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13WMAZ

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User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

The 13WMAZ app provides reliable local news and weather for Central Georgia, but recent updates have introduced significant usability issues including frequent crashes, non-functional weather features, and an overwhelming number of unskippable ads that often freeze the app.

4.8★ lifetime (28,679) Free to download since 2011 by Tegna Inc. updated 0.3 mo ago recent negative 25% 120 reviews across 1 regions
Ads & Monetization Weather Features App Stability & Performance User Interface & Navigation News Content & Coverage
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recent reviews across 1 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

The 13WMAZ app is a free local news application for Central Georgia, historically praised for its accurate weather and comprehensive news coverage. However, recent updates have led to widespread complaints about app stability, broken weather features, and an excessive number of intrusive advertisements.

What users like

  • Provides accurate and timely local news and breaking alerts for Central Georgia.R2R12R17R27
  • Offers reliable weather forecasts and severe weather alerts, especially helpful during critical events.R1R11R18R20
  • Users appreciate the news anchors and reporters, feeling a personal connection to the station.R3R13R15R16

What users complain about

  • Weather radar and forecast features are frequently broken, inaccessible, or display incorrect information after recent updates.R5R4R6R7
  • The app is plagued by an excessive number of intrusive and unskippable advertisements, often freezing the app or blocking content.R6R22R23R32
  • Users report frequent app crashes, freezing, and issues with content loading, making the app unreliable.R14R59R68R76
  • The new app design is considered less user-friendly, difficult to navigate, and makes finding current news challenging.R19R62R79R129
  • Notifications are often irrelevant or do not function correctly, sending alerts for non-severe weather despite settings.R50R61R181
  • Some users experience old news on the front screen, slow updates, and issues with video playback.R19R51R54R64

Latest update · v50.15.4

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Bug fixes and improvements

Recurring themes

Weather Features negative
Many users report that the weather radar is no longer accessible or accurate, the weather section often fails to load, and location services are incorrect. This contradicts the developer's 'bug fixes and improvements' claim, as weather functionality seems to have worsened for many.R5R4R6R7
Ads & Monetization negative
A pervasive complaint is the overwhelming number of ads, including unskippable video ads, pop-ups that block content, and ads that freeze the app, making it unusable. Users are particularly frustrated by ads during severe weather warnings.R6R22R23R32
App Stability & Performance negative
Many users report the app frequently crashes, freezes, or fails to load content, often requiring reinstallation. This directly contradicts the developer's 'bug fixes and improvements' claim.R14R59R68R76
User Interface & Navigation negative
The recent update introduced a new design that many users find less intuitive, cluttered, and difficult to navigate, making it harder to find specific news stories or features.R19R62R79R129
News Content & Coverage positive
Despite technical issues, many users still praise the app for its local news coverage, breaking news alerts, and the quality of its anchors and reporters, especially for severe weather updates.R2R3R12R17

Who it's for

This app is for Central Georgia residents who prioritize local news and weather information from a familiar station and are willing to tolerate significant technical issues and a high volume of ads R3R11R12R18. It is not for users who expect a smooth, ad-free experience or reliable weather radar functionality R5R6R84.

Evidence note: The recent review sample skews heavily negative, particularly regarding app performance and ads. While the lifetime rating is high, the recent sentiment indicates a sharp decline in user satisfaction following recent updates.

