List of former Fox television affiliates
The Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) is an American broadcast television network that was launched in October 1986. Throughout its history, the network has has many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations.
This article is a table listing of former Fox stations, arranged alphabetically by state, and based on the station's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former Fox-affiliated station (if the station remains operational) and the current Fox affiliates in each of the listed markets, as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station's disaffiliation from the network. There are links to and articles on each of the stations, describing their histories, local programming and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.
The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their virtual channel (PSIP) number, which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network.
Former affiliate stations
Stations are listed in alphabetical order by city of license.
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.| City of license/Market | Station/Channel | Years of affiliation | Current affiliation | Current Fox affiliate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, Georgia | WATL 36 | 1986–1994 (O&O from 1993–1994) | MyNetworkTV | WAGA-TV 5 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in December 1994 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WAGA-TV;[1] Fox sold WATL to Renaissance Broadcasting, which convered it into a WB affiliate in December 1994. |
| Augusta, Georgia | WBEK-CA 16 | 1986–1990 | America One | WFXG 54 | Station subsquently reverted into an independent station. |
| Austin, Texas | KBVO 42 (now KEYE-TV) |
1986–1995 | CBS (O&O from 1999–2008) | KTBC-TV 7 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in July 1995 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KTBC.[1] |
| Berlin, New Hampshire-Littleton, New Hampshire | W27BL 27/ WMUR-LP 29 |
1994–2001 | ABC | WPFO-TV 23 WFFF-TV 44 |
WMUR (An ABC affiliate based in Manchester and part of the Boston TV DMA) operated two Fox stations in northern New Hampshire until December 19, 2001 when they started simulcasting WMUR's ABC Programming. |
| Birmingham-Tuscaloosa, Alabama | WNAL 44 (now WPXH-TV) |
1986–1996 | Ion Television (O&O) | WBRC-TV 6 (O&O from 1996–2008) | Served as a satellite station of WDBB from 1986 to 1991; disaffiliated from Fox in September 1996 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WBRC (which retained its ABC affiliation until that month under an existing affiliation contract), and became a CBS affiliate. |
| WTTO 21 / WDBB 17 |
1986–1996 | The CW | WTTO joined Fox in 1991 as a satellite station of charter affiliate WDBB; disaffiliated from Fox in September 1996 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WBRC. | ||
| Boise, Idaho | KTRV-TV 12 | 1986–2011 | MyNetworkTV[2] | KNIN-TV 9 | Lost Fox affiliation to KNIN-TV in September 2011; reverted to being an independent station, before moving its MyNetworkTV affiliation from its 12.2 subchannel to its main channel in January 2012.[2][3][4] |
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | WKNT 40 (now WNKY) |
1992–2001 | NBC (CBS on DT2) | WBKO-DT2 13.2 | |
| Buffalo, New York | WNYB 49 (now WNYO-TV) |
1989–1990 | MyNetworkTV | WUTV 29 | Took over Fox affiliation after WUTV (which had been a Fox charter affiliate since 1986) disaffiliated from the network citing issues with the network's underperforming programming slate; it subsequently affiliated with the Trinity Broadcasting Network after WUTV returned to Fox in 1990 in an asset swap in 1990 by WNYB's then-owner Act III Broadcasting. |
| Burlington, Vermont-Plattsburgh, New York | WCAX-TV 3 | 1996–1997 | CBS | WFFF-TV 44 | WCAX carried Fox as a secondary affiliation; Burlington-Plattsburgh was the last Nielsen Top 100 market without a Fox affiliate (with the market receiving the network through Foxnet prior to then). |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WCCB 18 | 1986–2013 | The CW[5] | WJZY 46 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in July 2013 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WJZY,[6] which remained a CW affiliate in the five intervening months following the purchase's closure to honor its existing affiliation contract with that network. |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO 19 | 1986–1994 | CBS | WJW 8 (O&O from 1997–2007) | Disaffiliated from Fox in September 1994 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WJW.[1] |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | K47DF 47 | 1994–2008 | independent | KUQI 38 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | KDAF 33 | 1986–1995 (O&O) | The CW | KDFW 4 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in July 1995 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KDFW;[1] Fox sold KDAF to Renaissance Broadcasting, which convered it into a WB affiliate that same month. |
| Detroit, Michigan | WKBD-TV 50 | 1986–1994 | The CW | WJBK 2 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in December 1994 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WJBK;[1] briefly became an independent station and then affiliated with UPN in January 1995 through the network's joint management (later part-ownership) by then-sister company Paramount Television. |
