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 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 |
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| Ada-Ardmore, Oklahoma-Sherman-Denison, Texas | KTEN 10 | 1994-1998 (secondary) | NBC | KXII-DT3 12.3 | Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1998, shortly after the station was sold from bankruptcy. |
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico | KGSW 14 (now KTFQ-DT) | 1986-1993 | UniMás | KRQE-DT2 (as of 1/1/2017) | |
| KASA-TV 2 | 1993-2017 | Telemundo (as of 1/1/2017) | |||
| Altoona-Johnstown-State College, Pennsylvania | WWPC-TV 23 (now WATM-TV) | 1986-1988 | ABC | WWCP-TV 8 | Satellite of WWCP-TV in Johnstown. Split from its WWCP-TV simulcast and disaffiliated from Fox in 1988 to become a stand-alone ABC affiliate (as WOPC, the station had been an ABC affiliate from 1974 to its 1982 shutdown). WWPC-TV then changed its call letters to the current WATM-TV to reflect the new affiliation. |
| Atlanta, Georgia | WATL 36 | 1986–1999 (O&O from 1993–1994; secondary from 1994-1999) | 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 CBS affiliate WAGA-TV.[1] As WATL was a Fox O&O, the network sold WATL to Qwest Broadcasting, which converted it into a WB affiliate in January 1995. WATL would continue to air Fox Kids (which WAGA-TV turned down) until 1999. |
| Athens-Atlanta, Georgia | WHOT-TV/WUVG 34 (now WUVG-DT) | 1999-2002 (secondary) | Univision (O&O) | Secondary affiliation (WHOT-TV was an independent station); cleared the Fox Kids block not cleared by Fox O&O WAGA-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2002 when the station was sold to Univision Communications and became an Univision O&O. | |
| Atlanta, Georgia | WUPA 69 | 2002-2006 (secondary) | The CW (O&O) | Secondary affiliation, with UPN as its primary affiliation. Cleared Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/FoxBox/4Kids TV) not cleared by Fox O&O WAGA-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2006 when UPN merged with The WB to form The CW Television Network, which already had a children's programming block (Kids WB). | |
| Augusta, Georgia | W67BE 67 (now WAGT-CD 16) | 1986–1991 | Youtoo America | WFXG 54 | Disaffiliated from Fox upon the sign-on of WFXG due to Fox's intention to affiliate with a full-power station. Station subsequently reverted into an independent station. |
| Austin, Texas | KBVO 42 (now KEYE-TV) | 1986–1995 | CBS (O&O from 1999–2008) | KTBC 7 (O&O) | Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate KTBC-TV in July 1995 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KTBC.[1] |
| K13VC 13 | 1995-2003 (secondary) | Defunct | Secondary affiliation, with UPN as its primary affiliation before becoming independent in 2000. Cleared the weekday Fox Kids lineup not cleared by sister station and Fox O&O KTBC, and also simulcast the block's Saturday morning lineup from KTBC. Ceased operations in 2003 to make way for the digital signal of KAKW-TV, the market's Univision affiliate based in the Waco market. | ||
| Bangor, Maine | WABI-TV 5 | 1996-1998 (secondary) | CBS | WFVX-LD 22 | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation; carried Fox Sports coverage of NFL games from the NFC. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1998.[2] |
| WBGR-LP 33 | 1998-2001 (secondary) | MeTV | Secondary affiliation, with The WB (later Pax TV when The WB launched The WB 100+ for small markets such as Bangor); carried Fox Sports telecasts. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2001.[3] | ||
| WCKD-LP 30 | 2001-2003 (secondary) | JUCE TV | Secondary affiliation, with UPN as its primary affiliation; carried Fox Sports telecasts (daytime only, under the terms of their contract with UPN, which also prohibited WCKD-LP from becoming a full-time Fox affiliate in October 2003). Disaffiliated from Fox in 2003 when ABC affiliate WVII-TV (who operated WCKD-LP under a LMA) signed-on WFVX-LP. | ||
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | WVLA-TV 33 | 1990-1991 (secondary) | NBC | WGMB-TV 44 | Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from Fox in February 1991. |
| Beaumont, Texas | KUIL-LP 64 (now KUIL-LD 12.5) | 2003-2008 | MyNetworkTV | KBTV-TV 4 | Disaffiliated from Fox and became an independent station as a result of an affiliation deal between the Nexstar Broadcasting Group and rival NBC affiliate KBTV-TV. |
| Billings, Montana | KSVI 6 | 1993-1995 (secondary) | ABC | KHMT 4 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1995 when the National Indian Media Foundation signed-on KHMT on channel 4 (where the KSVI intellectual unit had previously operated as KOUS-TV). KSVI then entered into a LMA to operate the station. |
