Foxnet was a cable network that was available to markets in the United States without an over-the-air affiliate of the Fox television network. It was usually available in very small television markets.

Background [link]

Foxnet was launched in 1991^[specify], 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 two million viewers.

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 p.m. ET, right after the network shows ended. It also simulcasted the Fox Report from Fox News Channel in the 7 p.m. ET time slot. As Fox grew to become present in most television markets over the air on local full-power or low-powered stations, or as digital subchannels 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.

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.^[1][2]

See also [link]

• The WB 100+ Station Group, a similar cable-only network for markets without an affiliate of The WB Television Network, that operated from 1998 to 2006
• The CW Plus, successor of The WB 100+; most of the remaining cable-only channels and some over-the-air stations that are outlets of The CW Plus formerly served as affiliates of The WB 100+ Station Group
• CTV Two Alberta, a similar cable-only affiliate of CTV Two in the Canadian province of Alberta; formerly Access
• CTV Two Atlantic, a similar cable-only affiliate of CTV Two in Atlantic Canada; formerly the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) and A Atlantic
• Saskatchewan Communications Network, a similar cable-only affiliate of Citytv in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan

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