FX HD is a high definition television channel, which launched on Monday 28 April 2008 at 22:00 in the UK and Ireland. It initially broadcast a completely separate schedule from the standard definition channel, with only HD content and without ads.
FX HD was originally due to launch on 21 April 2008, but as stated on the FX Forums the date has been pushed back to 28 April 2008 due to "technical difficulties at the transmission end".
On 24 April 2009, FX HD become a simulcast of FX, broadcasting HD content when possible but only broadcasting between 19:00 and 02:00 every day. On 5 January 2010, FX HD increased it broadcast hours to match its SD counterpart.
The channel also joined Virgin Media's digital cable TV lineup on channel 158 on 30 July 2009.
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