In a June 1994 interview with '' The Daily Oklahoman '' , Harlan Reams , then KOKH 's president and general manager , stated that the station would not offer a regular newscast , even with the likelihood that its ratings and revenue would increase once Fox took over the National Football Conference television contract that fall . During its early years with Fox , KOKH even preempted the '' Fox News Extra '' segment inserts ( produced by New York City O&O WNYW ) that aired during commercial breaks within Fox 's prime time lineup , choosing to air station promotions in their place . After the April 19 , 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building , Fox urged KOKH management to develop a full-scale news department . Reams would later concede to Fox 's request and commenced plans to build the news operation in August 1995 , with the planned prime time newscast set to premiere in the late spring of 1996 . With the cooperation of news director Bob Schadel ( who served as assistant news director at KOCO-TV from 1983 to 1995 ) , Reams and the latter 's successor , Steven Herman , the newscast was structured to match the " Fox attitude " in a bid to court younger viewers , but instituted a more conventional style ( minimizing sensationalistic content ) to appeal to area viewers
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