| Evansville, Indiana | WTVW 7 | 1995–2011 | The CW | WEVV-TV 44.2 | Lost Fox affiliation in July 2011 in a dispute between the network and the Nexstar Broadcasting Group over concerns regarding the network's retransmission consent demands on small-market Fox affiliates.[7] WTVW subsequently became an independent station and part-time Me-TV affiliate; Fox affiliation moved to a subchannel of WEVV-TV (which was previously with the network as a main channel affiliation from 1987 to 1995). |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | WISE-TV 33.2 | 2011–2013 | MyNetworkTV | WFFT-TV 55 | Became a primary Fox affiliate in July 2011 due to a dispute between the network and the Nexstar Broadcasting Group over concerns regarding the network's retransmission consent demands on small-market Fox affiliates that resulted in the network stripping WFFT (which had been a Fox charter affiliate since 1986) of its affiliation. Nexstar later sued WISE owner Granite Broadcasting Corporation over the company's control of five network affiliations on its two stations (ABC and The CW on WPTA, and NBC, Fox and MyNetworkTV on WISE-TV), later reaching a settlement with Nexstar that resulted in WFFT rejoining the network in September 2013. |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | WXGZ 32 (now WACY-TV) |
1986–1992 | MyNetworkTV | WLUK-TV 11 | Station went silent in 1992 due to financial problems (resumed operations as an independent station under new ownership in 1994). |
| WGBA-TV 26 | 1992–1995 | NBC | Disaffiliated from Fox in September 1995 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting (which was part-owned by Fox), then-owner of WLUK. | ||
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina | WAXA-TV 40 (now WMYA-TV) |
1986–1988 | MyNetworkTV | WHNS 21 | Station went dark after losing the Fox affiliation (it resumed operations as a satellite station of ABC affiliate WLOS in 1991). |
| Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, North Carolina | WNRW 45 (now WXLV-TV) |
1986–1995 | ABC | WGHP 8 (O&O from 1996–2008) | Disaffiliated from Fox in September 1995 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WGHP, which converted it into a Fox owned-and-operated station. |
| Harlingen-Weslaco- McAllen-Brownsville, Texas |
XHFOX 17 (now XHTAM-TV) |
1994–2002 | Televisa (repeater of XEW-TV in Mexico City) | KFXV-LD 67 | |
| XHRIO-TV 2 | 2005–2012 | MundoFox | |||
| Honolulu, Hawaii | KHNL 13 | 1986–1995 | NBC | KHON-TV 2 | Disaffiliated from Fox in January 1996 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of KHON-TV. |
| Jackson, Mississippi | WUFX 35 (now WLOO) |
2003–2006 | MyNetworkTV | WDBD 40 | WDBD (a charter affiliate since 1986) disaffiliated from Fox in 2001 to become a WB affiliate; the network was not available in the market until WUFX signed on in 2003. |
| Kansas City, Missouri | KSHB-TV 41 | 1986–1994 | NBC | WDAF-TV 4 (O&O from 1997–2008) | Disaffiliated from Fox and joined NBC in September 1994, as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WDAF-TV.[1] |
| Little Rock, Arkansas | KJTM-TV/KASN 38 | 1987–1990 | The CW | KLRT-TV 16 | Lost Fox affiliation to KLRT (now a sister station to KASN) in an asset swap in 1990 by then-owner Act III Broadcasting; KASN subsequently became an independent station. |
| Macon, Georgia | WPGA-TV 58 | 1995 | independent | WGXA 24 | Affiliation only lasted a few months; station subsequently affiliated with ABC after Fox moved to WGXA in January 1996. |
| Memphis, Tennessee | WMKW-TV/WLMT 30 | 1986–1990 | The CW (MyNetworkTV on DT2) | WHBQ-TV 13 (O&O from 1995–2014) | Lost Fox affiliation to WLMT in an asset swap in 1990 by then-owner Act III Broadcasting, and reverted to an independent station. |
| WPTY-TV 24 (now WATN-TV) |
1990–1995 | ABC | Disaffiliated from Fox in December 1995, as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WHBQ-TV from Communications Corporation of America.[8] | ||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida | WCIX 6 (now WFOR-TV 4) |
1986–1989 | CBS (O&O) | WSVN 7 | Disaffiliated from Fox as a result of CBS' purchase of WCIX; affiliation moved to WSVN in January 1989, in three-way swap with WCIX and WTVJ, which was purchased by NBC. |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WCGV-TV 24 | 1986–1994 | MyNetworkTV | WITI 6 (O&O from 1997–2008) | Disaffiliated from Fox in December 1994 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WITI-TV.[1] |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | KITN-TV/WFTC 29 | 1988–2002 | MyNetworkTV (O&O) | KMSP-TV 9 (O&O) | Station was sold to Fox Television Stations in 2002, and affiliated with UPN through a swap with new sister station KMSP, which became a Fox owned-and-operated station (rejoining the network after having originally been affiliated with the network from 1986 to 1988) in September of that year.[9] |
| Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida | WPMI-TV 15 | 1986–1996 | NBC | WALA-TV 10 | Disaffiliated from Fox in January 1996 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of WALA-TV. |
| Nashville, Tennessee | WCAY-TV 30 (now WUXP-TV) |
1986–1990 | MyNetworkTV | WZTV 17 | Lost Fox affiliation to WZTV in an asset swap in 1990 by owner Act III Broadcasting; WCAY subsequently reverted into an independent station. |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | WNOL-TV 38 | 1987–1996 | The CW | WVUE-DT 8 | Disaffiliated from Fox in January 1996 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of WVUE-TV; WNOL subsequently became a WB affiliate. |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KAUT-TV 43 | 1986–1991 | independent | KOKH-TV 25 | Disaffiliated from Fox as a result of its sale to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, which converted it into a PBS member station (KAUT reverted into a commercial outlet in 1998 as a UPN owned-and-operated station). |
