Foxnet
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Foxnet was a cable network that was available to markets in the United States without an affiliate of the Fox
Network. It was usually available in very small television markets.
Foxnet aired the Fox primetime and children's programming schedules, along with Fox Sports events, and syndicated programming
outside network hours. Foxnet also carried one original program from 1995–1998, The Spud Goodman Show
that aired Sunday nights at 10:00 PM, right after the network shows ended. It also simulcasted the Fox Report
from Fox News Channel
in the 7:00 PM time slot. Because Fox has grown to become present in most television markets over the air on local full-power or low-powered stations, or as digital subchannel
s of other stations, Foxnet had in turn shrunk to the point where very few areas of the nation had a need for it. Also, if a viewer in a Foxnet market had digital satellite service
from DirecTV
or Dish Network
, it was possible to watch either KTTV
from Los Angeles
or New York's WNYW
via the satellite services after receiving permission from Fox, and in some cases, the Fox station with rights to Fox programming in the market.
Foxnet was launched in 1991, when Fox's reach was only 91.75% of the TV homes in the country. In comparison, as of 2006, its market share is now 98.97%. At its peak, Foxnet served nearly 2 million viewers.
By September 1, 2006, when it was originally scheduled to shut down, the cable systems that used Foxnet had become so small, it no longer made economic sense to operate.
Due to this constant decline of Foxnet carriage, as more local or adjacent-market Fox affiliates become available in these smaller markets, Foxnet shut down on September 12, 2006. The shutdown was delayed until then to allow WABG-TV
in Greenwood, Mississippi
time to quickly put a Fox affiliate on its digital subchannel. Because of this shutdown, an estimated 13,000 cable subscribers may have lost access to a Fox station.
(http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=30440, http://www.wagmtv.com/fox8.php)
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
Network. It was usually available in very small television markets.
Foxnet aired the Fox primetime and children's programming schedules, along with Fox Sports events, and syndicated programming
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
outside network hours. Foxnet also carried one original program from 1995–1998, The Spud Goodman Show
The Spud Goodman Show
The Spud Goodman Show was a late night talk show which started as a Public-access television cable TV program in the Puget Sound area in the state of Washington, USA, and later transitioned to broadcast television. The show usually featured eccentric celebrities, scripted pseudo-celebrities and...
that aired Sunday nights at 10:00 PM, right after the network shows ended. It also simulcasted the Fox Report
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
from Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
in the 7:00 PM time slot. Because Fox has grown to become present in most television markets over the air on local full-power or low-powered stations, or as digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
s of other stations, Foxnet had in turn shrunk to the point where very few areas of the nation had a need for it. Also, if a viewer in a Foxnet market had digital satellite service
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
from DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
or Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
, it was possible to watch either KTTV
KTTV
KTTV, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Los Angeles, California. Serving the vast Los Angeles metropolitan area, KTTV is a sister station to KCOP , Los Angeles' MyNetworkTV station...
from Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
or New York's WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
via the satellite services after receiving permission from Fox, and in some cases, the Fox station with rights to Fox programming in the market.
Foxnet was launched in 1991, when Fox's reach was only 91.75% of the TV homes in the country. In comparison, as of 2006, its market share is now 98.97%. At its peak, Foxnet served nearly 2 million viewers.
By September 1, 2006, when it was originally scheduled to shut down, the cable systems that used Foxnet had become so small, it no longer made economic sense to operate.
Due to this constant decline of Foxnet carriage, as more local or adjacent-market Fox affiliates become available in these smaller markets, Foxnet shut down on September 12, 2006. The shutdown was delayed until then to allow WABG-TV
WABG-TV
WABG-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Delta area of Northwestern Mississippi that is licensed to Greenwood. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter northeast of Inverness. The station can also be seen on Suddenlink channel 4 and in high...
in Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
time to quickly put a Fox affiliate on its digital subchannel. Because of this shutdown, an estimated 13,000 cable subscribers may have lost access to a Fox station.
(http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=30440, http://www.wagmtv.com/fox8.php)