TV Network Overview
FOX (Fox Broadcasting Company), a subsidiary of Fox Corporation, is an English-language commercial national broadcast television network in the United States. Its national schedule is centered on entertainment and sports, including scripted and unscripted series, animation, competition programs, and major sporting events. FOX supplies this programming to television stations serving local markets across the country, giving the network a nationwide broadcast presence while leaving substantial portions of each station’s schedule to local and syndicated programming.
FOX began broadcasting in 1986, built around a group of television stations that formed the foundation of the new network. It was established directly as a television network rather than developing from a national radio network. A major step in its growth came in 1993, when FOX secured television rights to National Football Conference games, followed by the launch of FOX Sports in 1994. Sports became a prominent part of the FOX broadcast schedule alongside prime-time entertainment.
Animation has also become a defining part of FOX’s programming history. The Simpsons began on the network in 1989 and developed into the longest-running scripted prime-time series in television history. Its long association with FOX helped establish animation as a recurring component of the network’s prime-time identity, a tradition that later extended to other animated comedies.
FOX reaches local audiences through television stations owned by Fox Corporation and independently owned affiliates. These stations combine network entertainment and sports with content intended for their own markets. Local news, weather, public affairs, community information, and syndicated programs are handled at the station level and can differ substantially from market to market. This network-affiliate structure links FOX’s national schedule with locally operated broadcasters across the United States.
Basic Information
- Genre
- General (Entertainment, Sports)
- Language
- English
- Country / Location
- Home > Americas > USA > National Broadcast Networks
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, United States
