KFST-TV

KFST-TV is a CBS-affiliate station serving Fort Stockton, Texas and all of Pecos County. It broadcasts on VHF channel 5.

History
KFST-TV channel 5 signed on the air on New Year's Day 1975, honoring the county's centennial year. It was then owned by Eric Spencer who also owned a car dealership as well. Originally broadcasting as a CBS affiliate, and remained so ever since (except 1989-1992). In 1967, Eric Spencer sold the station to RKO General. For the longest time, KFST was rated the best news station in Pecos County and it was one of CBS's strongest affiliates. Often having more viewership and loyalty than ABC, NBC (and later, FOX) combined. Throughout much of the 80s, News Center 5 was best known for their tough question investigations and accurate weather forecasts. Channel 5 did a lot of firsts as well. It was the first station to do live satellite coverage from anywhere in the US and the world. It was also the first station to do live wall-to-wall coverage of severe weather (Most notably when a strong F3 tornado impacted the viewing area back in 1985). It was even the first station do own a helicopter.

Newscasts
KFST, like many other CBS stations in West Texas, produce 45 hours of local news each week (8 on the weekdays, 2 1/2 on the weekends).

Newscast Titles

 * TV 5 Newscheck with James Edmonton (1961-1968)
 * Channel 5 Reports (1968-1974)
 * News Center 5 (1974-1996)
 * CBS 5 News (1996-Present)

News Themes

 * No music/ticker (1961-1976)
 * Part of Your Life by Mayoham Music (1976-1982)
 * Channel 2 News Theme (1982-1986)
 * Production News Music: The Leading Edge (1986-1992)
 * Palmer News Package by Shelley Palmer (1992-1998)
 * CBS Enforcer Theme by Gari Media (1998-2011)
 * Canvas by Stephen Arnold (2015-Present)