RKOx

RKOx is an American pay television channel owned by the RKO Networks Group division of RKO Media. It is based at the RKO Media headquarters in, , with a secondary base of operations in ,.

The channel was launched on March 3, 1998 as RKO1, and "relaunched" as RKOx on January 1, 2000. RKOx broadcasts reruns of scripted RKO Network programs and theatrical films, its own original programs—oftentimes produced through RKOx Studios, and sports/ coverage, as well as the professional wrestling program WWE Velocity. RKOx's original programming has been noted for its variety with regards to running time, genre, and medium, with many aspiring to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting.

As of July 2023, RKOx is available in 83.2 million households in the United States. Localized channels are also available in Canada, Latin America, Martonia, and the United Kingdom. The Gordican channel RKO1 carries near-identical programming to RKOx. RKOx also has a programming hub on RKO Universe, which features both original series currently airing on the network and RKOx Studios-produced RKO Universe original series.

1998-2000: Early years as RKO1
RKOx launched as RKO1 on March 3, 1998 with a telecast of  as its first program. The RKO Media staff had rented out a former apartment building in for use as RKO1's headquarters. (This building now houses RKO CC1 Hollywood, one of the playout centers for RKO Media's television networks.) As opposed to RKOx's equal blend of reruns and originals, RKO1 mostly aired reruns of terrestrial-network dramas and airings of pre-1990 films from the RKO Pictures library; between shows were -style interstitial segments with such hosts as Cassidy Meyers, Jim Pasqual, Lauren Troy, voice actor Kenneth Jezek, future political commentator Lorraine Stickland, and future stars Kearney Forbes and Lorene Chen, which were recorded on the third floor, while "technical stuff" took place on the first and second floors.

Outside of films, the channel would air reruns of numerous terrestrial-network shows from RKO Television Distribution and/or the RKO Network, though there were a few exceptions. It often broadcast shows in genre-themed blocks, like RKO1 Witness for crime series, RKO1 Toons for animation, RKO1 Casual for comedies, and RKO1X for action series. March 28, 1998 saw the debut of the channel's first original show, a Saturday morning talk show called RKO1 Saturday which was hosted by actress Caroline Coleman, actor-comedian Lenny Weinberg, and rapper Taryn "Missy T" Marley. March 30 saw the premieres of the weekday afternoon talk show RKO1 Live (hosted by Claire Samson and Josh Gomez), the weekly music video program RKOpera (hosted by Don Leaver), and the '80s action movie showcase From the Griffon Vault (hosted by The Griffon Group regular Lee Elliot).