WDTN 2 News

Name: WDTN 2 News
Rating: 4.5 (2587 reviews)
Author: LIN Television Corporation

by LIN Television Corporation

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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News
Weather

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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.5 2587 ratings · App Store

4/5WDTN News App
Hello, about 2 weeks ago I started having issues accessing the news app. Every time it comes up when I click on a news story, it is wanting me to choose selections for receiving Breaking News, Local News, Weather, etc. I cannot get past this setup. I have deleted and reinstalled the app hoping that would alleviate the problem but it didn’t. I tried calling but there does not appear to be a dedicated phone number for technical support. Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Tracey, Dayton, OH

Sugarbear 21 · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Filled with Ads & Poor Audio Control
This ap is filled with cheesy and misleading ads for miracle cures, etc. Not what I want in a news ad. Also, audio automatically plays when you click on a news story—even when you turn your sound off. Volume must be on lowest level and sound off. Competing news channel app much better.

b.kondritz · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Alert Fatigue
As described in other reviews, the interface isn’t nearly as slick and intuitive as it could be. But the big problem, in my view, is with push notifications. Just because you *can* send your users a news alert doesn’t mean you *should*. I appreciate the occasional alert related to a specific local traffic or weather event or to a significant breaking news story. But please don’t use push notifications to remind me to watch your impending newscast, or to tease some inane story, or to announce that Jeopardy is starting a half-hour early to accommodate special Olympics coverage. It’s obnoxious, and each extraneous alert brings me a little closer to deleting the app. Please exercise a little restraint.

R.B.Clayton · 31 Jul 2026
1/5God awful!
Don't put more money in this. It can't be salvaged. Unorganized, can't find anything, just awful. Ch 7 isn't perfect, but they have the idea. They just let you scroll through news titles, and you can cover a lot of news fast. THATS the goal. Speed. Even your television station is losing viewership because of taking too long to deliver stories, and mindless interviews no one cares about. "5 on 2" is a ridiculous idea." Ch7 does one big thing wrong - they mix national stories into local stories and u don't realize you've clicked on Atlanta news til it's too late. Otherwise good app. Simplify, feed news fast, and people will return. Even B Davis takes too long.

CMB553344 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Notifications Settings are broken
I downloaded this app for weather notifications. I configured the in app settings for only weather notifications but I get notifications for everything. I checked and I double checked the notification settings over and over again to make sure the only setting that was turned on was for weather notifications but I still get notifications for everything. It is so annoying and frustrating to be alerted several times an hour about stuff that I didn’t intend to use this app for.

Matching Externally · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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41.14.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.15.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.16.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.17.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
41.19.0
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
41.20.0
If you're holding your device in landscape when entering an article screen, the video will no longer automatically jump into full-screen mode. If you're holding your phone or tablet in portrait orientation when you're on an article, then you can still quickly launch video full-screen mode by rotating it to landscape. We also fixed some minor bugs.
500.1.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.1.4
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.3.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.4.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.5.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.6.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.7.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.8.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
500.9.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
501.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
50.11.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
502.0.2
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
503.0.1
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
504.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
505.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
507.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
508.0.0
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
509.0.0 · 7 Jul 2026
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.

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WKRC Local 12 News — Same category + similar ratings

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