WFTX-TV
Fort Myers/Naples, Florida
WFTX-TV (FOX 4) is located in one of America’s fastest growing markets,
Fort Myers/Naples, Florida, which makes this station a perfect fit for the Journal
Broadcast Group. FOX 4 was acquired by our company in late 2005 as part of a
three station purchase. Southwest Florida’s 18% population growth over
the past five years makes this an exciting market in which to live and work.
The DMA grew a remarkable 885% from 1960-2000. In addition, Fort Myers/Naples
was recently named as the best performing city in the nation for job growth
by the Milikin Institute.
FOX 4 is a dynamic FOX network-affiliated television
station dedicated to bringing Southwest Florida viewers high-impact local newscasts,
the best in entertainment and sports. FOX 4 boasts an incredible line-up of A-list
comedies including Friends, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, the Simpsons and
Will and Grace. FOX primetime features the popular shows "24", Malcolm in the Middle,
That 70's Show, American Idol, America's Most Wanted and new hits
The O.C. and House.
FOX 4 News at Ten is
a nightly one-hour program focused on covering local news in the southwest part
of Florida. Recently the news team was honored with an Associated Press Award
and an Edward R. Murrow for excellence in journalism. FOX 4 News at Ten is Southwest
Florida's only primetime newscast.
FOX 4 is THE station for sports with Tampa
Bay Buccaneers pre-season football, the NFL
on Fox, Major League Baseball including
the World Series, and NASCAR.
FOX 4's community involvement includes the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
as well as other MDA events throughout the year. Viewers also enjoy the station-sponsored
big events, including the Cape Coral
Festival of the Arts and River
and Bluesfest which benefit local food banks, and Red
White and Boom [PDF] on July 4th.
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