LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY

Name: LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY
Rating: 2.9 (77 reviews)
Author: E.W. Scripps Company

by E.W. Scripps Company

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

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2.9 77 ratings · App Store

2/5Current weather forecast and video
I wish this app would be current with the written forecast AND the video forecast updating. When you click on the weather tab, you still get Bill Meck’s forecast from the night before, rather than Tom’s more current forecast. Same thing on the weekends, with Jill. So I search on Facebook for their pages to get the up to date forecast, text and video. Other networks in Lexington can get this right. Why not Lex 18?

vic5748 · 7 Aug 2026
4/5Good App!
Not sure why this news app has such a low rating. I had the channel 27 app and could not stand it due to fullscreen ads that you could not close, a separate Weather app so you couldn’t get Weather information from inside the app, etc. While this app is not fancy and all glitchy, it provides great News information and Weather information and if you have push notifications active, they don’t blow you up all day with push notifications for a snowflake that fell like channel 27 does. Definitely prefer channel 18’s app over channel 27 any day. Nice job channel 18!

Nanookdad · 7 Aug 2026
1/5Getting worse everyday
I cannot even open this app anymore without an ad very first thing! Want to see the hourly? Another ad! Want to see the map? Another ad!!! Back to Home Screen? Yep, you got it! ANOTHER AD!! What’s worse, is that the ads are now getting stuck so that you have to exit the app and start all over again! I think I’ll be deleting this one and looking for one more accurate, less ads! That’s the other thing, the hourly forecast almost never matches up with what the daily forecast temp says! This used to be the best weather app and most accurate! I don’t know what’s happened to it (them), but they need to go back to the way they were! I HATE this app now!!!

Puzzle69 · 7 Aug 2026
1/5The worst
I get notifications from the app and as soon as you try to open the app the logo comes up then goes right back to your Home Screen. The app will not open. I’ve even went to the App Store and tried opening it from there and it does the same thing. Why have an app that won’t open. Whoever is over there I.T. Department needs fired. I’m deleting the app from my phone and suggest no one to down load it till they can get someone else in charge of it. Oh and by the way it’s not something that just started happening. It’s been like that for a very long time.

Russman 32 · 7 Aug 2026
2/5Disappointed
The app this replaced was much better and to add insult to injury they now ask you to subscribe, if you wish to eliminate the advertising. LEX18 has been my go to news source for a long time because their app was superior to both 27 and 36. This “upgrade” puts them on par with the others. If they must ask for subscriptions, fine, but they should do it on the previous app. This was a move in the wrong direction.

de Havilland-2 · 7 Aug 2026

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6.22
6.24
We've added some minor performance improvements in this release.
6.30
What's New in version 6.30: • Added ability to pinch and zoom in on images in news stories. • Additional performance improvements to give you an improved news experience on iOS 13. • Note: This is an OS upgrade to iOS 13, and this app update only supports iOS 13 and iOS 12.
6.32
• A new weather radar map from our weather provider is in this app update, as our weather provider will discontinue the old radar map in the near future. Please be sure to update to this version of our app to ensure your weather radar map continues to display radar in the future. To upgrade the new radar map, we had to update the app's code base to support the latest iOS operating system versions. As a result, it's possible there could be some older iOS devices that may have trouble running this updated app.
6.33
Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items and performance improvements to improve your overall news experience.
6.35
Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items and performance improvements to improve your overall news experience.
6.36
This release includes some minor maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
6.39
This release includes some minor maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
6.40
This app release includes minor improvements to your overall viewing experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
6.41
This release includes some minor maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
6.43
Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Additionally, we've discontinued the Premium subscription options that were available previously as monthly and annual in-app purchases.
7.10
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.10.1
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.11
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.13
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.15
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.17 · 1 Jul 2026
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.2
Our version 7.0 mobile app has a brand new look and feel! You'll still get all the up-to-the-minute breaking news, accurate weather, and in-depth investigations from the station you know and trust, but in a new package. We've spent months talking with readers and viewers like you to understand what's most important. This new mobile app is a direct result of your feedback, so thank you! Our new design brings a bold, fresh focus to the biggest news of the day. YOUR PREFERENCE FOR NEWS UPDATES Readers told us that being able to choose how they read the news is a top priority. A new menu at the top of the Home screen gives you more control over how you read the news in our app. Choose "Top News" to read news stories curated by our local news team as the most important news of the day or choose "Most Recent" to read news stories published most recently. 24/7 LIVE STREAMING VIDEO In the new "Watch" tab, our news is streaming any time you want to watch. Whether it's our 24/7 streaming channel, or video on demand clips, you're in control over what you want to watch, and when you want to watch it. DARK MODE Making sure the app reflects your preference on how you use your device was also important to you, whether your device is in Light Mode or Dark Mode. Our new app honors that system preference and gives you the choice to use the app in Light Mode or Dark Mode. We’re excited to see the new mobile app in action and hope you are too. Let's keep the conversation going. Have feedback on the new design? Let us know in the app by going to Tools > Contact Support.
7.3
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.4
This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!
7.5
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7.7
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7.8
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7.9.1
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          "body": "Not sure why this news app has such a low rating. I had the channel 27 app and could not stand it due to fullscreen ads that you could not close, a separate Weather app so you couldn’t get Weather information from inside the app, etc. While this app is not fancy and all glitchy, it provides great News information and Weather information and if you have push notifications active, they don’t blow you up all day with push notifications for a snowflake that fell like channel 27 does. Definitely prefer channel 18’s app over channel 27 any day. Nice job channel 18!",
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