citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message fox television stations inc. fox television stations group inc. type subsidiary industry broadcast television predecessor metromedia new world communications united television bhc communications founded april 1986 1986 04 founder rupert murdoch barry diller headquarters new york city usa area served united states canada key people jack abernethy ceo owner fox entertainment group parent 21st century fox divisions 28 stations fox television stations productions movies mynetworktv website 21st century fox fox television stations inc. fts ; alternately fox television stations group inc. is a group of television stations located within the united states which are owned and operated by the fox broadcasting company a subsidiary of the fox entertainment group part of 21st century fox . until it moved to spike in the 2013 14 season fts produced the first 25 seasons of fox s program cops through fox television stations productions ftsp and also oversees the mynetworktv service and a half interest in the movies digital subchannel network which is shared with weigel broadcasting . contents 1 history 2 units 3 stations 3.1 former 4 references 5 external links history edit see also 1994 united states broadcast tv realignment and 2006 united states broadcast tv realignment fts was formed in april 1986 after the acquisition of the metromedia owned independent stations by the 20th century fox film studio at the time jointly owned by australian media mogul rupert murdoch s news corporation and denver based billionaire marvin davis . these stations would later become the basis of the fox television network which launched in october 1986 . not long after the metromedia deal was made murdoch purchased davis s shares and news corporation assumed complete control of 20th century fox . citation needed initially fts was a semi autonomous unit in which news corporation owned over 99 percent of the equity but only 24 percent of the voting power ; the balance was held personally by murdoch . 1 federal communications commission regulations of that era prohibited foreign interests or non american citizens from controlling more than 25 percent of an fcc licensed broadcast station . though news corporation was still based in australia murdoch had become a naturalized u.s. citizen in 1985 and the nominal transfer of a majority voting interest to murdoch was sufficient to get around this hurdle . the quirk was removed permanently when news corporation reincorporated in the u.s. in 2004 . 2 the fox network itself and affiliated cable channels were not affected by these regulations . starting with the original six stations fts gained the bulk of its group through two large transactions the 1997 purchase of new world communications succeeding a 1994 business deal between the two companies which led to all of new world s stations switching from other networks to fox during 1994 95 ; 3 and the 2000 acquisition of the chris craft united group which gave fox ownership of several stations then affiliated with the upn network and also created several duopolies two stations in the same market owned by the same company . 4 a significant factor that resulted in fox s affiliation with and later purchase of new world communications was fox acquiring tv rights to the national football league nfl primarily covering games involving teams in the national football conference nfc . 3 the fox owned upn affiliates were not included in the upn wb merger the cw which was announced on january 23 2006 . soon after these stations removed references to upn from their on air branding and websites . on february 22 2006 fts announced that all nine of their non fox outlets will be charter affiliates of a new service known as mynetworktv which commenced operations on september 5 2006 with telenovela programming that were original to be syndicated . 5 on may 23 2016 it was announced that one of the fox owned former upn affiliates that were left out of the initial negotiations for cw affiliation a decade earlier mynetworktv owned and operated wpwr in chicago will be taking over the market s affiliation with the network from rival wgn tv in september of that year . no announcement was made on whether or not mynetworktv will remain on wpwr in an out of pattern timeslot once the cw moves to the station . on december 21 2007 fts announced that it would sell nine of its stations to local tv llc a division of oak hill capital partners . 6 six of the stations that were sold are ex new world stations . the transaction was completed in 2008 . in january 2009 nbc owned television stations and fts set up the first local news service with their philadelphia stations after testing since the summer 2008 . fox and nbc then added other markets where they both own stations . 7 on january 28 2013 fts announced that 17 of their stations would be affiliating with new subchannel network movies which is a joint venture between fts and weigel broadcasting on their subchannels . 8 that same day the company announced it would be acquiring the charlotte duopoly of cw affiliate wjzy and mynetworktv affiliate wmyt tv from capitol broadcasting company . 9 the deal was approved by the fcc on march 11 10 and completed on april 17 . 11 12 as part of the deal wjzy became a fox owned and operated station on july 1 . citation needed the station community believed that the charlotte station s purchase by fts is proof that fox is interested in owning a tv station in nfl markets specifically those with nfc teams as charlotte is to up the station groups bargaining power in retransmission consent negotiations with cable satellite and telco operators . 