For those that wanted to know, What were the very first primary FOX stations that carried it's inaugural program "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" from 1986-87, Well here it is.
WNYW 5 New York City, NY
KTTV 11 Los Angeles, CA
WFLD 32 Chicago, IL
WTAF 29 Philadelphia, PA (Now WTXF)
KTVU 2 Oakland, CA
KDAF 33 Dallas, TX (Now CW O&O)
WXNE 25 Boston, MA (Now WFXT)
WTTG 5 Washington, D.C.
WATL 36 Atlanta, GA (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KRIV 26 Houston, TX
WKBD 50 Detroit, MI (Now CW Affiliate)
WTOG 44 Tampa, FL (Now CW Affiliate)
KNXV 15 Phoenix, AZ (Now ABC Affiliate)
KCPQ 13 Tacoma, WA
KMSP 9 Minneapolis, MN
WCIX 6 Miami, FL (Now WFOR, CBS O&O)
WOIO 19 Cleveland, OH (Now CBS Affiliate)
KDVR 31 Denver, CO
WOFL 35 Orlando, FL
KTXL 40 Sacramento, CA
KDNL 30 St. Louis, MO (Now ABC Affiliate)
WPGH 53 Pittsburgh, PA
KPTV 12 Portland, OR
WBFF 45 Baltimore, MD
WXIN 59 Indianapolis, IN
WCCB 18 Charlotte, NC (Now CW Affiliate)
XETV 6 San Diego, CA (Now Canal 5 Affiliate)
WTIC 61 Hartford, CT
WLFL 22 Raleigh, NC (Now CW Affiliate)
WCAY 30 Nashville, TN (Now WUXP)
KSHB 41 Kansas City, MO (Now NBC Affiliate)
WTTE 28 Columbus, OH
WXIX 19 Cincinnati, OH
WCGV 24 Milwaukee, WI (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KSTU 13 Salt Lake City, UT
WAXA 40 Asheville, NC (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KRRT 35 San Antonio, TX (Now KMYS, Dabl Affiliate)
WELK 29 West Palm Beach, FL (Now WFLX)
WXMI 17 Grand Rapids, MI
WDBB 21 Birmingham, AL (Now CW Affiliate)
WPMT 43 York, PA
WTVZ 33 Norfolk, VA (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KVVU 5 Las Vegas, NV
WMKW 30 Memphis, TN (Now WLMT, CW Affiliate)
KAUT 43 Oklahoma City, OK (Now Independent Affiliate)
KGSW 41 Albuquerque, NM (Now KTFQ, UniMas Affiliate)
WNRW 45 Greensboro, NC (Now WXLV, ABC Affiliate)
WDRB 41 Louisville, KY
WUTV 29 Buffalo, NY
WAWS 30 Jacksonville, FL (Now WFOX)
WTSG 64 Providence, RI (Now WNAC)
KBVO 42 Austin, TX (Now KEYE, CBS Affiliate)
WOLF 38 Scranton, PA (Now WSWB, CW Affiliate)
WNOL 38 New Orleans, LA (Now CW O&O)
WXXA 23 Albany, NY
KJTM 38 Little Rock, AR (Now KASN, CW O&O)
WRGT 45 Dayton, OH
WPMI 15 Mobile, AL (Now NBC Affiliate)
WETO 43 Knoxville, TN (Now WTNZ)
WRLH 35 Richmond, VA
WDKY 56 Lexington, KY
WFTX 36 Fort Myers, FL
WVAH 11 Charleston, WV
WSMH 66 Flint, MI
KSAS 24 Wichita, KS
WJPR 21 Roanoke, VA (Now WWCW, CW Affiliate)
WXGZ 32 Green Bay, WI (Now WACY, MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KMSB 11 Tucson, AZ
WDMA 36 Toledo, OH (Now WUPW)
KHNL 13 Honolulu, HI (Now NBC Affiliate)
KDSM 17 Des Moines, IA
WPXT 51 Portland, ME (Now CW Affiliate)
KDEB 27 Springfield, MO (Now KOZL, MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KAYU 28 Spokane, WA
WUHF 31 Rochester, NY
WKAF 68 Syracuse, NY
KMSS 33 Shreveport, LA
WRSP 55 Springfield, IL
WMSN 47 Madison, WI
WDSI 61 Chattanooga, TN (Now True Crime Network Affiliate)
XHRIO 2 McAllen, TX (Now Defunct)
WETC 39 Kingsport, TN (Now WEMT)
KXRM 21 Colorado Springs, CO
KLJB 18 Davenport, IA
WTGS 28 Savannah, GA)
WWCP 8 Johnstown, PA
KCIK 14 El Paso, TX (Now KFOX)
WTAT 24 Charleston, SC
WEVV 44 Evansville, IN (Now CBS Affiliate)
WFFT 55 Fort Wayne, IN
KAME 21 Reno, NV (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KTTW 7 Sioux Falls, SD (Now TCT Affiliate)
WYZZ 43 Bloomington, IL
WCOV 20 Montgomery, AL
KTRV 12 Boise, ID (Now ION Affiliate)
KVRR 15 Fargo, ND
KADN 15 Lafayette, LA
KCBA 35 Monterey, CA
KCIT 14 Amarillo, TX
WTSG 31 Albany, GA (Now WFXL)
KJTL 18 Wichita Falls, TX
KJTV 34 Lubbock, TX
KTBY 4 Anchorage, AK
WXXV 25 Biloxi, MS
WTUV 33 Utica, NY (Now WFXV)
WJKT 16 Jackson, TN
KIDY 6 San Angelo, TX
WNYW 5 New York City, NY
KTTV 11 Los Angeles, CA
WFLD 32 Chicago, IL
WTAF 29 Philadelphia, PA (Now WTXF)
KTVU 2 Oakland, CA
KDAF 33 Dallas, TX (Now CW O&O)
WXNE 25 Boston, MA (Now WFXT)
WTTG 5 Washington, D.C.
