Specialties

WACH FOX (pronounced "Watch FOX") is the FOX affiliate serving Columbia, SC, the 79th television market. This market is in the heart of South Carolina, in the state's capital, serving eleven counties better known as the Midlands. It covers more than 350,000 television households with more than 210,000 households located in our metro counties, Richland and Lexington.

History

Established in 1988.

WACH FOX is a full-power UHF station that began broadcasting in 1980 as a Christian Independent Station and became a FOX affiliate in 1988. WACH broadcasts its signal on channel 48. The station can also be seen on both DirecTV and DISH Network. WACH FOX is the home of WACH FOX News at Ten, Columbia's only primetime newscast, which is among the highest-rated late newscasts among FOX affiliates in the country. WACH FOX News at Ten celebrated 15 years of service in the Midlands on March 6, 2010. WACH FOX is also the home of Good Day Columbia, Columbia's only four hour, all-local morning program.