WBAL-TV app review: Baltimore's leading news and weather resource

Introduction

If you want to keep track of Baltimore's breaking news and weather in a neat, portable, and easily navigable package, get WBAL-TV on your iPhone or iPad. Not only does it bring you current happenings in local news, national news, traffic, and many more beats in a neat, easy-to-use package, but it is also completely free of cost!

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I will happily preach to the choir of other user reviews in saying that this app has quickly become my favorite for several reasons. It sends a fair amount of alerts, but all the stories are relevant and interesting. Despite having other news apps installed on my iPhone, this app is the first to bring me the latest breaking news. It is also very neat and structured so as to not strain the eyes.

Breaking News And Traffic

When you first open up WBAL-TV - Baltimore's Free Breaking News And Weather Source, you will be taken to the home screen, which displays a list of all the Top Stories in the order in which they were published.

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With one tap, you can go to the Traffic function, which essentially pulls up a map of Baltimore and provides precise information on the estimated duration of your journey. If you are undecided on which route to take due to the possibility of being stuck in typical Baltimore traffic for hours, you'll find this function a boon to your precious time.

You may enable push notifications to receive alerts as and when breaking news stories are published. If you decide that some of these stories are interesting enough to follow, you can either read the article by swiping the push notification directly, or by following the live video stream coverage. Should you find yourself occupied with something else at that moment, you may also revisit the story later on in the day on the daily newscast.

 

Contribute And Be Heard

I feel like WBAL-TV is one step ahead of its competitors because they have thought through in their minds what the users of this news source might want in an app such as this one. Users want to feel like they are contributing, to feel like they can take part in the dialogue about their country and about the things that matter to them, that directly affect them.

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Interactiveness is an important aspect of any news app and WBAL-TV provides it in spades. Users can submit stories, pictures, vand ideos to the news channel, where they will be evaluated. If certain criteria are met, your input may be featured on WBAL-TV. You are also encouraged to comment on news articles that matter to you or share articles via social media if a piece particularly resonates with you.

I think the weather feature is the best one that Baltimore has to offer. You can see hourly, daily, or weekly weather predictions on a comprehensive map of the area. On this map, you will also find the interactive radar, which enables you to go to “street level” in order to closely watch any storms that may be coming. If you prefer a video medium, you may choose to view the daily videocasts presented by the in-house meteorologist.

 

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Be the first to know about local or national breaking news
• Receive push notifications alerts for new stories immediately
• Watch live streaming of new stories
• Contribute articles, photos, and videos to WBAL-TV
• Share articles on social media or comment on them directly on WBAL-TV
• View hourly, daily, or weekly weather forecasts

 

 

 

 

Cons

• There is nothing negative to say about this app

 

Final Words

If you live in Baltimore, if you wish to be the first to find out what's going on in your neighborhood or in your country, if you drive a lot and want current traffic reports, or simply want to know what to wear based on weather forecasts, I would suggest downloading WBAL-TV - Baltimore's free breaking news, weather source.