Fox Broadcasting Company

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Fox Broadcasting Company
FOX wordmark.svg
Type Television network
Country United States
Availability International
Founded by Rupert Murdoch, Barry Diller
Slogan So Bold, So Brash, So Fox
Area United States
Owner Fox Entertainment Group
(News Corporation)
Key people Peter Rice
Chairman, Entertainment
Kevin Reilly
President, Entertainment
Launch date October 9, 1986
Former names Briefly abbreviated "FBC"
Picture format 720p HD
480i SD (formatted to downconverted widescreen in many markets)
Callsigns FOX
Official Website FOX.com
Notes
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Availability
Terrestrial
Available throughout the U.S. See List of Fox affiliates
Satellite
DirecTV 16 (SD)
398 (HD)
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings
Internet television
Fox.com Full Episode Player Watch live (US only)

Fox is an United States television network. Along with ABC, CBS, and NBC, it is one of the country's four major television networks. It is owned by Fox Entertainment Group.

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Rupert Murdoch co-founded the Fox Broadcasting Company, along with media executive Barry Diller.

Contents

Fox (1986-present) [change]

Currently broadcast [change]

Animated (under the Animation Domination banner) [change]

A man with shoulder length salt & pepper hair sitting in front of a microphone.
Matt Groening – creator of The Simpsons, Fox's longest running program

Awards [change]

Drama [change]

Jane Lynch – star of Glee

News and information [change]

Reality/non-scripted [change]

Simon Cowell – creator of American Idol and The X Factor (where he is also a judge).

Sitcoms [change]

Sports [change]

Joe Buck – lead announcer for Fox's coverage of MLB and the NFL

Upcoming series [change]

Formerly broadcast [change]

Animated primetime series [change]

Mike Judge – creator and lead voice actor of the animated series King of the Hill.

Children's (Fox Kids/Fox Box/4Kids TV) [change]

Drama [change]

Hugh Laurie – star of House

Game shows [change]

Late night [change]

Joan Rivers – host of The Late Show, the first nightly program on Fox.

Reality shows and talent competitions [change]

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John Walsh – creator and host of America's Most Wanted which ran for 23 year.

Science fiction and action [change]

Sitcoms [change]

Ed O'Neill – star of the sitcom Married...with Children
Tracy Ullman – creator and star of The Tracey Ullman Show.

Sports [change]

Variety [change]

References [change]

Other websites [change]