ESPN Chicago

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

4.7 3958 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Starts Playing Out of Nowhere

   Let me preface this by saying I love ESPN Chicago and all the personalities and content. For the app while there are other updates that could be done, for whatever reason it just starts playing the live feed out of nowhere. Not using my phone or anything, just starts play the live stream. I actually have to delete this app to prevent it from doing that at any time of day. Not ideal at all for work, church, movies, during sleep, etc for when it just starts. Never had any other app do this ever. I have used this app for some time but this problem only started for me this year so it has to be from a semi-recent update. Please fix this as it’s a solid app otherwise. Otherwise I have to add and delete all the time.

   spottydog2020 · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5The "newly released app" that is worse than apps from 10 years ago

   I love ESPN 1000 and the personalities they have on the air, however this app and their constant changing of where they are posting their podcasts is about to make me give up on the whole channel. The app doesn't save where you last listened to it, so if I make a phone call, push pause and open another app, receive a phone call, turn my car off, turn my headphones off or simply pause the show for over 15 seconds I NEED TO SPEND MINUTES SCROLLING THROUGH AN EPISODE TO FIND MY EXACT SPOT AGAIN. It's absolutely maddening. When I used to listen to the podcasts on the ESPN app, the Apple podcast app, or even Tune In Radio app I never had this problem. This app also doesn't allow you to search more than 2 days in the past. So if you miss an episode or want to share a great interview with a friend.... good luck, ain't happening. Also the short show recap that tells what's happening in that particular hour isn't viewable beyond like 5 words. Now that they've decided that this is the only place where they are going to host their podcasts, if the app isn't working (like right now) there's no way to catch up on the show or listen via another app. I've been listening to ESPN 1000 for over 12 years. I live in Colorado so I rely on the podcasts from the day before to get my Chicago sports news, but if I have to keep putting up with this crappy app my years of being a loyal listener are about over. It's crap.

   WhosDTF · 31 Jul 2026

3. 5/5Radio is still King

   I commute to work and it’s great to tune into a Chicago base station where ever I go. ESPN 1000 made their app easy to navigate and has great features. I like how fast it downloads to my phone nearly instantly so I never miss a beat. The voice clarity is amazing. I’ve had no issues with buffering. I love how simple this app is because it doesn’t take away the main focus which is the audio.

   astran2 · 31 Jul 2026

4. 2/5This app needs to be fixed

   This app, even when completely closed out from the app switcher on iOS devices will randomly start playing radio feeds. Phone will go completely silent to playing ESPN 1000 even when the app hasn’t been launched. No idea how that’s even possible. I continuously have to delete this app because it goes off in the middle of meetings and stuff at work. That lack of consistency is unacceptable. However, I do have to re-download the app after Bears game so I can listen to the post game coverage by Peggy and Jurko. But then I just delete it again afterwards

   Idiotsavant07 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 2/5It’s ok, but...

   The Good: It houses all of the ESPN Chicago podcasts plus the live radio feed. Controls are standard, simple, effective. The Bad: It fails at one of the most basic features of any podcast app -- saving your place and picking up where you left off. All other podcast apps I’ve ever used over the years will automatically “bookmark” where you were on a particular podcast, so that if you change over to a different podcast and come back, it will have remembered your progress. Not this app. If you move off your podcast and come back to it, it starts from the beginning and you have to manually fast-forward and try to find where you left off. That blows. Fix that deficiency and you have a solid app. Bonus points if they would build in buffering for the live feed (like TuneIn), so that you can rewind up to 20-30 minutes of what you just listened to on the live broadcast.

   Weez007 · 31 Jul 2026

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