NBC 6 South Florida: News Reviews

You can get the news anywhere. But in South Florida accurate weather is key. NBC6 Doppler Radar is the best around period! I have been in several meetings with local weather forecasters and John Morales is head and shoulders above everyone else. He is the most accurate, and “just the facts” forecaster to listen to when hurricanes threaten South Florida. He does not hype it he accurately reports it. You can trust John and the NBC6 weather team. Also Angie’s special on on Australia and the environment was excellent. Keep up the great work!

I really enjoy using NBC6SouthFlorida. It is very useful during hurricanes. The one thing that really bothers me is that notifications appear with a story link and you click on the link and it doesn’t take you to the story. So you open NBC6SouthFlorida and you go to the Alerts section and you find the same story linked. You click on the link within NBC6SouthFlorida and it doesn’t take you to the story. I have turned off notifications for NBC6SouthFlorida because I am tired of getting my hopes up to see the new story and getting disappointed at not being able to see or find the information in the latest news feed.

Not sure how much weight this holds or if others agree but the newer version of the radar is a subpar compared to the previous version. The previous version gave “past”weather/precipitation up to “present” time. You could see if rain was coming your way and just about calculate up to the minute it was going to rain at your location.
The newer version gives you future weather patterns in the radar but doesn’t seem to be accurate. The window of “past” time on the timeline is to short. I’d like to have more “past” time weather on the timeline. The rest of NBC6SouthFlorida is great but I’m looking at other radars/apps now that give me a more accurate idea of weather near me.

...As Hurricane Irma roared towards us in Broward County, South FL, we were glued to NBC6 TV. On air they mentioned NBC6SouthFlorida and I immediately downloaded it to my phone. I was able to watch live coverage via NBC6SouthFlorida for many hours after our own power and internet went out. When our phone services failed we then to simulcast on our am/fm radio via the instructions posted in NBC6SouthFlorida . We were greatly comforted by the familiar voices of our local news team and NBC6SouthFlorida will remain, on my iPhone home screen, permanently.

NBC6 has a great team and has a long history of providing South Florida with a credible, relevant news product. We can obtain national news on several cable networks but we have only 4 options in south Florida to receive information that is the most important to our collective quality of life! NBC6 consistently brings to our attention the stories that are important to all of us.

I’m so sick of Carl’s Carpet & Tile & that air conditioning company & constantly having to wait for these commercials to stop before I can catch up to the news. When I’m trying to see the radar or hurricane status, I could care less about carpeting & air conditioning commercials. Constant annoying commercials. When the news has priority the commercials should come second. Too much advertising that your forced to watch constantly. Informing the public about critical issues come first.

I would have given you 5 stars except I recently made several requests that the sound person (specifically the one responsible for special segment background lead-in music and/or sound) change the annoying, repetitive, immature sounding selections that led into Covid updates and 2020 HS Senior recognition. I have a 3rd grader that could’ve made better selections! You’ve finally made a change which I appreciate but it sure took long enough. I’m just curious how many viewers this has cost your station?

One month since last review, and the situation has not gotten better. I absolutely CANNOT watch live news and weather. Same error still pops up below that says:"an error has occurred, please try again, or contact support". Any ideas NBC?

Updating my review as of 22 September, 2017:
I no longer can view news and weather live! An error message pops up that says: "An error has occurred, please try again." I have reinstalled several times, signed in with my TV provider info, and still cannot watch news and weather live. PLEASE HELP!

Giving 4 stars inly because app keeps crashing after recent update. Living in Fort Lauderdale, this is my go to app for weather. This weather team is second to none, with John Morales who is the best of the best! I'm upset today because there has been an update to NBC6SouthFlorida , and it keeps crashing. I'm not crazy about the new look, as it does not preview the weather when I open it up, as it did before the update. That said, please just get it to stop crashing, and I will eventually get used to the new look. Thank you.

This is my go to radar app. It’s always very consistent, accurate and faster than most. However, this latest version where the “past” and “future” radar are “seamlessly” put together is terrible. It is now impossible to loop just the past to present radar to see the weather pattern. It automatically stutters strangely into the future part and it makes little sense. Maybe there’s improvement to be made, but please bring back the option to switch between past and future. Thank you.

The services of NBC6SouthFlorida help be out daily! The weather display is always fast and accurate and the notifications of major storms in my area makes planning when to best get out easy. Whether you’re looking for up-to-date news, weather, or traffic, the NBC 6 app is the best place to get it. Whether you live here or if you’re just here for vacation, the NBC 6 app is the best help to plan your day.

Thank you for providing honesty, integrity and with a little bit of humor to begin my day at 4:30 AM. Johnny and Kristen are an awesome 👏 anchors with great chemistry. Also I can always depend upon accurate weather information from Adam. He is fantastic and I have learned a lot from him! The entire team is truly awesome and a blessing to me seven days a week!! Thank you ☺️

I use to use multiple apps to stay informed with local news but once I downloaded the NBC6 apps, I don’t need anything but this one! The push notifications have been great too, especially during storms and breaking news. Highly recommend it if you want to stay connected with all things Miami.

