About News 5

WEWS News 5 is proud to serve 17 counties in northeast Ohio with the best news, information, and entertainment on multiple platforms. The station helps Clevelanders through news leadership, advocacy, and a never-ending commitment to public service. News 5 has earned a reputation of being “first” for more than 65 years, including first to launch a television website – newsnet5.com – in the late 90s, now News5Cleveland.com.

As an ABC affiliate, News 5 delivers some of the biggest audiences in primetime. The station has also been innovative with its own programming, with parent company Scripps constantly expanding its portfolio of content and networks.

With award-winning journalists, Power of 5 weather coverage, and a news distribution approach that encompasses television and digital outlets, News 5 continues to deliver what matters most to Northeast Ohio.

Key Points

News 5 is the proud broadcast partner of the Cleveland Browns, granting us and our clients:

Exclusive broadcast of preseason games
Special partnership programs throughout the year
The #1 regular season pregame show

As an ABC affiliate, benefits to our advertisers include:

World News Tonight w/ David Muir, #1 at 6:30 pm
ABC Prime Programming in Cleveland is one of the largest audiences in the country
Broadcasts several Monday Night Football games
NBA Finals exclusive on ABC
Other key sports: NCAA Football, NHL, WNBA and NCAA Woman’s basketball

About our market

The Cleveland-Akron television market is the 19th largest in the United States, with 1.5 million television households as of 2023.

Locally, we advertise to audiences in these counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Richland, Portage, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Wayne.