The Fox Broadcasting Company was launched in 1986 on many charter affiliates and owned & operated stations. This is a table listing of former Fox affiliates, accompanied by footnotes of which new affiliation the former Fox affiliate currently carries and which stations are the new/replacement Fox affiliates since the launch.
The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their over-the-air broadcast frequency.
| DMA# | City of license/Market | Station and Channel | Years of affiliation | Notes | Current Fox affiliate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | Dallas - Fort Worth | KDAF 33 | 1986–1995 | Former Fox O&O throughout affiliation, later a WB affiliate; now a CW affiliate | KDFW-TV 4 (O&O) |
| 9. | Atlanta | WATL 36 | 1986–1994 | Former Fox O&O from 1993-1994, later a WB affiliate; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WAGA-TV 5 (O&O) |
| 11. | Detroit | WKBD-TV 50 | 1986–1994 | Affiliated with UPN soon after; now a CW affiliate | WJBK-TV 2 (O&O) |
| 12. | Phoenix | KNXV-TV 15 | 1986–1994 | Now an ABC affiliate | KSAZ-TV 10 (O&O) |
| 14. | Tampa - St. Petersburg | WTOG-TV 44 | 1986–1988 | Dropped Fox and went independent, later a UPN affiliate; now a CW affiliate | WTVT 13 (O&O) |
| WFTS-TV 28 | 1988–1994 | Replaced WTOG's affiliation; now an ABC affiliate | |||
| 15. | Minneapolis - St. Paul | KITN-TV/WFTC 29 | 1988–2002 | Sold to Fox in 2002 and swapped UPN affiliation with KMSP (sister station); now a MyNetworkTV O&O | KMSP-TV 9 (O&O) - originally affiliated (1986–1988) |
| 16. | Miami - Fort Lauderdale | WCIX 6 | 1986–1989 | Now a CBS O&O WFOR-TV | WSVN 7 |
| 18. | Cleveland | WOIO 19 | 1986–1994 | Now a CBS affiliate | WJW-TV 8 (O&O from 1997–2007) |
| 21. | St. Louis | KDNL-TV 30 | 1986–1995 | Now an ABC affiliate | KTVI 2 (O&O from 1995–2008) |
| 22. | Portland, Oregon | KPDX-TV 49 | 1988–2002 | Swapped with now-sister KPTV's UPN affiliation; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | KPTV 12 (previously affiliated 1986-1988; O&O from 2001–2002) |
| 24. | Raleigh - Durham - Fayetteville | WLFL-TV 22 | 1986–1998 | Became a WB affiliate; now a CW affiliate | WRAZ 50 |
| 28. | San Diego | XETV 6 | 1986–2008 | Now a CW affiliate | KSWB-TV 69 |
| 29. | Nashville | WCAY-TV 30 (now WUXP-TV) |
1986–1990 | Reverted to independent, later a UPN affiliate; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WZTV 17 |
| 31. | Kansas City | KSHB-TV 41 | 1986–1995 | Now an NBC affiliate | WDAF-TV 4 (O&O from 1997–2008) |
| 34. | Milwaukee | WCGV-TV 24 | 1986–1994 | Later a UPN affiliate; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WITI-TV 6 (O&O from 1997–2008) |
| 36. | San Antonio | KRRT 35 (now KMYS) |
1986–1995 | Became charter UPN affiliate, later joined WB and MyNetworkTV affiliate; now a CW affiliate | KABB 29 |
| 37. | Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson | WAXA-TV 40 (now WMYA-TV) |
1986–1988 | Went dark at loss of affiliation; later a WB affiliate, now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WHNS 21 |
| 39. | Birmingham - Tuscaloosa | WNAL 44 (now WPXH-TV) |
1986–1996 | Simulcasted Fox with WDBB originally; later carried CBS and WB as secondary affiliations; now a Pax TV/Ion affiliate | WBRC-TV 6 (O&O from 1996-2008) |
| WTTO 21 / WDBB 17 |
1986–1995 | WTTO joined Fox in 1991 as a simulcast with WDBB, which originally had Fox since the beginning (see above). Both later became WB simulcast affiliates and are now affiliated with CW | |||
| 43. | Portsmouth - Norfolk - Newport News | WTVZ 33 | 1986–1998 | Later became a WB affiliate, now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WVBT 43 |
