List of stations owned and operated by Ion Media
| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | West Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
| Parent | Ion Media |
| Website | Website |
The following is a list of television stations formerly owned and/or operated by Ion Media Networks through its television stations group, Ion Media Television.[1] As of September 2020, the company owned and operated 71 stations in 62 markets, all of which were primarily affiliated with either Ion Television or sister network Ion Plus.[2] Ion Media would be acquired by E. W. Scripps Company in a deal that closed on January 7, 2021, with Ion's stations either absorbed into Scripps' portfolio or sold to Inyo Broadcast Holdings.[3]
For a list of all stations affiliated with Ion Television, see List of Ion Television affiliates.
- (**) – Indicates that it was built and signed on by either Ion Media, or its predecessor Paxson Communications.
| City of license / Market | State | Station | Channel TV (RF) |
Years owned | Current affiliation & ownership status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover - Birmingham | Alabama | WPXH-TV | 44 (33) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Tolleson - Phoenix | Arizona | KPPX-TV | 51 (31) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Porterville - Fresno | California | KPXF | 61 (23) | 1997–2003 | UniMás affiliate, KTFF-DT, owned by Univision Communications |
| San Bernardino - Inglewood - Los Angeles | California | KPXN-TV | 30 (24) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| KILM | 64 (24) | 2018−2021 | Bounce TV owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Sacramento | California | KSPX-TV | 29 (21) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland | California | KKPX-TV | 65 (33) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Denver | Colorado | KPXC-TV | 59 (18) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| New London - Hartford - New Haven | Connecticut | WHPX-TV | 26 (28) | 1995−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Brunswick, Georgia - Jacksonville | Florida | WPXC-TV | 21 (24) | 2000−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Miami - Fort Lauderdale | Florida | WPXM-TV | 35 (21) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Melbourne - Orlando - Daytona Beach | Florida | WOPX-TV | 56 (14) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Bradenton - Tampa - St. Petersburg | Florida | WXPX-TV ** | 66 (29) | 1994−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Lake Worth - West Palm Beach | Florida | WPXP-TV ** | 67 (36) | 1998−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Rome - Atlanta | Georgia | WPXA-TV | 14 (16) | 1996−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Kaneohe - Honolulu | Hawaii | KPXO-TV ** | 66 (32) | 1998−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Nampa - Boise | Idaho | KTRV-TV | 12 (13) | 2017−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Chicago | Illinois | WCPX-TV | 38 (34) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Decatur - Champaign - Springfield | Illinois | WPXU | 23 (13) | 1997–1999 | The CW affiliate, WBUI, owned by GOCOM Media, LLC (Operated under an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| Evansville | Indiana | WAZE-LP | 17 | 2014–2017 | defunct (license cancelled in 2017) |
| Bloomington - Indianapolis | Indiana | WCLJ-TV | 42 (28) | 2018−2021 | Bounce TV affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| WIPX-TV | 63 (28) | 2000−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings | ||
| Cedar Rapids - Waterloo - Iowa City | Iowa | KPXR-TV ** | 48 (22) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Newton - Des Moines | Iowa | KFPX-TV ** | 39 (36) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Richmond - Lexington | Kentucky | WUPX-TV | 67 (25) | 2001−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| New Orleans | Louisiana | WPXL-TV | 49 (33) | 2008−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Minden - Shreveport | Louisiana | KPXJ | 21 (32) | 1997–2003 | The CW affiliate owned by KTBS, LLC |
| Waterville - Lewiston - Maine | Maine | WMPX-TV | 23 (23) | 1999–2003 | Fox affiliate, WPFO, owned by Cunningham Broadcasting (Operated through an SSA by Sinclair Broadcast Group) |
| WIPL | 35 (24) | 2018−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Boston - Woburn | Massachusetts | WDPX-TV | 58 (22) | 1999−2021 | Court TV owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| WBPX-TV | 68 (22) | 1999−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Concord - Manchester | New Hampshire | WPXG-TV (Satellite of WBPX-TV) |
21 (23) | 1999−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Ann Arbor - Detroit | Michigan | WPXD-TV | 31 (24) | 1998−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Battle Creek - Grand Rapids - Lansing | Michigan | WZPX-TV ** | 43 (21) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| St. Cloud - Minneapolis - St. Paul | Minnesota | KPXM-TV | 41 (16) | 1996−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Kansas City | Missouri | KPXE-TV | 50 (30) | 1997−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| St. Louis - East St. Louis - Mount Vernon | Illinois Missouri |
WPXS | 13 (13) | 1998–2005 | Daystar owned-and-operated station (O&O) |
