WKRG

WKRG (CBS)
Slogan: "News 5: Coverage you can count on."
Mobile, Alabama
Cable 5 / Digital 27
Owner	Media General
Founded	1955
Joined CBS	1955
Signal Radius	Northwestern Florida, Southwestern Alabama and Southern Mississippi
Callsign Meaning	Kenneth R. Giddens (Founder and Former Owner)
Former Affiliations	None
Former Callsigns	None
Major Mobile/Pensacola Stations
WEAR (Pensacola)	WKRG (Mobile)	WPMI (Mobile)
WALA (Mobile)	WBPG (Pensacola)	WJTC (Mobile)

WKRG has been the CBS station in Mobile, Alabama since its inception in 1955. The station was brought to the city when a radio signal tower was erected, putting WKRG-TV as well as WKRG AM and FM radio on the air.

In 2002, the big focus of the television channel switched to weather and news, and the channel's slogan was edited to make light of it: WKRG-5 became WKRG News 5, and it was touted as Mobile's "weather authority".

The affiliate debuted a new slogan in July 2004: News 5: Coverage you can count on, in conjunction with WKRG's 50th year in broadcasting.

Currently, the evening news desk is helmed by Mel Showers and Rose Ann Haven , with Andrew Findley and Jennifer Mayerle taking over on weekends. The head meteorologist today is Alan Sealls , with Jere Hough and John Nodar contributing to weather reports on other newscasts.

External links

WKRG's official website