| 44. | Oklahoma City | KAUT-TV 43 | 1986–1990 | Later a PBS affiliate due to sale to educational TV owners; later went commercial again as UPN affiliate; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | KOKH-TV 25 |
| 46. | Greensboro - Winston Salem - High Point | WNRW 45 (now WXLV-TV) |
1986–1998 | Now an ABC affiliate | WGHP 8 (O&O from 1996-2008) |
| 47. | Austin | KBVO 42 (now KEYE-TV) |
1986–1995 | Now a CBS affiliate (was a CBS O&O from 1999–2008) | KTBC-TV 7 (O&O) |
| 49. | Memphis | WMKW-TV/WLMT 30 | 1986–1990 | Dropped affiliation went independent, later became dual UPN/WB affiliate; now affiliated with CW and carries MyNetworkTV on a subchannel | WHBQ-TV 13 (O&O) |
| WPTY-TV 24 | 1990–1995 | Took over Fox affiliation after WMKW/WLMT was dropped; now an ABC affiliate | |||
| 51. | Buffalo | WNYB 49 (now WNYO-TV) |
1989–1990 | Took over Fox affiliation due to low ratings from WUTV at the time; later affiliated with TBN, and WB; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WUTV 29 (previously affiliated from 1986-1989) |
| 52. | New Orleans | WNOL-TV 38 | 1987–1996 | Later became a WB affiliate, now a CW affiliate | WVUE 8 |
| 56. | Little Rock | KJTM-TV/KASN 38 | 1987–1990 | Went independent, later a charter UPN affiliate; now a CW affiliate | KLRT-TV 16 |
| 60. | Mobile - Pensacola | WPMI-TV 15 | 1986–1996 | Now an NBC affiliate | WALA-TV 10 |
| 69. | Green Bay | WXGZ 32 (now WACY-TV) |
1986–1992 | Went silent in in 1992, later affiliated with WB and UPN; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WLUK-TV 11 |
| WGBA-TV 26 | 1992–1995 | Now an NBC affiliate | |||
| 71. | Honolulu | KHNL 13 | 1986–1995 | Now an NBC affiliate | KHON 2 |
| 75. | Springfield | KSFX-TV 27 (now KOZL-TV) |
1986–2011 | Now an independent station | KRBK 49 |
| 78. | Portland, Maine | WPXT 21 | 1986–2001 | Later a WB affiliate, now a CW affiliate | WPFO 23 (Fox was unavailable from 2001-2003) |
| 87. | Harlingen - Weslaco - McAllen - Brownsville | XHFOX 17 (now XHTAM-TV) |
mid 1990's–2002 | Now a Televisa affiliate and repeater for Mexican station XEW-TV | XHRIO 2 |
| 93. | Jackson | WUFX 35 | 2003-2006 | WDBD dropped Fox for WB, the network was unavailable for two years until WUFX signed on. Now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | WDBD 40 (previously affiliated 1986-2001) |
| 95. | Burlington / Plattsburgh | WCAX-TV 3 | 1996-1997 | secondary Fox affiliate as a primary CBS affiliate; last Top 100 market without Fox | WFFF-TV 44 |
| 97. | South Bend | W58BT 58 | 1990-1995 | now WBND-LP 57 and an ABC affiliate | WSJV 28 |
| 104. | Evansville | WTVW 7 | 1995–2011 | Now an independent station; also airs Me-TV part-time | WEVV-TV 44.2 (previously affiliated on main channel 1987-1995) |
| 108. | Reno | KAME-TV 21 | 1986–1996 | Later a UPN affiliate; now a MyNetworkTV affiliate | KRXI 11 |
| 109. | Fort Wayne | WFFT-TV 55 | 1986–2011 | Now an independent station | WISE-TV 33.2 |
| 111. | Augusta, Georgia | WBEK-CA 16 | 1986–1990 | Reverted to independent, later a WB and UPN affiliate; now an America One affiliate | WFXG 54 |
| 112. | Boise | KTRV-TV 12 | 1994–2011 | Now an independent station; carries MyNetworkTV, Me-TV and This TV on digital subchannels | KNIN-TV 9 |
| 118. | Macon, Georgia | WPGA-TV 58 | 1995 | Affiliation only lasted a few months; later an ABC affiliate, now an Independent station | WGXA 24 |
| 129. | Corpus Christi | K47DF 47 | 1994-2008 | Now an independent station | KUQI 38 |
| 154. | Terre Haute | WFXW 38 (now WAWV-TV) |
1995–2011 | Originally an ABC affiliate 1973-1995; Fox was available only on cable prior to the 1995 switch; now an ABC affiliate again | WTHI-TV 10.2 |
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