WAVE Local News App Reviews

Update keeps crashing. This used to be my favorite local news app until I installed the new update yesterday. Now it crashes and won’t even open! Please fix this! Also, enough with the pop up ads already!

Great App. Like being alerted to breaking news, weather etc. Communication important @ all times, but now more than ever.

Always the earliest to report. The fastest to report and the most accurate! Thanks WAVE3 News.

It’s not as good as it used to be. I really do like wave 3 but I can’t watch live because it will black the screen out every second or two which makes it impossible to catch anything. My iPhone 11 is always up to date as well as the app so idk. Thinking about just deleting

Worst news app ever. I used to really like checking local news on this app. Now I hate it. You open it and get an ad. You click a news story and again are forced to watch yet another ad. So I am deleting this app and will stick to other news apps that do not force you to watch an entire pointless video that I have zero interest in. You can’t skip the ads at all. No thanks!

Litlwon. When you click on certain stories, that story is not displayed, videos are there instead. It is happening on multiple stories and quite frustrating. Please fix i!

App update not working. The app updated but now I am unable to see anything. It stops on the load page but no articles. Just wave 3 with the city and river

New app. Let me say first wave news and weather is my favorite! That’s why you’re only channel I have app on. I like the weekend crew and mornings but don’t care much for the new app format. As a matter of fact I liked the old one better.

Awful update. The latest update is awful. I continue to see the red circle with notifications. I look and clear them and then see 30 more not long after. I’ve changed my settings in the app but I am not optimistic it will change.

Used to be great!. Latest update to this app is a disaster! No longer get directly to news. Now have to open a separate page. I get out of the app and start seeing 10-20 notices of new stuff but when open no idea what or where the new stuff is. Have to scroll through everything. Wastes to much of my time!

New format. Hate the new format for your news. Practically avoid your site now and rely on Courier Journal and WDRB

Online edit?. A lot of grammar and misinformed published online - need proof readers! Will get breaking news alerts, but then can’t find the story on this app. Also the pop-up ads are terrible. Very disruptive. Mostly a good app, compared to others.

Proofreading. Are you by chance looking to hire a proofreader? I’m quite good at that. I have watched the 7:00 pm news on Friday for 10 minutes and have already seen two mistakes. Someone couldn’t even spell Kentucky and Dawn Gee did a weather story on Cabo “Sam” Lucas instead of “San”. Not only was it pronounced wrong, also spelled wrong across bottom of screen. For being my favorite news station, sad with these mistakes. Now I’m having trouble because all the nicknames I’m trying to use have all been taken. Considering the ones I’ve tried, that’s hard to believe.

Deleted. Forced to watch an add before the app opens. Forced to watch another one when I clicked on the news link. I realize ads are how you make money, but these are horrible. Video ads that just start playing. I don’t want to watch that.

WAVE3News. I like viewing my wave 3 news app and the weather app also because when we do have bad weather my wave 3 weather alerts me if the weather is severe and I thank the weather team at wave 3 News I like Kevin Harden and Brain Good and I like Everybody at WAVE3News Thank you JohnNichols Johnpaul

Typical liberal slanted trash news. Wave 3 is your typical, run of the mill liberally slanted news app. They will never say anything positive about anything that conservatives and republicans do while making everything democrats and liberals do sound like sweet music. I want to keep up with what is going on in my hometown so I picked the lesser of the evils since everything is slanted to the left. This app is a necessary evil. Luckily I can think for myself so seeing how they polish up garbage for the left is rather comical.

Ok app. So if you download wave 3 news and you have the crazy idea that you might want to check the weather then you have to download a second app for wave news weather. ??? Yeah, I know I ask to much for the local news app to have local weather. What a joke!

New layout is difficult to navigate. I much prefer the old layout of this site with more stories visible on one page. Smaller square splash pages make it easier to find the stories I wish to read.

App problem. Since your most recent update, my WAVE 3 app will not open. I have an iPhone 6S. All my other apps are working correctly.

