How Fox News Changed The World
Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics
Murdoch's Fox News
Murdoch aimed to launch Fox News in 1996. By this point he had owned over 24 newspapers, 100 magazines and a book publishing company. He could spend $400 million launching the channel and didn't expect it to be profitable until 2001. It aired on the 7th of October 1996 and featured Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor at 5pm and Sean Hannity's Hannity and Combs at 9pm.
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