that the title of this article be changed to fox news . please see the relevant discussion on the discussion page . do not move the page until the discussion has reached consensus for the change and is closed . fox news redirects here . for other uses see fox news disambiguation . fox news channel launched october 7 1996 ; 20 years ago 1996 10 07 owned by fox news group 21st century fox picture format 720p hdtv 480i for sdtvs slogan fair & balanced country united states language english broadcast area worldwide headquarters 1211 avenue of the americas new york city new york 10036 sister channel s fox business network fox broadcasting company sky news sky news australia sky tg24 website foxnews.com availability satellite directv channel 360 hd sd dish network channel 205 hd sd bell tv channel 507 shaw direct channel 503 154 foxtel channel 604 sky tv new zealand channel 088 sky italia channel 514 sky channel 509 digital channel 77 now tv channel 77 starhub channel 702 vivo tv channel 138 cignal digital tv philippines channel 41 osn channel 411 bein channel 147 hd cable available on most cable providers check local listings for channels in house washington channel 18 verizon fios channel 618 hd channel 118 sd pioneer cable vision inc. pcvi philippines channel 14 sd macau cable tv macau channel 816 satellite radio sirius channel 114 xm channel 114 iptv bell fibe tv canada sky angel channel 507channel 318 southern fibernet atlanta ga channel 578 sd channel 1578 hd vmedia canada channel 181 streaming media foxnewsgo.com watch live u.s. cable subscribers only ; requires login from participating television providers to access stream playstation vue internet protocol television fox news channel fnc also known as fox news is an american basic cable and satellite news television channel that is owned by the fox entertainment group subsidiary of 21st century fox . as of february 2015 approximately 94 700 000 american households 81.4 % of cable satellite & telco customers receive the fox news channel . 1 the channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 avenue of the americas new york city new york . the channel was created by australian american media mogul rupert murdoch who hired former republican party media consultant and cnbc executive roger ailes as its founding ceo . 2 it launched on october 7 1996 3 to 17 million cable subscribers . 4 it grew during the late 1990s and 2000s to become a dominant cable news network in the united states . 5 rupert murdoch is the current chairman and acting ceo of fox news . 6 7 fox news channel has been accused of biased reporting and promoting the republican party . 8 9 critics have cited the channel as detrimental to the integrity of news overall . 10 11 fox news channel employees have responded that news reporting operates independently of its opinion and commentary programming and have denied bias in news reporting . 12 contents 1 history 1.1 early years 2 outlets 2.1 television 2.2 radio 2.3 online 3 notable personalities 3.1 program hosts 3.2 correspondents and substitute anchors 3.3 regular guests and contributors 3.4 former hosts and contributors 4 ratings and reception 5 demographics 6 slogan 7 controversies 7.1 alleged bias 7.2 alleged misrepresentation of facts 7.3 obama administration conflict with fox news 8 international transmission 8.1 fox extra 8.2 australia 8.3 brazil 8.4 canada 8.5 france 8.6 indonesia 8.7 ireland 8.8 israel 8.9 italy 8.10 netherlands 8.11 new zealand 8.12 pakistan 8.13 philippines 8.14 scandinavia 8.15 singapore 8.16 south africa 8.17 united kingdom 8.18 other countries 9 see also 10 references 11 further reading 12 external links history main article history of fox news early years in may 1985 australian publisher rupert murdoch announced that he and american industrialist and philanthropist marvin davis intended to develop a network of independent stations as a fourth marketing force to compete directly with cbs nbc and abc through the purchase of six television stations owned by metromedia . 13 in july 1985 20th century fox announced that murdoch had completed his purchase of 50 percent of fox filmed entertainment the parent company of 20th century fox film corporation . 14 a year later 20th century fox earned 5.6 million in its fiscal third period ended may 31 1986 in contrast to a loss of 55.8 million in the third period of the previous year . 15 prior to founding fnc murdoch had gained experience in the 24 hour news business when news corporation s bskyb subsidiary began europe s first 24 hour news channel sky news in the united kingdom in 1989 . 16 with the success of his fourth network efforts in the united states 17 18 experience gained from sky news and the turnaround of 20th century fox murdoch announced on january 31 1996 that news corp. would launch a 24 hour news channel on cable and satellite systems in the united states as part of a news corp. worldwide platform for fox programming the appetite for news particularly news that explains to people how it affects them is expanding enormously . 19 saint anselm college quad with the fox box from which the network reported live during the 2004 and 2008 new hampshire primaries fnc s newsroom november 15 2007 . in february 1996 after former u.s. republican party political strategist and nbc executive 20 roger ailes left cable television channel america s talking now msnbc murdoch asked him to start fox news channel . ailes demanded five months of 14 hour workdays and several weeks of rehearsal shows before its launch on october 7 1996 . 