Q. How do I contact FOX 50?
Street address:
512 S. Mangum Street, Durham, NC, 27701
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 30050, Durham, NC, 27702-3050
Main Phone number:
(919) 595-5050
Business Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm
Department Contacts:
- Tommy Schenck – Vice President & General Manager
(919) 595.5050
Q. How can I advertise on FOX 50, FOX50.com and RTV?
Contact General Sales Manager, Evelyn Booker, at (919) 595-5151 or ebooker@fox50.com. You can also find out more by visiting the advertise section of FOX50.com.
Q. Is FOX 50 available in High Definition?
Yes. You can watch FOX 50 in HD over the air on 50.1, on Time Warner digital cable 1150, DirecTV, Dish Network and AT&T Uverse. FOX 50 is also available on many other cable systems. Please contact your local cable system and ask how you can get FOX 50.
Q. Is FOX 50 on satellite?
YES! FOX 50 is available on both DirecTV and Dish Network in standard and high definition. Please contact either satellite company and ask about getting “local stations”.
Q: What is RTV and how do I get it?
RTV stands for “Retro Television”. A local family-friendly network available for free, over-the-air on channel 50.2 and on Time Warner digital cable 151. For the complete RTV program guide, click on “RTV” under “Shows” or check the “schedule” for up-to-the-minute listings.
Q: How do I submit a comment or feedback about FOX 50?
Several ways. You can mail us at:
FOX 50 Viewer Comments
P.O. Box 30050
Durham, NC 27702-3050
You can email us at: comments@fox50.com.
You can submit online. Just click on “Contact Us” on our home page. However you chose, we appreciate your feedback!
Q: How do I get an event publicized?
If it’s a non-profit event or organization, simply click on "Community" on our home page, then select Calendar and enter your information. Please submit your non-profit events at least 4 weeks in advance. FOX 50 reserves the right to publish, edit or not publish any event.
Q. What are TV ratings?
The small box in the corner of your screen that appears during television shows. Every show has ratings based on age & content. Additionally, if your TV is equipped with the V-chip, the ratings allow for shows to be blocked that you deem inappropriate for your children. For more info about TV ratings and the V-chip, visit www.tvguidelines.org.
Q: How can I contact the FOX network? FOX Sports? FOX News?
For FOX prime time shows call: (310) 369-3066.
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For FOX Sports call (310) 369-9111.
FOX SPORTS NET
1440 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
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For FOX News call (212) 301-3028 or toll-free (888) 369-4762.
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
Attn: (Show Title and/or Host's Name)
Concourse 1|
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
**FOX NEWS Transcripts & Videos: 1-888-44FOXTV or e-mail foxtranscripts@fdch.com
Transcripts are available via email, fax and mail for various prices.
Q: How can I contact my favorite FOX show and/or celebrity?
Send an email to askfox@fox.com and be sure to include the SHOW TITLE and/or STAR'S NAME in the subject line.
You can also send postal mail to your favorite show. To contact a production office for the following shows please use the FOX PO Box address:
Bob’s Burgers, Cleveland Show, Fringe, Glee, Hell’s Kitchen, House, Human Target, Jamie Foxx Sketch, Kitchen Nightmares, Lie To Me, Masterchef, Mixed Signals, Raising Hope, So You Think You Can Dance, Terra Nova, The Chicago Code, The Good Guys, The Simpsons, X-Factor
FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY
Attn: (Show Title and/or Actor's Name)
PO Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
P.O. Box Crime TV
Washington, D.C. 20016
Email: feedback@amw.com
AMERICAN DAD
Attn: American Dad
5700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 325
Los Angeles, CA 90036
AMERICAN IDOL
Attn: American Idol
7800 Beverly Blvd. # 2202
Los Angeles, CA 90036
BONES
Attn: Bones
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Bldg. 99, Suite 430
Los Angeles, CA 90035
COPS
Barbour-Langley Productions
2225 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
FAMILY GUY
Attn: Family Guy
5700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 325
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Q. How can I get tickets to a taping of my favorite FOX primetime show?
A. DRAMAS are closed sets and do not allow audiences to view while filming. Most SITCOMS welcome audiences. When plans to visit the Los Angeles area are confirmed, call some of the numbers below for tickets to your favorite sitcoms that are taping at that particular time.
