WREG is the only CBS station that preempts "CBS This Morning Saturday", airing a three-hour Saturday morning newscast in its place. The station also preempts the Sunday edition of the "CBS Weekend News" in order to air an hour-long 5 p.m. newscast. WREG is one of the few stations that preempts a big three network evening newscast (the hour-long early evening newscast inventories of Norfolk NBC affiliate WAVY-TV, Grand Rapids NBC affiliate WOOD-TV and Scranton ABC affiliate WNEP-TV are also limited in a similar fashion with the latter airing local programming in place of the network's evening newscast). Over the years, WREG has produced many local programs, such as "News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl" and "Mid-South Outdoors" (later known as "News Channel 3 Outdoors"). The station also currently produces "Live at 9", a weekday morning program that maintains a talk show-style format and the public affairs program "Informed Sources", which airs on Saturday evenings and sometimes Sunday nights and discusses current local issues.