The Scranton Times-Tribune vs WVIA Public Media App Usage & Stats
Welcome to a new app experience, we have optimized our app and giving it a facelift! This faster iOS native app now has the following new features:
Your News:
Provide personalized recommendations for content based on user preferences. Users will be allowed to customize the content they want to engage with by selecting the topics they are truly interested in. By going to the “Your News” tab the user can bypass the noise of all that is published and home in on the content they want
Saved Articles:
Save feature that allows users to save articles or other content they are interested in for later reading or reference.Push notifications will remind users to read their saved articles or suggest related content
Custom Push Notifications:
The user can select what topics they want to be notified about which makes for a much less intrusive experience.
Top Navigation Bar:
A top navigation bar lets the user switch between sections by swiping or tapping.
Enews in-app:
Desire the newspaper experience? No need to open a separate app! By simply going to Settings and selecting E-News the user can browse the Digital Replica of the day’s paper.
Offline Reading:
This feature allows users to enable offline reading from Settings. Offline “Reading Preferences” can also be customized for Settings.
Swipe Left:
Instead of going back to the main section to find more articles, users have the option to simply swipe, immediately opening other articles in the Section.
Follow Topics:
A user will be shown articles on topics they are following. To follow select “follow” at the article level and related articles will gain relevancy and be shown more frequently. Just as easily “Unfollow”
Terms of Use:
https://www.medianewsgroup.com/terms-of-use/
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- Apple App Store
- Free
- News
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The WVIA Public Media App:
The WVIA Public Media App allows you to enjoy the services of WVIA TV (PBS) and WVIA Radio (NPR). Listen and watch your favorite shows/clips anywhere you want to. You can also pause and rewind live audio, and view radio and TV program schedules! You can explore, watch and listen to On Demand stories whenever you want, share stories with your friends!
Live Radio Streaming:
• DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed!
• Listen to live streams from WVIA Radio even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing.
• Integrated program schedules for WVIA Radio streams!
• One click stream switching – flip over to the program you noticed on another stream with a single click.
• Listen to WVIA Radio in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails!
Stream Video Content:
• Watch your favorite PBS shows using our DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). Catch up on your favorite shows or important news programs you count on everyday.
• Stream your favorite WVIA TV shows including: Call the Doctor, Scholastic Scrimmage, Homegrown Music Concerts and more, all in one place!
• WVIA WVIA TV members can access their WVIA Passport account, allowing you to watch special curated content!
Additional features
• Easily share stories and programs with family and friends WVIA the “Share” button.
• A built in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station.
The WVIA Radio and TV app is brought to you by the people at Public Radio and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued viewers and listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, on whatever device you have!
Please support WVIA Radio and TV by becoming a member today!
wvia.org/support
- Apple App Store
- Free
- News
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The Scranton Times-Tribune VS. 
WVIA Public Media AppJanuary 7, 2026