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KEYE-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Austin, Texas, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, with its studios and headquarters located at 908 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Austin, Texas, adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus. As a dedicated source for online television, the station broadcasts its main channel on virtual channel 42.1, carrying CBS network programming in high definition, along with digital subchannels including Start TV on 42.2, Dabl on 42.3, Fave TV on 42.4, and Comet TV on 42.5. The station began operations on May 9, 1985, as a Fox affiliate, became a UPN affiliate in 1995, and joined CBS on September 1, 2005.
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 CBS Austin News, including editions at 4:30 AM, 5:00 AM, 6:00 AM, noon, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 10:00 PM weekdays, with reduced schedules on weekends. The news team includes anchors Amanda Brand (morning), Asia Snipes (morning), Todd Ayers (noon), Olivia Albesa (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), Corbin McDougal (5:00 PM/6:00 PM), and Sheta Smith (10:00 PM). Chikage Windler serves as chief meteorologist for the First Warning Weather team. The station produces the Dog Tips segment with Lorin Loschke of Austin Pets Alive! and the Be Well health segment with Kaitlyn Koterbski. The station's investigative unit, under Rachel Polansky, has produced award-winning coverage of systemic failures in the Texas foster care system. KEYE-TV also broadcasts Texas Longhorns athletics and Austin FC soccer matches.
For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Austin news and CBS programming, KEYE-TV is widely available as a free-to-air service via digital terrestrial television across the Texas Hill Country, broadcast on UHF channel 25 (RF 25) with a virtual channel of 42.1. The station is carried on DirecTV, Dish Network, and major cable providers serving the Austin market, including Spectrum, Grande Communications, and Google Fiber. The channel is accessible as tv online via the CBS News app and through the station's official website cbsaustin.com, which provides live streaming of local newscasts and severe weather coverage from the First Warning Weather Team. This ensures that its local news, CBS network, and sports programming reaches viewers across Central Texas, including Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Caldwell counties, as well as the surrounding Hill Country communities.