| Miles City-Billings, Montana | KYUS-TV 3 | 1996-1998 | NBC (satellite of KULR-TV) | Disaffiliated from Fox in 1998 to become a satellite of NBC affiliate KULR-TV. | |
| Boise, Idaho | KTRV-TV 12 | 1986–2011 | MyNetworkTV[4] | 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.[4][5][6] |
| Bowling Green, Kentucky | WKNT 40 (now WNKY) | 1992–2001 | NBC (CBS on DT2) | WBKO-DT2 13.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox for violation of the terms of their affiliation agreement. NBC promptly signed an affiliation deal with WKNT, who then changed their call letters to WNKY to reflect the new affiliation. |
| Bozeman-Butte, Montana | KCTZ 7 | 1996-2000 | CBS (semi-satellite of KXLF-TV) | KWYB-DT2 19.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox in 2000 and reverted to its former status as a satellite (with separate advertising) of CBS affiliate KXLF-TV, citing the low ratings Fox affiliates usually generated compared to affiliates of ABC, CBS or NBC in smaller markets; after that, the market was served on cable by Foxnet. |
| Butte, Montana Bozeman, Montana |
KBTZ 24 KBTZ-LP 32 |
2003-2009 | Defunct | Part of the state-wide "Fox Montana" system. Shut down June 12, 2009; on April 16, Max Media, owners of rival ABC affiliate KWYB, had acquired the entire Fox Montana system (including KBTZ) from Equity Media Holdings as a result of the latter's bankruptcy. KBTZ's Fox affiliation (and secondary MyNetworkTV affiliation) was moved July 1 to a new DT2 subchannel of KWYB, while the station's license was later returned to the FCC. | |
| Bryan-College Station-Waco-Temple, Texas | KYLE-TV 28 | 1994-2015 | MyNetworkTV | KWKT-TV 44 | Satellite of KWKT-TV. Broke from its simulcast with KWKT-TV and disaffiliated from Fox in 2015 to become a full-time MyNetworkTV affiliate, which KYLE-TV (through KWKT-TV) had been airing on a secondary basis. |
| Buffalo, New York | WNYB 49 (now WNYO-TV) | 1989–1990 | MyNetworkTV | WUTV 29 (previously with Fox from 1986-1989) | 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 | 1994–1997 (secondary) | CBS | WFFF-TV 44 | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Prior to WCAX's affiliation with Fox, Burlington-Plattsburgh was the last Nielsen Top 100 market without an over-the-air Fox affiliate (with the market receiving the network through Foxnet prior to then). Lost Fox affiliation upon the sign-on of WFFF-TV. |
| Littleton, New Hampshire-Burlington, Vermont-Plattsburgh, New York | WMUR-LP 29 | 1995–2001 | ABC (translator of WMUR-TV) | Simulcast of W27BL in Berlin. Disaffiliated from Fox December 19, 2001 and began simulcasting parent station WMUR-TV when Portland, Maine-based ABC affiliate (and future sister station) WMTW moved its transmitter out of Mount Washington as a result of the FCC's digital television mandate. | |
| Campbellsville-Louisville, Kentucky | WGRB 34 (now WBKI-TV) | 1990-1997 | The CW | WDRB 41 | Served as the Fox affiliate for southern portions of the Louisville market unable to receive a good picture from Fox's existing affiliate WDRB. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1997 to become the WB affiliate for its area, but became the WB affiliate for the entire market in 1998 when the network disaffiliated from WBNA over its preemptions of most of the WB's more risqué programs. |
| Casper, Wyoming | K26ES 26 (now KWYF-LD) | 1997-2004 | MeTV/MyNetworkTV | KFNB 20 | Disaffiliated from Fox and moved its secondary UPN affiliation to primary status when sister station and ABC affiliate KFNB became a satellite of KLWY, the Fox affiliate in Cheyenne. ABC then aligned with NBC affiliate KTWO-TV, who were in the process of losing their affiliation to Pax TV affiliate KCWY. |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | WCCB 18 | 1986–2013 | The CW[7] | WJZY 46 (O&O) | Swapped affiliations with CW affiliate WJZY in July 2013 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WJZY,[8] which remained a CW affiliate in the five intervening months following the purchase's closure to honor its existing affiliation contract with that network. |
| Chattanooga, Tennessee | WDSI 61 | 1986-2015 | This TV | WTVC-DT2 9.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox after station owners New Age Media sold WDSI's non-license assets to Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair subsequently moved the Fox affiliation to the DT2 subchannel of its existing station in Chattanooga (ABC affiliate WTVC). |
| Cleveland, Ohio | WOIO 19 | 1986–1994 | CBS | WJW 8 (O&O from 1997–2007) | Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WJW in September 1994 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WJW.[1] |
