KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco: News Reviews

by Cindyisfedup

I am deleting The KTVU app from my phone and iPad and am no longer watching it on TV. I am sick and tired of the bias in mainstream media and very disappointed with this network particularly. The only exception is Steve Paulson, however, and will miss his smiling face.

I used to watch KTVU because of their local Bay Area coverage, but have been increasingly frustrated with the attacks on President Trump and obvious bias towards the Democrat party. Would be nice to get a network that has no bias but that seems to be impossible these days. This latest article about Trump was the final straw! The bias is so obvious it’s almost laughable! It is also criminal how so called news stations withhold reporting events that don’t fit their progressive agenda.

Goodbye KTVU. I’ve watched you for almost my entire life.

by Igobythisname

KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco has been the worst for years. 5 stars for the notifications, 0 stars for the rest of KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco . Before-the notifications would open KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco , just to open a web page; lately, it’s not even doing that. Lately, I get a notification, and it just opens the home page of KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco , with a piece related to the notification nowhere to be found!

Previous review:
Receive Push Notification, Select Notification, App opens, App then opens web browser ...this is the KTVU News app! Terrible-yeah, I know!! If you like how this works, then you're in the right place. Else, keep searching for a proper news app!

by J L D 1 3

I do not want embedded videos to auto play with sound, especially since the ads before the videos are so loud. I would appreciate it if there was a way to set KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco so that videos are muted and with no auto play. IF, and only if, I’m in a place where it’s convenient and won’t disturb/wake those around me, then I’ll choose to start a video and unmute it. In that order.

One star for the lack of video playback options.
Three stars for advertising and sponsored content.
Five stars for journalism.

by Draggu

When KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco first came out it was fantastic. I loved that they repeated the broadcast so I could rewatch what I missed. This is my only way to keep up to date on what is going on. Now got the past 9mp this or so I keep getting ‘server errors’. I have contacted the IT dept and received a call back, but nothing has been resolved. I can’t watch for more than 2 minutes before the error shows up. It’s frustrating. They also play the same commercial sometimes 5 times in a row, when KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco actually works. I do NOT recommend KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco until Fox gets their act together and fixes this issue!

by Ferrari2k2

You receive a notification for a story and when you tap the notification it doesn’t take you to the story. In the past you could scroll through and find the story, but as of late the story doesn’t exist anywhere on KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco . It’s starting to feel like click bait to bring you into KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco ... catchy headline, nothing to see but maybe you’ll find a different story. Don’t send a notification for a story that doesn’t exist.

by Freediver;-)

I used to count on KTVU news as my go-to source for local and national news. They were the best in the Bay Area. Over the past two or three years, I’ve noticed the station slowly lose it’s edge and now KTVU has lost it’s balanced reporting and is losing me. The equal, fair treatment all stories used to have has been gradually replaced by a spin towards supporting a conservative agenda. It’s sad to see and is difficult to find a replacement for the news feed I’ve counted on for decades but the stories are no longer balanced and story selection is biased. KTVU has lost it’s relevance in news reporting and I don’t tune in or log in for entertainment, I do so looking for news. I’ll miss you for the station you used to be.

by .yfytdfliuhd

The live stream is not reliable. I have to close and reopen KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco at least once every couple minutes. Some days are better than others. I have great WiFi, an updated new ipad that doesn’t have streaming problems with anything else. If the live stream worked like it should then I would have given it 5 stars. Also, the weather doesn’t seem to be very accurate. I use the weather underground app, it’s fantastic and very accurate. KTVU please fix your app!

by Topsailbeach

Love KTVU news - but why replace the Apple video player with a different player that does *not* support iPad Picture-in-Picture. Used to be so handy to keep the news running in a window overlaid on another app, now that is impossible. You get either news or another app, not both.

Why break this, which was working fine until it was changed a few months back?

Please bring back the standard Apple video player, which Apple designed to work with PinP. Why remove useful functionality?

by EmmeNois

KTVU is my favorite local news station. When I cancelled my TV subscription I decided to use KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco instead. This was about 4 months ago. When KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco is working it is great; same as if still was watching on TV. However KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco often seems to crash/freeze up or not be available. So a bit frustrating. So I have two other news apps downloaded for backup alternatives. That said this is again my preferred channel. So hoping they can fix KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco issues.

by Luvvygirl

I like KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco but a lot times you get an alert, click on it and it opens in Safari where it sits loading forever. If you close out cause you think your hung up then try to go back there's no way to get back to the alert. I'd wish KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco handled everything without opening Safari and that you had a way to see your alerts again in case there was a hiccup. Also the add that's at the bottom and expands out couple of minutes is annoying as hell.

by HuWiito

KTVU is definitely the best news in The Bay Area but KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco isn’t. The biggest flaw with KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco that I cannot stand is: I get a notification, click it and instead of it taking me to the story, it takes me to the home page. And to make it worse, the story isn’t even listed! Now, I’m scrolling through all the titles just not to find it. Ads and commercials are not good either but I can live with them if someone can PLEASE fix the links! Very frustrating!

