Fox News Talk
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Fox News Talk is a satellite radio channel that showcases talk shows and news reports from Fox News Channel
personalities, along with other Fox News and talk programming. Fox News Talk carries a combination of Fox News syndicated radio programming, Fox News Channel show audio simulcasts, and Fox newscasts at the top of the hour.
Fox News radio programs carried include shows hosted by FNC personalities John Gibson
, Alan Colmes
, and Brian Kilmeade
. Also carried is the satellite-exclusive show Fox Across America with Spencer Hughes
, along with a Fox News Radio program hosted by Fox Business Network
anchor Tom Sullivan
.
The radio shows hosted by Fox News personalities Sean Hannity
and Glenn Beck
, both of which predate the formation of the Fox News radio division, are not carried by Fox News Talk. Premiere Radio Networks
syndicates these shows, with Hannity's show co-distributed by Citadel Media. Hannity and Beck can be heard on Sirius XM Patriot.
stating that Fox News Channel would soon be "only heard on XM Satellite Radio" and another stated to hear Fox News Talk "you can't be Sirius", FNC's programming vanished from Sirius Satellite Radio
for unknown reasons, then returned to Sirius later. Despite pleas made to Sirius listeners by hosts Tony Snow (then) and Alan Colmes to ask Sirius to keep Fox News Channel programming, on January 1, 2006, FNC programming again disappeared from the Sirius lineup. On January 2, 2006, Fox News Talk premiered only on XM Satellite Radio.
An agreement was reached between Fox and Sirius within a couple of months, and Fox News Talk was added to the Sirius lineup, along with the return of the Fox News Channel audio simulcast, on March 14, 2006.
In April 2006, morning show host Tony Snow
left the network to pursue his career as the White House Press Secretary
. Replacing him was the duo of Brian Kilmeade
, and Andrew Napolitano
, with their new show titled Brian and the Judge
. Napolitano left the show in 2010, leaving Kilmeade to host solo.
XM Radio Canada
added the channel on 2007-04-01.
In September 2007, Tom Sullivan joined Fox News Radio. Sullivan and Fox Across America host Spencer Hughes were former co-workers as local talk show hosts on Sacramento
talk radio station KFBK
. Sullivan's program continues to air on KFBK through the Fox News Radio syndication effort.
Also carried was Westwood One
's syndicated The Radio Factor
with FNC personality Bill O'Reilly
. O'Reilly was moved out of the live time slot on January 15, 2009, anticipating his departure from the show on February 26 of that year.
Fox News announced it would move Gibson's program to the noon-to-3 p.m. time slot, after Bill O'Reilly left the time slot. Hughes's program was re-expanded to two hours and moved to Gibson's previous spot.
Fox News Talk moved to XM 126 from XM 168 and to Sirius 126 from Sirius 145 on May 4, 2011.
.
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
personalities, along with other Fox News and talk programming. Fox News Talk carries a combination of Fox News syndicated radio programming, Fox News Channel show audio simulcasts, and Fox newscasts at the top of the hour.
Fox News radio programs carried include shows hosted by FNC personalities John Gibson
John Gibson (media host)
John David Gibson is an American radio talk show host. As of September 2008, he hosts the syndicated radio program The John Gibson Show on Fox News Radio. Gibson was formerly the co-host of the weekday edition of The Big Story on the Fox News television channel.-Early career:Gibson earned a BA...
, Alan Colmes
Alan Colmes
Alan Samuel Colmes is an American radio/television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. He is the host of The Alan Colmes Show, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show distributed by Fox News Radio that also airs throughout the United States on Fox News Talk...
, and Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade a Fox News Channel television personality. Weekdays, he co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, along with Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson. Kilmeade also co-hosts Brian and the Judge, a talk-news radio show on Fox News Radio, with Judge Andrew P. Napolitano...
. Also carried is the satellite-exclusive show Fox Across America with Spencer Hughes
Spencer Hughes
Spencer Hughes is an American talk radio host. Hughes' program - Fox Across America - is heard on the Fox News Talk channel, which airs nationwide on satellite radio and is also streamed on the Internet....
