KENS

KENS

San Antonio, Texas United States
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	KENS 5 (callsign pronounced as a word)
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc. (KENS-TV, Inc.)
History
First air date	February 15, 1950 (74 years ago) (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[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26304
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	441 m (1,447 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°16′11.5″N 98°15′55.9″W / 29.269861°N 98.265528°W / 29.269861; -98.265528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kens5.com

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).