WGAL News 8 Reviews

The only thing I can really rate WGALNews8 on is it’s notifications and headline page, which really is a bummer, because I absolutely despise the news, but WGAL is the one news network I will watch or read because I actually trust their information. WGALNews8 however would completely close out on me any time I clicked on a link, so I was never able to really navigate or do much on WGALNews8 . I still love WGAL and visit the website daily, but as for WGALNews8 , I can’t say much about it, but I sure hope it gets figured out!

Not the best app. Too many ads to go thru before getting to the news story. You guys need to look at WRAL in Raleigh, NC. Now that's what a good app looks like.

July 18- Not the best app. Too many ads to go thru before getting to the news story. You guys need to look at WRAL in Raleigh, NC. Now that's what a good app looks like. Except since NBC took them over from CBS news was treated more factually and now alt-left group think. Don’t become one of those apps that only are negative about our country and leaders. Other wise the weather app is nice. But when I finish reading an article and go back to main menu you have to start scrolling thru same stuff to get back to where u were. Fix that.

I am not a fan of read or hear the news, because most of them are about negative or violent issues.
I understand the importance about knowing what is going on around and WGALNews8 makes its job. However, the amount of adds is really annoying! So after a couple of minutes trying to concentrate on the news being interrupted with publicity, I’m done and I turn it off.
I highly appreciate the weather alerts though, that’s why still I keep it.

I like catching up on the news in the morning while getting ready for the day ahead and enjoy the morning news crew. However, although I understand the need for commercial ads, I find the running of 5-6 ads in one break or the repetition of the same ad over & over, sometimes within the same break, very annoying - so much so that I inevitably turn off WGALNews8 and switch to another news source.

I would love to be able to actually read an entire article once. Articles just end mid-sentence and are missing entire parts, which is pretty lame. There’s always room for ads but not complete stories? Also WGALNews8 keeps freezing when selecting a story to view from the main headlines page. I have to close WGALNews8 , clear it from queue, re-open and try again. Sometimes several times. And PLEASE change the stories that have been on here for months!! I think everyone has seen the squirrel and dogs by now.

I followed WGAL since they still have PM Magazine hosted by Doug Allen and Kim Lemon.
Until now I still follow WGAL. They all work as a team. The journalists, cameraman, and technical supports work together side by side to representing WGAL. They all did a fantastic job and the way I see them they are likes, One big happy family. They always treat each other with respect and dignity. I love them all, the journalists, the cameramen, and all technical supports, and I love WGAL.
Keep up the good work.
Love,
Diet.

Advertisements often load BEFORE the news. Does anyone use WGALNews8 for the purpose of viewing the advertisements?

We realize advertisements are necessary, but are they the first things we must see? Occasionally the advertisements fail to load properly and then WGALNews8 freezes.

Only four stars since, as a news service, you obviously have your priorities inverted.

Like WGALNews8 and WGAL news coverage. It’s my first place to look for local news & weather. Really dislike the automatic commercial before each video. I already know about the news team and that drinking while driving is illegal. Just want to see the news video. That’s why you won’t get 5 stars until the video format changes. Otherwise your app is good and easy to use.

I have an iphone 8. Not sure if it is not large enough for WGALNews8 but I always have issues with the stories just ending without being finished. You cannot click or scroll. Sometimes the title is incomplete. There are ads in between as you scroll and I am not sure if that covers some words. I it very frustrating. I hate video news and try to read the articles. The is my local news too which makes it worse because 90% of the time app is useless with partial stories.

I like WGALNews8 for local news and for getting alerts to things happening in our area. What I DON’T like - and really one of the few things negative - is that when reading an article, an ad will cover part of the text! Aggravating as all get out! Other than that, a good source for local news.

This is the local station so I’m stuck with what they put out...and it sure isn’t much! Same repetitive ads for any story you click on and they are usually for just a few seconds of worthless content. What ever happened to: what, where, when, who, and why when reporting the news. Most always you get one, maybe two, of the W’s. Really poor coverage.

The weather page, my most frequent, is nearly as poor. Very, very limited information. I don’t even bother with any of the junk they put out. Why waste time any further.

Such a shame, we need a good news site but we are stuck with this. Get rid of all those ancient news people, they are just dragging down the whole place now. Get up with the times, get fresh new good people and good looking people that are at least pleasant to look at while you boar the crap out of us.

Wake up WGAL!

