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KMBC 9 News - Kansas City App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ NotificationsI turned off my notifications because there were too many. I also hate to go to stories because of the ads. There are too many nd you can’t bypass them. I have to really want to see the story to watch the same ad over and over..Version: 5.13.151
✓ Can’t take to forced videoI like channel 9 news but had to delete the app. Just can’t take the fact that they force play a video of the news story with full blown commercial first and no way to turn off. I get that they need to pay for this app somehow, but force playing video with no way to stop or turn off sound is so so annoying. Back to Fox 4 app for me where I can read the news in silence..Version: 5.15.785
✓ Old news, non-news, biasedOld news ( usually articles of interest and not true news) show up days after I read them elsewhere. Articles are not current news. Few articles are what I consider news. Too many articles that are politically biased. I’ve followed ch 9 for decades. But now rarely open the app and never watch on tv anymore..Version: 5.13.242
✓ Great apart from one thingLove the app however there should not be ads during emergencies. Idk how many time my power has gone out and i need to check the weather but there is an add before the live radar. That is an issue because those thirty seconds could be the time before a tornado strikes and i dont have time to prepare.Version: 5.13.26
✓ Weather RadarWhat have you done with the radar. When it’s going to storm, storms getting close, I want to see the radar to know if I am gonna get hard and if so how hard. I don’t have time to wait for the radar loop to go through several hours of the loop before it gets to the present. An hour or 2 in the loop is all that’s necessary, if that much at all. So when I want to see current radar loop I go to other stations such a KCTV5. You need to fix this..Version: 5.13.722
✓ Please, for the love of Fairy godmothers, bring back the weather appWhile the KMBC 9 News app comes in handy, that’s what it’s designed for. News. Nothing else. Especially weather. Yes, weather has risen in the ranks in terms of Top News, but it deserves much more than a brief spotlight; it’s not just a story, it’s how we plan our day. The weather info in the standard news app irritates me. Little to no information and it is NOT easy to navigate- even for the savvy user. I’ve tried a number of other apps. Yours is unparalleled. For reals. So please, please PLEASE KMBC app developers, IT department, budget directors, Weather Team— whomever needs to read this to make it re-happen, please do so. Oh, and BTW I know for a fact that I’m not the only one whom feels this way. Thanks- Loyal viewer for my entire life.Version: 5.13.1
✓ Like It OverallOverall like how the app is organized. There is 1 correction to the format that should be corrected and a couple of enhancements I would like. When reading an article not all the text fits on my screen and I can’t scroll to view the end of a sentence or pinch to reduce the text on the page. The two enhancements I would like to see are the ability to zoom (& shrink) the viewable page including pics and the ability to jump out of the app while watching a video & pick up where I left off when I come back into the app. Thanks!.Version: 5.13.996
✓ I want to read not listen or watch!Every time there is a story I want more information about, it always results in a loud commercial & video story. I’m in a waiting room, a meeting, or other private setting... why would I want a loud commercial & video to start playing? Why would KMBC do this without any means to STOP? Why auto play at all? I basically can’t trust any notification from this app. Which means this app is worthless to me..Version: 5.15.244
✓ ReviewI like the application and the weather and news jpresentation, however the advertising is not varied enough(actually it is extremely repetitive and boring. Also the Weather is not updated enough. Mostly you get the morning forecast, and it changes quite a bit by 10 p.m.and yo still have to use other live weather app to get a better picture of the incoming weather..Version: 5.12.89
✓ Ugh! Late Weather ReportsI get up every morning around 6:15 to listen to the weather forecast on the app. Without FAIL, it is the broadcast from the prior evening (5:00-7:00pm). When I have the luxury of sleeping in (9:00am) it still has yesterday’s weather forecast. It should be updated more often. I have children and cannot watch the news and wait on a weather broadcast within the larger news broadcast. I have had Channel 9 news/weather app for years and I don’t want to switch. However, l need more up to date broadcast..Version: 5.13.180
✓ ComplaintI enjoy the app for local news and weather,however, I do not like the set up. Some stories stay on the site forever. That story may no longer be relevant. I don’t need to know today the winner of the Kentucky derby is not running in the Preakness, as an example. My second complaint deals with the app going back to the top story once you close a story in the middle of the news, so correct that feature..Version: 5.15.244
