- FOX Classics
Infobox TV channel
dummy parameter=
country=flagicon|AUSAustralia
name= Fox Classics
timeshift names = FOX Classics+2
logofile=foxclassics.png
former names =Fox Kids (Shared Channel)
logoalt=Fox Classics Logo
launch=1998
share= 0.5%
"timeshift 0.2%"
share as of= April 2008
share source= [ [http://www.oztam.com.au/documents/2008/A2_20080413.pdf Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)] ]
owner=Foxtel
terr avail=Not Available
sat serv 1=Foxtel Digital
sat chan 1=Channel 112
"(timeshift ch 152)"
sat serv 2=Austar Digital
sat chan 2=Channel 112
"(timeshift ch 152)"
cable serv 1=Foxtel Digital
cable chan 1=Channel 112
"(timeshift ch 152)"
cable serv 2=Optus feat. Foxtel Digital
cable chan 2=Channel 112
"(timeshift ch 152)"
|FOX Classics is an
Australia n cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.History
Fox Classics began as a channel shared with
Fox Kids , which itself had moved from a block onFOX8 .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 the20th 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 onFebruary 1 ,2004 [http://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics] and Fox Classics became a 24 hour channel again.Fox Kids Australia
Fox Kids was launched in Australia in October 1995, as part of the newly launchedFoxtel 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, withThe History Channel airing overnight. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/19991013025456/http://foxtel.com.au/ F O X T E L I N T E R A C T I V E ] ] It moved to channel 6 (both on cable and satellite) in 2000, retaining the same broadcasting hours, with Fox Classics becoming its night shift.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 otherFox Kids channels around the world, as part of a move to shift the channel's focus towards preteens. This was influenced in part by the sale ofFox Kids to Disney, but also due to viewer demand for such a television channel in Australia. [http://www.foxtel.com.au/236_334.htm Fox Kids taps into tween market]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 toFOX8 again as three-hour block in the mornings known as Fox8 Kids.For much of its existence Fox Kids was exclusive to
Foxtel , launching onOptus Television in December 2002.Logos
elected programs
"(not all programs may be aired at present)"
*"Batman"
*"Home Improvement " Weekdays 4.30pm (Wst & Cntrl: 2.30pm & 4.00pm)
*"I Love Lucy "
*"The Honeymooners "
*"M*A*S*H" Weknights 7.00pm (Wst & Cntrl: 5.00pm & 6.30pm)
*"The Golden Girls " weekdays 6:30am & weekends 6:30pm
*"Everybody Loves Raymond " Weeknights 6.00pm & 8.00pm (Wst & Cntrl: 4.00pm/6.00pm & 5.30pm/7.30pm)
*"3rd Rock From The Sun
*"Mork and Mindy "
*"Laverne & Shirley "
*"Murphy Brown "
*"Caroline in the City "
*"Spin City " Weeknights 5.00pm (Wst & Cntrl: 3.00pm & 4.30pm)
*"The King Of Queens " Weeknights 6.30pm (Wst & Cntrl: 4.30pm & 6.00pm)
*"Mister Ed "
*"The Commish "
*"The Drew Carey Show " Weeknigths 7.30pm (Wst & Cntrl: 5.30pm & 7.00pm)
*"NYPD Blue "
*"Jake & The Fatman "
*"Matlock"
*"Hey Dad...! " Weekdays 5.30pm (Wst & Cntrl: 3.30pm & 5.00pm)
*"Mother and Son "
*"Kingswood Country " Weekdays 3.30pm (Wst & Cntrl: 1.30pm & 5.00pm)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 andThe King of Queens . Fox Classics recently addedThe Drew Carey Show to its King Hits lineup.References
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