Fox News Channel (FNC), also known as Fox News, is an American basic cable and satellite news television channel that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. As of April 2009, the channel was available to 102 million households in the United States and to viewers internationally. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who hired former NBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO.[1] It launched on October 7, 1996,[2] to 17 million cable subscribers. It grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become the dominant cable news network in the United States.[3]
Critics have stated that Fox News Channel promotes conservative political positions[4] and biased reporting.[5][6] Commentators, news anchors, and reporters at Fox News Channel have responded that news reporting and political commentary operate independently of each other and have denied any bias in news reporting.[7]
Early years
In May 1985, Australian publisher Rupert Murdoch announced that he and American industrialist and philanthropist Marvin Davisintended to develop "a network of independent stations as a fourth marketing force" to compete directly with CBS, NBC, and ABCthrough the purchase of six television stations owned by Metromedia.[8] In July 1985, 20th Century Fox announced that Murdoch had completed his purchase of 50 percent of Fox Filmed Entertainment, the parent company of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.[9] A year later, 20th Century Fox earned $5.6 million in its fiscal third period ended May 31, 1986, in contrast to a loss of $55.8 million in the third period of the previous year.[10]
Prior to founding FNC, Murdoch had gained experience in the 24-hour news business when News Corporation's BSkyB subsidiary began Europe's first 24-hour news channel (Sky News) in the United Kingdom in 1989.[11] With the success of his fourth networkefforts in the United States,[12][13] experience gained from Sky News and the turnaround of 20th Century Fox, Murdoch announced on January 31, 1996, that News Corp. would launch a 24-hour news channel on cable and satellite systems in the United States as part of a News Corp. "worldwide platform" for Fox programming: "The appetite for news – particularly news that explains to people how it affects them – is expanding enormously"
| Fox News Channel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | October 7, 1996 |
| Owned by | Fox Entertainment Group (21st Century Fox) |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV/16:9letterbox) |
| Slogan | Fair & Balanced |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Sister channel(s) | Fox Business Network Fox Broadcasting Company Sky News Sky News Australia Sky TG24 |
| Website | FoxNews.com |
Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 360 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 205 (HD/SD) 9477 (HD) |
| Bell TV | 507 |
| Shaw Direct | 503 / 154 |
| Foxtel | 604 |
| SKY TV (New Zealand) | 088 |
| Sky Italia | 514 |
| Sky | 509 |
| Digital+ | 77 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | 6515 |
| Telefónica (Chile, Colombia, Perú, Venezuela) | 734 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable providers | Check local listings for channels |
| In-House (Washington) | 18 |
| Verizon FiOS | 618 (HD) 118 (SD) |
| Satellite radio | |
| Sirius | 114 |
| XM | 114 |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada)Sky Angel | |
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