Fox Broadcasting Company | History & TV Shows | Britannica MoneyHousehold FinanceInvestingTradingRetirementCompaniesBiographiesFinance & the EconomyRead MoreTable Of ContentsFox Broadcasting CompanyAmerican companyPrintCiteShareLinksWritten and fact-checked byThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.Updated: July 08, 2025Read MoreTable Of Contents Date:1986 - present Ticker:FOXA Share price:$56.25 (mkt close, Jul. 03, 2025) Market cap:$24.24 bil. Annual revenue:$16.10 bil. Earnings per share (prev. year):$4.04 Sector:Communication Services Industry:Media CEO:Mr. Lachlan Keith Murdoch Headquarters:News • • June 27, 2025, 6:15 PM ET(AP)Fox Broadcasting Company, American television company founded in 1986 by media magnate . It is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate 21st Century Fox.With the considerable financial backing of Murdoch, the network began with 79 affiliate stations that reached 80 percent of homes in the . Its first broadcast, a late-night hosted by comedian , aired on October 9, 1986. The following March, the network expanded into prime-time programing on Saturday and Sunday nights. , CEO, and Jamie Kellner, president, were responsible for Fox’s programming philosophy, which appealed to the young, affluent audiences advertisers favored. Over the next seven years, the company increased broadcast hours until the network was on the air seven nights a week and gained more affiliates, making it available across the country.Early hits for the company in the late 1980s included the comedy Married…with Children, which aired for 11 seasons; , the longest running and animated series in U.S. history; the police drama 21 Jump Street; and two of longest-running shows, the true-crime profile America’s Most Wanted and the reality-based COPS. Fox achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with youth-oriented melodramas, including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, and Party of Five; the science-fiction drama ; the sketch-comedy ; and the comedy-drama Ally McBeal. It also added programming divisions for children (4Kids TV and Fox Kids) and a division for sports (Fox Sports), putting it on a par with the established broadcasting companies , , and . In 2002 Fox sold its children’s divisions and the Fox Family Channel to the ., a satellite and cable news network, was launched in 1996 and soon attracted more regular viewers than any other news network. Popular opinion shows included The O’Reilly Factor with host and Hannity & Colmes with hosts and . Hannity & Colmes was replaced by Hannity when Colmes left the show in 2009. A radio division, Fox News Radio, was introduced in 2003. Despite its slogan “fair and balanced,” however, the network’s coverage was widely perceived as favoring politically conservative viewpoints.In 2005 Fox launched Fox Reality Channel, which aired solely reality-based programming. The channel was shuttered in 2010. Later prime-time hits for Fox included the dramas The O.C. and , the , the animated comedy Family Guy, and the musical .When Murdoch’s conglomerate split into separate publishing and television/film entities in 2013, Fox Broadcasting was among the companies transferred to his media .This article was most recently revised and updated by .About Us© 2025 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele joins “Sean” to talk about her career journey, podcast, and the importance of More, Fox Corporation (commonly referred to as Fox Corp or simply Fox) is an American multinational mass media company headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, with offices also in Burbank, California. Named after William Fox Incorporated in Delaware, it was formed as a spin-off of 21st Century Fox 's television broadcasting, news, and sports assets on March 19, 2019. [7][8 .