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WKRG is the CBS local television affiliate that provides news, programming, entertainment and information to residents of the greater Mobile, Ala., area. WKRG, which broadcasts on channels 5 and 27, began operations in September, 1955, and has been a CBS affiliate since inception. Its callsign is derived from the name of founder Kenneth R. Giddens. The station is owned and operated by Media General, a diversified communications company that operates newspapers, television stations and online enterprises, primarily in the Southeastern United States.