Sold out media. Don’t waste your time trying to read local news or get breaking weather updates because the second you click on it, you’ll have a 30 sec ad pop up before the warning of possible threats. Deleting the app and using whas11

App crashes. I love Wave 3. However, since the update, the app crashes and closes. Fix, please!

Notification sound is super annoying. The app updated to include the NBC notification sound. It’s loud and annoying. I can’t find the option to turn it off. Also… “breaking news” is clearly a relative term because I get notifications for all kinds of stories that aren’t important.

Video Ads Ruin It…. The news is updated frequently, but this is the last app I check because a video ad starts playing as soon as I launch it.

Closed captions and update. Very sad in 2017 still no closed captions on most videos in app. Good example is the Lamar Jackson one today. I know there will be no response. They could care less Update made it even worse. Clicking on articles many times gives 404 error page not found. Surely you can afford competent app programmers. Just copy how WDRB and other local channels do. This is absolutely the worst local news app.

App with live stream. I like this app but for some reason, when I stream the morning news, the stream does not have pip (picture-in-picture) capabilities with my iPhone. IE, when I switch to another app while streaming, the video stream simply stops. Same thing happens when I switch to landscape mode.

Like it but loathe the ads. Like the app. It is easy to use but the ads get in my last nerve. Sometimes you get stuck in the ad and can't get out then you have to start the app again and see another advertisement! It's incredibly annoying. Update: still annoying. It’s also annoying to get a news updating your phone then go to the app and can’t find the story.

Alerts Go Nowhere. Why don't alerts actually take you to the story about which you posted the alert? Instead, they just go to the news home page, with an hours-old story about a Bullitt County youngster who trained his pet rabbit to roll over and beg on command.

Thunder viewer. I was at home watching thunder and was disappointed with the view at times we did not need to see what was going on in the bridge it caused us to miss what was going on outside of it

App Saying Bo Internet Connection Detected. I’ve used and enjoyed this app for years, and never had any problems. I’ve even gotten used to the complete app overhaul that took place back in late 2021 or early 2022 (still like the old option better where it takes you directly into the news, but I digress). Now every time I open the app, I get an error message saying that “no internet connection is detected”. However, I’m always online - and I cannot figure out why this keeps happening. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app about a dozen times, and I even tried using some other local stations app, but those are just awful. Please, please look into this, and please get it fixed. I’ll update my review rating once it begins working again.

Good App. Use the app often. Wish it had the traffic map available. Be the first and add the traffic info.

This is a terrible app!. Wave TV is a fantastic local station. But who ever designed this app needs to find a new job. When you open the app you don’t get a welcome or even a notice saying this is Wave. No, you get full page advertisement trying to sell you something. Why don’t you look at the WHAS News 11 app or every other news app in the world and see if they have a freaking advertisement when you open them. That plus the app is so disorganized that it looks like a kid put it together. So, I’ll be deleting Waves app. Thanks

Hate the Ads!!!. Love the app and alerts. Hate that alerts don’t take you to the story. Hate that I have to stare at an ad every time I open it up, even when I just minimized it I have to look at it again. Now I am getting video ads after looking for a determined amount of time. Love WAVE 3 but about to delete!

?. Do we need really need the arc advertisement after reading every single story and sometimes in the middle of a story. I’m gonna research the other apps and see if if they do the same thing this is ridiculous.

Worst news app ever. It’s all commercials. In emergency situations when you just want to watch the news live all you get are commercials. The WDRB TV app has a much better user experience. The WAVE TV app is not worth the download.

Notifications. You app amazes me sometimes. I get notifications about something stupid and sometimes not even relevant to Louisville but then something big in Louisville happens and you don’t send out a notification. I’m probably going to remove the app soon.

WAVE 3 App. WAVE app was my go-to news and information app but not anymore. The new app makes you click through advertisements before it opens. Then you have to select the news stories, which again, more advertising, plus it is slow. Just deleted the app off my device.

