▁on ▁the ▁network ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁its ▁sister ▁cable ▁network ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel ▁( which ▁launched ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁its ▁affili ate ▁video ▁service ▁Fox ▁News Edge ), ▁though ▁not ▁every ▁affili ate ▁car ries ▁breaking ▁news ▁bullet ins ▁from ▁Fox ▁News ▁outside ▁of ▁prime ▁time ▁president ial ▁addresses , ▁and ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁events ▁of ▁ut most ▁ur gency . ▁Most ▁of ▁Fox ' s ▁affili ates ▁now ▁have ▁local ▁new sc asts ▁( only ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁affili ates , ▁mainly ▁based ▁in ▁larger ▁mark ets , ▁carried ▁news ▁programming ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ), ▁often ▁scheduled ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁hour ▁of ▁prime ▁time ▁– ▁an ▁hour ▁earlier ▁than ▁new sc asts ▁seen ▁on ▁major ▁network ▁stations ▁– ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁comp ete ▁with ▁network ▁dram as , ▁rather ▁than ▁other ▁local ▁new sc asts ▁( although ▁some ▁news - produ cing ▁Fox ▁stations ▁also ▁carry ▁new sc asts ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁late ▁news ▁time ▁period ), ▁and ▁for ▁one ▁to ▁three ▁additional ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁that ▁overlap ▁with ▁morning ▁news ▁programs ▁on ▁ABC , ▁N BC ▁and ▁CBS . ▁ ▁Three ▁new ▁networks ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s : ▁within ▁six ▁days ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁The ▁W B ▁( which ▁was ▁originally ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁vent ure ▁between ▁Time ▁Warner , ▁Trib une ▁Broadcast ing ▁– ▁which