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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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