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When Fox News had its debut in 1996, it was like a great blast of fresh air to hear views from conservatives. Since about 2006 Fox News continued a steady rise in ratings and as a result decided it could advance its liberal stable to higher rated segments while pushing its more conservative presenters to the back. I have to admit Hannity grows tiresome and Huckabee is not a big draw. But Ailes could have found talent to recruit and promote, however he failed to do so, opting instead to promote those who sneak in more liberal elements of view. O'Reilly notably swung hard left on many occasions and was so disgusting I quit viewing him years ago.

There are many problems today with Fox News but a few are notable: (1) They are owned by an Australian billionaire socialist, (2) they've gone over to full throttle PC (I stopped watching them years ago and only occasionally bring up a YouTube clip of them when prompted by headlines on Breitbart or Freerepublic), (3) Their network is no longer in depth and (4) they've gone increasingly tabloid to sustain their ratings.

Enter Breitbart TV (http://www.breitbart.com/video) and One America News Network (OAN).

http://www.oann.com/governor-sarah-palin-to-guest-host-one-america-news-networks-political-talk-show-on-point

About One America News Network (“OAN”)

One America News Network offers 21 hours of live news coverage plus two one-hour political talk shows, namely The Daily Ledger and On Point. While other emerging and established cable news networks offer multiple hours of live news coverage, only OAN can claim to consistently provide 21 hours of live coverage every weekday. Third party viewership data for Q2 2015 from Rentrak, namely accumulated viewer hours, shows that OAN surpasses other news channels such as Al Jazeera America, Fusion, Fox Business News, and Bloomberg TV as measured on AT&T U-verse TV, across 65 markets.

Since its debut on July 4, 2013, One America News Network has grown its distribution to over 12 million households with carriage by AT&T U-Verse TV (ch 208/1208 in HD), Verizon FiOS TV (ch 116/616 in HD), GCI Cable, Frontier Communications, CenturyLink PRISM TV (ch 208/1208 in HD), Consolidated Communications, Duncan Cable, GVTC, and numerous additional video providers. One America News Network operates production studios and news bureaus in California and Washington, DC. For more information on One America News Network, please visit www.OANN.com.

OAN is owned by Herring Networks Inc. which is family owned and operated. The President of OAN is Charles Herring:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesherring

Charles is in San Diego which was to me many years ago a bastion of conservatism but I don't know about now. Charles has a background in manufacturing electronics with a degree in chemistry which in my view is great because it means he's tuned in with Donald Trump's priority to bring manufacturing back to the USA. I don't know who financed him for OAN but Herring Networks is said to be family owned and operated so maybe he inherited wealth which in my view can be a big plus because it means he can remain independent of the media mogul sharks like Murdoch who might try to buy him out just to shut him up.

There is one downside to OAN and that is Americans are abandoning cable in droves and opting for internet streaming providers instead. However, given OAN's background with its owner, I'm sure they are aware and are likely engaged in creating a broad streaming presence.

Here’s more pertinent background info on OAN:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/mar/15/herring-washingtontimes-network-conservative/

Many things are comforting; some are disturbing.

Thanks for the OANN info :)

I very much appreciate your assessment and the research information on FOX. I knew none of that. Thank you for the reply! Rita