KOCO 5 News - Oklahoma City Reviews

by RC 2

KOCO5News use to be great for weather. I love and watch KOCO all the time, but I can’t get KOCO5News to warn me about weather anymore. It’s all news now. I did delete and reinstall it trying to get the weather part to work but it doesn’t. I’m at a loss here. I was mostly wanting it for bad weather and storms. None of it seems to work. They use to have a pp that was directed at severe weather and it was also great. I think I read where KOCO5News Store told them they didn’t need two apps. At least back then they both worked. Sorry to say I will delete soon and be looking elsewhere for bad weather alerts.

by Prof McCue

As someone who really loves this station, I am constantly disappointed in KOCO5News. Stories are written sloppily with no apparent effort to proof read before posting. There are misspelled words and in some cases missing words as well as other grammatical errors. There are also very old stories still showing up on KOCO5News that have been there for YEARS. It seems like we should have enough news these days to resupply KOCO5News .

I understand that everyone is human and makes errors but when your business in communication, I expect a higher level of professionalism. There really is no excuse these days with apps like Grammerly, etc.

Also, it’s very frustrating when I see breaking news on TV and then attempt to find the story on KOCO5News and there is nothing there.

KOCO5News could be so much better than it is.

by 1947

KOCO5News is fine. It’s a typical clunky local news app. The stories, whether from AP or KOCO are poorly researched and full of falsehoods and half-truths, as anyone would expect.

KOCO, stop sending notifications about COVID case counts, or your app will be deleted from my phone. Doing this every day is ridiculous, annoying spam. Once a WEEK would be excessive. NO ONE CARES. Anyone who does care can open KOCO5News and find it for themselves. This is not information that’s relevant or interesting to normal people.

by HOUsarah

Some early 2000s tech. Even if my phone is on silent you can’t open up an article with without the obnoxious sound of a video or ad start blaring through my phone. This has been a disruption in so many settings. From me trying to read an article or accidentally opening KOCO5News .
Like those loud spam pop up boxes that would explode out of nowhere on ancient windows.
Suggestion: update so the video doesn’t automatically start playing. I’M LITERATE, and don’t need a video to scream the news for me. Or have it like social media where it plays silently and you have the option to unmute.

Side note: while the news provides a variety of sources (much appreciated) the local station messes up their headlines half the time. Be weary of the words selected for the headline and punctuation.

by Robbie459

After reading stories, it returns to the home page. Stories are kept on the site for way too long. Some have been listed for months and are very outdated. Not enough local news & too many insignificant stories are listed simply because there is video. KOCO5News logo shows a new story, but you have to scroll way down to find it.
Several news-junkie friends have already dropped the KOCO app and I’m about too because there have been no changes, even though these same complaints have been made many times before. If you don’t care about your news site, why should we?

by Beethechange

This station plays ads every instance you turn it on. Before you can hear news/weather, you must get through 5-10 ads before you hear anything. In a storm I would rather not here about Home wifi, brooks clinic or roofing commercials. If they would allow you to hear the ads once, then it wouldn’t be as bad. If you accidentally swipe off KOCO5News , you have to start all over from the beginning.
Not worth my time- I will look elsewhere!
Two years of waiting for the kinks to “work themselves out” is too much for me.

by Tomthetoe

Come guys, don’t launch an app and think your work is done. Keep it fresh and different. I don’t think KOCO5News has changed in the last year. I also don’t like having to click 3X just to get to the radar. Put a link for the radar right on the first page so you don’t have to drill down. I live in OKC but use an app from a station in Tulsa just for radar. A comments section for each story would be good too. I understand comment moderation is difficult, get over it. It would differentiate you from the rest.

by Lanout

Appreciate the weather portion of KOCO5News as it provides timely accurate information. Can’t say the same about the news portion as it is largely slanted and biased in its reporting. They could do better by just reporting the news and not constantly trying to stir up controversy over situations where there is nothing there. Seems like they are more interested in reporting things for entertainment or shock value in order to get your attention rather than honestly reporting unbiased news. There are people who want to hear the news and not listen to the biased slant.

by Agnus Dei Amen!