| Akron-Cleveland, Ohio | WBNX-TV 55 | 1994-2008 (secondary) | The CW | Secondary affiliation (WBNX-TV was at first an independent station, before joining The WB in 1997 and eventually becoming a CW affiliate in 2006); cleared Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/Fox Box/4Kids TV) not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate (and O&O for 10 years) WJW. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the network cancelled 4Kids TV. | |
| Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri | KRCG 13 | Late 1980's-early 1990's (secondary) | CBS | KQFX-LD 22 | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Carried Fox programming on weekend late nights during this time frame. |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | K47DF 47 | 1994–2008 | independent | KUQI 38 | Disaffiliated from Fox due to the network's intentions to affiliate with a full-power station. Subsequently, became an independent station. |
| 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 converted it into a WB affiliate that same month. |
| Detroit, Michigan | WKBD-TV 50 | 1986–1994 (primary); 1994-1998 (secondary) | The CW (O&O) | 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 CBS affiliate 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. WKBD-TV would continue to air Fox Kids (which WJBK preempted in favor of local newscasts) until 1998. |
| Mount Clemens-Detroit, Michigan | WADL 38 | 1998-2003 (secondary) | Independent | Secondary affiliation (WADL was an independent station); cleared Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/Fox Box) not cleared by Fox's existing O&O WJBK. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2003. | |
| Detroit, Michigan | WDWB/WMYD 20 | 2003-2008 (secondary) | MyNetworkTV | Secondary affiliation, with The WB (later MyNetworkTV) as its primary affiliation. Cleared Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Box/4Kids TV) not cleared by Fox's existing O&O WJBK. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. | |
| Eugene, Oregon | K25AS 25 (now KEVU-CD) | 1986-1991 | MyNetworkTV | KLSR-TV 34 | Disaffiliated from Fox when the station's owners, California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc., signed-on KLSR-TV. Subsequently, became an independent station. |
| Evansville, Indiana | WEVV 44 | 1987-1995 | CBS | WEVV-DT2 44.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox and joined CBS as a result of Fox buying a 20% equity in rival ABC affiliate WTVW's owners, PetraCom Broadcasting, and a related affiliation deal between ABC and CBS affiliate WEHT. |
| WTVW 7 | 1995–2011 | The CW | 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.[9] WTVW subsequently became an independent station and part-time MeTV 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 Smith, Arkansas | KPBI-CA 46 | c.1991-2006 | Defunct | KFTA-TV 24 | Lost Fox affiliation in 2006 when the network signed an affiliation deal with full-power NBC affiliate KFTA-TV (whose satellite station KNWA-TV remained as the market's sole NBC affiliate) and joined MyNetworkTV, taking that affiliation from sister station KFDF-CA who joined the Retro Television Network. Ceased operations March 28, 2008 after losing its transmitter site; the FCC deleted KPBI-CA's license on October 24, 2011. |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | WISE-DT2 33.2 | 2011–2013 | NBC | WFFT-TV 55 (previously with Fox from 1986-2011) | 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 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 March 2013. |
| Gadsden-Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston, 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. |
| Bessemer-Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston, Alabama Homewood-Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston, Alabama |
WDBB 17 WTTO 21 |
1986–2000 (secondary from 1996-2000) 1991-2000 (secondary from 1996-2000) |
The CW | WTTO joined Fox in 1991 by converting charter affiliate WDBB into its satellite station. Disaffiliated from Fox in September 1996 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WBRC, however WTTO/WDBB would continue to clear the Fox Kids children's programming block (with The WB as its primary affiliation beginning in 1997) until the fall of 2000. | |
| Grand Island-Lincoln, Nebraska | KTVG-TV 17 | 1994-2009 | Defunct | KFXL-TV 51 | Shut down on April 5, 2010 as a result of the expiration of an existing time-brokerage agreement for the station between Pappas Telecasting and Collins Broadcasting. KFXL-TV, which it had been simulcasting as part of the "Fox Nebraska" network, then became the sole Fox affiliate for the market. Its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission April 22, 2014 for failure to renew. |
