for sure!

11 years ago, The_Fanta

Pretty but annoying

If streaming music and you open the app, your steaming music will stop due to the what i can assume is the app using gps. Traffic does not always work. It shows a blank screen. Aesthetics of the app are nice, but it needs better functionality.

Description

News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The CBS 17 News mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Get the latest breaking news, weather, sports, traffic, entertainment and things to do in more than 20 communities across the Triangle including Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Fayetteville, North Carolina. It's all free with our mobile news app, which also includes options for push-alerts and watching live video. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather conditions, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.

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