by Paulita14

I really like KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco, but 1 change is needed. When an alert comes over the phone, once clicked it should go to that Story, not the home page. I get frustrated navigating through several pages to get to the one I was interested in.

by Pdawg70

While I believe KTVU news is the best television news outlet in the Oakland Bay Area, the streaming news feed could use some changes.
First, please update the ad contents! The same commercial with Kanye Kardashian's offensive and idiotic notion that “slavery... was a choice” should have never aired. Unfortunately, it in high rotation and advertises a program that is neither news or newsworthy. Also, we don’t need to see multiple ads for KTVU between news segments — if we didn’t like the station, we would not be using KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco . Run PSA’s instead — give something back to the community that supports you.
Second, it could be my older equipment, but I experience KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco freezing several times an hour.
I do like that I can see the 10 o’clock news at 11:30pm — I like how the 10 and 11 news repeats; however, it appears you have to have logged in between 10-11:30 to enjoy this feature. Just run the programs repeatedly until the 4am program starts so people getting home late can watch the news regardless of the time.

by M5gorrf

Am an avid watcher of channel 2 news but almost never do it on my device because often the commercials cannot be muted or moved away from even when I close KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco and come back at times commercials keep running before I can get back to the news so I just abandon it completely I'll find some other source if I keep hitting this

by We Watch

We enjoy watching the news first thing in the morning. It is a great way to start the day. It’s just like seeing good friends or family.

The commercials are really poorly organized. It’s very hard to watch the same thing three times in a row although mostly it’s twice in a row. Varying and interspersing them is important. Pleas space them out. I don’t want to turn it off for a minute and then turn it on again. I mostly just mute them or walk away.

by RachmimV

The best part is watching the live TV feed morning news, with traffic reports and weather from Sal and Steve, together with the regular news team, right on my phone as I get ready in the morning. Follow that with the new Mornings at Nine (I think it's called), with longer news coverage and fewer ads. News stories are updated thru the day, too.

by Douglasnkeener

I have every tv station app on my iPad and iPhone. KTVU is the first app I go to for breaking news whether I am in town or traveling out of state. It shows all up to date news in an easy scroll.

The only problem I experience fairly regularly is it often goes to a live broadcast without any action on my part. That's not good when it's late at night and my wife is asleep.

I hope KTVU reads this and does a bug fix.

by DGabe44

Classy, always ready, dresses/looks great, credible, not biased, warm/sincere voice, smooth presentation, great smile, always pleasant, like a friend.....we’ve been watching, and have favored, Ch 2 News for decades, and have found that most of the qualities noted above can be applied to most every Ch 2 News team member. You’ve got a winning philosophy, style, selection & training program. Amazing!! Please keep it going!!

by Agent316Rocklin

Growing up in the Bay Area, KTVU news was part of our family’s daily lives. Then when I raised my own kids just outside the channel’s region of coverage, I rely on the KTVU news APP to keep me up to date on the events in SF, and all the surrounding Bay Area cities.

KTVU news anchors and reporters are dedicated professionals who deliver the news in a timely, accurate, and unbiased manner.

by Birdman322

I’m 60 years old and have watched news from different TV stations throughout my life. I started watching KTVU news when Dennis Richmond was an anchor. Ever since then it’s the only news I watch. I love the ten o’clock news the most, because that’s when I’m relaxing and able to pay attention the most. I also love how the anchors will actually go out before or after work and comment on FB about how a certain story affected them. Frank and Julie are the best and true professionals. Keep up the great work everyone, we do notice! Larry B

by Cleopatra 242

It’s almost exact in timing with the news on television. And I hardly ever have issues w/ clarity or quality. However, the same commercials on the feed over & over & over & over & over again can drive a person mad! Did I mention the commercials repeat? :/

by I'mThe2nd

I’m a loyal KTVU viewer and trust the 10 o’ clock news to get informed every night. Im very disappointed however in the way the KTVU App is designed. KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco just doesn’t quite match up with the layouts of the other Bay Area Networks. If I can suggest a all out design change that matches the quality of the news I’ve watched since I was 6 years old. KTVU is the number station in the Bay Area but KTVUFOX2SanFrancisco falls well short of my expectations. Local news stations that I’ve downloaded that have very nice designs and layouts are the larger market ABC affiliates and KSBY 6 in Santa Barbara, CA. I’m not sure this review will have a considerable impact but as a longtime KTVU Viewer I want more from my mobile news experience. Thank you.

by Mudder55

Just love the different personalities, diversity and presentation of what’s going on in our world! Love them all! I particularly like how you focus on Oakland and the Bay Area. Oh and also the positive things that are going on in Oakland because sometimes we get such a bad rap. One, thing can you all help style the weather guy, Steve, he tries, no shade, he just needs a little help, maybe Frank (impeccable and stylish) can give him hand.

by Love My Local Ktvu Live!

I love getting our local news, the traffic and weather help my husband and I in our jobs every day. I’m thankful ktvu focuses on local stories and although they hit the top political stories they really don’t mash on them and I’m so sick of politics I don’t watch those stations anymore. Thanks for giving us clean useable local news.