Fox 5 NY

What Fox 5 NY does

Fox 5 NY (WNYW) is a Fox Broadcasting Company owned-and-operated television station serving the New York City metropolitan area, including New Jersey and the broader tri-state region. The station delivers local news, weather forecasting, sports coverage, traffic updates, and entertainment content through over-the-air broadcast on channel 5, the fox5ny.com website, and mobile applications including the FOX LOCAL app and FOX 5 NY Weather App. Core products include Good Day New York (morning news program), Good Night New York (evening news program), SkyFOX aerial helicopter coverage, and the Street Soldiers investigative journalism series. Weather data and forecasting are powered by the FOX Weather platform through a corporate affiliate integration.

The station distributes content via cable and satellite providers (Comcast, Spectrum, Verizon FIOS, DirecTV, Dish Network), connected TV platforms (Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV), and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X). Regional news partnerships with My9NJ, FOX 29 Philadelphia, and FOX 5 DC extend coverage across the Northeast corridor. Fox 5 NY is operated by Fox Television Stations, a division of Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA).

Fox 5 NY generates revenue through three primary streams: television advertising from local and national advertisers targeting the New York DMA demographic, digital advertising across fox5ny.com and mobile properties (display, pre-roll video, sponsored content, native ads), and affiliate/carriage fees paid by cable and satellite providers for the right to carry the station's signal. Content is provided free to viewers via broadcast, web, and mobile access; the station does not charge direct consumer subscription fees. The business operates a sales-led go-to-market model focused on monetizing audience reach through advertising inventory across linear and digital distribution channels.

Name

Fox 5 NY

Legal name

Fox Television Stations

Website

https://fox5ny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fox 5 NY (WNYW) is a Fox Corporation owned-and-operated broadcast television station delivering local news, weather, sports, and entertainment content to the New York City metropolitan area via broadcast, digital, mobile, and connected TV platforms, monetized primarily through advertising and carriage fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Broadcast Television News

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local TV Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAA), News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Local television news
• Weather forecasting
• Broadcast media
• Streaming content
• Regional news coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Television Advertising: Revenue generated from local and national television commercials aired during news programming, morning shows, and prime time slots. The station sells advertising inventory to businesses targeting the New York metropolitan area demographic.
2. Digital Advertising: Revenue from display ads, pre-roll video ads, sponsored content, and native advertising on the fox5ny.com website and mobile applications.
3. Affiliate/Carriage Fees: Fees paid by cable and satellite providers for the right to carry the FOX 5 NY signal as part of their channel lineup, typical for major market owned-and-operated stations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fox 5 NY (WNYW) is a local broadcast television station providing local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming for the New York City metropolitan area. The station distributes content free to viewers via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, fox5ny.com, the FOX LOCAL mobile app, the FOX 5 NY Weather App, and connected TV platforms, generating revenue through advertising and affiliate carriage fees.

Product overview

FOX 5 NY (WNYW) is a local broadcast television station providing news, weather, and entertainment content for the New York metropolitan area. The station offers a unified news platform comprising live local news broadcasts, a morning show (Good Day New York), an evening show (Good Night New York), and live streaming capabilities. Weather services are powered by FOX Weather. The station distributes content through its website, mobile applications (FOX 5 NY Weather App and FOX LOCAL App), social media platforms, and streaming services. Regional coverage extends to New Jersey (My9NJ) and Philadelphia (FOX 29) through affiliated FOX stations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Good Day New York: Morning news show programming
• Good Night New York
• FOX Weather

Products and services

• FOX 5 NY Local News

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FOX WeathercoreTechnology or IntegrationFOX Weather provides weather data, forecasting technology, and weather app infrastructure powering the weather sections of fox5ny.com and the integrated weather displays throughout the station's digital properties. This is a corporate affiliate partnership within the FOX Media ecosystem.
• My9NJ (WNJU)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional news partnership for New Jersey content sharing. My9NJ is a FOX-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate serving the New Jersey market. Cross-promotional content and news coverage collaboration for tri-state area stories.
• FOX 29 Philadelphia (WTXF)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional news partnership with Philadelphia FOX station enabling coverage of stories impacting both the New York and Philadelphia metro areas. Shared content for overlapping regional coverage.
• FOX 5 DC (WTTG)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional news partnership with Washington D.C. FOX station for coverage of stories with regional impact, including federal government and political coverage relevant to New York viewers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WABC-TV (ABC7 New York): ABC O&O local news station serving the New York DMA. Directly competes with Fox 5 NY for the same viewers, advertisers, and carriage arrangements in the same market, with a similar multi-platform distribution model and news-led content strategy.
• WNBC (NBC4 New York): NBCUniversal O&O local news station in the New York DMA. Competes head-to-head with Fox 5 NY across broadcast, digital, and streaming for audience share and ad revenue, with strong network programming synergies analogous to FOX's.
• WTTG (FOX 5 DC): FOX Television Stations O&O serving the Washington D.C. DMA. Operates the same FOX network affiliate, cross-promotion, and regional partnership model as Fox 5 NY, with directly comparable economics in another top-10 U.S. market.
• Spectrum News NY1: Charter Communications-owned regional cable news channel serving New York City. Directly competes with Fox 5 NY for hyper-local NYC news viewership, with a 24/7 news format and strong digital presence in the same market.
• WPIX (PIX11): Independently-owned CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate in the New York DMA. Competes with Fox 5 NY for local news audiences and ad budgets, despite affiliate differences, with similar multi-platform news and weather offerings.
• KTTV / KCOP (FOX O&O Los Angeles): Sister FOX Television Stations O&O pair serving the #2 U.S. DMA (Los Angeles). Operates the same business model, content strategy, and multi-platform distribution as Fox 5 NY, providing a direct comparable for valuation and operational benchmarking.
• WNJU / My9NJ: Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate serving the New Jersey portion of the New York DMA. Operates as a sister station to Fox 5 NY with content-sharing and cross-promotional arrangements, providing direct regional overlap in the same advertising market.
• WCBS-TV (CBS New York): CBS O&O local news station in New York. Direct competitor in the same DMA, with overlapping advertising sales, news coverage, and digital streaming strategy similar to Fox 5 NY's approach.
• WFLD (FOX 32 Chicago): FOX Television Stations O&O serving the Chicago DMA. Operates an analogous advertising-driven, multi-platform news model to Fox 5 NY and is part of the same parent station group, making it a high-relevance operational peer.

Emerging players

• Telemundo 47 (WNJU): NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language local news station in the New York DMA. Targets the Hispanic segment of the same NYC audience, partially competing with Fox 5 NY for ad share among multicultural advertisers and bilingual households.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fox5ny
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fox5ny
• Facebookfacebook.com/FOX5NY
• Instagraminstagram.com/fox5ny
• TikToktiktok.com/@fox5newyork?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wnyw-fox-5-news

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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