About this app
News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The WFXR mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. The WFXR News App is your home for local news, weather, sports and local events in Southwest and Central Virginia. We cover news and weather for cities and counties from Roanoke and Lexington to Wytheville, Blacksburg, Lynchburg and Danville, and everything in between. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.
Latest release
What’s New
We've fixed some bugs and improved general performance.
Audience growth
Ratings growth
Baseline captured. Growth appears after the crawler observes a changed rating count.
Momentum comes from crawler snapshots for the tracked storefront. “Viral growth signal” means unusually fast recent rating gains; it is an indicator, not download data.
Price tracking
Price intelligence
First snapshot captured. The trend line starts after the next crawler price observation.
- First observed Aug 13, 2026 · 1:29 PM Free
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