May 18, 1999 Commercial Breaks– Foxnet

Commercial breaks taken from episodes of "King of the Hill" and "Futurama" on Foxnet.

Foxnet was a cable TV service that acted as a Fox affiliate in areas of the US where a local over-the-air affiliate wasn't available. Network programming would air in primetime with other dayparts filled with syndicated product or brokered programming, much like today's CW Plus service (in fact, the predecessor to CW Plus, WB 100+, was spearheaded by network executive Jamie Kellner, who launched Foxnet while president at the Fox network.) Local ad break times were filled with promos and national or per-inquiry spots, but could be covered with local spots by the cable operator. The channel was never branded on-air as "Foxnet," it was always referred to simply as "Fox."

Foxnet lasted until 2006; by then, Fox was available in 98% of the country via over-the-air affiliates and secondary digital subchannels, rendering the national service practically unnecessary.

This tape was recorded in the Burlington-Plattsburgh market, where WFFF signed on as a Fox affiliate in 1997 but didn't gain full-market coverage until the early 2000s.

Date recorded: Tuesday, May 18, 1999

00:00 - Listerine
00:30 - Mercury Cougar
01:00 - Visa
01:30 - 10-10-345
02:00 - Fox "Independence Day" promo
02:13 - Fox Report tease (Foxnet simulcasted the 10PM Eastern hour of Fox News Channel as its nightly "newscast")
02:28 - Foxnet "The Simpsons" promo
02:48 - CompuServe 2000
02:58 - Palm Harbor Homes
03:28 - Hooked on Phonics
03:59 - Fox "Futurama"/"The PJs" promo
04:20 - Nike
04:49 - Wendy's
05:04 - Intel Pentium III
05:34 - 7-Up
05:49 - Office of National Drug Control Policy/Partnership for a Drug-Free America PSA
06:19 - Fox "Robbie Knievel Grand Canyon Death Jump Live!" promo
06:30 - Foxnet "Home Improvement" promo (Joe Cipriano VO on the tag)
06:40 - Sprite
07:10 - The Thirteenth Floor
07:40 - Chevrolet Silverado
08:10 - Fox "Beverly Hills 90210"/"Party of Five" promo
08:30 - Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut
09:00 - Mercury Cougar
09:30 - M&M's
09:45 - Fox "Futurama" bumper
09:50 - Fox "Independence Day" bumper
10:11 - Fox Report tease
10:20 - Foxnet "COPS" promo
10:30 - Foxnet "Judge Judy" promo
10:40 - Xerox
11:42 - Fox "The PJs" promo
12:02 - Pepsi One
12:32 - Quaker State
13:02 - Trident Advantage gum
13:17 - Certs Powerful Mints
13:32 - Fox "Robbie Knievel Grand Canyon Death Jump Live!" promo
13:52 - Fox "The Simpsons" promo

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