✓ Disorganized and lots of ad interruptionsI am a faithful viewer of KMBC 9 News and have had the app for some time. But lately the app is my last resort for any news related information. The stories are not in any logical order, you have to watch an ad before you can read or watch any story, and what information you get is very brief and not very detailed. Sadly I am deleting the app until they make major improvements. I will continue watching them on tv but not on the app..Version: 5.12.65
✓ BuggyWould be nice if it didn’t ask me to enable location sharing EVERY TIME I open the app... maybe give me a No-answer option and accept it?? As in...stop asking. Also would be nice if I could actually open the app from a notification, and be taken to that specific story. These alerts show up but then the story/alert is no where to be found once I finally get past the location-sharing question again. Feels like click bait..Version: 5.13.223
✓ This isn’t a news appIt feels like about 10 percent news on this app that you have to sift out of the advertising and clickbait. If you still want to use it, I recommend turning off notifications because it will annoy the hell out of your wife when you check your Apple Watch for the important news and read her a stupid story instead. I signed up for the weather. The weather isn’t important enough to deal with all the crap on the app..Version: 5.13.521
✓ Don't download! Blaring ad every time app is opened.There is nothing more offensive than opening an app only to have an ad blaring. There's no way to stop it other than force closing the app. Therefore, it's a useless news app if you want to check out news while you're out. There's no option to stop the ad within a few seconds. The ad blasts out for 15 long seconds and I was so embarrassed. I apologized to people around me on an airplane. The ad woke a baby. There are plenty of news apps that offer local coverage and people aren't forced to have an 15 sec ad screaming every single time the app is opened. Listen up KNBC! A good news app doesn't scream when opened. It's an absolutely wretched app..Version: 5.13.47
✓ Good for Breaking News—sometimesThe breaking news alert notifications are fine and dandy but I wish there was a way to avoid the fluff stories that also get mixed in throughout the day? I like keeping up with the breaking news but often times the human interest stories do not merit a special notification coming to my phone..Version: 5.13.151
✓ Deleted appI downloaded app for weather only and turned off notifications for news pop ups but twice in the last two days and many times before that I received a sudden pop up notification from the app saying Don’t you miss us? Meaning the news part asking me to turn notifications back on for news. If I want to be notified all day about people who shot or killed each other and other depressing news I would turn it on. Not to discount what the families go through but I can’t do anything about it if someone was killed in a car wreck. It seems anymore it’s only bad news. I deleted the app..Version: 5.13.180
✓ Update and commercialsThis app is the only way I watch the news. I think that you leave old stories on for far to long. I don’t see the need to have something about the Mayor’s Christmas tree being on in May. The sports section is weak and needs better updating. I hate commercials and if I’m reading a story that has a video with it the first thing is always a commercial and plays extremely loud. It’s a good app but needs less commercials and updated more often. Channel 9 news has always been my news channel and the others don’t even come close. It would be 5 stars if it was updated more often and no commercials on a video..Version: 5.13.556
✓ ReviewIt loads slowly; that is an understatement; switching from one article to another is slow and sometimes only partially loads; then the rest of the article will load; forget your weather app; you should research Channel 4’s weather app and Chanel’s 5 app; they are great! Your breaking news is great until you try to read it; you have to scroll down to find it! I keep it only because of breaking news! Otherwise I would not utilize your app!.Version: 5.13.722
✓ News online and AppYou need to update your website through the day more. Put new news ahead of old stories up to two weeks if not more prior. Put local first and national second and then do the other odd stories. I liked the old weather radar better. The newest one does up to the minute but doesn’t show incoming and going. It’s frustrating to have to go through old stories and events from weeks ago before the more important ones. Also, your coverage of the recent snow storm was minimal and it probably was due to the fact it was a weekend. You were my 1st to go to for weather. But, it seems other than tornadoes you have become pretty lackluster about weather. Love Nick and Neville..Version: 5.13.270
