NewsON - Local News & Weather

Name: NewsON - Local News & Weather
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.561338186264038 (2946 reviews)
Author: Syncbak, Inc.

Syncbak, Inc.

Contains ads

3.6

2.95K reviews

100K+

Downloads

Everyone 10+

About this app

Watch local TV newscasts live and on demand for FREE from over 285 trusted local news stations across the U.S., all in one app. Stay up to date on local news with NewsON anytime, anywhere, on all devices and in thousands of retail locations throughout the U.S.!

- Stream live local news, previous newscasts (up to 48 hours), and local news clips
- Watch breaking news coverage of local stories gaining national attention from where it’s happening
- Never miss a moment - get breaking news alerts and easily identify when stations are broadcasting live
- Access your favorite local stations effortlessly no matter where you live

For app feedback, support, and questions, contact us at androidappfeedback@newson.us

NewsON is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. By using this app, you agree to the Sinclair Privacy Policy, which includes terms applicable to NewsON.

Updated on

Oct 7, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

This app may share these data types with third parties

Personal info, Photos and videos, and App activity

This app may collect these data types

Personal info, App activity and 2 others

Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.5

2.46K reviews

Troy Wootton

September 8, 2025

This app is not worth the aggravation that it creates. I have complained in the past about the volume issues. whenever an ad comes on the volume doubles and it's the same ads over and over and over sometimes it's the same ad four or five times in a row. The other issue that I have is you want to watch the live broadcast and you're watching it say at 4:30 in the morning and when the clock rolls over to 5:00 a.m. then it starts playing the last night 10:00 p.m. newscast it doesn't play th 5am.

6 people found this review helpful

Syncbak, Inc.

November 27, 2024

Hi Troy, thank you for your feedback. Can you please let us know what station you’re watching and which ads seem louder than others? The audio level of ads is not directly controlled by NewsON but we can try to address this with the advertiser. Please don't hesitate to contact us at support@newson.us so we can look further into this!

Paul Bohn

October 13, 2022

It used to be decent, with ads not getting in the way with broadcasts. Now it shoves multiple ads in the middle of live broadcasts instead of keying on station breaks. Even on-demand broadcasts are being interrupted and not picking up where they were interrupted. I don't mind ads, but when they run over top of content rather than pausing and restarting content where they left off, it has become useless to me. I'll give developers time to respond before removing the app from my devices.

35 people found this review helpful

Syncbak, Inc.

January 11, 2023

Hi Paul, thank you for your feedback. It would be helpful to have a bit more information such as which channel(s) you're experiencing this issue on. Please contact us at support@newson.us and we'd be happy to look into this further to resolve this. Hope to hear from you soon! We appreciate your patience.

Alyson Holloway

November 24, 2021

The app is good, I haven't had problems with it. However, the stated distance is way off. My closest station is less than 30 miles, but the app says 122. This needs to be fixed. It's understandable that there are going to be breaks when a newscast goes to commercial. It's the way it is if you are streaming from the stations website.

23 people found this review helpful

What’s new

-Trending News Stations Map: Navigate Real-time Coverage on Breaking News Stories
-Breaking News Alerts: Stay informed on the go
-Follow the latest Weather Forecast
-What’sON Series: Daily Unique & Trending News Story Beyond the Headlines
-Locked On Sports Video Podcasts: 24/7 Sports Insights
-Commenting & Polling: Share your views and engage with the NewsON community!

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