FX (TV channel)
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters |
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| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | HDTV 720p (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Parent | FX Networks |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1, 1994 |
| Founder | Rupert Murdoch |
| Former names | fX (1994–1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | fxnetworks |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated Streaming Service | Disney+ and Hulu |
| Streaming services | YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, Vidgo, DirecTV Stream |
FX (originally/formerly Fox Extended) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, Los Angeles, FX was originally launched by the first-incarnation News Corporation on June 1, 1994, and later became one of the properties that was included in Disney's acquisition of one of News Corporation's successor companies, 21st Century Fox, in 2019. The channel's original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut down on August 21, 2019, after which ad free content moved to Hulu with no ads.
As of November 2023, FX is available to approximately 71 million pay television households in the United States - down from its 2011 peak of 99 million households. In addition to the flagship U.S. network, the "FX" name is licensed to a number of related pay television channels in various countries around the world.