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Fox Classics
Fox Classics Logo
Launched 1998
Owned by Foxtel
Audience share 0.5%
timeshift 0.2% (April 2008, [1])
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Formerly called Fox Kids (Shared Channel)
Timeshift service FOX Classics+2
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Austar Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Cable
Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Optus feat. Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)

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Contents

History

Fox Classics began as a channel shared with Fox Kids, which itself had moved from a block on FOX8. This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ... For other uses, see FOX 8. ...


This version of the channel was a night shift for the Fox Kids channel in Australia, when Fox Kids ended at a specific time (late afternoon for the most part), Fox Classics began. It was essentially, classic movies (mostly from the 20th Century Fox library), hosted by Bill Collins, who would give background information and trivia about the movie to the audience, before and after the movie. Eventually Fox Kids moved back to FOX8 on February 1, 2004[2] and Fox Classics became a 24 hour channel again. This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... William Bill Roderick Collins (born December 4, 1934 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian film critic and television presenter. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Fox Kids Australia

Fox Kids was launched in Australia in October 1995, as part of the newly launched Foxtel service. At the time of its launch it was a children's programming block on FOX8 (known at the time as Fox). In 1998, it became a channel in its own right, broadcasting from 6am to 8:30pm everyday, with The History Channel airing overnight.[3] It moved to channel 6 (both on cable and satellite) in 2000, retaining the same broadcasting hours, with Fox Classics becoming its night shift. This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... For the Canadian equivalent of this channel, see History Television. ...


On June 1, 2002, Fox Kids was relaunched with a new programming line-up, an updated logo and revamped on-air look, changing from the look and feel of other Fox Kids channels around the world, as part of a move to shift the channel's focus towards "tweens" (young teenage audience). This was influenced in part by the sale of Fox Kids to Disney, but also due to viewer demand for such a television channel in Australia.[4] is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ... This article is about Fox Kids in United States. ... Disney redirects here. ...


The broadcasting hours of Fox Kids were cut back to 6am to 6pm on February 1, 2003 before being discontinued as a channel one year later, during the migration to the Foxtel Digital platform. Fox Kids returned to FOX8 again as three-hour block in the mornings known as Fox8 Kids. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see FOX 8. ...


For much of its existence Fox Kids was exclusive to Foxtel, launching on Optus Television in December 2002. Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus. ... December 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → // Events December 31, 2002 United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province...


Selected programs

(not all programs may be aired at present)

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King Hits

Every weeknight, Fox Classics shows classic sitcoms from the past one after another. King Hits is popular among viewers and contains the classic comedies M*A*S*H, Everybody Loves Raymond and The King of Queens. Fox Classics recently added The Drew Carey Show to its King Hits lineup. M*A*S*H title screen from the television series M*A*S*H was a media franchise active, in various forms, from 1968 to 1986. ... Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. ... The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ... The Drew Carey Show was a long-running American sitcom (set in Cleveland, Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 and was known for its everyman characters and themes. ...


References

  1. ^ Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)
  2. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics
  3. ^ F O X T E L I N T E R A C T I V E
  4. ^ http://www.foxtel.com.au/236_334.htm Fox Kids taps into tween market
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