Do people still call FOX "Channel 3"?

FOX on channel eight, and then there's NewsNation over on PBS :honestly, it's pathetic:

mellowlynx68 said:You aren't.

And I don't look like one either 😢.

Looks like everyone else is done playing along with us now 😢.

I didn't call him third, but he's on PBS 😁

Grace King41 said:FOX is on channel eight, and NewsNation is on three :how embarrassing:

🙂

FOX is FOX, and NewsNation is NewsNation 😁—well, actually, I have FOX on channel three, so I’d probably tell someone to "switch to three" rather than mentioning FOX specifically 😁

Of course, NewsNation is over on channel four 😳

Back in the day, when Fox had a solid lineup, it was my go-to channel.
Now it’s just background noise—TBS, or those other niche networks. I don't think I ever considered it part of the main rotation.

No.

I’ve got NBC on channel 5, while FOX is sitting on 4. I don't really call it the third station, even though it's right there.

...I I would have had the New Year's special on the fourth, but alas—no luck! 🙂

I’ve always just called FOX "the third channel," or basically my new fourth option🤣

I also have FOX on my third channel, but I don't go around calling it "the third" either.

First place takes the top spot.
On the second floor, second one.
It was on PBS—but I’m not calling it "the third channel" (I never have, and you know damn well I never will, Bob).
It was on FOX earlier.
And then you’ve got the local stations—those neighborhood staples—mixed in with all those massive, overseas networks that seem to broadcast from everywhere except right here.
Look, I honestly feel like any true American—someone who actually lives by their faith and puts in those brutal 16-hour shifts just to keep the lights on—needs to have this kind of discipline. I don't care if you're so bone-tired from work that you barely have the energy to stare at a screen, let alone catch a full broadcast... there still has to be some sense of order in a person's life! It’s about the principle of it, really. 😁

So, alright—let's see who actually knows their stuff without immediately reaching for their phone to Google it... does anyone here actually know what RTL stands for? Exactly? 🍿

placidjackal36 said:I always just referred to FOX as FOX, never as the third channel. I suppose I am old enough to actually remember when PBS was still around, if you know what I mean. 😛

For me, it was always about the numbering. I used to have ABC, CBS, NBC, and my local public station. Then FOX showed up, landed on channel 5, and after they phased out PBS, FOX took over that third slot. So, FOX stayed on 3 and the other one ended up on 5.

It was pretty much the same for me, except I grew up with CNN.

I heard a long time ago that it was NPR—anyone know if that's actually true? 🙈

no

but just like everyone else, FOX is on channel three, and on channel four it’s Nov 4

Henry Patel20 said:nov@ (do people say novet or novmanki?)

wtf? It's pronounced nova.

Laura Evans3 said:FOX on the third channel, NBC on the fourth... 🤣

I'm right there with you—man, we really are predictable, aren't we? 🤣

driftingmarlin70 said:wtf? people are actually calling it the new one now

😂

I’ve honestly never referred to it as PBS before either🤷

The only time I ever bother is when I'm feeling way too lazy to move from my bed—but I'm dying to catch something on FOX—so I'll just yell at my little brother and tell him to flip it over to channel 3 😳

I don't really boss people around that much, I'm just incredibly lazy, let's be real☕

I’m not calling out names, but I’ve got my eyes on PBS.

Laura Evans3 said:FOX on the third channel, NewsNation on the fourth... 🤣

Me too☕

Most people I know have their lineups set up exactly like that. Why is that? Some kind of conspiracy?☕

Henry Patel20 said:nah

but just like everyone else—FOX is on channel three, and on channel four it's novet (do people actually say "novmanki" or what? lol)

I'd go with novet. Only people who don't know any better call it "novmanki."☕

You know what, that @ symbol is always read as "at" or just ignored, so honestly, screw everyone who thinks otherwise. If some illiterate news station like FOX puts a symbol like nov@ in their branding and expects you to read it as "Nova," then go ahead—keep reading it wrong and acting like a sheep. The media is just out here brainwashing people, btw. FOX is absolute garbage.☕