FOX 13 Tampa: News & Alerts Reviews

by Ex Fox13 Fan

I would easily given 5 stars plus except for the ANNOYING POP UP ADS with sound!!!
The ads ate annoying enough, but the ones with music or sound are RUDE!!!!
I had one go off in a meeting when I was just checking the news and then boom, with no warning an ad went off.

I understand the revenue ads bring in, but when it interrupts the user of FOX13Tampa that’s when the ads become more important to Fox13 than the user!!!

Fox 13 had a great news app until it was ruined by greedy advertisers pop up ads with sound, plus you have to wait for an option to X out of the ad!!!

I’m not sure if it’s worth keeping FOX13Tampa ...I’m on the fence about getting rid of FOX13Tampa !! I have other news apps and NONE, as of yet, have added these annoying ads with sound.....

Too bad Fox13....you had a great thing going.....but not any more!!!

by South_FL

I tried to watch the Live broadcast. I counted 12 Toyota of Wesley Chapel commercials (some of them back to back), 4 Winters and Yonker commercials and various restaurant ads (Bon Appetit stands out the most). I waited and waited and waited and waited watching ad after ad bouncing back and forth between the “we’ll be right back” screen and finally couldn’t take any more. I fully understand that free content needs to be paid for somehow, but this was downright obnoxious. My husband and I just sat in amazement. This has got to be some sort of record so at least the folks at Fox 13 have that going for them.

by Working Mom99

I try to watch the live news through FOX13Tampa. It always crashes with a message that says server error. This has been doing this for months. I am giving up. And even more annoying the same ad plays over and over. (Morgan and Morgan law firm). I do not mind ads but there needs to be a variety. And this particular ad is super annoying. I like the Fox News broadcast but unfortunately this is not a way to be able to watch it.

by SamuelBrewer42

Will get push notifications about important local headlines but when you tap into it, more often than not you are not taken to the headline you just got pushed. You get taken to the home page which doesn’t even have the news just pushed.

“Live coverage” is often hours behind. Today for example it is giving me coverage that is 3 hours behind, when the governor is making important COVID-19 announcements, the apps home page is not listing them, or giving the actual live broadcast.

Incredibly frustrating.

by Meandyou7

Fox13 is my go-to for local news in the Tampa Bay Area. I would give this one star only, were it not for the quality reporting and coverage. The problem, and it’s one that is driving me away - despite the great content, is the way they needle you with the ads. I realize that advertising is necessary for unpaid content, but the way it is done here is to annoy you to death! The ad pops up and the “close” X is at one corner of the screen. You go to close it and it pops over to an alternate corner of the screen. It’s as though the ads were designed to do nothing more than to discourage you from using the otherwise good app.

by Mealplan

Have used FOX13Tampa and it’s matching weather app for a few years without any problems . I like how it shows a number of news stories at once, requiring only one click to start reading, unlike the other TV station apps for our area. Only weakness I noted is once in awhile FOX13Tampa is slightly behind on recent news.

by Culptit

The news on my phone has way too much advertisement, you have to be so careful not to touch the wrong button or you you’re reading something you don’t want to read, Like advertisement.
Not enough news about what is going on in our country.

by Carrie1220

Great and very informative and up to date information! Make you aware of anything that it happening at the moment wether the news is currently on or not and continues to update you on everything when they aren’t live and on tv. The Fox 13 SkyTower app is another great app to stay informed about the weather here and when there’s lightning near or anything that could be any type of danger!

by Sdw10

Sometimes hard to follow. Click on subject and doesn’t open to that place. Or news flash on notification and cannot find info on it for over an hr but otherwise when I do not get to watch news great info. Thank you. Trying to pick is a nickname is ridiculous!!! I have tried 10 times!!!

by Willyk34447

Living in Florida and dealing with our ever changing weather os something we misdeal with. It os 7am and I just opened FOX13Tampa to see this morning’s weather. All I see is last night’s forecast. This needs to be updated more often through the day. I am talking about the video forecast.

by Rocker0u812

Just wanted to say this is a really great app and it has an awesome layout thumbs up to your app Fox 13!!!!!! P.S as I was on a recent cruise up in Alaska during Hurricane Irma FOX13Tampa was very useful . I was able to keep up with the ever changing conditions to the Tampa Bay Area by watching live streaming news to keep me up to date thank you again 👍👍👍👍👍.

