Live, local newscast from the #1 local news station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Watch 9News for local stories that matter to you, with live and on-demand newscasts and bonus content you can only find in this app. Get the latest forecasts with your First Alert Weather team, featuring live radar, hour-by-hour updates, and a 10-day forecast. Catch up on the latest investigations from the WAFB I-TEAM.
This APP, incl. its writers, needs a tune-up!
This app is so outdated! The people who write these articles for this app, write them as if ONLY PPL FROM BR AND LIVING IN BR are the only ones READING ABOUT BR! What about ppl who frequent the area and prefer reading news instead of watching it on tv? The information isn’t specific when doing reviews about local businesses and events, very vague ( I mean, wth is the Valley Park area? What street is the restaurant on the that you’re reviewing?) There are ALWAYS GRAMMATICAL ERRORS and misspelled names, as if this isn’t 2024 with an unlimited amount of resources for spellcheck! The information for positive local events ALWAYS pop up on the day of the event, but you’ll have every crime for the past two months FRONT AND CENTER! There are NEVER any follow ups to stories and the way you close out an article is just very simple and basic. DO BETTER!!!
Ads, Ads, & More Ads!
Not sure why I keep the app around, ads are out of control- both local and standard scammy ads about taking this one simple thing every night to lose 60 pounds in 4 hours, or how to lower your car insurance rates with carriers who are not even offering coverage in Louisiana. App stories are essentially click bait. It’s very sad that I can’t get my news with only local ads like on the TV.
Pauses audio when launched
When launching WAFB9 while playing audio from another app, the audio is paused. This is really annoying, and I avoid using the app when using Bluetooth audio. No everyone launching this app intends to play a video. Please consider updating the app to only interrupt audio when a video is selected to play. This only happens when playing audio through phone speakers or Bluetooth, not airplay.
Hate the new traffic map
Deleting the app and going with even! Absolutely hate the new traffic map using Waze! It’s not useful at all!
Pauses already playing audio when launched
When launching WAFB9 while playing audio from another app, the audio is paused. This only happens when playing audio through phone speakers or Bluetooth, not airplay. Audio should only be paused when user selects a video within the app, not upon launch. This is really annoying.
Needs work
Love the news, but the app needs work. Ads shouldn’t default to loud volume, and the app should run more smoothly. Does not zoom or scroll very easily, especially side to side.
Loud ads!!!
Love the news app but the loud banjo music that just started with the temu ads is terrible!! I like a nice quiet read with my tea in the morning.
Station branding update
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