Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Fox "News" Radio Expands
Source: Billboard It was a busy morning at Fox News Radio’s New York headquarters as Fox News chairman/CEO Roger Ailes cut the ribbon on newly constructed studios, the network debuted a five minute newscast and then officially signed on 60 new affiliates.
Fox’s five-minute newscast service consists of five minutes at the top of the hour and one minute at the bottom of the hour. It also includes Fox News Alerts up to six times per hour if needed, as well as live anchored coverage of breaking news events and unanchored feeds of news events as warranted.
The company previously provided a one-minute newscast, but added the five minute cast to better serve N/T stations. “ Fox News Radio, which is under the Fox News umbrella, will utilize some of the same personalities TV viewers are accustomed to.
Though the radio staff has grown from six employees to roughly 40, Magee tells Billboard Radio Monitor that company lines will be crossed.
DCG comments: Geez, 6 minutes of "news" from FOX. Sounds like they better brush up on their storytelling skills. And how bout "will provide up to 6 Fox News Alerts per hour as needed". They need to set the threshold to at least 100.
# posted by ATN @ 8:41 PM 
