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WKRC-TV, branded on-air as Local 12, is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, with its headquarters located at 1906 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. As a dedicated source for online television, the station broadcasts its main channel on virtual channel 12.1, carrying CBS network programming in high definition, along with digital subchannels Dabl on 12.2, TBD on 12.3, and Comet on 12.4. The station began operations on April 4, 1949, as WXIX (now on channel 19) and has been a CBS affiliate since 1961 when it swapped affiliations with WCPO-TV.

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of the full CBS network schedule, including prime time series such as Tracker, Elsbeth, FBI, NCIS, Survivor, and 60 Minutes. The station produces local newscasts under the branding Local 12 News, including editions at 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, noon, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM weekdays, with reduced schedules on weekends. The news team includes anchors Kirstie Zontini (morning), Brad Evans (morning), Liz Bonis (noon), Meghan Mongillo (5:00 PM/6:00 PM/11:00 PM), Adam Clements (5:00 PM/6:00 PM/11:00 PM), Laura Rumpf (weekday fill-in), and John Lomax (weekends). John Gumm serves as chief meteorologist for the Local 12 First Warning Weather team. The station produces the Sunday morning public affairs program Local 12 News Sunday Edition and airs a lifestyle program sponsored by TriHealth. The station also broadcasts Cincinnati Bengals preseason football games.

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Cincinnati news and CBS programming, WKRC-TV is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television across the region, broadcast on VHF channel 10 (RF 10) with a virtual channel of 12.1. The station is carried on DirecTV, Dish Network, and major cable providers serving the Cincinnati market, including Spectrum and Altafiber (formerly Cincinnati Bell). The channel is accessible as tv online via the CBS News app and through the station's official website local12.com, which provides live streaming of local newscasts and severe weather coverage. This ensures that its local news, CBS network, and community programming reaches viewers across the Cincinnati metropolitan area, including Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana.

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