WMUR News 9 - New Hampshire Reviews

Yes there are a lot of ads, but that’s how apps are free...plus this is broadcast media! There are commercials during every news broadcast on TV, and though it’s annoying it’s really no different for a television station to include them in their app. The ads are kept to 30 seconds max, and I really don’t find it to be a deal breaker.

WMUR Weather is the biggest reason why I use WMURNews9. Most accurate around for local forecasts compared to any weather app I’ve used. I like catching up on local news and weather when I’m on the go and can’t watch it at home (which is most days). Yes yes the ads are in every video, but like I said it’s really no different than commercials during a television broadcast. It’s definitely a great app in my opinion. I read the articles more than I watch the videos so it really has no impact. Will continue to use!

There’s a couple bugs on here that are a bit of a pain. Scrolling down the page is no problem, but scrolling back up is a pain. The screen keeps jumping around and I have to scroll fast with a couple fingers to get back to the top of the page. The live videos I click on open, but don’t play as well. It does play videos when not live however, but not always. It will keep going to the video player as if to play the posts made, but loads rarely in more recent days. Finally, I went to report all of these bugs, and yet the “report bugs” button doesn’t bring me to the link tied with the button. Please update these because I would use WMURNews9 every day if it didn’t have these issues. I’ve already tried deleting, and reinstalling WMURNews9 , but am still experiencing these issues. Thank you for your time

I really like being able to get the news and radar maps whenever I want The weather items are great. I never have a problem with that. The problem comes when I want to watch any story...usually I never end up watching the story.
Every time I click on a story there is another commercial to watch. I am very impatient and don’t have the time to watch a commercial EVERY story, so I just read the story during the commercial and move onto the next story to read during the commercial.
Also most times it takes a couple of tries when I want to watch the news now. I usually get stuck in a commercial loop or freeze I have to get out and go back in a couple of times. (A couple more commercials.)
Lastly it would be great if I could steam the news now to my tv. When the cables out, it would be nice to not have to prop the phone for my husband and I to huddle up and watch.

To whom this may concern. I have watched your Staition for years as I live in the state! But when you take on the media with one side of the story and do not let the other side even have a chance to say there side of the story! You have lost me and a lot of the people in this state! As a News Staition you should be neutral! Not Democratic or as it seems to me Communist. I am a unenrolled voter or as we use to call it independent! This country is going down a horribly bitter road with no end in sight. It is pretty sad when you can’t say Merry Christmas anymore because you may offend somebody! This country was established on God in whom we trust! So as far as I am concerned I will never vote again as it seems to me that there is so much cheating and corruption that it doesn’t matter who or what you vote for because the crooks will get their way anyway! I hope you have the decency to post and publish this to your viewers. God Bless America !! Lyndsey Marie Burke LS

There are too many ads especially when you click into a news story and an ad comes up that you get stuck listening to. Most of the time they are so annoying that I purposely won’t buy their products. And when you try to view one of the news videos there are more ads to contend with.
On a positive note, I enjoy listening to the weather with Haley LaPointe. She is a breath of fresh air. She delivers the weather in terms that the average citizen can comprehend, and she doesn’t stand in front of part of the weather map when speaking like the other two men do. It’s annoying to not be able to view the coastal section of the weather map because someone is blocking it. Amy Caveno is awesome, too. Much more personable than the others. Wish she was on during the weekdays.

I used to watch WMUR just for the forecast as I’ve been a resident for over 40 years and they were usually correct. I got WMURNews9 2 yrs ago and in the past year I noticed the weather report is always wrong. For instance forecast said the next couple days will be comfortable in the 60’s. Next day was humid in 90’s. The other day it says current temp is 68, I walk outside and it’s way hotter and humid. The forecasters are terrible. Also it only shows humidity and dew point for that day. It would be nice to know if the the next few days are going to be humid as well. I’m very disappointed with how far off their accuracy is. I can see being a degree or so off, but off by 10+ degrees and utterly wrong about humidity, these people should be fired. Absolutely unforgivable.

