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Fox Broadcasting Company

American commercial broadcast television network

Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (stylized in all caps as FOX) is an American commercial broadcast television network serving as the flagship namesake property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Oct 9, 1986Founded1
  • Headquarters1211 Avenue of the Americas1
  • Founded inUnited States1
  • Websitefox.com
  • Legal formlimited company1
  • Slogan“Don't Let Fox Weekend Pass You By”1

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The story

Founded by Barry Diller and Rupert Murdoch on Oct 9, 1986, in United States.1

Leadership

Who has led Fox Broadcasting Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Dana Walden1999–2019
1990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1999New chief executive Dana Walden becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 9, 1986Founded Founded in United States1

Sources

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