Fox News | |
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Launched | October 7, 1996 |
Owned by |
Fox News Group (21st Century Fox) |
Picture format | |
Slogan | Most Watched, Most Trusted |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters |
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York, U.S. 10036 |
Sister channel(s) | |
Website | foxnews |
Availability
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Satellite | |
DirecTV | Channel 360 (HD/SD) |
Dish Network | Channel 205 (HD/SD) |
Bell TV | Channel 507 |
Shaw Direct | Channel 503 / 154 |
Foxtel | Channel 604 |
SKY TV (New Zealand) | Channel 088 |
Sky Italia | Channel 514 |
Sky | Channel 509 |
Digital+ | Channel 77 |
Now TV | Channel 77 |
StarHub | Channel 702 |
MEO (Portugal) | Channel 208 |
Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 131 |
OSN | Channel 411 |
beIN | Channel 147 (HD) |
Oi TV (Brazil) | Channel 184 |
Cable | |
Available on most cable providers | Check local listings for channels |
Verizon FiOS | Channel 618 (HD) Channel 118 (SD) |
Pioneer Cable Vision Inc. (PCVI) (Philippines) | Channel 14 (SD) |
(Macau) | Channel 816 |
Satellite radio | |
Sirius | Channel 114 |
XM | Channel 114 |
IPTV | |
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)Sky Angel | Channel 507Channel 318 |
VMedia (Canada) | Channel 181 |
Optik TV | Channel 9811 (SD) Channel 811 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
FoxNewsGo.com |
Watch live (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from participating television providers to access stream) |
PlayStation Vue | Internet Protocol television |
Fox News (officially known as the Fox News Channel) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York.
The channel was created by Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, who hired former Republican Party media consultant and CNBC executive Roger Ailes as its founding CEO.
It launched on October 7, 1996, to 17 million cable subscribers. Fox News grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become a dominant cable news network in the United States. Rupert Murdoch is the current chairman and acting CEO of Fox News.
Fox News Channel has been accused of biased reporting and promoting the Republican Party. Critics have cited the channel as detrimental to the integrity of news overall. Fox News employees have responded that news reporting operates independently of its opinion and commentary programming, and have denied bias in news reporting. The network has also been accused of permitting sexual harassment and racial discrimination by on-air hosts, executives, and employees, paying out millions of dollars in legal settlements. The company is currently under federal investigation for its harassment settlements and other alleged misconduct.
As of February 2015, approximately 94,700,000 US households (81.4% of cable, satellite & telco customers) receive the Fox News Channel.