You want your business published on FOX 40, on fox40.com, the Sacramento station site your customers open every day. This page gives you the complete answer: whether it is possible, what you actually get, how publishing works step by step, what decides the price, and one brand confusion cleared up before it costs you money. No question should be left in your mind by the end, only a decision.
The short answer: yes, a Sacramento business can get featured on FOX 40
Yes. A Sacramento business can be featured on FOX 40 through a paid article placement on fox40.com. One clarification belongs in the first breath, because the brand sends buyers to the wrong place: this is FOX 40, Sacramento's local station and its website. It is not the national Fox News website, and it is not a television spot. It is a separate, legitimate route: a written article about your business, published on fox40.com, reviewed by the outlet before it goes live, labelled as paid content, and permanent once published.
We arrange placements on FOX 40 for businesses like yours, which means the route is already open. You do not need a PR firm or a media contact. You need a business worth writing about and one email to us. The rest of this page explains exactly what happens after that email.
Ready to get your business on FOX 40?
Send us your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. You get a fit confirmation and your individual quote back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgOne email starts it. No form, no obligation.
What you actually get: your business on the site Sacramento watches
Picture the finished thing, because that is what you are buying. A live article page on fox40.com carries your business name in the headline and your story in the text: what you do, why you are good at it, and where customers across Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto can find you. It sits on the same site, under the same FOX40 name, that your customers open for news, weather and investigations.
Then the link starts working for you: you send it to the customer deciding between you and a competitor, and you add FOX 40 to the "As Featured On" row on your own homepage, where every visitor understands in one second that Sacramento's own station published a story about your business. That moment of recognition is the product.
Why FOX 40 carries weight in the Sacramento market
KTXL has been part of Sacramento life since 26 October 1968, and it helped invent the local habits it still owns. In 1974 it debuted the market's first primetime 10 p.m. local newscast, the hour Sacramento still associates with this station. When the Fox network launched on 9 October 1986, KTXL was there from day one as a charter affiliate. Its local posture shows in the franchises its audience knows by name: FOX40 Investigates, FOX40: In Your Neighborhood, and the Final Quarter high school football show.
In our outlet directory, FOX 40 carries a Domain Authority of 77 and roughly 928,000 monthly organic visits. But the real reason a FOX 40 article works is simpler: firsts, franchises and a fifty year head start in its market. An article on fox40.com says your business belongs to Sacramento.
What a sponsored article on fox40.com actually looks like
Let us be precise about the product, because precision is where vague offers fall apart. The article is a full page on fox40.com itself. Check the domain whenever anyone offers you a FOX 40 placement: a page on any other site, national or otherwise, is not this product.
The article is labelled as paid content. That labelling is not a weakness; it is what makes the placement legitimate and durable. The outlet reviews the article before it is published, so what goes live has passed the station's own check. Once live, the placement is permanent. It does not disappear when a campaign ends, because no campaign window is attached to it.
The article links to your website, and those links carry sponsored attributes, as paid content rules require. Anyone who promises you a plain editorial dofollow link from a paid FOX 40 placement is describing something that does not exist. What you get is a permanent, credible page on the station site your market trusts, sitting alongside the local programming culture Sacramento viewers know from Studio 40 Live, the midday lifestyle show the station launched in 2016, and Inside California Politics, its weekly statewide affairs programme.
FOX 40 the station is not Fox News the network site
This section exists because the confusion is everywhere, and it quietly wastes buyers' money. Pages across the internet debate whether a business can post an article on "Fox". The honest answer has two halves. National network sites do not sell an individual business an article; there is no checkout, no submission route, and no product. Local station sites are where a business can actually be featured, which is why even third party explainers end up pointing buyers at affiliate stations.
For a Sacramento business, that is not a consolation prize. Your customers are not reading a national homepage looking for a local roofer, lawyer or dealer; they are on fox40.com, where their news, their weather and their high school football live. A permanent article there puts your name in front of the people who can actually buy from you, on the site they already trust. What this page sells is exactly that, and nothing about it should be mistaken for a national network placement.
