WKRG-TV

WKRG-TV
Channels
BrandingWKRG 5; WKRG News 5
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
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 ID73187
ERP961 kW
HAAT578 m (1,896 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°41′20.4″N 87°49′50.6″W / 30.689000°N 87.830722°W / 30.689000; -87.830722
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. B-51. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKRG-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.