Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel, owned by

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(formerly Premier Media Group) and is the sister channel of

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. Fox Sports News launched on 1 October 2006. Initially, for 6 hours a day (midnight6am AEST) the channel would simulcast

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, similar to the set-up of Australian News channel

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. It was later replaced by a continuous loop of different newscasts broadcast that day. On 5 March 2013 at Fox Sports new headquarters launch in

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, among the announcements relating to Fox Sports was the new logo of Fox Sports and Fox Sports News which is in line with its global affiliate broadcasters. On 3 November 2014, Fox Sports News launched a HD simulcast. In addition, it moved from channel 513 to channel 500. Fox Sports News is available at the Fox Sports website free of charge. However, its live stream is only accessible in Australia. The live programming has always been varied since the channel's launch. It was originally live from 6am - midnight, then 6am - 1am, and 5am - 1am. It currently runs live programming from 5:30 am to 12:30 am.

Presenters

Megan Barnard Megan Barnard is a sports presenter for Fox Sports News Australia. She was previously a sports presenter for Sky News Australia. Barnard studied at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, completing a Bachelor of Mass Communic ...

*Jim Callinan *Sophie Clapin *Catherine Durkin *Joanna Healy *Scott Jackson *Isabella Leembruggen *Kath Loughnan *Lara Pitt *Yvonne Sampson *Alissa Smith *Julie Snook *Eloise Sohier *Sam Squires *Matt Suleau

Former Presenters

*Luke Doherty (now News Editor, Fox Sports News Australia)https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukedoherty/ *

Lee Furlong Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian former cricketer, and occasional captain in all formats, who has played for Australia's national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler ...

*Steve Hart * Christian Jantzen *Glen Lauder * Melanie McLaughlin *Gerard Middleton *Heather Miller *

Leith Mulligan Leith Mulligan (born 1 July 1972 in South Australia) is an Australian sports journalist. Career In 1989, aged 16, Mulligan joined Channel 8 in Mount Gambier as a junior sports reporter. Over the next six years he worked at WIN TV in Sheppart ...

*David Murdoch *

Ryan Phelan Ryan Phelan is an Australian television journalist, media personality and presenter. Phelan has previously presented news updates on ''The Morning Show'' and was co-host of ''The Daily Edition''. Career Phelan’s television career started ...

*Dean Potter *Louise Ransome *

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*Alana Smith *Chris Stubbs * Chris Warren *Tom Wilson

Reporters

*Catherine Durkin (NSW) *Drew Jones (VIC) *Charmaine Mifsud *Sarah Olle (Fox Footy) *Cody Kaye (NSW) *Geoff Smith (NSW)

Programs

Rolling news coverage

* Sports First (Daily 5:30 – 9:00 am) * Sports Nation (Weekdays 9:00 am & 6:00 pm) * Sportsday (Weekdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm) * Sportsnight (Weekdays 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm) * Gameday Live (Weekends 9:00 – 10:30 am) * Sports Saturday (Saturday 10:30 am – 10:00 pm) * Sports Sunday (Sunday 10:30 am – 6:00 pm) * Fulltime Live (Thursday-Saturday 10:00 pm – 12:00 am, Sunday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm) * Extra Time (Sunday-Wednesday 10:00 pm – 12:30 am, Friday-Sunday 12:00 am – 12:30 am)

Specialty

* The Serve - Monday to Thursday, 6pm – 6:30pm * Fox Sports Tonight - Monday to Thursday, 7pm – 8pm. * The Early Lead - Weeknights, 11pm – 11:30pm with Dan Ginnane. Seasonal: * Cricket AM - 9:30am – 10am hosted by Jim Calinan. * AFL tonight - Weednights, 5pm – 5:30pm * NRL tonight - Weednights, 5:30pm – 6pm

Former programs

* ''Morning Rush'' * ''Morning News'' * ''FOX Sports News HQ'' * ''FOX Sports News Express'' * ''Peak Hour'' * ''FOX Sports News Overnight'' * ''Sports Bite'' * ''FOX Sports News Bet'' * ''Long Lunch'' * ''FOX Sports News'' * ''FOX Sports News & Views'' * ''Full Time'' * ''The Back Page''

References

{{Subscription television channels in Australia 24-hour television news channels in Australia English-language television stations in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2006 Fox Sports (Australian TV network) Sports television networks in Australia