FXX (TV channel)
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| Launched | September 2, 2013 |
| Network | FX |
| Owned by | 21st Century Fox (FX Networks, LLC) |
| Picture format | |
| Slogan | Fearless |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, CA |
| Replaced | Fox Soccer |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 259 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 125 (HD/SD) |
| Cable | |
| Is available on select cable systems | Check local listings |
| Verizon FiOS |
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| Comcast | 727 East (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse |
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| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
| PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
FXX is an American digital cable and satellite television channel launched on September 2, 2013, owned by 21st Century Fox through FX Networks, LLC. It is the sister channel towards the larger network, FX. Aimed at young men in the 18–34 age range, the channel's programming focuses on original and acquired comedy series, some dramatic programs, and feature films.
FXX launched at 7:00 a.m. Eastern/6:00 a.m. Central on September 2, 2013, replacing Fox Soccer. The channel is best known for setting the record for the longest continuous marathon in the history of television, which featured every single episode of The Simpsons that had already been released at the time, which numbered over 550.
As of July 2015, approximately 78,498,000 households in the United States (67.4% of those with television) receive FXX.
In January 2013, it was reported by various media outlets that sports-focused channel Fox Soccer would be shut down and be replaced with a general entertainment network that would act as a brother service to FX; while FXX was a possible name from the start, another name proposed for the new net was FX2. The decision appeared to stem from Fox Sports' loss of U.S. television rights to English Premier League soccer matches, rights it shared with ESPN; NBC Sports had secured U.S. rights to the league in October 2012, a deal that took effect at the start of the 2013–14 season. Also likely having an effect on Fox Soccer's future was the eventual conversion of two other Fox Sports specialty channels on August 17, 2013, when the motorsports-oriented Speed became the new general-interest Fox Sports 1 and the extreme sports-heavy Fuel TV converted to Fox Sports 2 (Premier League broadcasts on NBC began that same day).
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