KATC News

KATC provides continuous news coverage for Acadiana.

Price
In-App PurchaseNo
Shows AdsYes
LaunchedDec 02, 2014
Store Categories
Applications|News & Magazines

Total Ratings

Worldwide

640
5 star
520
4 star
31
3 star
31
2 star
6
1 star
44

Description

KATC News gives you up-to-the-minute local news, breaking news alerts, 24/7 live streaming video, accurate weather forecasts, severe weather updates, and in-depth investigations from the local news station you know and trust.

Connect to your community through our local news app. We're celebrating what makes our community great, giving you context to understand local issues and sharing solutions to help you solve problems.

LOCAL NEWS:
• Get up-to-the-minute breaking news alerts and stories.
• Tap 'Top News' to read the most important news of the day as curated by our local news teams.
• Tap 'Most Recent' to read the news stories published most recently.
• Get full support for Dark Mode and Light Mode based on your device preference.

LOCAL VIDEO:
• Watch our 24/7 live streaming news channel.
• Watch video on demand clips from recent newscasts.
• You're in control over what you want to watch and when.

LOCAL WEATHER:
• Get daily video weather updates from your trusted local weather team.
• Stay up to date with hourly and daily weather forecasts.
• View interactive weather radar to help you track rain, snow and storms.
• Get weather conditions and forecasts for your location.

We're committed to continually improving your experience in our app. Please let us know how we're doing by leaving a review in the Google Play Store.

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Version History

Releasing updates every about 2 months on average. Last update 71 days ago.

v.2025.01.02Jan 02, 2025

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2024.10.07Oct 07, 2024

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2024.09.16Sep 16, 2024

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2024.05.20May 20, 2024

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2024.04.16Apr 16, 2024

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2023.10.19Oct 19, 2023

Our new 7.0 app gives you all the breaking news, weather, and investigations from the station you know and trust.

- Choose "Top News" to see the most important news or "Most Recent" for stories published most recently.

- Watch 24/7 live news stream video in our new "Watch" tab.

- Choose to use the app in Light Mode or Dark Mode.

We’re excited to see the new mobile app in action and hope you are too. Have feedback on the new design? Let us know in the app by going to Tools > Contact Support.

v.2022.06.29Jun 29, 2022

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2022.06.03Jun 03, 2022

This is a hot fix that resolves an unexpected issue in the previous app release, which caused the app to sometimes not open after tapping a push notification.

v.2022.05.13May 13, 2022

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2022.02.17Feb 17, 2022

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2022.01.28Jan 28, 2022

This release includes some maintenance items to improve your overall news experience. Thanks for supporting local journalism!

v.2021.12.04Dec 04, 2021

This is a hot fix that resolves an unexpected issue in the previous app release, which caused the app to crash on launch in the version 6.31.1 app.

v.2021.09.07Sep 07, 2021

Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items to improve your overall news experience.

v.2021.05.10May 10, 2021

Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items to improve your overall news experience.

v.2021.03.26Mar 26, 2021

Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items to improve your overall news experience.

v.2021.02.18Feb 18, 2021

Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items to improve your overall news experience.

v.2020.11.11Nov 11, 2020

Thanks for supporting local journalism! This release includes maintenance items and performance improvements to improve your overall news experience.

v.2020.09.04Sep 04, 2020

• New weather radar map from our weather provider is in this app update, as our weather provider will discontinue the old radar map in the near future. To upgrade the new radar map, we had to update the app's code base to support newer Android phones and modern Android operating system versions. As a result, it's possible there could be some older Android devices that may have trouble running this updated app.

• Misc bug fixes and performance improvements are included in this release.

Varies with deviceSep 04, 2020

• New weather radar map from our weather provider is in this app update, as our weather provider will discontinue the old radar map in the near future. To upgrade the new radar map, we had to update the app's code base to support newer Android phones and modern Android operating system versions. As a result, it's possible there could be some older Android devices that may have trouble running this updated app.

• Misc bug fixes and performance improvements are included in this release.

6.26.5Jul 16, 2020

• New weather radar map from our weather provider is in this app update, as our weather provider will discontinue the old radar map in the near future. To upgrade the new radar map, we had to update the app's code base to support newer Android phones and modern Android operating system versions. As a result, it's possible there could be some older Android devices that may have trouble running this updated app.

• Misc bug fixes and performance improvements are included in this release.

6.23.3Oct 30, 2019

We've added some minor performance improvements in this release.

6.23.2Oct 15, 2019

We've added some minor performance improvements in this release.

6.22.9Sep 04, 2019

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.22.6Jul 22, 2019

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

6.22.5Jul 10, 2019

Our mobile app has a brand new look and feel!

You''ll still get up-to-the-minute breaking news, accurate weather and in-depth investigations, but in a new package. We've spent months talking with readers and viewers to understand what's most important. This new design is a direct result of that feedback.

The new design brings a bold, fresh focus to the biggest news of the day, with spotlights the day's top stories so you can see what's important at a glance in your mobile app.

5.1.61.251Mar 21, 2019

Minor updates and fixes.

