WKRG-TV

WKRG-TV

Mobile, Alabama Pensacola, Florida United States
Channels	Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	WKRG 5; WKRG News 5
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WFNA
History
First air date	September 5, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-09-05)[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1955–2009) Digital: 27 (UHF, 1999–2019)
Call sign meaning	Kenneth R. Giddens (station founder)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73187
ERP	961 kW
HAAT	578 m (1,896 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°41′20.4″N 87°49′50.6″W / 30.689000°N 87.830722°W / 30.689000; -87.830722
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wkrg.com

WKRG-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States, serving southwest Alabama and northwest Florida as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Gulf Shores, Alabama–licensed CW owned-and-operated station WFNA (channel 55). The two stations share studios with several radio stations owned by iHeartMedia on Broadcast Drive in southwest Mobile; WKRG-TV's transmitter is located in unincorporated Baldwin County near Spanish Fort, Alabama.