My experience is that the WMUR app provides timely and effective information on both local and National (or International) breaking news. And, over the last several months, they have done an exceptional job of covering COVID-19 issues across most of the communities across the state on this platform and their broadcast platform.
I would have rated them a “5” but I frequently find their text reports truncated / cut off mid-sentence for some reason and that is sometimes no big deal but sometimes aggravating. Fix that nagging problem and you get a “5”!

I enjoy the news and the ability to see NH news any time, but I have a VERY frustrating time to find something that was mentioned or to ask a question about where to look.
There is also NO place that I have found that allows someone to report something that was seen or is happening, unless you have social media - nothing on the internet for those who do not have any social media accounts or to call a receptionist who could answer a question or that can connect someone to the right department. I also dislike that if someone is sending a critical review, that the review is refused!!!!!!

The WMUR app is wonderful, I would have given it a 5 Star review if it was possible to have this on my Apple TV.

I got rid of the ball & chain of cable 😅 a few years ago and now streaming through high speed internet. I’m able to have it on my phone and iPad, which is great for when I’m cooking dinner or at work to get the news updates and alerts. However, in the evening, it would be wonderful to watch it on my tv. There seems to be a few glitches within WMURNews9 at times, it just shuts off in the middle of a news report and then I need to log back on to view that specific story.
The WMUR staff is always a pleasure to watch, with the weather as Kevin Skorupa with his great smile, shares the weather forecast. Keep up the great job, we all love you!
Cheers,
Janine

I rated WMURNews9 3 stars because there are a lot of commercials. It is annoying to have to wait to view a news article. Also, another issue I hope is resolved is the w/e news. It seems that the news never changes during the w/e. When WMURNews9 is viewed on a Saturday or Sunday one would think that there would be something new in the news to see, but no, what I see is the same news from Wednesday or Thursday. I know there are different news reports during the w/e days. I would think that the news changes everyday. Is the person who posts the events that happen on the w/e off? This is just not right. Grrrrrt

I love the weather and news headlines on the WMUR app, but the amount of ads and pop ups are over the top. What I’d like to see is more information. Not just a headline, but a transcript of the story underneath. We can’t always watch videos while we’re checking the news. Also, more than once, there was an ad in the middle of the story that appeared to be a photo about the story. I’m sure the model in the ad appreciates being plopped into the middle of a news story about a woman arrested or something. Make it easier to search. Organize the ads (if you can’t cut down on the numbers) and keep giving us the more news.

For New Hampshire’s only source for news I’m constantly frustrated over barely to no coverage for any town north of Manchester.
Another frustration is with WMURNews9 ; the consistency of old news still being blocked off as if it were important that we not miss reading for the next few months.
Enough with the overload of political news! Where is the news of our N.H. people?
Last but not at the bottom of the list for frustrations is the constant ads before every video news feed. You can not replay or play another story without the ad popping back up again.

Extremely frustrating. Most every single news video is tied to an advertising video. Why so many ads? Most ads are 30 seconds. If the 30 minutes news boadcadt has an ad between every story, people would be really annoyed. WMURNews9 should be the same. Every 3 news stories watched gets an ad. Furthermore, more than 1/2 the advertising videos freeze before you get to the real video you want so you need to reload and watch the ad again! If you're lucky to get the video... about 1/2 the time the news videos you can watch end up freezing and then you watch another ad before getting back to the news video. Ridiculous.

The main page is great for headlines, but if you click on a story you go down a rabbit hole of random local and national stories all mixed together, and it’s not a complete list. I would Ike to be able to start at the beginning and then either scroll or swipe though all the local stories that are shown on the home page. Now, you get a couple but have to go back to the beginning and start down another rabbit hole to get to other stories. It just isn’t user friendly.

Love the people on the news reporting the news, but like most main stream media, your reporting is a bit biased. You don’t report on all of President Trumps statements. The positive remarks he makes get cut out of the report. Basically, we listen to stations that give the entire statement he makes. Your local news is fine and of coarse the weather is always newsworthy. This is just my humble opinion.