Excellent app Accurate information . Easy to navigate. It is my favorite news engine to find out up to date data. The content is relevant to daily discoveries - objective and timely information. Thanks for keeping us informed about the latest news. The news about the Corona Virus have been outstanding...

I just have a couple of suggestions for your app.

Try not to cut off the person speaking when going to the commercial break. I don’t know if the newscaster isn’t paying attention to the time and talks past when they are suppose to stop or if the transition is timed wrong but every time it goes to a commercial break someone gets cut off.

Another suggestion during the commercial break maybe you could play actual commercials or music during this break. There is a long period of silence during this time.

Last suggestion I know you have the time and temperature in the bottom corner. Is it possible to add the date?

Every morning when I wake up and everyday when I go to sleep I check the Doppler weather forecast and it’s on point every time. Also having the news alerts sent to my mobile device keeps me informed. Great job NBC 6 News!!!

NBC6 is the only local news source I consume, and NBC6SouthFlorida has so been fantastic for years, particularly when there are storms. Unfortunately after I downloaded the latest update, NBC6SouthFlorida sometimes freezes when I try to view videos or scroll down to read content. This is particularly troubling as NBC6SouthFlorida today kept freezing as I was trying to view the latest news on a potential storm that has South Florida on the path. Please fix this!

I love NBC6SouthFlorida! It really helps me stay informed! My favorite is that I can watch the news and weather “Live” as I’m getting ready in the morning - weather I am in the bathroom, bedroom or in the kitchen! My only suggestion is that you add a button for the “It’s time to Walk Fluffy” features which I enjoy so much and sometimes miss! Thanks for the great app!

You are Number 1 in the United States in writing False News! I am a Professional Civil Engineer, Mining Engineer and Architect and obtained a 4.0 Average in all disciplines. Also, I have an IQ of 130. Just letting you know, don’t try to snow me because I do a lot of research before I form an opinion of your Network ! You have provided enough proof of false news reporting for me to change my long time Party membership from Democrat to Republican! Thank you for helping me to make this decision! Keep on moving in your current direction and you will soon go from Socialist to Communist !

Channel 6 is the only station I watch for news. The content and accuracy of the stories can’t be compared to other local stations. Plus I love real time doppler. If they say it’s going to rain in 5 minutes, it does. Thank you channel 6.

This is great systems I did not realize the program give readings by the minute which makes it easy to travel by the time and location detailed . Used to see blobs of cloud reading, I now plan out of town knowing exactly where the weather is or will heb

I downloaded NBC6SouthFlorida to get more accurate weather. It exceeded my expectations! The radar, weather prediction, and local news on NBC6 have now replaced a whole series of other apps that I used to use. Highly recommend!

I absolutely love NBC6SouthFlorida. I get upto the minute news alerts, as well as weather alerts in my immediate area on my screen. It’s also extremely easy to search for news stories on NBC6SouthFlorida. I watch NBC6 at home, and it’s great to have it on-the-go, as well.

Great coverage of Irma hurricane, I had my sons in college use NBC6SouthFlorida to keep them inform and safe. I fell good knowing that when everything else fail they could get meaningful local information via their phone LTE and NBC6SouthFlorida. I myself used it here in hollywood fl. To give me the most current updates. Thanks

1000 times better then the horrible weather channel you can understand clearly what is happening. Weather channel is one long commercial sprinkled with terrible on air goof balls. I will only use NBC6SouthFlorida for my weather news. Good job guys

Best weather app available in South Florida! Most of our employees work outside so we are very cognizant of the danger from lightning! The Doppler 6000 gives us advance warning and a good level of comfort that our staff can monitor the weather and find safe cover in advance of any approaching storm!

I'm in Illinois and my daughter lives in Miami. NBC6SouthFlorida has been a lifesaver for me to keep up to date on the hurricane Irma tracking, warnings and evacuations. So thankful the news and special news reports can be seen live without having to connect to any tv provider. Great app!

I enjoy NBC6 news and it's team. I think having the new Doppler 6000 is awesome, but NBC6SouthFlorida just doesn't work well to complement the new system. Every time I use NBC6SouthFlorida to see the weather it either doesn't load the information or it crashes. I end up using WSVN's weather app just because of how easy it is to load and use. Please update so I can enjoy an alternative!

Even with readers the numbers for precipitation and wind info are not only small, but light gray instead of black. Using this on the phone and even the ipad nearly impossible unless you only care about the temperature. Help us out here. We don’t all have 20/20 vision any more and I’m not even sure that would be good enough. Please fix it. Plenty of blank space on the page to increase fonts. Thanks.

Channel 6 has always been my go to station for weather and news. They do not overdramatize the situation which is a reassuring thing to know when preparing for inclement weather. Especially during hurricane season.