| WRBU | 46 (28) | 2014−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Laughlin - Las Vegas | Nevada | KMCC | 34 (32) | 2020−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | KAPX | 14 | 1999–2003 | UniMás affiliate, KTFQ-TV (channel 41), owned by Entravision Communications |
| Amsterdam - Albany - Schenectady | New York | WYPX-TV | 55 (19) | 1997−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Batavia - Buffalo - Rochester | New York | WPXJ-TV ** | 51 (24) | 1999−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| New York City | New York | WPXN-TV | 31 (34) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Syracuse | New York | WSPX-TV | 56 (36) | 1998-2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Burlington - Greensboro - High Point | North Carolina | WGPX-TV | 16 (26) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Greenville - New Bern - Jacksonville | North Carolina | WEPX-TV | 38 (36) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| WPXU-TV (Satellite of WEPX-TV) |
35 (16) | 1999−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Rocky Mount - Archer Lodge - Raleigh - Durham | North Carolina | WRPX-TV | 47 (32) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| WFPX-TV | 62 (32) | 1998−2021 | Bounce TV owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Canton - Akron - Cleveland | Ohio | WDLI-TV | 17 (22) | 2018−2021 | Court TV affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| WVPX-TV | 23 (22) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings | ||
| London - Columbus | Ohio | WSFJ-TV | 51 (19) | 2018−2021 | Bounce TV owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Springfield - Dayton - Richmond | Indiana Ohio |
WDPX | 26 (32) | 1995–1999 | The CW affiliate, WBDT, owned by Vaughan Media (Operated through an SSA by Nexstar Media Group) |
| WKOI-TV | 43 (31) | 2018−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | KOPX-TV ** | 62 (18) | 1996−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Okmulgee - Tulsa | Oklahoma | KTPX-TV ** | 44 (28) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Salem - Portland | Oregon | KPXG-TV | 22 (22) | 1996−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Wilmington - Philadelphia | Delaware Pennsylvania |
WPPX-TV | 61 (34) | 1995−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | WINP-TV | 16 (16) | 2011−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Scranton - Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | WQPX-TV ** | 64 (33) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| San Juan | Puerto Rico | WJPX | 24 (21) | 1998–2000 | América TeVé affiliate owned by America CV Network |
| New Bedford - Newport - Providence |
Massachusetts Rhode Island |
WLWC | 28 (17) | 2018−2021 | Court TV affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| WPXQ-TV | 69 (17) | 1996−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company | ||
| Columbia | South Carolina | WZRB | 47 (25) | 2017−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Jellico - Knoxville | Tennessee | WPXK-TV ** | 54 (18) | 1993−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Memphis | Tennessee | WPXX-TV | 50 (33) | 2008−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Franklin - Nashville | Tennessee | WNPX-TV | 28 (32) | 1998-2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Arlington - Dallas - Fort Worth | Texas | KPXD-TV ** | 68 (25) | 1996−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Conroe - Houston | Texas | KPXB-TV | 49 (32) | 1995−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Uvalde - San Antonio | Texas | KPXL-TV ** | 26 (26) | 1999−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Provo - Salt Lake City | Utah | KUPX-TV | 29 (16) | 1999−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Manassas, Virginia - Washington - Baltimore | District of Columbia Maryland |
WPXW-TV | 66 (35) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Martinsburg - Hagerstown | West Virginia Maryland |
WWPX-TV (Satellite of WPXW-TV) |
60 (14) | 1994−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Norfolk - Portsmouth - Virginia Beach | Virginia | WPXV-TV | 49 (32) | 1997−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Roanoke - Lynchburg | Virginia | WPXR-TV | 38 (27) | 1997−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Bellevue - Seattle - Tacoma | Washington | KWPX-TV | 33 (33) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Spokane | Washington | KGPX-TV ** | 34 (34) | 1999−2021 | Ion affiliate owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings |
| Charleston - Huntington | West Virginia | WLPX-TV | 29 (18) | 1998−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Suring - Green Bay - Appleton | Wisconsin | WPXG | 14 (15) | 1997–1999 | The CW affiliate, WCWF, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Kenosha - Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WPXE-TV | 55 (30) | 1995−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
| Antigo - Wausau | Wisconsin | WTPX-TV ** | 46 (19) | 2001−2021 | Ion owned-and-operated station (O&O), owned by E. W. Scripps Company |
Sources[]
- ^ "ION Media Television, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Scripps Buys ION Network, Increases National TV Network Footprint," from Cincinnati Public Radio, September 24, 2020
- ^ "Scripps Completes Acquisition Of Ion Media," from TVNewsCheck, 1/7/2021
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