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tmorse1's avatar
tmorse1
Streaming Star
5 months ago
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CW app doesn't sync audio and video after a commercial

Beginning a few days ago, I began experiencing a problem on only the CW app on my Roku 3 player: coming out of a commercial break, the audio and video feed are out of sync, If I back arrow out of the program and then resume it, they are back in sync until the next commercial break, whence they again come back out of sync. Again, this is happening only on the CW app and no others. I've tried restarting Roku, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, and swapping out the HDMI cable, but the problem persists.

Is anyone else having this problem with the CW app? Anyone with a solution that works?

Thank you,

Terry

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  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    5 months ago

    Hey tmorse1,

    Thank you for your troubleshooting efforts.

    Since the app developers manage the channels on Roku, you will need to address any issues through an update from them. 

    Let us know if you need further assistance.

    Roku Community Team

11 Replies

  • SuaSponte2000's avatar
    SuaSponte2000
    Binge Watcher
    4 months ago

    I have the same issue.  I'll be uninstalling the CW app.  I'm thinking about ditching ROKU too.  Too many problems go unresolved!

  • pgdoitnow's avatar
    pgdoitnow
    Reel Rookie
    4 months ago

    Experiencing the same problem.  I have never viewed CW on the app until a week ago. I suspect it’s the CW app. I think it’s  **bleep** programming for inserting their ads. Notice that the ad does a fast forward and then the voice audio are out of sync. Sometimes they recalibrate after another ad break. In addition I’ve never experienced the excessive number of ads for one episode in any other streamer. 

    • pgdoitnow's avatar
      pgdoitnow
      Reel Rookie
      4 months ago

      I reported the issue to CW technical support via their support page. 

      • pgdoitnow's avatar
        pgdoitnow
        Reel Rookie
        4 months ago

        It appears CW installed a workaround in their streaming software to fast forward after the ad insert completes to re-sync the audio and video. I watched the same episodes on CW last night and the stream re-sync'd each time after the ad was done.

  • RokuPAC's avatar
    RokuPAC
    Newbie
    3 months ago

    There are still issues with the CW App as far as the Audio and Video not syncing. It happened last night to me (6/27/25). I uninstalled and then reinstalled the App and it seem to work for now. I also agree there are way too many commercials when streaming (along with them being the same ones over and over again). Its very easy to fall asleep while watching these commercials

    • RokuJohnB's avatar
      RokuJohnB
      Community Moderator
      3 months ago

      HiRokuPAC​,

      Thanks for raising this concern directly with us!

      Roku only transmits the app and is not responsible for its ads and content. The app is fully responsible for selecting its programming and ads. For issues, please reach out to the support team of the affected app directly.

      Let us know if you need more help.

      Roku Community Team

  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    Community Moderator
    5 months ago

    Hey tmorse1,

    Thank you for your troubleshooting efforts.

    Since the app developers manage the channels on Roku, you will need to address any issues through an update from them. 

    Let us know if you need further assistance.

    Roku Community Team