WCAL

WCAL-TV is The National Television station that serves Columbus, GA, it broadcasts on Channel 5. It airs 7.5 hours of newscasts each weekday (5:30am-9am, 12pm-1pm, 4pm-6:30pm, 10pm-11pm), and 4.5 hours on weekends (6am-9am, 5pm-6:30pm, 10pm-11pm)

Newscast Titles

 * Columbus Report (1953-1960)
 * News 5 (1960-1971)
 * Action News 5 (1971-present)

News Voiceovers

 * Booth Announcers (1953-1980)
 * John B. Wells (1981-1989)
 * Chris Clausen (1989-2008)
 * Bill Rather (2008-present)

News Music

 * "Home Country" by Mayoham Music (1975-1981)
 * "And You" by Telesound (1981-1985)
 * "WHDC (WLWT) 1984 News Theme" (1985-1989)
 * "Wall to Wall News" by Stephen Arnold (1989-1994)
 * "WMGT (WAKA) 1990s News Theme" (1994-1999)
 * "Hometown News" by Frank Gari (1999-present)