Ion Television

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Ion Television is a television network in the United States, which is owned by The E. W. Scripps Company and is available through a TV antenna, cable TV, or a satellite dish. It airs mainly many episodes of one crime drama or drama show per day, usually older episodes of shows which aired on networks now or in the past. It also carries the Scripps National Spelling Bee every year, starting to do so in 2022. The network is available in over 99 million houses, mixed between stations Ion owns and network affiliates, along with cable and satellite dish companies which carry it.

Ion Television
TypeBroadcast television network, satellite television network
Country
AvailabilityNational
Slogan"Positively Entertaining"
"Watch It Unfold." (Current promotional campaign)
HeadquartersWest Palm Beach, Florida
OwnerION Media Networks
Key people
R. Brandon Burgess
Launch date
August 31, 1998 (as PAX TV)
July 1, 2005 (as i: Independent Television)
January 29, 2007 (as Ion Television)
Former names
Pax (1998–2005)
i (2005–2007)
Picture format
480i (SD)
720p (HD)
Official website
http://www.iontelevision.com

Programs

Original programs

Drama

Specials

Syndicated programming

Comedy

Formerly broadcast programs

Original programming

Reality and actuality programming

Game Shows

Talk and How-To Programming

Religious Programming

Sports Programming

Religion

  • Programming from The Worship Network (1998–2005; aired on a subchannel of Ion-owned stations until 2010)

News and Information

  • 48 Hours
  • Local NBC News primetime news broadcasts and/or rebroadcasts (select stations, 2000–2005)
  • MoneyWatchTV.com (2000–2001)
  • WeatherVision (2000–2005)

Ion Television Media

References