| Superior-Grand Island-Lincoln, Nebraska | KSNB-TV 4 | 1994-2009 (secondary from 1994-1996) | NBC | Broke from its simulcast with KTVG-TV and went silent on December 1, 2009 as a result of the expiration of an existing time-brokerage agreement for the station between Pappas Telecasting and Collins Broadcasting. After intermittent periods of broadcasting programs from the Three Angels Broadcasting Network, the station was acquired by Gray Television, owners of CBS affiliates KOLN/KGIN, through a "failed station" waiver and returned to full-time operation temporarily carrying Antenna TV programming before becoming a MyNetworkTV affiliate on April 1, 2013. | |
| Kearney-Hastings-Grand Island, Nebraska Hayes Center, Nebraska |
KHGI-TV 13 KWNB-TV 6 |
1994-c.1999 (secondary) | ABC | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation; acquired as a buy-product of then-owners Fant Broadcasting entering into a LMA with Grand Island-based independent station KTVG-TV, who were in the process of affiliating with Fox. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1999, shortly after the stations were sold to Pappas Telecasting Companies. | |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin | WXGZ 32 (now WACY-TV) | 1986–1992 | MyNetworkTV | WLUK-TV 11 | Station went silent in February 1992 due to financial problems. Rival independent (and future sister station) WGBA-TV inherited the Fox affiliation (and would in fact help WXGZ resume operations as an independent station under new ownership in 1994). |
| WGBA-TV 26 | 1992–1995 | NBC | Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WLUK-TV in September 1995 as a result of Fox'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) | Swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate WGHP in September 1995 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WGHP, which converted it into a Fox owned-and-operated station. |
| WGGT-TV 48 (now WMYV-TV) | 1991-1995 | MyNetworkTV | Was a satellite station of WNRW/WXLV from December 1991 to 1996; swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate WGHP in September 1995 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WGHP, and split from the simulcast to become a UPN affiliate in 1996. | ||
| Hagerstown, Maryland-Martinsburg, West Virginia-Washington, D.C. | WYVN 60 (now WWPX-TV) | 1991-1993 | Ion Television (O&O; satellite of WPXW-TV) | WTTG 5 (O&O) | Ceased operations in 1993 due to financial issues and low ratings, coupled with a failed sale of the station to Benchmark Communications. Station would resume operations later that year as an independent, and again in 1996 as WSHE-TV, an affiliate of Paxson Communications' inTV infomercial service (before becoming a satellite of Pax TV charter station WPXW-TV in 1998). (Hagerstown is part of the Washington market.) |
| Harrisonburg, Virginia | WHSV-TV 3 | 1994-1996 (secondary) | ABC | WSVF-CD 43 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as primary affiliation. Primarily carried Fox Sports coverage of NFL football games from the NFC. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1996. |
| Helena, Montana | KMTF 10 (now KUHM-TV) | 1998-2001 | PBS | KHBB-LD2 (satellite of KFBB-TV, Great Falls) | Disaffiliated from Fox due to low ratings and revenue and joined Pax TV; replaced by Foxnet on area cable systems. |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | KHNL 13 | 1986–1995 | NBC | KHON-TV 2 | Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KHON-TV in January 1996 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of KHON-TV. |
| Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho | KIDK 3 | 1994-1998 (secondary) | CBS | KXPI-LD 34 | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost Fox affiliation upon the sign-on of KFXP-TV. |
| Pocatello/Idaho Falls, Idaho | KFXP-TV 31 (now KVUI) | 1999-2012 | MeTV | Lost Fox affiliation in July 2012 following a dispute with the network over retransmission consent and joined This TV; went dark in July 2013 when the station failed to renew its lease on its transmission tower. Resumed operations December 1, 2015 as a MeTV affiliate. | |
| Jackson, Mississippi | WUFX 35 (now WLOO) | 2003–2006 | MyNetworkTV | WDBD 40 (previously with Fox from 1986-2001) | Swapped affiliations with WB affiliate (and sister station) WDBD in July 2006 (reuniting Fox with its original Jackson affiliate; WDBD had previously disaffiliated from Fox in 2001 to join the WB, making the network unavailable in the market until WUFX signed on in 2003) in anticipation for the launch of MyNetworkTV. |
| Kansas City, Missouri | KSHB-TV 41 | 1986–1994 | NBC | WDAF-TV 4 (O&O from 1997–2008) | Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WDAF-TV in September 1994, as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of WDAF-TV.[1] |