21 at its debut 17 million households were able to watch fnc ; 4 however it was absent from the media markets of new york city and los angeles . rolling news coverage during the day consisted of 20 minute single topic shows such as fox on crime or fox on politics surrounded by news headlines . interviews featured facts at the bottom of the screen about the topic or the guest . the flagship newscast at the time was the schneider report with mike schneider s fast paced delivery of the news . during the evening fox featured opinion shows the o reilly report now the o reilly factor the crier report hosted by catherine crier and hannity & colmes . from the beginning fnc has placed heavy emphasis on visual presentation . graphics were designed to be colorful and attention getting ; this helped the viewer to grasp the main points of what was being said even if they could not hear the host with on screen text summarizing the position of the interviewer or speaker and bullet points when a host was delivering commentary . fox news also created the fox news alert which interrupted its regular programming when a breaking news story occurred . to accelerate its adoption by cable providers fox news paid systems up to 11 per subscriber to distribute the channel . 22 this contrasted with the normal practice in which cable operators paid stations carriage fees for programming . when time warner bought ted turner s turner broadcasting system a federal antitrust consent decree required time warner to carry a second all news channel in addition to its own cnn on its cable systems . time warner selected msnbc as the secondary news channel not fox news . fox news claimed that this violated an agreement to carry fox news . citing its agreement to keep its u.s. headquarters and a large studio in new york city news corporation enlisted the help of mayor rudolph giuliani s administration to pressure time warner cable one of the city s two cable providers to transmit fox news on a city owned channel . 23 city officials threatened to take action affecting time warner s cable franchises in the city . 24 during the september 11 2001 attacks fox news was the first news organization to run a news ticker on the bottom of the screen to keep up with the flow of information that day . the ticker has remained informing viewers about additional news which reporters may not mention on screen and repeating news mentioned during a broadcast ; it has proven popular with viewers . 25 outlets fnc airport newsstand at minneapolis saint paul international airport fnc maintains an archive of most of its programs . this archive also includes fox movietone newsreels . licensing for the fox news archive is handled by itn source the archiving division of itn . television main article list of programs broadcast by fox news channel fnc presents a variety of programming with up to 15 hours of live broadcasting per day in addition to programming and content for the fox broadcasting company . most programs are broadcast from fox news headquarters in new york city at 1211 avenue of the americas in its streetside studio on sixth avenue in the west wing of rockefeller center sharing its headquarters with sister channel fox business network . fox news channel has seven studios at its new york city headquarters that are used for its and fox business programming studio b used for fox business programming studio d which has an area for studio audiences ; and is used by the five and outnumbered studio e used for fox & friends happening now your world with neil cavuto red eye and certain editions of america s news hq studio g which houses fox business shows studio h fox news deck used for shepard smith reporting and breaking news coverage studio j used for fox & friends first america s newsroom the real story the kelly file hannity and justice with judge jeanine and the web studio used for fox news live internet shows . the remaining programs such as special report with bret baier on the record w greta van susteren and editions of america s news hq not broadcast from the new york city studios are broadcast from fox news s washington d.c. studio located on capitol hill across from union station in a secured building shared by a number of other television networks including nbc news and c span . audio simulcasts of the channel are aired on xm satellite radio and sirius satellite radio . sixth avenue headquarters in an october 11 2009 new york times article fox articulated that its hard news programming runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays and is objective ; however it makes no such claims for its other broadcasts which primarily consist of editorial journalism and commentary . 26 fox news channel began broadcasting in the 720p resolution format on may 1 2008 . 27 this format is available on all major cable and satellite providers . radio main article fox news radio with the growth of fnc the company introduced a radio division fox news radio in 2003 . syndicated throughout the united states the division provides short newscasts and talk radio programs featuring personalities from the television and radio divisions . in 2006 the company also introduced fox news talk a satellite radio station featuring programs syndicated by and featuring fox news personalities . online introduced in december 1995 28 the fox news website features the latest coverage including columns by fnc television radio and online personalities . video clips are also available on foxnews.com and foxbusiness.com . fox news latino is the version aimed at the hispanic audience although presented almost entirely in english with a spanish section . 29 in september 2008 fnc joined other channels in introducing a live streaming segment to its website the strategy room designed to appeal to older viewers . it airs weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and takes the form of an informal discussion with running commentary on the news . regular discussion programs include business hour news with a view and god talk . 30 in