MyFOX8 - Local news & weather

APP at glance

MyFOX8 puts the FOX8/WGHP newsroom in your pocket so you can track what’s happening across the Piedmont Triad. Open the app for rapid local headlines, stream newscasts when they’re on, and review the most recent broadcasts when your schedule is tight. The built-in weather section brings radar you can interact with and warnings tailored to your location, while push alerts flag important updates as they unfold. Designed for everyday check-ins and storm-season reliability, the app bundles news, traffic, and weather tools into a straightforward experience that keeps Triad viewers informed at home or on the go.

The MyFOX8 News app provides the latest updates, urgent news, weather information, and traffic reports for the Piedmont Triad region, which includes Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, and nearby areas.

FEATURES:

* Special features include:

* On-demand video: Catch eyewitness reports anytime

* Local News: Regional coverage on a variety of topics

* Customized alert settings for breaking news updates that matter to you

* Personalized weather: Plan your day with regional forecasts and radar

* Share easily via text, or to social networks like Facebook or Twitter

FOX8’s Triad Community Calendar

- If you’re looking for something to do today, tomorrow or this weekend in North Carolina, you’ve come to the right place.

- Powered by CitySpark, FOX8’s Piedmont Triad Community Calendar automatically pulls in new events all the time, so you’ll always have the latest listings.

- You can also submit your own events. If you’re interested in adding an event to the Community Calendar, use the button below to visit FOX8’s CitySpark hub. You will need a CitySpark account to submit the details of your event. Your event will then appear on FOX8’s Piedmont Triad Community Calendar.

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Station Profile

- FOX8/WGHP is the FOX affiliate serving the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Television Market (46th). Historically one of the strongest FOX affiliates in the country for news viewership, WGHP currently produces 13 hours of local news per day and more than 20 hour-long locally produced specials throughout the year. These specials are hyper focused on localism and expand on long running franchises such as Roy’s Folks with Chad Tucker, Newsmakers, and Swing State. Additional specials throughout the year shine the spotlight on our military Veterans, local high school and college sports, and Remarkable Women of the Triad. Plus, as the “home” market for NASCAR, FOX8 leads the country in viewership levels for NASCAR races and NASCAR related programming.

- In addition to serving the market as the most watched local news source on linear television, the myFOX8.com website has grown to become the most used local news website in the state and consistently ranks in the top 20 in the entire country for usage. And with the launch of the myFOX8+ streaming app in 2025, viewers can access live newscasts and on-demand special programming such as The Racing Report, Read the Room, and Jam Sessions on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and select Samsung TVs.

- WGHP’s “Start Local. Stay Local.” slogan is defined by its commitment to local news and decades long history of community service. For nearly 40 years, FOX8 has worked with The Salvation Army and various corporate partners on campaigns such as Give a Kid a Coat, FOX8 Gift for Kids and the annual Triad Holiday Concert Series. Additionally, FOX8 partners with T1D (formerly JDRF), Special Olympics of North Carolina, March of Dimes, and countless other non-profit organizations to help raise money and awareness for deserving causes.

Market Profile

- Greensboro, NC is in the 46th largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 1,621,306 and 766,980 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media.

- Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 48.0% wired, 35.0% ADS.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or news tips for FOX8 WGHP in North Carolina, please call our newsroom at (336)-821-1185 or email news@wghp.com. You can also submit news tips using our online tip form.

FOX8 WGHP

2005 Francis Street

High Point, NC 27263 27609

*Facebook: Facebook.com/FOX8News

*Twitter: Twitter.com/myfox8

*Instagram: Instagram.com/myfox8

*TikTok: TikTok.com/@wghp8

*YouTube: YouTube.com/myfox8

- News Videos

Video and DVD copies of stories, segments or entire newscasts from FOX8 WGHP are available by calling 800-799-8881. Be ready with the date of the newscast and the approximate airtime of the item you would like dubbed. Dubs are made on DVD or VHS tapes.

Rates are determined by TV NEWS CLIPS, not FOX8, and depend on the amount of material requested.

- Make a commercial request to use our video

For commercial, paid licensing of news video content and archive searches (not private viewer requests), please send a detailed request to our commercial video licensing team.

- Public File Assistance Contact

Penny Foster – Penny.Foster@wghp.com

- On-Air Talent Speaking Requests

For on-air talent speaking requests, email Kevin.Daniels@wghp.com

- TV Technical Problems

For TV technical problems email Charlie.Layno@wghp.com

- FOX8 Management

General Manager

= Jim Himes – Jim.Himes@wghp.com

= Vice President, General Sales Manager

= Bill O’Shea – Bill.OShea@wghp.com

= Vice President of News

= Kevin Daniels – Kevin.Daniels@wghp.com

= Vice President of Engineering and Operations

= Zack Greer – Zack.Greer@wghp.com

= Creative Services Director

= Stuart Smith – Stuart.Smith@wghp.com

= Executive Producer, Digital & Social Media

= Justyn Araya DeBusk – Justyn.ArayaDeBusk@wghp.com

- Website

Any comments or suggestions regarding MyFOX8.com can be directed to our web staff at WGHPWeb@nexstar.tv.