| KSMO-TV 62 | 1994-1998 (secondary) | MyNetworkTV | Secondary affiliation (KSMO-TV was an independent station before joining UPN in 1995, and swapped affiliations with WB affiliate KCWB in 1998); cleared Fox Kids programming not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate (and later O&O) WDAF-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1998 when the Kids' WB block previously aired on KCWB moved to KSMO-TV. | ||
| KCWE 29 | 1998-1999 (secondary) | The CW | Secondary affiliation, with UPN as its primary affiliation. Cleared Fox Kids programming not cleared by Fox's existing O&O WDAF-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1999 in favor of adding more talk and reality programs to its schedule. | ||
| KMCI-TV 38 | 1999-2008 (secondary) | Independent | Secondary affiliation (KMCI-TV was an independent station); carried Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/Fox Box/4Kids TV) not cleared by Fox's existing O&O WDAF-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. | ||
| Kerrville-San Antonio, Texas | KRRT 35 (now KMYS) | 1986–1995 (primary); 2006-2008 (secondary) | The CW | KABB 29 | Disaffiliated from Fox in January 1995 to become a charter affiliate of UPN, who were supplied programming by KRRT's then-owners Paramount Pictures (through Paramount Stations Group); Fox subsequently aligned with independent station KABB. It returned to Fox on a secondary basis in 2006 to clear the 4Kids TV children's programming block taking it from KABB and left Fox again in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. |
| Lewisburg-Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia | WVSX 59 (now WVNS-TV) | 1996-2001 | CBS | WVNS-DT2 59.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox and joined CBS September 29, 2001; after that, Fox programming was available only on cable through Foxnet. WVNS-TV rejoined Fox on behalf on its DT2 subchannel September 13, 2006. |
| Lima, Ohio | W67CA/WOHL-LP/WOHL-CA 67/25 (now WOHL-CD 35) | 1989-2009 | ABC (CBS on DT2) | WLIO-DT2 8.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox due to the network's intentions to affiliate with rival NBC affiliate WLIO's second digital subchannel, which operated at full-power. A dispute filed against the change by Metro Video Productions, WOHL-CA's owners, was settled when the company agreed to sell its stations (WOHL-CA, WLMO-LP and WLQP-LP) to Block Communications, WLIO's owners. WOHL-CA was subsequently flash-cut to digital (as WOHL-CD) and moved to channel 35, WLIO's former analog channel. To accommodate Fox programming on WLIO-DT2, WLIO then moved WLQP-LP's affiliation with ABC and WLMO-LP's affiliation with CBS to WOHL-CD. |
| 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. |
| Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia | WJPR/WWCW 21 | 1986-2009 | The CW | WFXR 27 | Disaffiliated from Fox upon the permanent sign-off of WWCW's analog signal in June 2009. WWCW then split from its simulcast with WFXR (which had been in place since 1991) and moved its DT2 subchannel's affiliation with the CW to its primary subchannel. |
| 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. |
| Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico-Harlingen-Weslaco-McAllen-Brownsville, Texas | XHFOX 17 (now XHTAM-TV) | 1994–2002 | Canal de las Estrellas (repeater of XEW-TDT in Mexico City) | KFXV-LD 67 | Disaffiliated from Fox in 2002 and became a Mexican-oriented station. |
| XHRIO-TV 2 | 2005–2012 | MundoMax | Disaffiliated from Fox to become a charter affiliate of Fox's new Spanish-language network MundoFox. | ||
| 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 WPTY 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 | Swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate WHBQ-TV in December 1995, as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WHBQ-TV from Communications Corporation of America. Fox ran WHBQ-TV as an ABC affiliate from July to December (following the purchase's closure) to allow WPTY-TV to honor its existing affiliation contract with the network.[10] | ||
| Manchester, New Hampshire-Boston, Massachusetts | WMUR-TV 9 | 1994–2001 (secondary) | ABC | WFXT 25 (O&O from 1987–1990, 1995-2014) | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Carried Fox Sports telecasts on main channel, while carrying the full network lineup on two low-powered translators in Northern New Hampshire. Disaffiliated from Fox December 19, 2001. |
| 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 former NBC affiliate WSVN in January 1989, in three-way swap with WCIX and CBS affiliate WTVJ, which was purchased by NBC. |
