KBTX News Reviews

by Caryca

Sorry, but KBTXNews is terrible. Will not load unless KBTXNews is deleted then added back. It will work for a short period of time then it starts all over. Had my phone checked just to make sure. Phone is not the problem, it does it on other phones as well. KBTX needs to fire their app developer. Every new version has worse problems than on previous version.

by SnookTxFM

App has MANY problems, for one the first story never shows pic on main page, it just shows the grey KBTX, when u touch the three lines to go back to main page it won’t let u go anywhere, have to restart.
Never sends alerts even when they are activated.

by Brad Bonghit

KBTXNews perpetually crashes upon launch or when attempting to read a news item. The current version isn’t the first to do this. And this version for iOS 13 is 2 weeks+ old, so fixes should have been made by the parent corporation, Gray. But this one is particularly charming, since it was simultaneous to the cable/ISP monopoly here changing (screwing up) it’s billing and notifications. I would guess that in a month or so this news app will update again, and stabilize for another month or two, followed by another found of the same. Maybe they should hire an outside contractor to write/update their app.

by KBTXAppDoesNotWork

I’m currently using an iPhone XR on iOS12 and KBTXNews simply does not work. I get notifications on headlines but I click them to go into KBTXNews and get nothing but crashes and I never see the home page. Please don’t let your useless app perpetuate the stereotype that local news is a joke, I know KBTX is better than that.

by Mkaggiemom

The previous version would crash a time or two, and then about the third time it would launch and everything worked fine. The latest version will not even open at all. I wish I’d never updated!
I love KBTX and the convenience of an app with customized notifications, but now I have nothing.
PLEASE FIX IT!

by Gold007eye

Since this update KBTXNews opens and crashes consistently. Have power cycled phone to no avail.

Also for a news app it’s horrible that they update Facebook with new stories before their own app. Not everyone in the world uses Facebook or relies on Facebook for news from their local station.

Also having old stories showing at the top before new stories makes no sense as well as showing a news stories updated with no actual content change.

Im not sure who the editor of KBTX is but grammar and spelling is always horrible on the news stories. It’s like they are required to proofread their stories before publishing them.

ABC13 app gives a nice option to submit issues right from the story. Y’all should do this. Numerous times I have read articles with swears in the because of lack of proofreading.

by Former Online User

Poor app design...being close to Texas a&m you would expect better....I agree with poor performance in the other reviews, but with my new iPhone X KBTXNews will not open at all....sent KBTX an email and after a few days got a note back saying the would look into, but it’s been two months and app still doesn’t work..... don’t think they care about online users (or ad revenue from their advertisers) as long as people watch their television channel .... KBTXNews just made me switch to someone else

by Peanutsam

Don’t waste your memory space downloading KBTXNews.. They are a CBS affiliate that tries to hide their own liberal viewpoints in a local news source of a conservative community. There are FAR better news outlets to receive truthful and balanced service from. It says that they strive to be the most accurate and up-to-date with their reporting, but obviously they have NO idea what either of those things mean!

by WhiteShadow In TX

If you are wanting to get weather info on KBTXNews, forget it. Just downloaded the weather app. It won’t allow you to enter locations, select hybrid or satellite maps, or update location if you use it on your main screen. Total junk as far as weather is concerned!

by Debhatesthisap

Whatever they did recently with the advertisement ads is awful ! They used to be smaller so you could differentiate between news & ads but now they are the same size - too many & annoying because if you are NOT careful- you will accidentally click on THINKING you are moving to next story - but instead - you have clicked on an annoying ad then the spam starts :(

I used to like reading on mobile but may rethink

by 16843568

KBTXNews works okay. Sometimes of you get an alert and click on it, the article doesn’t appear and it’s actually not always available if you just go look for it.

Also the notification decisions that KBTX makes are irritating and getting old. They choose questionable content as breaking news alerts (like things that are obviously not unbiased reports) and after 10 months of daily breaking news alerts about covid cases, I am getting tired of the fear-mongering they they are feeding us all -every day-.

I suggest NOT using the notifications.

by Ccone16

The grammar is always horrible. I’m not sure if anyone is editing the articles or if rough drafts are just being posted. The stories are always very politically one sided even when there is nothing political in the story. The weather forecast is usually correct, so that’s a plus.

by Transplanted Country Gal

I don’t appreciate listening to a 30 second ad when I am anxious to find out the weather details.

by Ocelot1177

I use KBTXNews to check the weather and local news stories. It's good for reading any story in BCS. But don't be looking to watch videos because it's one of the most frustrating experiences ever. Halfway through the annoying ad to watch the morning weather video and you tilt you phone to watch wide screen (like all other apps) and the whole app reloads, and you have to start the same ad over again! Overall it's a buggy app that needs some attention. Compared to other news/weather apps this one is behind the curve!

by Oblib

APP is awkward, cumbersome, and full of idiosyncrasies. Unstable APP, far behind the times. Navigation is poor to fair, missing an algorithm that is consistent and easy to figure out. KBTXNews seems to randomly “do its own thing” rather than what I need it to do. It needs a rewrite rather than the numerous patches which come to KBTXNews . Just having it open without looping back to my iPhone would be a good place to start.

by Deb5066

KBTXNews was working fine until about a week ago and now it won’t open at all. I have reloaded it twice. I’ll just delete it and maybe try again in the future.

by Dnichol8

I have a daughter living in the area and wanted a news/weather app to get real time info. Installed KBTXNews multiple times but could never get past the opening screen. Finally tried turning on location service (usually have it off) and it opened right up. Even though I chose never use location service when using KBTXNews , the service still needs to be on when staring up KBTXNews …

by Cynthia Penny

I don’t go into KBTXNews every day but I recently notice y’all have words flashing on your videos which is very distracting. I feel like that would not be good for someone who has epilepsy. So can you remove that please!!!! Thanks

by Renamski

I got KBTXNews primarily for its traffic notifications feature. My coworkers always seemed to be well informed about when to avoid traffic jams on 6. When they told me about KBTXNews I got it. I am happy with the notifications and get to work on time by avoiding 6 when I need to.
I don’t use the other aspects of KBTXNews as often, but when I do they seem to work well.

by Aggieland 03

Always depend on KBTX giving me the best coverage for College Station. Covering day to day events. Emergency’s to be aware of in our area or something to be prepared for in the near future. Road up dated and hazards. Accidents occurring in our area and nearby locations . I sensately appreciate the operation of KBTX each day. Staffing are pleasant and present the news in a very professional manor. Fantastic channel of my needs daily. I can depend on it to be trust worthy and dependable at all times!
Thanks for being the best news I’ve enjoyed and appreciated since moving to College Station 20 years ago . Keep up the good work! Thank you,

by Scard116

Way too many ads. Including the click-bait trash at the bottom of every page that look like real articles. Makes the while thing look very unprofessional and slow.

by Alicia68inTX

The newest version now shows a commercial BEFORE the home page loads and you can read the alert that has been pushed. Does this means for every alert/breaking news that get pushed to alert your audience you have to first see a commercial?

by Dr.Champ93

I live in this area so KBTXNews should be a must have for me but I hate it!!!! It never updates on the weekend and even during the week!!! I have some news apps that are on point with all of the current news. I have seen local news on those that never even show up on this one. Get it together KBTX!!!!!!

by Alntam

As if we don’t see enough ad’s on KBTXNews , now there’s an ad when you open KBTXNews . You have to close the add before KBTXNews will open. SO FRUSTRATING!