NewsSeptember 12, 1996
TCI CABLEVISION WILL OFF NEW NEWS CHANNEL
TCI Cablevision will launch Fox News Channel Oct. 7. The station will air locally on channel 37, replacing Intro Television. There will be no cable rate increase. TCI general manager Roger Harms said adding the channel will give TCI customers access to the third-largest media company in the world, News Corp. The company employs 6,500 journalists in bureaus throughout the world...
TCI Cablevision will launch Fox News Channel Oct. 7.
The station will air locally on channel 37, replacing Intro Television. There will be no cable rate increase.
TCI general manager Roger Harms said adding the channel will give TCI customers access to the third-largest media company in the world, News Corp. The company employs 6,500 journalists in bureaus throughout the world.
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Harms said adding another cable news service will give customers a more detailed perspective on each day's events.
Fox News Channel also has an interactive component: Viewers will be able to communicate with Fox personnel via home computer.
The Fox News Web will be connected to the TV newsroom, allowing viewers to respond to the news the instant it is reported. Some may respond on the air.
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