Can we update it every other day? Some articles are there for weeks. Between art, theater, movies, TV and all the people in them, there must be new true news to post each day. It seems as if no one even works these section. Have you checked it out? Old, old articles. Remove them after a week at least. The worst maintained part of WMURNews9.
Enjoy the rest alot. Read it two three times a day to see what is going on.
Though I notice on weekends, nothing much gets added unless it is a big story.
Thanks

The displayed temperatures seem to often get stuck. I know it’s usually cold in Berlin, but when it displays our morning temperature all day long, it gets very frustrating. I’ve conditioned myself to google my current temperature...which makes me question why I still have WMURNews9. The weather was a major reason I downloaded it because “north of the notch” weather on air is often overlooked (well, not just the weather, I guess 🤔😒). I hope WMUR meteorologists look into this issue.

I love WMURNews9. I go to it for weather & news constantly. I’d be lost without the radar.
This morning I received an email from WMUR/Hearst in response to my review about sentences being cut off by ads. I am so pleased that an app I count on HEARD ME and fixed the problem!
Thank you for being responsive! Thank you for the fix! WMUR will continue to be my most-often-used (and appreciated) app.

I have relied on WMURNews9 for many years now. It has been my quick source for news and information, especially local. It was one of the most used apps on my iPhone, until the latest update. Now, I can’t read any of the articles as the words are all cut off. If a headline catches my eye, I have to go elsewhere to get the information. My phone meets all of the compatibility requirements mentioned. I tried it on my iPad, and that works fine, but that doesn’t fit in my pocket very well. Hoping this is fixed, so I can continue to use on my iPhone.

This is a good app. It does have times where it will buffer incessantly (I have good WiFi) . Also, the most annoying thing is the commercials. I stopped watching individual stories because every time you click you get an advertisement video☹️. So I read most of it. Still, I can get through the news in less time than watching TV.

The news should be unbiased commentary by really professional journalists who present the news to the public with no shock comments. We do not need your opinions except as an editorial mode of the stations opinion. You appear to be doing just that so I use you for my local station. I feel this news station gives us true news and am satisfied with most commentary given.

Still one of the worst apps ever! Even after years. Doesn’t load, links don’t work, so many problems that they should study WMURNews9 in school as a good example of what not to do! Even if they could fix WMURNews9 , the journalism is so terrible that it doesn’t matter. What a shame for a State that has the best public radio in the country. We are spoiled by a great public radio station, NHPR, that also has a great website.

I studied journalism, and the first thing I learned, besides grammar and punctuation, was to cover who, what, where, when and why. This station very rarely even gets those basics into the article.

The news sections are not updated daily, you’ll see the same story/video posted for a week at a time. The news posts have incomplete sentences, misspelled words and most are only a few sentences which makes most of the stories lack in content. The network has this obsession with some how connecting/linking every news story in America to NH in some way. There was recently an update and it made things much worse, as if it wasn’t bad enough that Every video has a 30 second ad, now there is an ad that plays in the background, this has made it to the point that I’ve deleted WMURNews9 .

There is a 30 second ad on every single article that contains some sort of video (which is almost all articles). I can’t scroll to read the article without an ad video taking up half of the screen. When I want to watch a VUZ video I sit patiently through the ad only to have the whole app close out when I flip my phone to watch the video full screen. I’d have better luck just googling the article, or picking up a newspaper rather than using WMURNews9. It’s disappointing. If you’re going to make an app, don’t half-a** it. Especially when you’re a news station.

I don’t mind the ads, they pay the bills. I use to live in the Manchester, NH area but now live in Florida. I’ve put my local stations and newspaper on my phone to keep up with the news and weather. I also put WMUR on my phone. I’ll tell you I get breaking news from WMUR before I get the information from my local stations, ie: the school shooting in FL. I heard it first from WMUR. Keep up the great work.