Fox O&O's Adding More 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	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.