Frequently asked

Is the 13WMAZ app free?
Yes, the 13WMAZ app is free to download and use, but it contains a very high number of advertisements R22R84R149.
Why is the 13WMAZ app crashing or freezing?
Many users report that the 13WMAZ app frequently crashes, freezes, or fails to load content, often due to intrusive advertisements that cannot be closed R14R87R113R200.
Are the weather features working correctly on the 13WMAZ app?
No, many recent reviews indicate that the weather radar is often inaccessible, the weather section doesn't load, or location-based weather information is incorrect after recent updates R5R4R8R10.
Can I customize notifications in the 13WMAZ app?
While the app offers notification settings, users report that they often receive irrelevant national news alerts despite setting preferences for only severe weather or local news R50R61R181.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R2] 5/5 · US Central Georgia News: Great app
  2. [R12] 5/5 · US WMAZ13: I Love this app . It keeps me updated on Breaking News and all other news as well.
  3. [R17] 4/5 · US BobbyRobi: I love getting instant news. Thanks WMAZ.
  4. [R27] 5/5 · US Prompt News Bulletins: Great news coverage and notifications.
  5. [R1] 5/5 · US Weather: Always keeping us informed
  6. [R11] 5/5 · US Thankful for 13WMAZ: This news station gives the most accurate info regarding weather for central GA
  7. [R18] 5/5 · US WMAZ and Ben is great.: I love the way you all keep us viewed aware when it is severe weather.such a wonderful weather team.Frank and the News team is great also.keep up the good work.God bless you all.
  8. [R20] 4/5 · US Great app: I really love the extended weather coverage on this app!
  9. [R3] 5/5 · US Straight from the Heart: I have watched 13WMAZ since the late fifties. I throughly enjoy the news anchors and reporters who do an excellent job.
  10. [R13] 5/5 · US New to the area and wake up to 13WMAZ every morning 🙏💕: 💕👏👏
  11. [R15] 5/5 · US All: Love wmaz news
  12. [R16] 5/5 · US Retired: The number one network in the nation!
  13. [R5] 2/5 · US What happened?: I used to love the weather radar. I used it no matter where I was. Even in Europe on deployment. It was always the most accurate and easiest to understand. Since the update, I haven’t been able to access the radar not a once. I’ve got an iPhone 12Pro Max. Is my phone just too out of date for it? The weather portion won’t load, I can’t get my current location to stop saying Macon (I
  14. [R4] 3/5 · US Bad update: I used to go to this app for the interactive map. But since your last update it’s terrible. Can’t see half the map because there’s a block with precipitation levels almost in the middle of the screen. Not to mention a big blob with the current temperature in Macon, which is completely unnecessary since I’m in Milledgeville.
  15. [R6] 1/5 · US Horrible app: This was a good app to use to get weather forecast but now can’t see anything. I don’t want to have to watch a video to get my forecast. I would rather read it or see radar myself. I would have given no stars but it won’t let me. Please do better
  16. [R7] 2/5 · US Please change back: I don’t know why the app was recently changed, but it is horrible. It’s extremely basic which is fine, but the weather section 1/2 works. Please change it back.
  17. [R22] 3/5 · US Too many commercials: Too many commercials, need less advertising and more news.
  18. [R23] 1/5 · US Ads during severe weather?!: Absolutely disgraceful that you make people watch an ad during a TORNADO WARNING. James Spann would never!
  19. [R32] 1/5 · US Full of ads: Every new article you attempt to view, you will be bombarded by ads and videos unrelated to the news you’re attempting to view.
  20. [R14] 4/5 · US It’s good when it works!: Every since the latest “fix” the app has trouble loading. Some days it works fine, other days it won’t load. Have to delete and reinstall. Please fix it.
  21. [R59] 4/5 · US 13 WiMAX app: What’s wrong with this app I updated it now all it does when I try to open it is flash up on screen then gone Come on now
  22. [R68] 4/5 · US Issues: It has gotten to the point that this app will not load. I liked it when it worked, but now it won’t even load…?
  23. [R76] 1/5 · US It used to work until they did an upgrade a week ago: 03/25/2023 My phone was happy with your app until about a week ago I notice you did an upgrade... Congratulations one more customer has just decided to look elsewhere
  24. [R19] 5/5 · US queen52: Not so great anymore. In the past I haven't had any problems with this app. But lately more often than not I'm unable to get the videos to open and play. I don't have this problem with the other stations apps. I use this a lot when I travel to stay up to date on the local news. There are too many commercial adds before the story line. Please allow us to skip the adds all together, and don
  25. [R62] 1/5 · US Headlines: Gets really frustrating trying to find the photos attached to articles. It’s in the headline but when you pull up the in depth article, it’s noting but ads. SMH.
  26. [R79] 2/5 · US My obsession.: Apparently news stops Friday evening and doesn’t resume until Monday. If you want to be the GoTo News source. Report accurately and as events unfold. App is good and weather reports are accurate. Y’all are doing a good job but continue to improve.
  27. [R129] 3/5 · US Navigation issues: It’s another local news app, however, I have yet to discover the listing of station personal, employment opps and a few other items. To be honest this not the most intuitive news app around. Please rework it and i’ll continue using it. Thanks!
  28. [R50] 3/5 · US Non relevant notifications: I have the app settings for notification only about severe weather, but several notifications per day about other topics. The notification setting menu seems obvious, but does not function properly.
  29. [R61] 1/5 · US Notifications: I don’t have anything but a couple of items to receive notifications for, but I am tired of receiving national news stories. I don’t think of Trump all the time like this app does. I just want traffic, weather and local. Deleting now because this app will never improve.
  30. [R181] 1/5 · US Broken Notifications: Update-3-6-20. The recent update has made no difference to the alerts. I was hopeful it would be fixed but sigh... oh well, all alerts off again for 13WMAZ. Down to 1 Star. My favorite go to is 13WMAZ weather. However the app lacks the ability to only receive weather notifications. You can turn off all but weather notifications but it doesn’t work. I had no choice but t
  31. [R51] 2/5 · US Ads and old news: There so many ads they send you a notification and you click on it and it’s the story but there’s an ads about there own app that you already have or right now it’s a Roku ad you have to read the story. Most of the time they don’t report the news accurately or even on time WGXA is much better platform the way they’re app is set up is way easier to navigate.
  32. [R54] 5/5 · US Love this station… But: The app needs to be updated more regularly otherwise I love this station. It is the same stories for days sometimes with 1 new story here and there. Please think about having a person update the website hourly. There is enough things happening in Macon and surrounding area’s that I do not see lack of news stories to be told. Thank you and have a great day 😊
  33. [R64] 3/5 · US Review: Not updated on a regular basis. Old news on front screen quite often
  34. [R84] 1/5 · US Not Functional: When this app first came out it was great, now more than 10 years later it is so bogged down with relentless ads that trying to click on a story is impossible because the ads overlap and override the content. Why not have the option to pay for it? 41NBC has a very smooth non invasive app so this one is being deleted sadly.
  35. [R149] 2/5 · US Way too many advertisements: Hate that when you start reading the story, an advertisement pops up every time. Enough already!
  36. [R87] 1/5 · US Never loads properly: The app is almost useless because it never loads properly.
  37. [R113] 1/5 · US App stopped working: I updated the latest update of the app. It will give me alerts but every time I try to open the app it kicks me out. I hope you address and fix this problem soon or I will have to find another source
  38. [R200] 1/5 · US New app👎🏽: The new app crashes way too often! I use it as little as possible for this reason.
  39. [R8] 1/5 · US AWFUL UPDATE: Absolutely DO NOT like this update. Anytime I click on the weather, the page is blank. Can’t get the hourly update information or the radar….NOTHING. PLEASE fix it.
  40. [R10] 1/5 · US The update is awful: The new update is a jumbled mess, and what happened to the written forecast? I don’t want to have to watch a video with an extreme closeup of the meteorologist’s face to find out the forecast.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store