, along with a Fox News Radio program hosted by Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network
Fox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
anchor Tom Sullivan
Thomas M. Sullivan
Tom Sullivan is a business news anchor for the Fox Business Network, who also hosts a syndicated radio talk show on the Fox News Radio network....
.
The radio shows hosted by Fox News personalities Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
and Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
, both of which predate the formation of the Fox News radio division, are not carried by Fox News Talk. Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
syndicates these shows, with Hannity's show co-distributed by Citadel Media. Hannity and Beck can be heard on Sirius XM Patriot.
History
After an advertisement appeared from XM Satellite RadioXM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
stating that Fox News Channel would soon be "only heard on XM Satellite Radio" and another stated to hear Fox News Talk "you can't be Sirius", FNC's programming vanished from Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
for unknown reasons, then returned to Sirius later. Despite pleas made to Sirius listeners by hosts Tony Snow (then) and Alan Colmes to ask Sirius to keep Fox News Channel programming, on January 1, 2006, FNC programming again disappeared from the Sirius lineup. On January 2, 2006, Fox News Talk premiered only on XM Satellite Radio.
An agreement was reached between Fox and Sirius within a couple of months, and Fox News Talk was added to the Sirius lineup, along with the return of the Fox News Channel audio simulcast, on March 14, 2006.
In April 2006, morning show host Tony Snow
Tony Snow
Robert Anthony "Tony" Snow was an American journalist, political commentator, television news anchor, syndicated columnist, radio host, musician, and the third White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush. Snow also worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and...
left the network to pursue his career as the White House Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary
The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the government administration....
. Replacing him was the duo of Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade
Brian Kilmeade a Fox News Channel television personality. Weekdays, he co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, along with Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson. Kilmeade also co-hosts Brian and the Judge, a talk-news radio show on Fox News Radio, with Judge Andrew P. Napolitano...
, and Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Napolitano
Andrew Paolo Napolitano is a former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and now a political and legal analyst for Fox News Channel. Napolitano started on the channel in 1998, and currently serves as the network's senior judicial analyst, commenting on legal news and trials...
, with their new show titled Brian and the Judge
Brian and the Judge
Brian and the Judge was a radio talk show syndicated by Fox News Radio. It was hosted by Fox News personalities Brian Kilmeade and Judge Andrew Napolitano. The show was launched to replace Tony Snow's radio show when he left the program to become White House Press Secretary in 2006. The show is...
. Napolitano left the show in 2010, leaving Kilmeade to host solo.
XM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada...
added the channel on 2007-04-01.
In September 2007, Tom Sullivan joined Fox News Radio. Sullivan and Fox Across America host Spencer Hughes were former co-workers as local talk show hosts on Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
talk radio station KFBK
KFBK
KFBK is a radio station in Sacramento, California broadcasting on a frequency of 1530 kHz. KFBK is a class A clear channel station, formerly designated as a class "I-B" station, sharing 1530 with WCKY in Cincinnati, Ohio...
. Sullivan's program continues to air on KFBK through the Fox News Radio syndication effort.
Also carried was Westwood One
Westwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
's syndicated The Radio Factor
The Radio Factor
The Radio Factor was a nationally syndicated talk radio program, which aired from 2002–2009 and was hosted mainly by Bill O'Reilly. The program, which featured host commentary with a mix of listener call-in and guest segments was broadcast live every weekday from the Fox News Channel studios in...
with FNC personality Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
. O'Reilly was moved out of the live time slot on January 15, 2009, anticipating his departure from the show on February 26 of that year.
Fox News announced it would move Gibson's program to the noon-to-3 p.m. time slot, after Bill O'Reilly left the time slot. Hughes's program was re-expanded to two hours and moved to Gibson's previous spot.
Fox News Talk moved to XM 126 from XM 168 and to Sirius 126 from Sirius 145 on May 4, 2011.
Over-the-air broadcasting
"Fox News Talk" is also the name of the distribution service Fox provides to broadcast radio stations for the talk shows it produces. This service does not include Fox Across America, which airs only on satellite radio, and did not include The Radio Factor, which was syndicated to radio stations by Westwood OneWestwood One
Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
.