WAVE 3 App is LIFE. I could not make it without my WAVE 3 App. It truly does give me up to date notifications regarding weather and news. I’m the first in my office to know all the latest news. WAVE 3 App is BOMB!!!

Up to date!. Always ready w the news at a moment’s notice!

Wave three news and weather. My morning must

App crashes since update. Latest update is absolutely horrible. Ever since the update I have not been able to open the app once without it crashing. My iphone software is up to date and the app still doesn’t work. Please fix this issue soon!

App adds too many. I liked this app in the past. (I have updated this app). Unfortunately, the advertising keeps popping up as I am attempting to read an article. I can’t get the adds to go off my screen to let me continue reading. Eventually, I close the app and look elsewhere for my information. Sad. I like Wave 3. But not the app. Frustrating to attempt the reading of short articles. Even weather articles.

Wave 3 news. It my favorite news station and there app is really useful to find out if your school is closed or not or to watch top stories

Weather needs help. If I lived in Louisville I wouldn’t notice anything. This app would be great. However living outside of Louisville the weather needs to be updated. Many times the daily forecast will be days old. This throws off the 3 day and 10 day forecast. Then I change location to Louisville and it’s almost always down to the hour current. The worst for me is weekends. I wake up check weather on Sunday and it is still stuck on Thursday.

Good Coverage, but too many ads and glitches.. Good coverage, but the app has too many glitches. Can’t watch things live without it skipping or not playing at all. Have to close down the app and open it all over again to get anything to work. Very frustrating.

Wave 3 Review. Absolutely love Wave 3 news! Love the whole entire team! I love how personal they are! They are a team that really cares about their news stories and the individuals that the news stories are about! I love each one of them across the board and to me, Wave 3’s passion shows in the awesome job that they do, in their coverage of the news! GO Wave 3 and thank you for always allowing your heart to be touched, whether reporting good or bad news! You are in my book, the best!

I Love watching the wave 3 morning team.. They make my day better

Staff Writers need to proofread their work. Overall the news is provided in a timely manner and updated regularly. However, I have noticed many, many times the grammar and identification of neighborhoods is embarrassingly incorrect. For example, the St. Denis neighborhood has been identified as St. Dennis more times than I can count. The writing skills of these journalists could, and should, be improved greatly. Don’t they have to show somebody their story before it’s released for publication? Please, do better.

Like family. I grew up in New Haven not very far from Kevin Harned. I’m very proud to watch him on the weather A hometown boy doing well I get my weather from him every day. Keep up the good work

Finding breaking news!!!. I hate this app. I get a notification about a breaking story and it is impossible to find on the news page. Example: i just got a notification that Two High Schoolers for Sou IN tested positive. Because I didn’t open it from the notification...I looked on the app. Don’t see it anywhere. Also...WAVE is VERY often behind WLKY AND WDRB on posting breaking news. I love your news personalities and that’s what keeps me tuning in...not the app or the coverage. Honestly since you have gone to news practically all day long...the content is worse. Not many want to watch the local news fpr hours a day!!

Crashes When Opening. I am on iOS 12.3.1, using the iPhone 7+, and it crashes every time I open the app. It is also crashing when I tap on a push notification to deep dive into the app.

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Like family. I grew up in New Haven not very far from Kevin Harned. I’m very proud to watch him on the weather A hometown boy doing well I get my weather from him every day. Keep up the good work

Stopped working after last update. After the last update the app will not load

Not user friendly. Can’t get rid of alert. Constantly says I have one and can’t find it to get rid of it. Not user friendly app

Bob. Biased news reporting at its worst. A news channel should only report facts and let the public form their own opinions.

New layout is difficult to navigate. I much prefer the old layout of this site with more stories visible on one page. Smaller square splash pages make it easier to find the stories I wish to read.

Loud Ads. I get Audio on an ad before I can respond. This is not acceptable!

Crashes when opening. Crashes when opening

Weather alert. Would like to have weather alerts on “wave three” app instead of having to download ANOTHER app.