I like being current with things happening in my community, and being up to the minute, however I wish there was a way that the information could be listed in separate areas so that if I’m in a hurry I’d be able to check only the area that effects me at the time.

This is a free app, which means commercials pay the freight. Also, it’s just to provide highlights - you want the full scoop, log into NYT or other news service of your choice. I love WGALNews8 : it keeps me informed of breaking weather, political and local news events. The alerts keep me attentive to things I normally might not pick up immediately. Well done!!!

Well written articles, easy to follow and understand. WGALNews8 . is easy to navigate and well engineered. If there is any upgrades that I would like to see it would be that the news articles would be updated during the weekends, I understand that this could be an issue financially and logistically however it would be nice to see since I obtain 95% or more of my news via WGALNews8 .

For the most part I like the WGAL news site. I don’t like the news articles that only contain news information in video form. If there isn’t some form of written information, I usually skip over that video. I don’t need to watch ads for a news article that I may not care to see in the first place.
WGAL weather is notably good! Thank you.

I like to watch news in the morning on WGALNews8 while getting ready for work. For whatever reason, there is a stop, and 3 second repeating of the video, multiple times during my viewing. There have also been times when the video will not play at all. I have stopped using WGALNews8 to watch live new streaming, and use my Dish Network app instead. It is much more reliable.

It is useful. The traffic alerts have saved me from getting caught in traffic jams and occasionally the headlines are something I want to know. The number of alerts are maddening. Knowing that an incident of some sort is occurring in another state is not something I want or need as an alert but overall it's just useful enough that I keep using it.

Is anyone editing? Your sentences are often not complete. Over half a year ago, I called and spoke to a member of management, who said it was being worked on.
Update, the issue still exists for at least a year now.

In general, WGALNews8 is fine. However, the weather alerts do not filter out “helpful suggestions” from severe weather. I will get messages before dawn such as “you might want an umbrella today.” Or, after a severe thunderstorm has already arrived, “lightning detected in your area.” Can we get the important weather when it’s important, and have a setting to block all the junk?

On both my iPhone 7 and even more often on my new iPhone Xs Max, WGALNews8 routinely either fails to open or opens for a few seconds and then shuts down. In addition to the poor functionality issue, the design is generally uninteresting and not inviting/stimulating enough to peruse. It seems like a design from 5-10 hrs ago when websites were very basic. I am seriously considering deleting WGALNews8 and using other, more reliable (and apparently more “Apple-friendly”) local news apps.

Hate how you have to watch a commercial before every news story! They blast them in high volume too! So annoying! So, if there is a breaking news story and you’re at work, school, church etc... you can’t quick watch the breaking story quietly! So annoying! Also on the weekends the news is not changed out enough! I want less of Harrisburg news and more of what happens in EasternLancaster County! We want to see news about the bad accidents, fires, crimes and good things that happen here! Lately all your reporting has been about York and Harrisburg! Hire a reporter that covers Esstern Lancaster County! One last thing. Some of your anchors and reporters have been here quite some time. It’s totally unacceptable for them to still be pronouncing our town names wrong!! Kim still says Strasburg wrong! 🙄 Many are said wrong, by a lot of your employees! Locals are over it! It says, you don’t care! Hire some truly local people that were actually born and raised here! (NOT TRANSPLANTED!) Have them go over and over names of towns and other words that are unique to here. Make them pass the test. It’s a pass or fail to get/keep the job. Period. If you want to work here, you should care enough to want not continually insult the people that live here!

I relocated to Ocean City, Maryland and I really miss the professional news reporting, weather, and traffic that was News 8! The TV stations down here do their best but......! I have the News 8 app and use it quite often to get the news back home. To appreciate how spoiled I was with News 8 just turn on the news down here! Best wishes to News 8 and all the staff members!

Hearst purchased, "deal" was mentioned so often, has simmered past few years. Commrcial breaks, same ads over played! App, same ads, daily. Youth are watching, school lockdowns- don't scare the youth, r'mmbr when U HAD to go to school? Create a daily segment or part of app of ONLY, GOOD NEWS. Also, 2" of snow, is not news worthy of repeat e v e r y 5 minute break featuring SAME home improvement ad, 5 min. ago or every day on app. Needs ATTN !

It would be great if you would show the dew point in your weather section. I have been asking for this over and over again.
WGAL is my go to for everything. Love all of the staff. Now if you could just get the dew point in your weather page it would be great!
Thank you
Betsy 😊