4.0.0.100Jul 23, 2018

Completely redesigned User Interface with simplified navigation.

3.10.0Mar 16, 2018

Updates & Improvements:
Updated UX for loading more content in a Category Page - now the loading spinner appears in-line, below the oldest piece of content, matching Android’s Material Design best practices
Now users can pull-to-refresh the Weather page and after 15 minutes since the Weather page data will automatically refresh to make sure users see fresh data
Performance & Stability:
Fixed the top crash issues identified via our technical performance monitoring tool

3.9.1Dec 08, 2017

NEW in this release:
• Under-the-hood performance improvements

3.9.0Nov 29, 2017

NEW in this release:
• Lots of bug fixes and under-the-hood performance improvements!

3.8.1Nov 01, 2017

NEW in this release:
• Lots of bug fixes and under-the-hood performance improvements!

3.8.0Oct 20, 2017

NEW in this release:
• Lots of bug fixes and under-the-hood performance improvements!

3.7.0Aug 04, 2017

NEW in this release:
• Fixed a bug that took many users to the wrong Article
• Fixed another bug that allowed the screen to sleep while watching a video
• Android 7.1 users - Use App Shortcuts for the Weather page + other key parts of the app
• Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements

3.6.0May 19, 2017

3.4.0Mar 30, 2017

NEW in this version:
• [NEW] Get severe weather alerts in your area as soon as you open the app - Warnings, Watches, and Advisories are separated so you can easily see the most important information
• Many small improvements to the user experience for Slideshows and Articles
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements

3.3.3Jan 31, 2017

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!
FIXED! Crash bug that was affecting some users.
New Features!
• [Coming Soon] Tune in Live - Live video will play when you open the app
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements
• Shiny, new icon in push notifications

3.3.2Jan 30, 2017

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!
FIXED! Crash bug that was affecting some users.
New Features!
• [Coming Soon] Tune in Live - Live video will play when you open the app
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements
• Shiny, new icon in push notifications

3.3.1Jan 28, 2017

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!
FIXED! Crash bug that was affecting some users.
New Features!
* [Coming Soon] Tune in Live - Live video will play when you open the app
* Many bug fixes and performance improvements

3.3.0Jan 27, 2017

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!
New Features!
* [Coming Soon] Tune in Live - Live video will play when you open the app
* Many bug fixes and performance improvements

3.2.5Dec 23, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.2.4Dec 14, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.2.3Nov 02, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.2.2Nov 01, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.2.1Oct 07, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.1.0Sep 14, 2016

We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.0.1Jun 30, 2016

Welcome to the brand new app for KATC news! We update the KATC news app regularly so we can make it better for you. Get the latest version for all of the available features and improvements. Thanks for trusting the KATC app as your key source for news, weather, and sports in Acadiana!

3.0Jun 17, 2016

2.3.1Jun 23, 2015

KATC provides Continuous News Coverage for Acadiana. When you're on the go, take KATC with you! The easily navigated design allows you to browse news, weather, sports and more with the touch of your finger - all in the palm of your hand.

Features:


- Continuous Local News Coverage
- The latest Local News and Weather forecast video
- Power Doppler 3000


Whenever news breaks, wherever you are - KATC gives you an all-access pass to what's happening in Acadiana.

2.3Jun 05, 2015

KATC provides Continuous News Coverage for Acadiana. When you're on the go, take KATC with you! The easily navigated design allows you to browse news, weather, sports and more with the touch of your finger - all in the palm of your hand.

Features:


- Continuous Local News Coverage
- The latest Local News and Weather forecast video
- Power Doppler 3000


Whenever news breaks, wherever you are - KATC gives you an all-access pass to what's happening in Acadiana.

2.1.4Mar 02, 2015

KATC provides Continuous News Coverage for Acadiana. When you're on the go, take KATC with you! The easily navigated design allows you to browse news, weather, sports and more with the touch of your finger - all in the palm of your hand.

Features:


- Continuous Local News Coverage
- The latest Local News and Weather forecast video
- Power Doppler 3000


Whenever news breaks, wherever you are - KATC gives you an all-access pass to what's happening in Acadiana.

2.1.3Feb 17, 2015

KATC provides Continuous News Coverage for Acadiana. When you're on the go, take KATC with you! The easily navigated design allows you to browse news, weather, sports and more with the touch of your finger - all in the palm of your hand.

Features:


- Continuous Local News Coverage
- The latest Local News and Weather forecast video
- Power Doppler 3000


Whenever news breaks, wherever you are - KATC gives you an all-access pass to what's happening in Acadiana.

2.1.2Jan 02, 2015

KATC provides Continuous News Coverage for Acadiana. When you're on the go, take KATC with you! The easily navigated design allows you to browse news, weather, sports and more with the touch of your finger - all in the palm of your hand.

Features:


- Continuous Local News Coverage
- The latest Local News and Weather forecast video
- Power Doppler 3000


Whenever news breaks, wherever you are - KATC gives you an all-access pass to what's happening in Acadiana.

LaunchedDec 02, 2014

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