Who a FOX 40 article is right for, and who should skip it
This placement fits Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto businesses whose customers live in the valley metro: home services, auto businesses, professional firms, healthcare providers, and any company that sells on trust locally. It is especially strong when your customer looks you up before buying, because FOX40 is the name they already know.
It does not fit a business chasing a national network logo. That product is not this, and it is not sold here; if that is what you came for, we would rather say so now. It also does not fit a business with no Sacramento market customers and no use for a Sacramento credibility badge. If you are comparing routes before deciding, our guide to which news outlets accept sponsored content explains the landscape honestly.
How publishing on FOX 40 works, step by step
Step 1: Email us. Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and what the article should be about. That email is the whole application. There is no form, no account to create, no retainer to sign.
Step 2: Fit confirmation and your quote. We confirm that your business and your topic fit the outlet, and you receive your individual quote for this outlet. What decides that quote is covered in the final section.
Step 3: The article. You can supply the article yourself, or we arrange the writing for you. Either way, the draft goes to the outlet for review before anything is published.
Step 4: Review and go live. The outlet reviews the article. Once it is approved, it is published on fox40.com, fast once the review is complete, with the exact timeline confirmed in your quote.
Step 5: Your live link. You receive the live link to your article. It is yours to send to customers, add to your site, and use in every proposal from that day on.
Your protection is stated plainly, because it is part of the arrangement before you pay anything: payment is in full in advance, and if the article does not go live, you receive a full refund, in writing. There is no version of this where you pay and end up with nothing.
What decides the price, the honest limits, and how to start
There is no public price for a FOX 40 article, and this page is not hiding one to force you into a call. The price is set per placement because the deciding factors differ for every business: the scope of the article, whether you supply it or we arrange the writing, the placement specifics, and timing. So every placement is quoted individually, by email, with no obligation to proceed. Our guide to how much a sponsored article costs explains the factor model in full.
The limits, stated plainly. The article is paid content and is labelled as such; it is not editorial coverage and it is not the FOX40 newsroom endorsing your business. No one can guarantee you search rankings, a traffic figure, or sales from a placement like this. What it does, permanently, is put a credible, findable page about your business on the news site Sacramento trusts.
If FOX 40 is the outlet your customers trust, the next step is a single email. Write to uzairasad@pressfeature.org with your business name, your website, and the story the article should tell. You will get a fit confirmation and your individual quote back. If a bigger stage fits better, the PIX11 guide explains the New York flagship route.
Get your business on FOX 40
One email with your business name, your website, and the story you want told. Your fit confirmation and individual quote come back by email.
uzairasad@pressfeature.orgFull refund in writing if your article does not go live.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy an article on fox40.com?
Yes, as a paid, labelled placement arranged through us. The outlet reviews the article before it is published, and the placement is permanent once live.
How much does it cost to get featured on FOX 40?
There is no public price, because each placement is quoted individually. The factors are the article's scope, whether you supply it or we arrange the writing, the placement specifics and timing. One email to uzairasad@pressfeature.org returns your exact quote, with no obligation.
Does FOX 40 accept sponsored articles?
Yes, in the form of clearly labelled paid content on fox40.com, reviewed by the outlet before publishing.
How do I get my business on FOX40?
Email us with your business and the story you want told. We confirm fit, quote individually, place the article after the outlet's review, and send you the live link.
Can I publish a guest post on fox40.com?
There is no open guest post programme to submit to. The working route is the paid placement arranged through us.
Is a paid article on FOX 40 labelled as sponsored?
Yes, labelled paid content. The labelling is what keeps the placement legitimate and durable.
Do sponsored articles on fox40.com include a link?
Yes, the article links to your site. The link carries sponsored attributes under paid content rules, not a plain editorial dofollow link.
How long does a sponsored article stay live on FOX 40?
The placement is permanent. It does not expire with a broadcast schedule, and if it does not go live you receive a full refund, in writing.
Disclosure: PressFeature sells article placements on FOX 40 (KTXL), and this page is our own marketing content, published to explain the placement honestly. Figures cited are from our public outlet directory. Published October 2026. Last reviewed: October 2026.