FOX 9

Name

FOX 9

Legal name

FOX Television Stations

Website

https://fox9.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Television

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120)

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 industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

Keywords

• Local television broadcasting
• Broadcast news coverage
• Weather forecasting services
• Local sports coverage
• Investigative journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Eden Prairie

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. Advertising revenue: Local television advertising sales including spot commercials, digital advertising on fox9.com, and sponsored content across news, weather, and sports programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FOX 9 KMSP-TV is a Fox-affiliated local broadcast television station that produces and distributes local news, weather forecasts, sports coverage, investigative journalism, and lifestyle programming for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and surrounding Minnesota. Content is delivered free to viewers via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, the FOX LOCAL streaming platform, the fox9.com website, the FOX 9 Weather mobile app, and social media channels.

Product overview

FOX 9 (KMSP-TV) is a traditional broadcast television station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The station operates as a multi-platform news and entertainment organization offering local broadcast television, streaming via FOX LOCAL, a weather application, and numerous syndicated and locally-produced programs. The core product portfolio consists of news (local, national, investigative), weather services (with dedicated mobile app), sports coverage (featuring Minnesota's professional and collegiate teams), and lifestyle/entertainment programming including Good Day (morning), All Day (afternoon), The Jason Show (talk), Enough Said (commentary), and specialized sports shows like Vikings Gameday Live and The PJ Fleck Show. The station also produces feature series such as Maury's Stories and Town Ball Tour. Distribution includes traditional over-the-air broadcast, the FOX LOCAL streaming platform, and mobile applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FOX 9 News Local, national, and world news coverage for the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, including investigative reporting, politics, consumer news, and breaking news. Targeted at Twin Cities metro area viewers and Minnesota residents.
• FOX 9 Weather Weather forecasting service including live weather cameras, traffic conditions, school closings, and severe weather alerts for Minnesota counties. Targeted at Twin Cities and Minnesota viewers needing weather information.
• FOX LOCAL Streaming Direct-to-consumer streaming platform enabling viewers to watch FOX 9 live broadcast content on mobile devices and online through fox9.com. Targeted at cord-cutters and mobile viewers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market.
• FOX 9 Weather App Mobile application for accessing weather forecasts, radar, severe weather alerts, and live weather cameras on smartphones and tablets. Targeted at Minnesota residents needing on-the-go weather information.
• FOX 9 Sports Coverage Comprehensive sports news coverage of Minnesota's professional franchises including NFL (Vikings), NBA (Timberwolves), MLB (Twins), NHL (Wild), WNBA (Lynx), MLS (United), and NCAA sports (Gophers, Aurora). Targeted at Twin Cities sports fans.
• FOX 9 Investigators Investigative journalism unit producing in-depth accountability reports on important local Minnesota issues. Targeted at Twin Cities metro viewers seeking in-depth local journalism.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FOX Television StationscoreOthersFOX 9 is owned and operated by FOX Television Stations, part of the FOX Broadcasting Company network. This affiliation provides access to FOX national programming, news content, and branded investigative units like FOX 9 Investigators.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FOX 2 Detroit: FOX O&O station in the Detroit DMA; comparable Midwest market footprint, sports mix, and operating model, serving as a regional performance benchmark for FOX 9.
• FOX 32 Chicago: Sister FOX-owned-and-operated station in the #3 US DMA; shares corporate strategy, programming, and operational playbooks with FOX 9 and benchmarks it on large-market O&O performance.
• FOX 6 Milwaukee: FOX O&O in the neighboring Milwaukee DMA; similar Midwestern weather-driven news consumption and sports focus, providing a comparable peer for FOX 9's content and ad strategy.
• Nexstar Media Group: Largest US TV station operator and a major local-news advertising competitor; relevant as the consolidator benchmark for large-market affiliate valuations and ad-tech investment.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Large US broadcast group with extensive local-news operations and sports content; comparable to FOX 9 on multi-station cost structure, ad sales scale, and digital distribution strategy.
• Tegna: Operator of major-market local TV stations and a strong digital local-news footprint; a useful peer for FOX 9 on the broadcast-plus-digital monetization model in large DMAs.
• Gray Television: US broadcast group with deep local-news and political-advertising capabilities; comparable to FOX 9 on local news investment, political cycle ad revenue, and digital growth initiatives.

Direct peers

• WCCO-TV (CBS affiliate, Minneapolis-St. Paul): CBS-owned-and-operated local station competing head-to-head with FOX 9 in the Minneapolis-St. Paul DMA for local news, weather, and sports audiences and Twin Cities advertising dollars.
• KARE 11 (NBC affiliate, Minneapolis-St. Paul): NBC-affiliated local station and the historical ratings leader in the Twin Cities; competes directly with FOX 9 for viewers, sports rights, and local advertisers in the same DMA.
• KSTP-TV (ABC affiliate, Minneapolis-St. Paul): ABC-affiliated local station in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market; competes directly with FOX 9 across news, weather, and sports programming and local ad inventory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myfox9
• YouTubeyoutube.com/fox9
• Facebookfacebook.com/fox9kmsp
• Instagraminstagram.com/fox9
• TikToktiktok.com/@fox9mn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fox9

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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