| Phoenix, Arizona | KNXV-TV 15 | 1986–1994 | ABC | KSAZ-TV 10 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox in December 1994 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KSAZ-TV;[1] Fox sold KDAF to Renaissance Broadcasting, which convered it into a WB affiliate in July 1995. |
| Portland, Maine | WPXT 51 | 1986–2001 | The CW | WPFO 23 | Disaffiliated from the network in 2001 and became a WB affiliate; Fox programming was not available in the Portland market until it affiliated with WPFO in 2003. |
| Portland, Oregon | KPDX-TV 49 | 1988–2002 | MyNetworkTV | KPTV 12 | KPDX affiliated with UPN through a swap with new sister station KPTV, which rejoined the network after having originally been affiliated with the network from 1986 to 1988, in September 2002 (earlier that year, Fox Television Stations sold KPTV to KPDX owner Meredith Corporation after less than one year of ownership). |
| Portsmouth-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia | WTVZ 33 | 1986–1998 | MyNetworkTV | WVBT 43 | Disaffiliated from Fox due to compensation dispute during renewal negotiations; it subsequently became a WB affiliate as a result of owner Sinclair Broadcast Group's affiliation deal with that network. |
| Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina | WLFL-TV 22 | 1986–1998 | The CW | WRAZ 50 | Disaffiliated from Fox due to compensation dispute during renewal negotiations; it subsequently became a WB affiliate as a result of owner Sinclair Broadcast Group's affiliation deal with that network. |
| Reno, Nevada | KAME-TV 21 | 1986–1996 | MyNetworkTV | KRXI 11 | Subsequently became a UPN affiliate. |
| San Antonio, Texas | KRRT 35 (now KMYS) |
1986–1995 | The CW | KABB 29 | KRRT subsequently became a UPN charter affiliate in January 1995, after the affiliation moved to KABB. |
| Springfield, Missouri | KSFX-TV 27 (now KOZL-TV) |
1986–2011 | independent | KRBK 49 | Lost Fox affiliation in July 2011 in a dispute between the network and the Nexstar Broadcasting Group over concerns regarding the network's retransmission consent demands on small-market Fox affiliates. |
| St. Louis, Missouri | KDNL-TV 30 | 1986–1995 | ABC | KTVI 2 (O&O from 1995–2008) | Disaffiliated from Fox in July 1995 as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KTVI.[1] |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | WTOG 44 | 1986–1988 | The CW (O&O) | WTVT 13 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox due to issues regarding network's low-rated programming slate; became an independent station. |
| WFTS-TV 28 | 1988–1994 | ABC | Disaffiliated from Fox as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WTVT.[1] | ||
| Terre Haute, Indiana | WBAK-TV/WFXW 38 (now WAWV-TV) |
1995–2011 | ABC | WTHI-DT2 10.2 | Fox was available only on cable through Foxnet prior to WBAK's switch to the network in July 1995. WFXW voluntarily disaffiliated from Fox and rejoined ABC (it was originally affiliated with the network from 1973 to 1995) in September 2011 under the new WAWV-TV calls, at the same time the network and the Nexstar Broadcasting Group were in a dispute over the latter's concerns about effects of the network's retransmission consent demands on small-market Fox affiliates.[10] |
| Tijuana, Baja California-San Diego, California | XETV 6 | 1986–2008 | The CW | KSWB-TV 69 | Fox disaffiliated from XETV in August 2008 due to concerns over the station's Mexican-based operations.[11] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Bill Carter (May 24, 1994). "Fox WILL SIGN UP 12 NEW STATIONS; TAKES 8 FROM CBS". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Michael Deeds (January 23, 2012). "TV, radio notes: KTRV, KBOI, KINF change programming". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Price Colman (May 11, 2011). "Fox Playing Hardball With Balky Affils". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Malone (May 11, 2011). "Fox Inks New Affiliation Agreements, Scraps Others". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Malone (April 18, 2013). "Fox Affiliate WCCB Charlotte Shifts to CW". Broadcasting & Cable (NewBay Media). Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Fox Buying Charlotte Duo of WJZY-WMYT". TVNewsCheck (NewsCheck Media). January 28, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Nexstar swapping Fox for ABC in Evansville". TVNewsCheck (NewsCheck Media). August 8, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Andy Meisler (August 19, 1994). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Fox to Buy Memphis ABC Outlet". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Troy Gunderson (September 6, 2002). "Calling all surfers: FOX, UPN changing channels". Brainerd Dispatch. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Arthur Foulkes (June 30, 2011). "Channel 38 Switching from Fox to ABC". Tribune-Star. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ Michael Malone (July 27, 2008). "San Diego Stations Switch Affiliations; Longtime Fox affiliate XETV becomes a CW outlet on Aug. 1 as KSWB goes from CW to Fox.". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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