by Katkrewemom

Every morning I watch !!! And every morning I tell my husband I love you guys. I laugh with y’all. I feel the stories with y’all. You guys are down to earth,real fun loving people. I love how all of you get along so well. Watching The Good Day Morning Team is my favorite part of my day. Stay real. Stay awesome. Stay you.
Thank You. Make It A Great Day in Tampa Bay.

by ClarkSRTV

Whoever is in-charge at FOX13 is the guy/gal I wanna work for. You can tell by the fun everyone seems to have on set. Even the on-sight reporters portray great attitudes and professionalism. If you enjoy your job and the people you work with life is good. Your family life is affected with a positive reinforcement because you don’t come home hating you job/boss. You come home smiling. You get up for work and are excited to get back to doing what you do everyday. A nice position to be in. So congratulations on having good leadership and great people.
Clark Taylor, Retired, Soldiers Radio & Television, Pentagon

by Sharkjenkins

I hate most news apps, because most do not allow you to “scroll “ through the articles. They make you click on an article,read, then click back to the home page. FOX13Tampa allows the user to scroll from article to article. Great Job to the developers of FOX13Tampa!

by Purfic

I was born after radio and before TV. 13 was our first station, therefore pretty much became our favorite. We love the news programs, especially the morning news. I love the people (newscasters), weather people, personal interest, all of them. We even converted when we became FOX. Our station, I believe, was responsible for raising the "class" of the FOX network.

by Ekbeebe

The entire news/weather teams of FOX13 are outstanding! No matter what the news item, they ALWAYS give it without slanting or injecting their personal views/feelings. They DO care about their viewing audience as people, not just rating numbers.
The fellowship and true caring between team members is obvious.
Keep up the good work and God bless.

by Lassy From Tallahasee

Ben Dominech, he is outstanding on this program. He is so calming on any subject. His delivery is always spot on. His voice is such that it calls you to listen. He is so intelligent
You want to listen to each and every single word he says.
Please consider him for the permanent position in this space. He is so level headed.
Thank you
Penny Seibert

by Juke 57

I have been watching channel 13 for over 57 years. Remember watching 13 with my grandma Nana when I was just a lad. I live in Citrus Co. and always check in for news, weather,and sports. I can always count on 13 to cover the news up here in Homosassa. The application is great ,and also the SkyTower Radar application. Easy and user friendly on both application.

by Nanny Lee

I really love your News & Weather on my iphone. I do see though that sometimes FOX13Tampa is not as updated on the weekends. Seems to be a bit repetitive.
The staff is so incredibly awesome. They all seem like a very close family.
Thank you Fox 13 News for all you do!
You truly are appreciated and very grateful for all the professional and hard work you all do together as “ONE”
😊👍

by The Quick's

The Fox News team is always on top of the current news and human interest stories. We have always watched Fox News. The occasional times we have turned to other news, they just don’t seem like family or as comfortable to us. The Fox team genuinely have fun and enjoy each other as well as caring about their viewers.
Although I do have to admit I like watching Dennis Phillips once in awhile from another channel. I like his suspenders and enjoy his weather forcasting.
Fox 13 weather is our very favorite with Paul and Dave and is number 1 in our house.
We watch Fox 13 news more hours daily than any other TV program. We love Russell, Charlie and the whole Fox 13 family. Thank you for coming into our home every day.

We are loyal fans for life.
The Quick Family

by CWV62

App works great on my iPhone. Advertising can be a bit much. The fake and moving X out spots are very annoying. Just a cheap trick to get you confused and stay a bit longer on their advertisement. Too many fluff stories that are not really news. Seems like you are supporting friends businesses. Stick to the real news please. I don't care to see story after story about see through canoes. Thank you for your time.

by Booya777

FOX13Tampa is a great extension of the news station Fox13 News Tampa Bay.. It has a lot of new stories as well. There is even another app that this news station has available for download that allows you to track “real-time weather radar” which is fantastic. Overall FOX13Tampa itself gets an easy 5 star review from me.