13 as part of the restructuring that stemmed from the news corporation 21st century fox split it was announced on july 8 2013 that 20th television which was until that time under fts will operate under the management of 20th century fox television . 14 on june 24 2014 fts announced it would acquire its existing san francisco bay area affiliate ktvu along with its duopoly partner kicu tv from cox media group in exchange for wfxt in boston and whbq tv in memphis . 15 16 17 the station sale trade was completed on october 8 2014 . 18 fox s motivation for acquiring ktvu was that it was another nfl market with an nfc team . 15 in addition to fts s aforementioned purchases of charlotte s wjzy in 2013 and the san francisco bay area s ktvu in 2014 variety reported that fox is also interested in acquiring stations in the following other nfl markets seattle and st. louis the latter s ktvi had previously been owned by fox but was included in the 2007 sale to local tv ; 13 with the st. louis rams relocating to los angeles starting with the 2016 nfl season there is no word as to whether or not fts pursuit of a station in the st. louis market has diminished . while discussions with seattle s fox affiliate kcpq and its owner tribune broadcasting remained ongoing fox struck a deal on september 19 2014 to buy kbcb a station in nearby bellingham for 10 million ; 19 the purchase submitted for fcc approval on october 3 20 21 was described as a strategic option for fox by an insider . 22 tribune then agreed on october 17 to extend its affiliation agreement for kcpq through july 2018 and pay increased reverse compensation fees to fox for the broadcasting of the network s programming beginning in january 2015 . 23 fox s application to acquire kbcb was dismissed by the fcc on november 20 2014 . 24 on january 20 2015 deadline.com announced that fts s stations will carry the new digital multicast network buzzr tv a joint venture of fremantlemedia and debmar mercury . buzzr tv will carry classic game show content and will debut on monday june 1 . 25 fox tv stations in expanding its relationship with weigel broadcasting beyond movies by adding the heroes & icons network to 11 major market stations in the fourth quarter 2015 . 26 units edit 28 stations fox television stations productions mynetworktv movies jv with weigel broadcasting stations edit stations are arranged alphabetically by state and city of license . this list is complete and up to date as of may 2016 . notes indicates an original fox owned station from the network s inception in 1986 . indicates a station owned by new world communications prior to its acquisition by news corporation in 1997 . indicates a station owned by chris craft industries bhc prior to its acquisition by news corporation in 2001 . city of license market station channel tv rf owned since primary affiliation phoenix ksaz tv 10 10 1997 fox kutp 45 26 2001 mynetworktv los angeles kttv 11 11 1986 fox kcop 13 13 2001 mynetworktv oakland san francisco san jose ktvu 2 44 2014 fox kicu tv 36 36 2014 independent washington d.c. wttg 5 36 1986 fox wdca 20 35 2002 mynetworktv ocala gainesville fl wogx semi satellite of wofl 51 31 2002 fox orlando daytona beach wofl 35 22 2002 fox wrbw 65 41 2001 mynetworktv tampa st. petersburg wtvt 13 12 1997 fox atlanta waga tv 5 27 1997 fox chicago wfld 32 31 1986 fox gary in chicago wpwr tv 50 51 2002 the cw mynetworktv secondary detroit wjbk 2 7 1997 fox bemidji minnesota kftc satellite of wftc 26 26 2002 mynetworktv minneapolis st. paul kmsp tv 9 9 2001 fox wftc 29 29 2002 mynetworktv secaucus n.j. new york city wwor tv 9 38 2001 mynetworktv new york city wnyw 5 44 1986 fox philadelphia wtxf tv 29 42 1995 fox belmont charlotte n.c. wjzy 46 47 2013 fox rock hill s.c. charlotte wmyt tv 55 39 2013 mynetworktv austin texas ktbc 7 7 1997 fox dallas fort worth kdfw 4 35 1997 fox kdfi 27 36 2000 mynetworktv houston kriv 26 26 1986 fox ktxh 20 19 2002 mynetworktv former edit city of license market station channel tv rf years owned current ownership status birmingham tuscaloosa anniston wbrc tv 6 50 1995 2008 fox affiliate owned by raycom media san francisco oakland san jose kbhk tv 44 45 2001 2002 the cw affiliate kbcw owned by cbs corporation denver kdvr 31 32 1995 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting fort collins colorado kfct satellite of kdvr 22 21 1995 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting atlanta watl tv 36 25 1993 1995 mynetworktv affiliate owned by tegna baltimore wutb 24 41 2001 2013 mynetworktv affiliate owned by deerfield media operated under an lma by sinclair broadcast group boston wcvb tv 4 5 20 1986 abc affiliate owned by hearst television wfxt 25 31 1987 1990 1995 2014 fox affiliate owned by cox media group kansas city missouri wdaf tv 4 34 1997 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting st. louis ktvi 2 43 1997 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting high point greensboro winston salem wghp 8 35 1995 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting cleveland akron wjw tv 8 8 1997 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting portland oregon kptv 12 12 2001 2002 fox affiliate owned by meredith corporation memphis whbq tv 13 13 1995 2014 fox affiliate owned by cox media group dallas fort worth kdaf 33 32 1986 1995 the cw affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting san antonio kmol tv 4 48 2001 nbc affiliate woai tv owned by sinclair broadcast group salt lake city kstu 13 28 1990 2008 fox affiliate owned by tribune broadcasting ktvx 4 40 2001 abc affiliate owned by nexstar broadcasting group milwaukee