| WDZL 39 (now WSFL-TV) | 1990-1997 (secondary) | The CW | Secondary affiliation (WDZL was an independent station before becoming a charter affiliate of The WB); carried Fox Kids programming dropped by the network's existing affiliate WSVN. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1997 when Kids' WB, the WB's children's programming block, expanded its weekday lineup to three hours. | ||
| WHYS-TV/WAMI-TV 69 (now WAMI-DT) | 1997-2001 (secondary) | UniMás (O&O) | Secondary affiliation (initially with the Home Shopping Network as its primary affiliation before becoming an independent station); carried Fox Kids programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WSVN. (Channel 69 had previously been a translator of Fox affiliate WCIX before being sold to HSN and upgraded to full power.) Disaffiliated from Fox in 2001 when the station was sold to Univision Communications and became the flagship station of the new TeleFutura network. | ||
| WBFS-TV 33 | 2002-2008 (secondary) | MyNetworkTV | Secondary affiliation, with UPN (later MyNetworkTV) as its primary affiliation; carried Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/Fox Box/4Kids TV) that were not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WSVN. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. | ||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WCGV-TV 24 | 1986–1994 (primary); 1994-2004 (secondary) | 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] WCGV-TV would continue to carry Fox Kids (and its successor, the Fox Box) until 2004. |
| WMLW-CA 41 (now WBME-CD) | 2004-2008 (secondary) | MeTV (O&O) | Secondary affiliation (WMLW-CA was an independent station); cleared the Fox Box/4Kids TV block not cleared by Fox's existing O&O, WITI. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. | ||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | KITN-TV/WFTC 29 | 1988–2002 | MyNetworkTV (O&O) | KMSP-TV 9 (O&O) (previously with Fox from 1986-1988) | Station was sold to Fox Television Stations in 2002, and swapped affiliations with UPN affiliate and new sister station KMSP, making KMSP 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.[11] |
| Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida | WPMI-TV 15 | 1986–1996 | NBC | WALA-TV 10 | Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WALA-TV 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 ABC affiliate WVUE-TV; WNOL subsequently became a WB affiliate. |
| North Platte, Nebraska | K13VO 13 (now KHGI-CD) | 1994-c.1999 (secondary) | ABC | KIIT-CA 11 | Satellite of KHGI-TV in Kearney. Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation; acquired as a buy-product of then-owners Fant Broadcasting entering into a LMA with Grand Island-based independent station KTVG-TV, who were in the process of affiliating with Fox. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1999, shortly after the stations were sold to Pappas Telecasting Companies. UPN affiliate K11TW subsequently picked up the Fox affiliation. |
| 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 CBS affiliate (and independent station at the time) KSAZ-TV.[1] KNXV-TV subsequently joined ABC (initially on a secondary basis due to pre-emptions caused by ABC's outgoing affiliate KTVK's displeasure at losing the affiliation) as a result of an affiliation agreement between ABC and KNXV-TV's owners, the E.W. Scripps Company, while CBS signed an affiliation deal with independent station KPHO-TV (reuniting CBS with its original Phoenix affiliate), and former ABC affiliate KTVK joined The WB (becoming an independent station in September 1995 when KASW signed-on under an LMA with KTVK and took the WB affiliation). |
| KTVK 3 | 1994-1995 (secondary) | Independent | Secondary affiliation, with ABC (later The WB) as its primary affiliation. Carried the Fox Kids block not picked up by Fox's then-new affiliate KSAZ-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in September 1995 when KASW signed-on under an LMA with KTVK and took both Fox Kids and the WB affiliation, making KTVK an independent station. | ||
| KASW 61 | 1995-2008 (secondary) | The CW | Secondary affiliation, with The WB (later The CW) as its primary affiliation. Carried Fox's children programming blocks (Fox Kids/FoxBox/4Kids TV) not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate (and eventual O&O) KSAZ-TV. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when Fox cancelled the 4Kids TV block. | ||
| 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. |
| Berlin, New Hampshire-Portland, Maine | W27BL 27 | 1994–2001 | ABC (translator of WMUR-TV) | Disaffiliated from Fox December 19, 2001 and began simulcasting parent station WMUR-TV when Portland-based ABC affiliate (and future sister station) WMTW moved its transmitter out of Mount Washington as a result of the FCC's digital television mandate. | |
