The additional 29½ hours per week are at the group’s stations in Los Angeles; Philadelphia; Washington; Atlanta; Minneapolis; Phoenix; Charlotte, N.C.; Memphis; and Austin, Texas, will boost the groups local news total to 885 hours per week.
Fox Stations Beef Up Local News In 9 Markets
Fox Television Stations said today that it will expand its local news offerings in nine markets this year: Los Angeles; Philadelphia; Washington; Atlanta; Minneapolis; Phoenix; Charlotte, N.C.; Memphis; and Austin, Texas.
With the additions, which total 29½ hours, FTS will broadcast 885 hours of local news per week.
In making the announcement, Jack Abernethy, CEO of Fox Television Stations said: “Uninformed critics say big companies are cutting local news. However, the opposite is true at Fox. We are expanding in a big way.”
Fox Television Stations 2014 News Expansions
|
Station |
Market |
Time Period BRAND CONNECTIONS |
Date Effective |
|
KSAZ FOX 10 |
Phoenix |
Saturday 6-7 a.m. |
4/26/14 |
|
KSAZ FOX 10 |
Phoenix |
Sunday 6-8 a.m. |
4/27/14 |
|
WTTG FOX 5 |
Washington, D.C. |
Monday-Friday 10-11 a.m. |
6/16/14 |
|
KTTV FOX 11 |
Los Angeles |
Monday – Friday 12 p.m. expands to full hour 12-1 p.m. |
6/30/14 |
|
WAGA FOX 5 |
Atlanta |
Saturday 8:30 – 9 a.m.
|
7/5/14 |
|
WHBQ FOX 13 |
Memphis |
Sunday 6-8 a.m. |
7/6/14 |
|
WTTG FOX 5 |
Washington D.C. |
Saturday 7-9 a.m. |
7/12/14 |
|
WTTG FOX 5 |
Washington D.C. |
Sunday 7-8 a.m. |
7/13/14 |
|
KMSP FOX 9 |
Minneapolis |
Sunday 10-11 a.m. |
7/13/14 |
|
KMSP FOX 9 |
Minneapolis
|
Sunday 10:30-11p.m. |
7/13/14 |
|
WJZY FOX Carolinas |
Charlotte |
Monday-Sunday 6-7 p.m. |
July 2014 |
|
WJZY FOX Carolinas |
Charlotte |
Monday-Friday 4:30-9 a.m. |
August 2014
|
|
WJZY FOX Carolinas |
Charlotte |
Saturday 5 – 8 a.m. |
August 2014
|
|
WJZY FOX Carolinas |
Charlotte |
Sunday 5-9 a.m. |
August 2014
|
|
WTXF FOX 29 |
Philadelphia |
Saturday 8-10 a.m. |
9/6/14 |
|
WTXF FOX 29 |
Philadelphia |
Sunday 8-9 a.m. |
9/6/14 |
|
KMSP FOX 9 |
Minneapolis |
Monday-Friday 6-6:30 p.m. |
9/6/14 |
|
KTBC FOX 7 |
Austin |
Monday-Friday 10-10:30 p.m. |
August 2014 |
Comments (3)
Jay Miller says:
June 25, 2014 at 6:33 pm
There goes the CPP’s in those markets!!!!
Amneris Vargas says:
June 26, 2014 at 7:25 am
Here comes political inventory
kendra campbell says:
June 26, 2014 at 10:20 am
In many cases local news has become just another word for “fill”. Chasing “1” demos. Yawn.