✓ Grrrrrrr!!!!I’ve been a loyal viewer of KMBC’s news for many years. I also have anxiety over tornadoes (been through a few too many LOL). When I got my first iPhone, I got KMBC’s Weather app. It was AWESOME!!!!!! I only want the current weather info...I watch the News on TV. I was really bummed when you dumped the weather app!!! I’ve tried to adapt to using the news app, but frankly, I HATE it!!!! The most irritating thing about this app is that it won’t let me choose what alert notifications I want to receive! The ONLY alerts I want are Severe T-storm and Tornado. But your app doesn’t think that’s enough. About once a week, it sends me a notification to remind me to turn on notifications!!!! And some of those have come before 8 am !!!! When I open the app to see a summary of the forecast, all I can do is watch the forecast from hours before or see the current temp & precipitation. I am able to view radar on your app, and I DO like that. But to be honest, I’ve been searching for an app like your old weather app. I hate the other TV stations apps. Channel 5’s is ok, other than sending several alerts daily, basically just annoying chit chat! The Weather Cannel’s app shows current conditions and long range forecast, but no severe weather info or radar. So, currently I am using THREE apps and only getting SOME of the info I want. PLEASE, KMBC, bring back the weather app!!!!.Version: 5.13.127
✓ JumbleThe layout is bad, it’s hard to find anything without having to scroll forever (and it’s all mixed local, national and outlet stories) and there are way too many click bait advertisements mixed into the news stories. When I do click on a story, it plays a stupid video every single time! I prefer text and the option to watch a video...not one blasting at me..Version: 5.15.15
✓ ReviewI have watched channel 9 for years, and will continue to do so, however the app is frustrating at times, I receive notifications that I should use app to receive notifications go to my settings to be sure something hasn’t changed, which it hasn’t , so that is my biggest frustration. Enjoy listening and watching early news especially in mornings as I get ready for work!.Version: 5.12.65
✓ Should be betterYou can’t separate alerts. I only want audible, persistent alerts for severe weather. Unfortunately it’s an all or nothing proposition. Another annoyance is the inability to resize pictures when it’s a be on the lookout or an Amber Alert. How can I recognize anyone when you have the pic size locked down? I downloaded this app primarily for Bryan Busby’s weather. It was a lot better when you had a separate weather app..Version: 5.13.140
✓ Can't get news notificationsI keep receiving texts from KMBC that I am missing news & should turn on notifications. I have done this, but I still do not receive news notifications. Have deleted & reinstalled app. Still doesn't work. I receive full news notifications from Channel 5 with the same settings on my iPhone 7. This makes no sense. I end up using the Channel 5 app much more often. I love KMBC. Have watched you for 60 years. PLEASE FIX YOUR APP!! Also, I agree with Jennyskaggs on June 8. I would really like the weather app back. Thanks..Version: 5.13.270
✓ Ads block the text!I like getting the weather and radar! But I hate getting a news alert and then when opening the app, cannot find the “breaking news” article! There should be a special tab to see them. Also often when reading the text the sentence is cut off abruptly by an advertisement which I cannot move to see the text underneath! I understand you need to have ads, but they should not hide the text! This is so frustrating! This makes me want to throw my phone and delete the app! I will never buy anything from any such ads! It makes me want to find another new app!.Version: 5.15.55
✓ Same old stuffThe only consistent thing other than stale news is the never ending ads when you try to look at a story. I enjoy the live news cast on tv, but this app is rarely updated. I’ve seen news that’s over 4 months old still displayed. They rarely keep pace with breaking news and other apps have detailed information long before they do..Version: 5.12.45
✓ Enough of the Covid-19 notificationsEvery time I get a notification from the KMBC9 app, it seems like it is yet another update about something involving Covid. Whether the newest spooky variant or where to get vaccines, enough already. We know where to go to get vaccinated or get boosters. How about keeping important notifications relating to the KC area to bad traffic, homicides, weather alerts, Royals/Chiefs wins…not another update on a bad cold. I do have the other local news stations apps and rarely do I get Covid updates. I get a few here and there but it’s nothing like the KMBC app. Seems like KMBC9 is really pushing these Covid stories like it’s 2020 all over again and wanting us to still be afraid of it. The vaccine is out there. If you want to get it, fine. If you don’t want to because you’ve already had it or taking other precautions, fine..Version: 5.15.776
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