WSYR NewsChannel 9 LocalSYR Reviews

New format is clumsy and a huge step backwards in my opinion. But the worst is the weather! We used to have the wonderful lightning track local Doppler and now it’s a basic live view like everyone else! And all the other locations are gone. Sure you can have 5 at the top now (I think I had 20 before saved) but you can only see the current day and even that you can’t see much of. 10 day forecasts are gone as well. And the alerts are gone or at least I can’t find them. I still get notifications that a storm warning is in effect for one of my old saved locations but when I click the notification it just takes me to the main page on WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR ?! What the heck? Biggest downgrade I’ve ever seen for any app, ever.

I’m unhappy with the new format of WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR . The previous format was well laid out and clear- easy to follow and find things. Now features are even missing, such as Consumer Reports. I searched it and the most recent ones didn’t even come up. I loved this feature and would often reference it. Also, even though we’re in April, in an area where winter is around 75% of the time (and as a teacher) school closings were nice to have easily accessible. Now you have to search for it. In general, it’s a much darker and unappealing app. I’m very disappointed in something that I’ve always started my day with.

Despite having numerous setting in WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR to control what notifications you will be sent, those choices aren’t respected. Notifications are used incessantly for things like, “Spring weather on the way, see how warm it will be on the days ahead...” They might as well just say, “Click here so we can show you some ads.”

Terribly disrespectful.

I wanted a local news app that alerted me to important local news. After using WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR ’s own settings to control that, I instead have a constant set of alerts about things that are nothing more than fluffy attempts to get me using WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR more.

I live in Utica NY, an area with very limited news and weather. I can always count on this Syracuse station (which neither cable nor satellite in my area carry) to come thru with news alerts, 24/7. Be sure and get their weather app also if you live in CNY. You'll get instant info on breaking news and breaking weather with these two apps. Great reporting.

I started using WSYR’s morning app so I could get the weather right away with one or two commercials. One morning I counted 9 commercials in between Good Morning America. Sorry GMA. When I have a busy morning WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR gets me going without all the distractions.

I’ve used WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR for YEARS and it used to be fantastic!!! Now, every time I open WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR and click on a story it locks up and freezes. You must now close app and re-start which is very very annoying. I also can stand the advertisement videos (which I suppose is par for the coarse these days) and automatic playback on ALL news stories. Currently using iPhone 8 Plus. Will be deleting if this is not fixed.

I have been watching newschannel9 since I was little and I love the WSYR app! I want to become a meteorologist so I wrote a letter to Kate Thornton(meteorologist) and I met her and went to the station in Syracuse. Everyone there is so so so nice. My dad suggested that is get WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR and it is very easy to find things out. So I rate this 5 stars!!!
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Prior to this update I looked at your app a couple times a day. I liked it. It was easy to use. Relevant. Since the update I look maybe once if I can get the ad to be swiped away without closing WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR . I am not interested in the new layout. In fact I go to tap on WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR and I say nope not wasting my time. Figured I would give it some time. But still don’t want to use it. You have gone the way of spectrum app. Not relevant. I hope you will put WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR back to its useful purpose.

WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR is great, when it works. Every single time when I open WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR , within 5 minutes, WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR freezes. I have uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and it still happens.

Hate this new version. Very hard to operate. Weather section is frustrating to navigate as well as the rest. Should think about going back to old version. This new upgrade is NOT user friendly what so ever!

Too many non-alert alerts. I don't care when high school kids win tournaments or some minor business news. Also the weather radar should be on your initial screen. When I go to your site which is 4-5 times a day I want to see what the weather is doing. Also I would like to see traffic blockages given more emphasis.

I originally downloaded WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR for the weather but they have improved it to the point where it’s practically useless. I like the radar maps because I like to check where the storms are in relation to my location. The maps are so tiny you can hardly read them. They don’t expand to fill the screen, nor do they rotate when the phone is rotated to landscape orientation. I have had to go elsewhere for my weather info.

Sometimes my screen freezes and I am unable to open the next article.

of stories with middle column offset is visually distracting. - looks like Huffington Post used to before they improved their site. Everything is an "Alert" to Channel 9. It was so absurd that I turned the feature off. Started to look for an alternative source to Channel 9 app.

For about the past month WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR freezes almost every time I open it. Whether it be on the main page or trying to scroll through news articles to read. Very frustrating.

I do not live local anymore and every weekday morning I love to watch live stream News on my iPhone. Your new app is good, but I can’t find live stream. Which setting is it? I have to search for it in Google and then I find it.

I have been watching channel 9 forever it seems. Everyone on camera seem like friends. As far as I am concerned they offer the latest and best in news, weather, etc. thank you for keeping me informed.

I live in Georgia but most of my family lives north of Syracuse so WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR keeps me up to date on their weather and news. I also love the other news item included.

Has gotten hard to use with all the ads and pop up video with annoying loud audio that seems impossible to avoid. I now only read headlines for fear of being trapped in an ad or video that is hard to get rid of on the phone or iPad.

I really enjoy watching channel 9 News in the early am of my day! Although I can’t say the same for GMA, too politically bias for my taste. I do like the daily updates on my channel 9 phone Ap keeps me up on any news happenings. Keep up the good work channel 9!

We all need radar first thing without clicking on a stream. They removed the forecast video so nobody can watch the weather guy explain what is going on

For the most part of WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR is fine a couple of things I would try to change are the swipe up ads at the beginning when you first turn on WSYRNewsChannel9LocalSYR and the school closings and delays section needs to be a little more user-friendly.