App crashes when opening after recent update. App crashes when opening after recent update

News site on Facebook. The site is to busy with ads and unecessry pop ups making it confusing to read. I don’t like it at all.

Hi.. I have the iPhone XR too. So does Any one know why it just won’t up load on the iPhone XR?

App slams shut. WAVE3NEWS is my go to news app but since the last update, cannot open app. I get the front page then goes back to the app icon. Not sure why??? Can’t read the news, get alerts, nothing.

Links to X. Nobody wants to click on the X platform to watch a video. Please post original videos. Some of us don’t use X.

The Best!. Love all the newscasters & meteorologists at WAVE 3!!!

Enjoy Wave 3. Always enjoy WAVE 3 news. Watch it every evening

?. Do we need really need the arc advertisement after reading every single story and sometimes in the middle of a story. I’m gonna research the other apps and see if if they do the same thing this is ridiculous.

No live news. Why bother

Ads. Too many ads make it difficult to use this app without accidentally clicking on one... but maybe that’s what they want.

Doesn’t open. Newest app update won’t let the app open.

Cannot control amount of unwanted notifications. Give better options for notices. Do not want everything interrupting my work. Some of us don’t give a flying fig about sports.

Ads. Should not have to endure a 30 second ad for a movie, with no option to X out of it.

Liked the format of the older version better. This “new” update has less picture and graphics but more duplicate headlines! The headlines seem to run together.

Thunder viewer. I was at home watching thunder and was disappointed with the view at times we did not need to see what was going on in the bridge it caused us to miss what was going on outside of it

Great job on covid 19 coverage. Wave 3 has done a great job keeping Kentuckians informed what going on with covid 19. Kerp up the good work.

No longer works. Newest version Apr. 2021, no longer loads when not sharing location.

New format. Hate the new format for your news. Practically avoid your site now and rely on Courier Journal and WDRB

Review. The ads that pop up when the news app opens are super annoying. Like news…dislike the ads. I am going to discontinue using the app if they are ongoing.

News good/spoilers bad. Like getting alerts about current events but disappointing when I get spoilers of sports events shown on delay

Headlines. I hate the new version of this app. You can’t read the whole news Headline. 👎

Way too many ads.. So many ads that I rarely use it anymore.

Notifications. You app amazes me sometimes. I get notifications about something stupid and sometimes not even relevant to Louisville but then something big in Louisville happens and you don’t send out a notification. I’m probably going to remove the app soon.

News app. Terrible. Hate it. New font, poor grammar, repeated news; poor, if any, proof reading.

Ads are taking over. Random ads and video clips just start playing out of nowhere. This new version is awful

Down to earth people. Have a great and blessed week and thanks

Distracting!. The full page logo and numerous ads that pop up every 2-3 swipes is driving me batty. Uninstalled.

Too much trump. I am fed up with your advertising and supporting Trump. If you think we are thrilled about him visiting the Ky Derby - think again!! 5g3c64

Crashes. The update crashes when loading. It happens on me IPad Air 2 and my IPhone XR.

Update. Update your home page Derby is over

When was this made?. Aesthetically it looks like an app straight outta 2009 with better (but still crappy) functionality.

Noisy App. Very noisy app!! Every time it updates it plays a theme tune, all hours of day and night!! After a while it gets old!!

Too many ads. Every time I’m sent an alert, I click on it only to get an ad

Font too small.. Can’t make the article font bigger

Bad news. The app was the go-to news app for L’ville news, but a recent update causes me to get news alerts (2-3/day) and when i touch to open them, it’s just a 30-second ad. Now i have to switch to WHAS 11 app.

Citizen. Very good source of information.

Latest update. App crashes when opening since latest update

Full page pop up ads. App now has full page pop up ads which will not close when pressing on the “X”. keeps taking me to the websites for the ads. Deleting app.

Weather report. Too many loud advertisements when attempting to check weather

New Format. The new layout is less clear and harder to use than the old version.

Great Website. Accurate reporting with no political slants. Great way to follow community, state and national newd!

Crap. Could be a lot better. Old out dated news.