DFOX-TV

DFOX is the Fox owned-and-operated station that serves the Manila area. It broadcasts on channel 18 and is owned by FOX Television Stations. Its syndicated programming include Dr. Phil, Access Hollywood, Steve, and Family Feud, to name a few.
==History ==
=== Beginnings (1963) ===
DFOX, started on 1963, as an Metromedia station. It’s calletters were DMET, reflecting the MET as the first 3 letters of the Metromedia word. DMET was launched by Metromedia as a station that would station launched on Manila after DWFS. 
=== Loss to ratings, back to number 1 spot (1975) ===
As ratings become very low in the 70’s, they launched their new late newscast on 1974 called The 10 O Clock’ News. On 1976, 1 year later, it helped Metromedia gain ratings on the Metro and soon enough, DMET was on the 1st spot.
=== DWFS station anchor swears on Live TV, rants on Marcos, Low ratings hit again (1980) ===
On the 80’s, due to a controversial event, DMET had low ratings with its last months as a Metromedia station when one of the news anchors on DWFS said something against then-President Ferdinand Marcos during a live 10:00 pm promo.
"What the f***! Marcos is not doing everything right! He ruined it! He should have not been President in the first place! F*** Marcos! F*** Martial Law! F*** METROCOM! I hope he could die in the years to come due to ailments!"
Metromedia was fined PHP 500,000 for the rant, and the news anchor was fired and arrested soon after. The anchor was jailed for 3 years, and was released in 1989 with possibility of parole. He died in May 2020 due to COVID-19, at the age of 84.
===Low ratings once again hit, gaining back of audience (1980-1986)===
After the DWFS incident, DMET was not watched mostly by viewers and on several weeks, they place on a 6 or even worse, a 8th place on the ratings. But after a year, on 1981, they gained back their audience by airing re-runs of classic shows. They mantained it until on 1985. On 1985, they were beated by sister station DWFS because of a new program they aired. They maintaned the 2nd place until 1986.
===Murdoch buys Metromedia, makes the FOX Network, then affiliation to Fox and ownership to Fox (1986)===
On 1986, Metromedia, in a process of a buyout by Australian newspaper publisher and American media mogul Rupert Murdoch, decided to leave Philippine broadcasting. Metromedia hold DWFS and DMET, and thus, DMET was sold to Fox, meanwhile DWFS was sold to VGC, Inc., and was both named the Fox affiliate for Metro Manila.
DMET changed its callsign for the 1st time to DFOX, to reflect on the FOX affiliation.
===Current status ===
DFOX is still currently is owned by Fox, and continues to be the 1st-3rd station in the Metro. 
==Newscast titles )==
*The 6/10 O’Clock News (1974-1998)
*Fox News at *timeslot* (1986-1993)
*Fox Manila News at *timeslot* (1993-1995)
*The Fox 18 News (1995-2001)
*Fox 18 News (2001–present)
*Good Day Manila (1989–present)
== Gallery ==
received_555896918506821.jpeg|Secondary logo.
Metromedia 18 DMET (now DFOX-TV).png|Logo when it was independent and ownership by Metromedia, 1963-1977.
DFOX ID 1986.png|ID as a Fox station, 1986.
DFOX-TV 18 1986.png|First logo as a Fox affiliate, 1986.
DFOX 1987.png|Logo from 1987 to 1993.
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