WSMV 4 Reviews

by Mike F 101

Looks like WSMV is about done with their house cleaning. All the “old faces” are gone and replaced with “new” ones. I tried t look the other way when Dennis Ferrier, Nancy Van Camp and Jennifer Johnson we let go. Then came Demetria, Rudy and Snowbird. Now the last 3 or 4 leftovers are gone. Shame on you management. You just thought 2nd place was bad. Looks like you’re heading down to 3rd place now. Your ratings continue to drop. Your treatment over the tried and true staff was pitiful. I for one can’t look the other way any longer. I’ll be one of those turning to another channel for my news. Hopefully upper management will finally come to the realization is that it’s their fault that the ratings are falling and not the on-air staff. I hope they all win in their actions vs your company.

by Kara K

I consistently get notifications of breaking news and I open WSMV4 to find out I have to watch a few commercials and wait for a live video. This news app is a joke. Most major news apps have a video accompanied by a transcript for those of us that can’t wait for or watch the video. Nashville needs to catch up with supply and demand in so many ways. I’m ready to delete WSMV4 and unfortunately catch the Nashville news when I can, as WSMV4 is completely useless and extremely time consuming for those on the go.

by Futurethink

4Warn Weather was a useful app with a reasonably short ad before you got to the weather. This has too much data to sift through to find the weather, then makes me watch a full commercial before I can see the radar. In normal circumstances I’d resent the time it takes and having to pay for the data on my phone. Tonight there’s a possible tornado headed my way and I really don’t appreciate the obstruction. Deleted WSMV4 and am headed toward more efficient alternatives.

by TnGunNut14

I keep the notifications turned on so I can get weather info, but I get overrun with way too many notifications about things I couldn’t care less about. WSMV4 lets you select which notifications you want to receive, sports, weather, breaking, etc., but it sends you all notifications anyway. Even if you turn off everything but weather. I don’t like my Notification Center being filled up with crap about sports or stories that don’t affect me so I am deleting WSMV4.

by Sloshinz

You cannot look at weather anywhere outside of Nashville with the news app. The weather app needs to continue to be supported. Your viewing area isn’t just Nashville. The upper Cumberland has different weather than Nashville and now I am going to have to use a different app to get MY weather. It is really a joke to think that having a feature that only allows for Nashville weather was the way to go.

by Star's Above

This is the only way I can get the news and wsmv 4 is the only network I really like. They are using Farmers insurance commercials-the most—ok8 get advertising but...instead of the 30 or so seconds of silence and we'll be right back message, also WSMV4 "times out" right in the middle of an important story and then I have to wait for it to replay.... Not a fan of that glitch- can you all please fix it so that live truly means live, Or a replay of the live version is the same? Two versions ago it really worked well on the iPhone 5s and 6plus-now,we have glitches...... also there have been times when I couldn’t get anything to play at all from the site- it’s getting very frustrating! Please find the problems and fix them...Thanks for asking!

by CAMtheAppleFan

The traffic part of this site needs to be completely revamped. With all the issues about navigating around Nashville and surrounding communities, traffic reporting should be real time. It could include access to live feeds from traffic cameras, updates on existing incidents, etc. Between Waze, Google Maps, and Twitter, your site could be the place where people go for real-time updates. Right now, the site doesn’t even have the latest alerts that you send out included…..

by Laura Elkins

I have been watching Channel 4 News for over 40 years and have respected them for the truth and experienced weather and news anchors. In the last several years they have let go or fired many experienced anchors for younger and I’m sure cheaper anchors. I am ready to find another news program and that makes me sad!

by LaLas Phone

Channel 4 used to be the best local weather source in the area, but not anymore!
I used WSMV4 several times a day and mainly for the current weather videos. Now they have taken that part away. Now it's called a quick cast. You only get current weather. I can stand outside and figure that out! I want to know what it's doing tonight, tomorrow, 2 days from now!
Channel 4 had every other channel beat with their video weather forecast. Now it's no better than the other local news apps. Really no reason to keep it now?
The other part of news, I can get at any other local app as well, so 3 stars, down from 5 as of last week!

by Morticia89

I love the crew at WSMV. Love the 4Warn Weather app too. Just a couple weeks ago it stopped bringing up the temps and conditions. Tried to send a report but there was an error. I guess they’ve stopped supporting WSMV4 which is horrible because it was all I used for my weather no matter where I was in TN. Don’t like TWC app. Please bring back the 4Warn Weather app. I don’t like having to bring up your news app to try to find the weather. With as fickle as TN weather is, we really need instant access to our weather, and since I live outside of station range now, the weather app was the best source of good info!

by TB 1970

I love getting the weather notifications. That and the wether is why I have WSMV4 . I could really do without a lot of the other notifications. Like when some one is arrested in Nashville. I don’t want to get woken up for everything that happens. Kinda over board. Will search for other apps to provide weather warnings.

by Tnt Nash

WSMV4 is not worth having on my phone. A story is nothing more than a picture with a caption. In older versions, there was a written story that accompanied the caption, but not any more. The only way to know what is going on is to stop what I’m doing the minute that I get the notification. At that point, you can watch what is on TV at that same time. after it’s over, all you have is a still picture and a caption, no explanation, no nothing. I’m removing it because it’s a waste of my time.

by TFD44

All veteran staff have been fired‼️Now this station is no better than a small market station such as Jackson, TN. Quality broadcast professionals are what makes viewers tune in. Not the building, the tower, or the call letters. It’s the people, stupid. Now they are gone. WSMV4 is simply a reflection of how bad the station is.
You CAN make a difference. Call the advertisers and ask them to stop buying ad time on WSMV. Otherwise, you will stop shopping at their business, and will encourage friends & family to do likewise.

by CellularDoor80

Very happy with the Channel 4 News App. One issue: at times it works with the VPN I use. Other times, content is blocked (possibly) because of it. Was wondering what purpose is served by blocking VPN channels from United Kingdom or any for that matter, as many native Tennesseans do travel and hope to see news from home by WSMV4 for channel 4. Thanks!

by TheDuckOfDeath1970

I know ads are necessary but they are a bit invasive. Also the home screen shows material that is already outdated. Should be a way to read it from an archive but remove old headlines from the title screen. Thank you.

by Ronnie691993

These guys give me constant updates throughout the say with WSMV4. This is how a news app is supposed to be—never leaving the user in the dark but keeping them posted about what’s going on around them. WSMV, thanks to all of you for WSMV4.

by Kaydaver

It used to be a good app, but now you can sometimes only see the news headline but no other info on the story. I hate the breaking news notifications that when you tap on it, it takes you to a live video feed when there isn’t one and it’s not during normal news broadcast times. Also, news isn’t routinely updated on weekends or holidays unlike the other local channels do with their apps.

by Eeehez

We own a second home in Nashville so we like to keep track of the weather. We are Season ticket holders for both the the Predators and the Tennessee Titans. It’s nice being able to find out what the weather is going to be.

by Gee 1314

I appreciate being able to keep up on all the news around Nashville while I am displaced in another city. I will be home to Nashville soon but until then I’ll be using my phone and channel 4 to capture all the news.

by Black404

I love the live radar. I think it’s spot on!! BUT, for some reason you can never get the time a day right. The time is usually wrong at the bottom of the screen and the meteorologist just repeats the wrong thing over and over. I took a personal day when I realized that I was an hour late getting outta bed.

by Humbug367

When I click on a article to read the content the type is missing ; "article" only contains the photo and headline. Where did the content go and how do I restore it? (using iPhone)