Dallas-based WFAA-TV's new free Apple iPhone/iTouch app ranks No. 8 on the most downloaded news charts

That puts it ahead of national entities such as msnbc.com, HuffingtonPost.com, Time mobile, CBS News and The Today Show according to itunes current list of top 100 free news apps ( As of 1/31).

Here are the up-to-the-moment top 9 free news apps, in order of finish:

1. The White House (launched Jan. 20)
2. Engadget (Dec. 30)
3. NY Times (Nov. 24)
4. Yahoo! (June 4)
5. NPR News (Jan. 4)
6. USA Today (Dec. 23)
7. Fluent News Reader (Jan. 9)

8. WFAA Dallas
9. ABC News (Dec 12)
10. AP Mobile (Jan. 15)