| Portland, Oregon | KPDX-TV 49 | 1988–2002 | MyNetworkTV | KPTV 12 (O&O from 2001-2002) (previously with Fox from 1986-1988) | Swapped affiliations with UPN affiliate and new sister station KPTV, which rejoined Fox 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 | Swapped affiliations with WB affiliate WRAZ due to a compensation dispute during WLFL-TV's renewal negotiations with Fox, and station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group's subsequent affiliation deal with the WB. |
| Rapid City, South Dakota | KOTA-TV 3 (now KHME 23) | 1994-1996 (secondary) | MeTV | KEVN-LD 7 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from Fox when rival NBC affiliate KEVN-TV (and eventual sister station as a low-power station) was sold to Blackstar LLC, a company in which Fox owned shares, and subsequently joined Fox. |
| KEVN-TV 7 (now KOTA-TV 3) | 1996-2016 | ABC | Disaffiliated from Fox and rejoined ABC (with whom KEVN-TV had been previously affiliated with from 1976-1984) as the result of station owners Gray Television buying the assets of Schurz Communications, owners of KOTA-TV, and subsequent plans to consolidate the two stations' operations. KOTA-TV's call letters, ABC affiliation, and virtual channel 3 were moved to KEVN-TV, while KOTA-TV's former license was sold to Legacy Broadcasting, moved to channel 23 and became a MeTV affiliate, and KEVN-TV's Fox affiliation and virtual channel 7 was moved to a new low-power station (which Gray could legally own). | ||
| Reno, Nevada | KAME-TV 21 | 1986–1996 | MyNetworkTV | KRXI 11 | Disaffiliated from Fox when KRXI signed-on and became an UPN affiliate. |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Williamsport-Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
WOLF-TV 38 (now WSWB) WILF 53 (now WQMY) |
1986-1998 (WSWB) 1988-1998 (WILF) |
The CW (WSWB) MyNetworkTV (WQMY) |
WOLF-TV 56 | Disaffiliated from Fox to become a WB/UPN affiliate; both stations' full-time satellite WWLF-TV assumed the WOLF-TV call letters and continued as the sole Fox affiliate in the Scranton area. |
| Sioux City, Iowa | KMEG 14 | 1988-1999 (secondary) | CBS | KPTH 44 | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost Fox affiliation upon the sign-on of KPTH. |
| South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana | W58BT 58 (now WBND-LD) | 1990-1995 | ABC | WSBT-DT2 28.2 | Swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate WSJV due to Fox's intentions to affiliate with a full-power station. |
| Elkhart-South Bend, Indiana | WSJV 28 | 1995-2016 | Heroes & Icons | Disaffiliated from Fox August 1, 2016 and transferred its affiliation to the DT2 subchannel of CBS affiliate WSBT-TV as part of a gradual winding down of WSJV's operations (WSJV's parent company Quincy Media plans to sell WSJV in the FCC's upcoming spectrum incentive auction). (For a 60-day transition period, WSBT-DT2's schedule was simulcast by WSJV to allow viewers to transition to the former signal, along with pay television providers.) | |
| Springfield, Missouri | KDEB-TV/KSFX-TV 27 (now KOZL-TV) | 1986–2011 | MyNetworkTV | 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; subsequently became an independent station. |
| St. Louis, Missouri | KDNL-TV 30 | 1986–1995 | ABC | KTVI 2 (O&O from 1995–2008) | Swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate KTVI in July 1995 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KTVI.[1] |
| KNLC 24 | 1995-1996 (secondary) | Religious independent | Secondary affiliation (KNLC was an religious independent station); cleared the Fox Kids block that was not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate KTVI. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1996 as the result of a dispute between the network and the New Life Evangelistic Center, owners of KNLC, who were replacing local advertising blocks (due in no small part to KNLC's objections over the content of Fox Kids programming) with messages from the Center concerning such sensitive issues as the death penalty, abortion, and same-sex marriage. | ||
| Tallahassee, Florida | WTLH 49 | 1989-2014 | MeTV | WTWC-DT2 40.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox after station owners New Age Media sold WTLH's non-license assets to Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair subsequently moved the Fox affiliation to the DT2 subchannel of its existing station in Tallahassee (NBC affiliate WTWC-TV). |
