National News Channel FOX News Headlines 24/7 to Debut Exclusively on SiriusXM on October 5th
September 30 2015 - 2:47PM
Business Wire
“FOX News Headlines 24/7” will provide
SiriusXM listeners with around-the-clock original reporting on
national news and real-time headlines from the worlds of business,
politics, entertainment, sports, social media and more
FOX News anchors Shepard Smith and Bill
Hemmer to kick-off launch weeks
Today SiriusXM and FOX News announced that FOX News Headlines
24/7 will launch on October 5th. Broadcast live from FOX News
headquarters in midtown Manhattan, the new channel will provide
SiriusXM subscribers with real-time headlines on breaking news,
national stories, politics, business, entertainment, sports, social
media trends, and more. SiriusXM listeners can tune to channel 115
to get all the news they need for their day ahead – 24/7/365.
Whether they’re in their car, at work, or on-the-go, SiriusXM
listeners will now have constant access to live around-the-clock
news, as it happens, in 15 minute cycles. This innovative, first of
its kind national news endeavor will be staffed by a committed team
of FOX News journalists and contributors who will utilize the
network’s vast resources across the FOX News platforms to report on
what listeners need to know at home and around the globe. Overseen
by FOX News Senior Vice President of News Jay Wallace, FOX News
Headlines 24/7 will feature constantly updated segments on major
news events, business, the latest sports scores and entertainment
stories, as well as reports on what topics, personalities and memes
are currently trending on major social media platforms.
FOX News anchors Shepard Smith and Bill Hemmer will welcome
listeners in the channel’s opening weeks, bringing their trusted
journalism backgrounds to SiriusXM listeners across the country.
The first voice to be heard on the new channel will be that of
Hemmer, co-anchor of FOX News Channel's America's Newsroom. He’ll
kick off the day’s top news stories on FOX News Headlines 24/7
starting at 6:00 am ET. Shepard Smith, anchor of Shepard Smith
Reporting and the network’s chief news anchor and managing editor
for breaking news, will be on at 6:00 pm ET for an hour. Additional
FOX News talent will replace Hemmer and Smith after the initial
launch of the channel.
In commenting on the announcement, FOX News Chairman & CEO
Roger Ailes said, “Our goal is to continuously deliver original
breaking news product to our viewers. This up-to-the-minute
national breaking news channel, combined with SiriusXM’s reach, is
a natural partnership and extension for the FOX News brand.”
Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM,
added, “FOX News Headlines 24/7 is unlike any national news
experience you’ll find on radio. The news never stops, and now
SiriusXM listeners can have the very latest information at their
fingertips – everything from Hollywood to Wall Street to Main
Street – refreshed every 15 minutes, 24/7, 365 days a year. We’re
thrilled to collaborate with FOX News to deliver this unique
experience to SiriusXM subscribers around the country.”
FOX News and SiriusXM already broadcast three dedicated
satellite radio channels, including: FOX News Channel, featuring an
audio simulcast of the most watched cable news network, on channel
114; an audio simulcast of FOX Business Network on channel 113; and
FOX News Talk on channel 450, which offers opinion programming from
popular FOX News personalities such as Brian Kilmeade, Alan Colmes,
John Gibson and Tom Sullivan.
For more information and to try SiriusXM for 30 days, please
visit siriusxm.com.
About FOX News
Owned by 21st Century Fox, FOX News operates the FOX News
Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, which
encompasses FOX News Talk, and FOXNews.com. It also produces FOX
News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge. A top
five cable network, FNC has been the most watched news channel in
the country for 13 years and according to Public Policy Polling, is
the most trusted television news source in the country. FNC is
available in more than 90 million homes and dominates the cable
news landscape while routinely notching the top ten programs in the
genre.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world’s largest
radio broadcaster measured by revenue and has 28.4 million
subscribers. SiriusXM creates and broadcasts commercial-free music;
premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive talk
and entertainment; and the most comprehensive Latin music, sports
and talk programming in radio. SiriusXM is available in vehicles
from every major car company in the U.S. and on smartphones and
other connected devices as well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
radios and accessories are available from retailers nationwide and
at shop.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM also provides premium traffic,
weather, data and information services for subscribers in cars,
trucks, RVs, boats and aircraft through SiriusXM Traffic™, SiriusXM
Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™, SiriusXM Aviation, SiriusXM
Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, and XMWX Marine™.
SiriusXM holds a minority interest in SiriusXM Canada which has
more than 2 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading
provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, giving
customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience
services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle
recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn
navigation.
On social media, join the SiriusXM community on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. To view and download SiriusXM
logos and artwork, please visit SiriusXM.com/LogosAndPhotos.
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