WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm for Pc

This app purports to have an "over-the-air" feature where you can access broadcast content in real time. That's also what was said in the promo which aired many times on the lead up to Hurricane Irma. Part of the pitch was that if you download the app you can watch on a personal device even after the power goes out. On opening it you are, in fact, presented with a YouTube-style video interface which says something like "WATCH LIVE." This is complete bunk! When the video finally loaded what we saw was from four hours earlier (per the app's own time display at the screen's bottom right). What's more there was no slider to advance or rewind the video. I tried it again this morning when there were no threatening conditions and much less demand, one would think. Same results, except now the delay was over twelve hours! Full disclosure - No other station has anything better to offer. What really burns me is how all these stations represent themselves as the most up-to-date, tech savvy operation in the market, when in fact even the engineers and IT guys are every bit as amateurish as the beginner reporters they foist on us. Do not waste your time! Especially when it really counts. Like in the teeth of a bad storm.

We follow the station locally for news and weather information. The app is similar to the actual TV station, meaning it is predictably good. The app loads quickly and has the basic information I need for news and weather. If you follow what is going on in Palm Beach county, the the app app is a trusted source that does not have some of the sensationalism other outlets have. The app consistently works well.

I like that I can swipe through to the next story without having to go back to the home screen. Also like that once you've read a story the headline is a lighter color. Seems to be more stable too and video loads faster. The best news app in West Palm Beach.

I have lived in PBC since 1961, have watched News 5 my whole life, have driven a tractor trailer in So. Fla for 27 years all in So. Fla the people of our Area have no idea what it takes to deliver to our gas stations, grocery stores and big time businesses, I am disappointed in the a—hole you put on the 6 o’clock news about the overturned tanker, I would like to see him do a better job, please consider your viewers when you put BS like that on the news. Thanks