KENS

KENS (channel 5) is a television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Fredericksburg Road in northwest San Antonio, near the South Texas Medical Center, while its transmitter is located off US 181 in northwest Wilson County (northeast of Elmendorf).

KENS
  • San Antonio, Texas
  • United States
Channels
BrandingKENS 5 (callsign pronounced as a word)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Tegna Inc.
  • (KENS-TV, Inc.)
History
First air date
February 15, 1950 (1950-02-15)
Former call signs
  • KEYL (1950–1954)
  • KGBS-TV (1954)
  • KENS-TV (1954−2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1950–2009)
  • Digital: 55 (UHF, 2002–2009), 39 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Former affiliations
  • All secondary:
  • DuMont (1950–1955)
  • ABC (1950–1957)
  • Paramount (1950–1953)
  • NTA (1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Express-News Stations (originally shared with former sister radio station KENS)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26304
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT441 m (1,447 ft)
Transmitter coordinates29°16′11.5″N 98°15′55.9″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kens5.com
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