Some television stations change networks, owners and identities every decade. WKRG has made the same promise from the same channel since 1955, and the Gulf Coast has built its news habit around that consistency. When a customer in Mobile or Pensacola checks whether a business is established, this is the name they measure it against. This page is about putting your business on it: how a published article on wkrg.com works, what the finished thing looks like, what decides its price, and the one email that starts it.
The short answer: yes, a Gulf Coast business can get featured on WKRG
Yes. A business can be published on wkrg.com through a paid article placement, arranged through us at PressFeature. This is not pitching a story to the News 5 newsroom, and it is not buying a broadcast spot. It is a separate, legitimate route: a sponsored article about your business that runs on the station's website, labelled as paid content, reviewed by the outlet before it goes live, and permanent once published.
You do not need a media buyer, an agency or a news hook. You need a business worth writing about and one email. The rest of this page gives you the whole picture before you decide.
Ready to get your business on WKRG?
Send us your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. You get a fit confirmation and your individual quote back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgOne email starts it. No form, no obligation.
What you actually get: your business in a News 5 headline
Picture the finished thing, because that is what you are buying. A live article page on wkrg.com carries your business name in the headline and your story in the text: what you do, why the Gulf Coast trusts you, and how customers reach you. It sits under the News 5 name that both sides of the state line have watched for seventy years.
Then the article starts working for you. You send the link to the customer deciding between you and a competitor. You put it in the proposal, the listing and the follow-up email. You add WKRG to the "As Featured On" row on your own website, and every visitor understands in one second that the coast's established news name published a story about your business. That moment of recognition is the product, and it does not expire.
Why WKRG carries weight on the Gulf Coast
WKRG first signed on 5 September 1955, licensed to Mobile, and it has been the market's CBS station from its first day. It is the only commercial station in the market that has never changed its primary affiliation: seventy years of the same network, the same channel and the same promise. Even the call letters are personal; they carry the initials of the station's founder, Kenneth R. Giddens. For decades the station was also the home of Congressional Report, which ran from 1973 to 2006 and was billed as the longest-running programme of its kind in the nation, a depth signal about the institution behind the News 5 brand.
The authority shows in the numbers too. In our outlet directory, wkrg.com carries a Domain Authority of 80, the strongest in its class, with roughly 581,400 monthly organic visits. Figures like that are supporting proof. The real reason a WKRG article works is the habit underneath them: this is simply the news name the Gulf Coast grew up trusting.
What a sponsored article on wkrg.com actually looks like
Precision first. The article is a full page on wkrg.com itself. It is labelled as paid content, and that labelling is not a weakness; it is what makes the placement legitimate and durable. The outlet reviews the article before it is published, so what goes live has passed the station's own check. Once live, the placement is permanent. It does not disappear at the end of a flight or a season, because there is no campaign window attached to it.
The article links to your website, and those links carry sponsored attributes, as paid content rules require. Anyone who promises you a plain editorial dofollow link from a paid placement is describing something that does not exist. What you get is more valuable: a permanent, credible page about your business on one of the highest-authority local news sites in the region, sending real readers to you.
Two states, one market: who actually reads this
Here is the fact that decides this purchase for half the businesses reading this page. WKRG is licensed to Mobile, Alabama, and its market is the Gulf Coast on both sides of the state line: southwest Alabama and the Florida Panhandle around Pensacola. Those are not two audiences. They are one news market that happens to cross a border.
So a Pensacola business buying a WKRG article is not buying an out-of-market mention and hoping it travels. It is buying its home market's news site, the one its own customers open. The same is true in reverse for a Mobile firm whose customers drive in from Florida. Most local outlets make you choose a side of the line. This placement covers the market the way the market actually lives.
Who a WKRG article is right for, and who should skip it
This placement fits Gulf Coast businesses on both sides of the line whose customers research before they buy: marine and waterfront businesses, healthcare providers, legal and home-services firms, retailers and restaurants competing for the same coastal customer. If your buyer's first move is to check you against the established name, this article is the check you pass.
It does not fit a business with no Gulf Coast customers. If nobody who matters to you reads wkrg.com, spend the money on the outlet your customers actually open. We would rather tell you that now than sell you the wrong placement, and our guide to which news outlets accept sponsored content can help you compare routes.
How publishing on WKRG works, step by step
Step 1: Email us. Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. That email is the whole application. No form, no account, no retainer.
Step 2: Fit confirmation and your quote. We confirm your business and topic fit the outlet, and you receive your individual quote for this placement.
Step 3: The article. You can supply the article yourself, or we arrange the writing for you. Either way, the draft goes to the outlet for review before anything is published.
Step 4: Review and go live. The outlet reviews the article. Once approved, it is published on wkrg.com, fast once the review is complete.
Step 5: Your live link. You receive the live link to your article, yours to send to customers on both sides of the state line from that day on.
Your protection is stated plainly because it is part of the arrangement before you pay anything: payment is in full in advance, and if the article does not go live, you receive a full refund, in writing.
What decides the price, the honest limits, and how to start
There is no public price for a WKRG article. Broadcast advertising on the station is the station's own sales business; the website article is priced per placement, on the factors that differ between businesses: the scope of the article, whether you supply it or we arrange the writing, the placement specifics, and timing. Our guide to how much a sponsored article costs explains that factor model in full, and one email returns your exact figure with no obligation.
The limits, plainly. The article is paid content and is labelled as such; it is not editorial coverage and not the News 5 newsroom endorsing your business. No one can guarantee rankings, traffic or sales from a placement like this, whatever a directory authority figure might tempt a seller to claim. What it does is put a credible, permanent page about your business on the news site this coast trusts most.
If WKRG is the name your customers measure you against, the next step is a single email. Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and the story the article should tell. Our services page covers the wider picture of what we do, but the WKRG article itself begins with that email.
Get your business on WKRG
One email with your business name, your website, and the story you want told. Your fit confirmation and individual quote come back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgFull refund in writing if your article does not go live.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy an article on wkrg.com?
Yes, as a paid, labelled placement arranged through us. The outlet reviews the article before it is published, and the placement is permanent once live.
How much does it cost to advertise on WKRG?
Broadcast advertising is the station's own sales business. For the website article there is no public price, because each placement is quoted individually by email on scope, production, placement specifics and timing.
Does WKRG accept sponsored articles?
Yes, in the form of clearly labelled paid content on wkrg.com, reviewed before publishing.
How do I get my business featured on WKRG?
Email us with your business and story. We confirm fit, quote individually, place the article after review, and send you the live link.
Can a Mobile business publish a guest post on wkrg.com?
There is no open guest post programme. The working route is the paid placement arranged through us, and it is equally open to Pensacola-side businesses in the same market.
Is sponsored content on wkrg.com labelled?
Yes, it runs as labelled paid content. That labelling is what keeps the placement legitimate and durable.
Do paid articles on WKRG include a website link?
Yes. Links carry sponsored attributes under paid content rules, not a plain editorial dofollow.
How long does a sponsored article stay on wkrg.com?
The placement is permanent. It does not expire with a broadcast schedule, and if it does not go live you receive a full refund in writing.
Disclosure: PressFeature sells article placements on WKRG, and this page is our own marketing content, published to explain the placement honestly. Figures cited are from our public outlet directory. Published October 2026. Last reviewed: October 2026.