| Live Oak-Tallahassee, Florida | WFXU 48 | 1998-2002 | Retro TV | Satellite of Fox's then-affiliate WTLH, in an effort to increase the station's reach in the eastern portion of the Tallahassee market. Broke from its WTLH simulcast and disaffiliated from Fox in 2002 to become an UPN affiliate. | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | WTOG 44 | 1986–1988 | The CW (O&O) | WTVT 13 (O&O) | Disaffiliated from Fox due to issues regarding the network's low-rated programming slate; became an independent station. |
| Inglis-Yankeetown-Lecanto-Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | W49AI (now WYKE-CD) | 1986-1991 (translator of WOFL) | Youtoo America | Translator of Fox's affiliate in Orlando, WOFL. Disaffiliated from Fox and became an independent station in 1991 when WOGX in Ocala became the Fox affiliate for the Gainesville market, where W49AI's cities of license of Inglis and Yankeetown are located. | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | 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 CBS affiliate WTVT.[1] ABC subsequently aligned with WFTS-TV due to an groupwide affiliation deal between ABC and the E. W. Scripps Company, WFTS-TV's owners, while CBS aligned with former ABC affiliate WTSP-TV due to a groupwide affiliation deal between CBS and WTSP-TV owners Citicasters. | |
| WTTA 38 | 1994-2001 (secondary) | MyNetworkTV | Secondary affiliation (WTTA was an independent station before joining The WB in 1999); cleared the Fox Kids block that was not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate WTVT. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2001. | ||
| Lakeland-Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida | WMOR-TV 32 | 2001-2008 (secondary) | Independent | Secondary affiliation (WMOR-TV was an independent station); cleared Fox's children's programming blocks (Fox Kids/FoxBox/4Kids TV) that were not cleared by Fox's existing affiliate WTVT. Disaffiliated from Fox in 2008 when the 4Kids TV block was cancelled. | |
| 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 or WXIN in Indianapolis prior to WBAK's switch to the network in January 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.[12] |
| Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico-San Diego, California | XETV 6 | 1986–2008 | The CW | KSWB-TV 69 | Swapped affiliations with CW affiliate KSWB-TV in August 2008 due to concerns by Fox over the station's Mexican-based operations.[13] |
| Twin Falls, Idaho | KKVI/KXTF 35 | 1996-2012 | Dark | KSVT-LD 14 | Lost Fox affiliation in July 2012 following a dispute with the network over retransmission consent; went dark in March 2013 when the station failed to renew its lease on its studios. |
| Watertown, New York | WJCK/WFYF/WWTI 50 | 1986-2000 (secondary) | ABC | WNYF-CD 28/WWNY-CD 35 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Lost Fox affiliation when WWTI's former owners Smith Broadcasting collaborated with rival CBS affiliate WWNY-TV to establish Fox affiliate WNYF-LP on two former translators of WWTI. |
| Carthage-Watertown, New York | WWNY-TV 7 | 1987-1998 (secondary) | CBS | Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from Fox in 1998 when WWNY-TV's primary affiliation with CBS acquired the television rights to broadcast NFL games from the AFC. | |
| Wausau, Wisconsin Eagle River-Wausau, Wisconsin |
WAOW 9 WYOW 34 |
1994-1999 (secondary) 1997-1999 (secondary) |
ABC | WZAW-LD 55 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Aired Fox's NFL package. Lost Fox affiliation upon the sign-on of WFXS-TV. |
| Wausau, Wisconsin | WFXS-DT 55 | 1999-2015 | Defunct | Non-license assets purchased by Gray Television (owners of CBS affiliate WSAW-TV), which continued to broadcast WFXS's program streams on their new low-power station. | |
| Wheeling, West Virginia-Steubenville, Ohio | WTRF-DT2 7.2 | 2007-2014 | MyNetworkTV | WTOV-DT2 9.2 | Disaffiliated from Fox when the network signed an affiliation deal with rival NBC affiliate WTOV-TV to carry Fox programs on its DT2 subchannel, citing a stronger over-the-air signal. WTRF-DT2's secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV then became its primary affiliation. |
| Youngstown, Ohio | WYTV 33 | 1994-1998 (secondary) | ABC | WYFX-LD 19 | Secondary affiliation, with ABC as its primary affiliation. Aired Fox's NFL package. Lost Fox affiliation upon the sign-on of W62BT/W40AM. |
See also
References
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- ↑ Neff, Andrew (September 19, 1996). "NFL games returning to Channel 5". Bangor Daily News. pp. C6–8. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ Neff, Andrew (August 13, 1998). "WBGR to air more sports". Bangor Daily News. pp. C6–8. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- 1 2 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.
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- ↑ 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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