KOCO5News is fine, I guess I can't expect the highest quality from a local news station in a small state. I am sick of seeing click bait stories which intend not to inform me of the goings-on in Oklahoma but waste my time. In addition to my disapproval of KOCO5News 's quality, I am disappointed by the biased reporting of KOCO itself. Their bias is quite clear to anyone who thinks freely instead of believing everything the media report. On several occasions, especially for articles regarding the police and politics (in other words, nearly every single article), I read the KOCO article, suspected the reporter to have only presented one side of the argument, did my own research on the subject, and found that, indeed, the article was heavily biased and fraught with deceit and half-truths. I feel robbed to know that I, a graduate student in the liberal arts, can do better research than several so-called reporters at KOCO. I suppose this is to be expected now. I gave KOCO5News 3 stars because, at the very least, I appreciate that it keeps me informed of breaking news, albeit with an obvious slant.

by Quit Using

I only like ABC stations but the info is too repetitive. Half the time trying to find info that was shown on the local station can’t be found in KOCO5News . Most of the time an important story is only on KOCO5News for a couple of hours but then is gone while other meaningless stuff stays on KOCO5News for days. And there is more national stuff there than local stuff. Also when severe weather is happening and I have to turn to KOCO5News to see what’s going on I have to watch a bunch of adds before I can actually see the weather. This isn’t a good thing that adds are more important than tornadoes or snow storms.

by Rhouck103

I like that this news app has stories and details not available on other news apps and they seem pretty well rounded with what they report. KOCO5News itself tho is sometimes frustrating. It updates too frequently sending you back to the top of the stories even when there isn’t anything new added. And i do feel like I have hunt down ‘new’ news between the stagnant ads listed in a news type area. And some of the stories are months-old.

by Happy Dork

I haven’t been watching channel 5 since I was a child. I’m getting ready to turn 64 yo.
I’ve always liked the way they cover and report local news better than the other 3 stations. The one thing about KOCO5News that I can’t stand is if you don’t open KOCO5News every day they quit sending the news to you. I don’t click on every app every day. This is a practice they need to quit doing. Keep sending me the news even if I don’t visit KOCO5News daily.

by Xfiles1228

I like having KOCO5News but it’s really annoying to get the we miss you alerts 🙄 it’s also annoying that KOCO5News just decides it won’t send notifications anymore because it thinks I’m not using KOCO5News the way it thinks I should. Unless I go into my settings and turn off notifications, there’s no reason why I shouldn’t still get them!

by Feckweed405

A little less polished perhaps than other local news, but more moderate and less overtly good old boy political, which is nice. Still has all the information available, just sometimes a bit confusing to find it at first. For my area (SW Metro) the weather alerts are little wonky, but forecasts are super used as is KOCO5News in general.

by CloweyG

Thumbs up: best and easiest to navigate information on COVID - 19. Articles well written. Best weather availability It’s right up front. Plus the weather app is great. Scrolling breaking news at the top is useful.

Thumbs down: ads. I’m really tired of having to navigate below the Gastro Lounge and Modified margarita ads to get to the stories. I realize you need ads but placement and choices aren’t well done. Old news intermixed with newer news.

by Diggyjuice

I love channel 5 news and want to live KOCO5News, BUT...it’s so infuriating to see the 4:30am weather forecast still posted at 9pm. Happened again the other day. When no rain was predicted, but it’s obviously raining, it would be swell to see an updated report.
The same thing happens with news stories on the weekends. Don’t you employ someone to update news? Quit advertising that you offer the latest up-to-the-minute news and weather on your app. You don’t. Please do better.

by Memefay

I have three news apps on my phone. One sends out notices on the same story multiple times even if there is no update. It also sends out teasers so you will turn on their tv broadcast. All these repetitive messages are annoying. Another app seems to miss half the news. KOCO5News keeps me informed and up to date without blowing up my phone. Good job. Keep it up

by Dvany03

I love the channel 5 app. Unlike the "other" Oklahoma stations, KOCO5News provides the best mix of local, national and international news.
If you're looking for local stories, you can find them here.
Just like the news on TV, the channel 5 app gives you the actual news without sensationalizing the story.
And when you need immediate weather info, Damon Lane keeps you safe!

