KENS – CBS 5 San Antonio

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KENS – CBS 5 San Antonio

Overview

In the San Antonio, TX TV market, KENS is the CBS station licensed to San Antonio, Texas.

Station facts

Call sign
KENS
Network
CBS (subchannels: Quest, True Crime Network, Outlaw, Jewelry TV, Shop LC)
Virtual channel
5
RF channel
29
City of license
San Antonio, Texas
TV market
San Antonio, TX
Licensee
Kens-tv, Inc.
Owner
Tegna Inc.
On the air since
1950
Call sign since
June 2009
ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
Yes
FCC facility ID
26304
FCC public file
publicfiles.fcc.gov
Website
www.kens5.com

On screen it is channel 5, though KENS actually transmits on RF channel 29. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add Quest, True Crime Network, Outlaw, Jewelry TV and Shop LC. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.

Subchannels

Channel Programming
5.1 CBS
5.2 Quest
5.3 True Crime Network
5.4 Outlaw
5.5 Jewelry TV
5.6 Weather
5.7 Shop LC

According to FCC records, the licensee is Kens-tv, Inc. The station is part of Tegna Inc. KENS has been on the air since 1950. The current call sign has been in place since June 2009.

You can reach the station online at www.kens5.com.

Among the core children's programs KENS reported to the FCC for 2025: Mission Unstoppable, Hope in the Wild and The Visioneers.

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KENS at a glance

Network
CBS
Channel
5 (RF 29)
Licensed to
San Antonio, TX
Subchannels
Quest, True Crime Network, Outlaw, Jewelry TV, Shop LC
TV market
San Antonio, TX
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