WATL 36 Atlanta, GA (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KRIV 26 Houston, TX
WKBD 50 Detroit, MI (Now CW Affiliate)
WTOG 44 Tampa, FL (Now CW Affiliate)
KNXV 15 Phoenix, AZ (Now ABC Affiliate)
KCPQ 13 Tacoma, WA
KMSP 9 Minneapolis, MN
WCIX 6 Miami, FL (Now WFOR, CBS O&O)
WOIO 19 Cleveland, OH (Now CBS Affiliate)
KDVR 31 Denver, CO
WOFL 35 Orlando, FL
KTXL 40 Sacramento, CA
KDNL 30 St. Louis, MO (Now ABC Affiliate)
WPGH 53 Pittsburgh, PA
KPTV 12 Portland, OR
WBFF 45 Baltimore, MD
WXIN 59 Indianapolis, IN
WCCB 18 Charlotte, NC (Now CW Affiliate)
XETV 6 San Diego, CA (Now Canal 5 Affiliate)
WTIC 61 Hartford, CT
WLFL 22 Raleigh, NC (Now CW Affiliate)
WCAY 30 Nashville, TN (Now WUXP)
KSHB 41 Kansas City, MO (Now NBC Affiliate)
WTTE 28 Columbus, OH
WXIX 19 Cincinnati, OH
WCGV 24 Milwaukee, WI (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KSTU 13 Salt Lake City, UT
WAXA 40 Asheville, NC (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KRRT 35 San Antonio, TX (Now KMYS, Dabl Affiliate)
WELK 29 West Palm Beach, FL (Now WFLX)
WXMI 17 Grand Rapids, MI
WDBB 21 Birmingham, AL (Now CW Affiliate)
WPMT 43 York, PA
WTVZ 33 Norfolk, VA (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KVVU 5 Las Vegas, NV
WMKW 30 Memphis, TN (Now WLMT, CW Affiliate)
KAUT 43 Oklahoma City, OK (Now Independent Affiliate)
KGSW 41 Albuquerque, NM (Now KTFQ, UniMas Affiliate)
WNRW 45 Greensboro, NC (Now WXLV, ABC Affiliate)
WDRB 41 Louisville, KY
WUTV 29 Buffalo, NY
WAWS 30 Jacksonville, FL (Now WFOX)
WTSG 64 Providence, RI (Now WNAC)
KBVO 42 Austin, TX (Now KEYE, CBS Affiliate)
WOLF 38 Scranton, PA (Now WSWB, CW Affiliate)
WNOL 38 New Orleans, LA (Now CW O&O)
WXXA 23 Albany, NY
KJTM 38 Little Rock, AR (Now KASN, CW O&O)
WRGT 45 Dayton, OH
WPMI 15 Mobile, AL (Now NBC Affiliate)
WETO 43 Knoxville, TN (Now WTNZ)
WRLH 35 Richmond, VA
WDKY 56 Lexington, KY
WFTX 36 Fort Myers, FL
WVAH 11 Charleston, WV
WSMH 66 Flint, MI
KSAS 24 Wichita, KS
WJPR 21 Roanoke, VA (Now WWCW, CW Affiliate)
WXGZ 32 Green Bay, WI (Now WACY, MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KMSB 11 Tucson, AZ
WDMA 36 Toledo, OH (Now WUPW)
KHNL 13 Honolulu, HI (Now NBC Affiliate)
KDSM 17 Des Moines, IA
WPXT 51 Portland, ME (Now CW Affiliate)
KDEB 27 Springfield, MO (Now KOZL, MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KAYU 28 Spokane, WA
WUHF 31 Rochester, NY
WKAF 68 Syracuse, NY
KMSS 33 Shreveport, LA
WRSP 55 Springfield, IL
WMSN 47 Madison, WI
WDSI 61 Chattanooga, TN (Now True Crime Network Affiliate)
XHRIO 2 McAllen, TX (Now Defunct)
WETC 39 Kingsport, TN (Now WEMT)
KXRM 21 Colorado Springs, CO
KLJB 18 Davenport, IA
WTGS 28 Savannah, GA)
WWCP 8 Johnstown, PA
KCIK 14 El Paso, TX (Now KFOX)
WTAT 24 Charleston, SC
WEVV 44 Evansville, IN (Now CBS Affiliate)
WFFT 55 Fort Wayne, IN
KAME 21 Reno, NV (Now MyNetworkTV Affiliate)
KTTW 7 Sioux Falls, SD (Now TCT Affiliate)
WYZZ 43 Bloomington, IL
WCOV 20 Montgomery, AL
KTRV 12 Boise, ID (Now ION Affiliate)
KVRR 15 Fargo, ND
KADN 15 Lafayette, LA
KCBA 35 Monterey, CA
KCIT 14 Amarillo, TX
WTSG 31 Albany, GA (Now WFXL)
KJTL 18 Wichita Falls, TX
KJTV 34 Lubbock, TX
KTBY 4 Anchorage, AK
WXXV 25 Biloxi, MS
WTUV 33 Utica, NY (Now WFXV)
WJKT 16 Jackson, TN
KIDY 6 San Angelo, TX
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