MyNBC5 WPTZ: Vermont, New York Reviews

by 41powerwagon

Wptz needs to adjust there temperature map of the 10 day forecast.a lot of my co workers and myself find the nightly temp hard to discern,it should be moved to where it’s between day highs and not below ,will be less confusing for your viewing audience.I’ve been watching since bird berdan,should be an easy fix, thank you

by Dotrodg

All I use MyNBC5WPTZ for is weather. The old one that is “going away” is better. This one is difficult to use and hard to see. Who puts white text over white clouds? The icons depicting what the weather will be hour by hour are horrible. It’s too bad, I really liked the old one and used it all the time. Maybe if they actually read the reviews and fixed some of the problems it would be tolerable.

by ADK Girl

I hated MyNBC5WPTZ when it first changed but it does give you limited North Country News. The format does not flow well and I still find myself having to work at finding local news. Way too many Ads that stay the same for months. Same video ad over and over each time you watch a video. Very annoying. Pages do not get updated enough, especially on weekends. Ex: after Kentucky Derby there was news about before the race for a week or two. Come on you can do better than that. Lately the Venus Williams story has been on there for ever! Please it's not news if it's weeks old.

by Ammo6

App is fine, but national news is always a day or more old. By the time I see it on your app, I’ve been seeing it for several days on other news sites or social media.

by Wel5506

Been watching WPRZ since the early 50s when everything was black & white & snowy. We could only get 2 channels at the time.
We lived in the Adirondacks & TV 5 was OUR NY station. Many years have passed & sorry to say - OUR stationed has changed. TV 5 would be appropriately be called the Vermont
Station these days. NY gets very little coverage now compared to even a few years ago. We need a prison escape or huge ice storm before that happens.
You get where I’m going with this?
My rant is over now.

by SP 1958

Few articles of interest—way too few local news articles. Can’t cast to TV only air-play which only works half the time. Weather up-dates aren’t up to date. They are often hours behind. Needs lots of improvement in how it is used not in it’s physical operation. Everything seems to function fine and easy to switch back and forth.

by Miearth

When I try to pop on and catch the weather quick, or see a alert or breaking news, yeah that’s not happening. First you go to a ad...which most of the time takes forever to load, then maybe you will get where you want to go. I rated it, because I really want a app with my local news and weather. I hope it improves.

by Boner2389

Seems as though for the major news agency in the area it would be more up to date. Lots of old stories that never get taken down and new stories that never seem to make it on MyNBC5WPTZ until it is too late. Very slow in updating the stories and miss many relevant stories

by Rain4444

MyNBC5WPTZ uses a lot of battery, and space, on my iPad... unnecessarily, in my opinion. I have tried to limit, or eliminate, background access to MyNBC5WPTZ but have not been able to do that to my satisfaction. I still see 5-6 hours of battery usage when my iPad has been off for most of the day. As a northern New Yorker, I use MyNBC5WPTZ only for its weather section (which is good, therefore some stars). It would be nice if there was a way of emptying MyNBC5WPTZ and controlling the background usage. As it is, I delete MyNBC5WPTZ regularly, then have to set it up again.

by Wptz Review

We often try to watch the 6pm news on the weekend. It is often the case that when we tune in at 6pm we get a recording of the morning broadcast or nothing at all. It’s disappointing but we can move on to another station to get the news.
I also think you need to change the title of your lead ‘First Warning Weather.’ It always sounds like ‘First Morning Weather.’ Maybe make it ‘First Alert Forecast’ or ‘Your WPTZ Forecast.’ It needs a change.

by VTlace5

Someone needs to do a better job editing/proofreading before posting stories. There’s been a number of times I have found spelling errors or misplaced words. It looks unprofessional. MyNBC5WPTZ has often frozen when I’m trying to view a particular story. I’ve had to shut down MyNBC5WPTZ and then open it back up. Otherwise it’s a decent app.

by ...Therese...

It’s the only game in town here in Vermont. So it should work flawlessly (MyNBC5WPTZ crashes from time to time), and the news bulletins should be relevant. Im not interested in being alerted on “feel-good” stories. I’m also not interested in being alerted on news that’s happened 3 or more days ago and has already been aired on WPTZ-TV. Please don’t use the notifications as an advertising gimmick!

by Pawzitive

Like to check on news a couple times a day and MyNBC5WPTZ is clear and brief

by Softbird50

It is nice to get an app that has the weather for the town i live in, i live in canaan, vt and we dont usually see many weather reports for our little town. So Good job, keep up the good work

by 1950Roadrunner

I am so glad I have MyNBC5WPTZ. I appreciate getting alerts and weather. I miss more Plattsburgh news.

by Hchhjchxuuufyx

I’m updating MyNBC5WPTZ right now recently I’ve had problems with using the interactive radar but I don’t know what’s to come.

by Lake Clear Resident

I do like wptz now that it has. Moved from Saranac lake to Plattsburgh. It seems to be more informative about local happenings, music is extra special.. lake clear person.

by Puddyssss

My children live in Plattsburgh and this site keeps me up-to-date on local news give my thanks to the technicians and engineers

by Lilbranson

Enjoying MyNBC5WPTZ. I Look at it at least once a day for weather update and
Local news. It’s very handy to have, since I can’t get channel 5 news anymore.

by The Zuckster

The radar part does not always work as the screen goes gray. Sometimes the live news is black and your hear the news and advertisements at the same time.