by Renee Snyder

Love everyone in the cast. So spoiled by all the information you give me, I will not watch another station unless forced to do so when I travel. I set my parents up with the KOCO App to keep them weather aware and they are slowly moving over from MM and team at k4. 🙄
Anyway the only thing I would like to see is video updates on weather throughout the day. The forecast at 4:30am is up all date.
I do love the time and temp displayed in the ribbon at the bottom of the screen during the entire newscast.
Congrats to Michael Armstrong on his recent accreditation. KOCO 5 weather team absolutely rocks!
Love all the anchors too! Markie and Maggie are such dolls in the morning. Everyone is amazing.
Even my visiting family members from KCMO say KOCO is far better than what they have up there. Proud! Thank you

by Okcdoll80

As a baby boomer from Oklahoma , who moved over 35 years ago . My ♥️ for her has never died .! I have a lot of family and friends who still there , and not to mention that I occasionally come home when I can . There is no better way to see and hear what’s going on than KOCO News . It’s up-to-date real news and The Weather Report is off the chart ! A station that part of my life when I’m not home . I know more about what going on in Oklahoma than the average citizen living there . To me KOCO is the People news station . A station you can trust !! Thank you from Arizona 🤗

by PVPD102

Wanted to watch a newscast from last night and was told to download KOCO5News for previous news casts. KOCO5News looks just like the website and only offers the most recent newscast. Was told you can just scroll back but there is no option. I looked to make sure my app was up to date and it appeared to be. Deleted KOCO5News . No reason to take up space on my phone if it’s nothing more than a link to their website.

by You Dont Want Neg Response

I get very frustrated with KOCO5News when I am trying to read a story and go back to the main page. Every time I go back to the main page from a story I clicked on to read, it flips back to the beginning of the information provided instead of where I had clicked onto the page to read a story. I have to flip down through so much information to get back to where I was when I clicked on a story to read. Makes me just give up and move on to other news apps that I don’t have to keep flipping through the information to get through all the news etc that I want to look to.
It’s also doesn’t get updated much as sometimes there are stories that are on the site several days/weeks.

by Armed Hiker

KOCO is my favorite news station, but the phone app is not nearly as good. I've have quit looking at the videos because often they are so short that they are not actually informative, some don't seem to have a reason at all. It also aggravates me to see so many typos. I understand that much of it is done on the fly, but a quick spell check would catch many errors.

by Evan's Birthday

I wish this channel was locally owned. They have great local people reporting the news and weather and they do great work. The problem I have is when they are forced to report national news they have to use the liberal slant that their owners want put out. This really bugs me and I’m sure it doesn’t set well with the local team either. I’ll keep watching for the local news and weather reporting but I flip the channel when they go to their national reporters.

by Bitpicker44

During sever thunder storms with heavy rain my satellite goes out. I utilize KOCO for my live coverage. It is more difficult to gain access than it should be. Sometimes live broadcast is available, but, sometimes it is difficult to find. There should be a single icon for live coverage, that has nothing to do with recorded reporting. Just my opinion. Thanks

by 1Busy One

I thoroughly enjoy the site especially the notifications. You wait until you get facts then you put out a notification. Some stations give you notifications before they know the story and are notifying you every few minutes to update you. This can be annoying especially when you are at work (yes I can have my phone out at work). I like all personalities on the Starion. As for the actual site itself it is little hard to find what you want at first but once you find it you can always find it. Thanks KOCO for doing a good job.

by Sqworrell

I use KOCO5News as it allows me to read more stories than other sites where the news is only provided by watching videos. I don’t want to volume up or to use so much data to just check on the news. Thanks.

by Lkjarvis

Love this up to date news station...I can always rely on them for the latest breaking news..current weather and traffic alerts. Keeps me and my family informed on local activities and upcoming events in the wonderful State of Oklahoma. Highly recommend!!