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FOX Television Stations

U.S. right-leaning

Owned byFox Television Stations, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fox Corporation. Fox Corporation is controlled by the Murdoch family through the Murdoch Family Trust, which holds approximately 39% voting interest. Lachlan Murdoch serves as Chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation.
FundingPrimarily advertising revenue (local and national spot advertising, political advertising, and retransmission consent fees paid by cable/satellite providers). Fox Television Stations are a significant revenue driver for Fox Corporation, contributing heavily during election cycles through political ad sales.
On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

Fox Television Stations was founded in 1986 when Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation acquired six major-market independent TV stations from Metromedia, providing the owned-and-operated station base for the launch of the Fox Broadcasting Company. Over the following decades, Murdoch expanded the group to cover most of the top U.S. television markets. The stations remained part of 21st Century Fox until March 2019, when Fox Corporation was spun off as a separate public company after Disney acquired the bulk of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets. Fox Corporation — retaining Fox News, Fox Sports, the Fox broadcast network, and the local stations — remained under Murdoch family control via a dual-class share structure. The local stations collectively produce more than 1,350 hours of local news per week and reach roughly 37% of U.S. television households, making them a significant vehicle for carrying Fox's brand and perspective into local markets. Critics and media researchers have noted that Fox-owned local stations can amplify right-leaning talking points even among viewers who do not watch the national Fox News cable channel. The stations have been financially important to Fox Corporation, generating record political advertising revenue during election cycles, including more than $400 million in political ad revenue in the first half of fiscal year 2025. While local Fox affiliates are not identical editorially to the Fox News cable network, they operate within the same corporate and ownership structure and have generally maintained a conservative-leaning orientation in their news coverage.

Sources

  1. Fox Television Stations – Wikipedia
  2. Fox Corporation – Wikipedia
  3. FOX Television Stations – Fox Corporation official page
  4. Fox Corporation | History, Media Properties, & Ownership – Britannica Money
  5. Fox Television Stations – Radio-TV Broadcast History (Fandom)
  6. Fox Ad Revenue Rises, Driven by Tubi and Fox News – Hollywood Reporter
  7. FOX Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Revenues – PR Newswire
  8. Trump threatens broadcast station licenses – CNBC
  9. Fight Misinformation On Local News – Media Matters for America
  10. Fox News Media Bias – AllSides

Profile compiled 2026-06-29; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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