On Camera Audiences – 1-818-295-2700 / www.ocatv.com
1iota Tickets – 1-866-546-6984 / www.1iota.com
Audience Unlimited – www.tvtickets.com
Hollywood Tickets – www.hollywoodtickets.com
Q: How can I contact Me-TV?
Contact them by sending them a message via their "Contact Us" page.
Q: How do I report a news tip?
FOX 50’s 7:00am and 10:00pm newscasts are produced by our sister station, WRAL-TV 5. To submit a news tip call (919) 821-8590.
Q: Can I get a copy of a show I missed?
While we can’t make copies of any of the shows, many FOX 50 shows are available on on FOX50.com. Click on “Shows” and look for “watch full episodes” to see if your favorite show is available online.
Q: How can I buy FOX merchandise?
Visit the FOX store at www.fox.com
Q: What can I do to fix my "sound" problem on certain FOX shows?
I'm only hearing background music... / or / I'm only hearing the show in Spanish... / or / I'm hearing a narration description over my show...
The audio input on your TV may not be set correctly. Check to see if your audio channel is on SAP instead of STEREO or MAIN. The network provides a service to the entire country with a Second Audio Program (SAP) which offers shows in SPANISH as well as VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE BLIND. Go to your TV remote and push the AUDIO INPUT button or the MENU button and then the AUDIO INPUT button. Change your Audio Channel to STEREO or MAIN.
Q: Who do I call if my closed caption on FOX 50 isn’t working?
For immediate closed captioning assistance:
WRAZ-TV
Phone: 919-595-5050 or 877-369-5050
Email: closedcaption@fox50.com
Fax: 919-595-5028
For written closed captioning complaints or non-immediate assistance:
Joanne Stanley, Program Director
Phone 919-595-5050 or 877-369-5050
Fax: 919-595-5028
Email: closedcaption@fox50.com
Mailing Address:
Attn: Closed Captioning
c/o Joanne Stanley, Program Director
WRAZ-TV
P.O Box 30050
Durham, NC 27702-3050
Q: How do I get a job at FOX 50?
All of our current job listings, for FOX 50 and all of Capitol Broadcasting, can be found at the CBC website.
Q: Does FOX 50 have internship positions?
FOX 50 (and all of Capitol Broadcasting) does not have a formal internship program. If any internships were to come available, they would be posted under the "Careers" tab on the CBC website. (Please don't contact the station asking about job openings; you will be refered to the website.)
Occasionally, part-time positions come available and we encourage students to consider these openings when looking for internships. Please look for these under the "Careers" tab on the CBC website.
Q: Who owns FOX 50?
FOX 50 (WRAZ-TV) is affiliated with the FOX network and locally owned and operated by Capitol Broadcasting, Inc. Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. is a diversified communications company which owns and/or operates WRAL-TV, WRAL Digital, WRAL-FM, WRAL-HD2, WCMC-FM, Microspace, the North Carolina News Network, CBC New Media Group and Wolfpack Sports Marketing in Raleigh, NC; WJZY-TV and WMYT-TV in Charlotte, NC; WILM-TV and Sunrise Broadcasting in Wilmington, NC; WRAZ-TV and The Durham Bulls in Durham, NC; and real estate interests including the American Tobacco Project and Diamond View office buildings in Durham, NC.
Q: What is a Nielsen DMA?
DMA stands for “designated market area” and is a term used by Nielsen Media Research to identify an exclusive geographic area of counties in which the home market television stations hold a dominance of total hours viewed. There are 210 DMA’s in the U.S. More info can be found at www.nielsenmedia.com. FOX 50 (WRAZ TV) DMA includes these North Carolina counties: Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Sampson, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson and Mecklenberg, Virginia.
Q. How can I access your public file information?
Visit our Public File web page.
Q. Why do you only run one NFL game some Sundays?
Under the terms of the NFL contract, FOX and CBS are limited to a total of three games every Sunday (except for the last week of the regular season.) On weeks when CBS has two, we have one. When they have one, FOX has two.
FOX 50 always has, and always will carry every NFL game we are legally entitled to carry.
To comment about the selection of games FOX offers, call FOX Sports (310) 369-9111. [not a toll free call.]
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