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The following is a list of stations that are affiliated with Ion Plus, a television network in the United States owned by Ion Media Networks. The network was originally in operation from 2007 to 2021 with a total of 65 affiliates, the vast majority of which were owned by its corporate parent.[1][2][3] The network returned to over-the-air broadcasting in 2024 as a replacement for Defy TV.

Affiliates are listed in order by state and city of license.

City of license/market Station[1] Virtual
channel
Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)
Owner Notes

Alabama

Birmingham (TuscaloosaAnniston) WIAT 42.4 CBS Nexstar Media Group
Dothan WTVY 4.6 Gray Television
HuntsvilleDecatur WAFF 48.6 NBC
Montgomery WBMM 22.4 The CW Bahakel Communications

Arizona

Tolleson (Phoenix) KPPX-TV 51.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Sierra Vista (Tucson) KWBA-TV 58.5 The CW E. W. Scripps Company
Tucson KOLD-TV 13.4 CBS Gray Television

Arkansas

Fayetteville KHOG 29.4 ABC Hearst Television
Fort Smith KHBS 40.4
Pine Bluff (Little Rock) KASN 38.4 The CW Mission Broadcasting

California

Bakersfield KXBF-LD 14.5 SonLife HC2 Holdings
Chico KKRM-LD 11.6 The Dove One Ministries, Inc.
Palm Springs (Indio) K21DO-D 21.2 Ion Television HC2 Holdings
Redding KRDT-CD 23.6 The Dove One Ministries, Inc.
Sacramento (StocktonModesto) KSPX-TV 29.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Salinas (MontereySanta Cruz) KCBA 35.3 The CW Plus VistaWest Media
San Bernardino (Los Angeles) KPXN-TV 30.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
San Jose (San Francisco Bay Area) KKPX-TV 65.4
Santa Cruz (Central Coast) KCOY-TV 12.4 Telemundo VistaWest Media
Santa Barbara KZDF-LD 8.2 Sonlife HC2 Holdings
Yuba City KKPM-CD 28.6 The Dove One Ministries, Inc.

Colorado

Colorado Springs (Pueblo) KOAA-TV 5.4 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
Denver KPXC-TV 59.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Grand Junction KLML 20.3 Court TV Ventura Broadcasting

Connecticut

New London (HartfordNew Haven) WHPX-TV 26.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Delaware

Dover (SalisburyBaltimore, MDWashington, D.C.) WMDE 36.2 ShopHQ WRNN-TV Associates
Wilmington (Philadelphia, PA) WPPX-TV 61.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021

Florida

Bradenton (Tampa Bay Area) WXPX-TV 66.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Fort Myers WGPS-LD 22.8 Cozi TV HC2 Holdings
Gainesville WNFT-LD 8.5 Bounce TV Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Melbourne (OrlandoDaytona Beach) WOPX-TV 56.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Fort Myers WGPS-LD 22.6 Cozi TV HC2 Broadcasting
Jacksonville WTLV 12.4 NBC Tegna Inc.
Lake Worth (West Palm Beach) WPXP-TV 67.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Miami (Fort Lauderdale) WSFL-TV 39.4 The CW E. W. Scripps Company
Panama City Beach WPCT 46.3 Independent Beach TV Properties
West Palm Beach (Boca RatonFort Pierce) WPTV-TV 5.2 NBC E. W. Scripps Company

Georgia

Augusta WRDW-TV 12.6 CBS Gray Television
Brunswick (Jacksonville, FL) WPXC-TV 21.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Columbus W29FD-D 43.1 - HC2 Holdings
Macon (Warner Robins) WMGT-TV 41.3 NBC Morris Multimedia
Rome (Atlanta) WPXA-TV 14.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Savannah WJCL 22.4 ABC Hearst Television

Hawaii

Kaneohe (Honolulu) KPXO-TV 66.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Idaho

Nampa (Boise) KTRV-TV 12.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Pocatello (Idaho Falls) KPIF 15.2 Grit Ventura Broadcasting

Illinois

Chicago WCPX-TV 38.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Decatur (SpringfieldChampaignUrbana) WAND 17.4 NBC Block Communications
East St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) WRBU 46.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks
Peoria W27EQ-D 27.3 Court TV HC2 Holdings
Rockford WIFR-LD 23.6 CBS Gray Television

Indiana

Angola (Fort Wayne) WINM 12.5 TCT Tri-State Christian Television
Bloomington (Indianapolis) WIPX-TV 63.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Evansville WFIE 14.7 NBC Gray Television
Salem (Louisville, KY) WBKI 58.6 The CW Block Communications
South Bend (Elkhart) WNDU-TV 16.5 NBC Gray Television

Iowa

Cedar Rapids (WaterlooIowa CityDubuque) KPXR-TV 48.5 Ion Television Ion Television Launched July 1, 2021
Newton (Des Moines) KFPX-TV 39.2
Sioux City KSXE-LD 16.2 Grit SagamoreHill Broadcasting

Kansas

Topeka KSQA 12.3 Independent KSQA Television Group
Wichita (Hutchinson) KAKE 10.4 ABC Lockwood Broadcast Group

Kentucky

Richmond (Lexington) WUPX-TV 67.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Louisiana

Baton Rouge WAFB 9.6 CBS Gray Television
Crowley (Lafayette) K21OM-D 20.4 The365 HC2 Holdings
Lake Charles KVHP 29.5 Fox American Spirit Media
Slidell (New Orleans) WUPL 54.4 MyNetworkTV Tegna, Inc.
Shreveport (Texarkana, TXAR) KSLA 12.6 CBS Gray Television

Maine

Bangor W20ER-D 20.1 - HC2 Holdings
Lewiston (Portland) WIPL 35.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021

Maryland

Towson (Baltimore) WMJF-CD 39.5 Mariavision HME Equity Fund II, LLC

Massachusetts

Boston WBPX-TV 68.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
New Bedford (Providence, RI) WLNE-TV 6.4 ABC Standard Media
Springfield (HolyokeNorthampton) WSHM-LD 33.5 CBS Gray Television

Michigan

Ann Arbor (Detroit) WPXD-TV 31.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Cadillac (Traverse City) WFQX-TV 32.6 Fox Cadillac Telecasting Company
Grand Rapids (KalamazooBattle Creek) WXMI 17.4 Fox E. W. Scripps Company
Saginaw (Bay CityFlint) WAQP 49.7 TCT Tri-State Christian Television

Minnesota

Austin (Albert LeaRochesterMason City, IA) KAAL 6.3 ABC Hubbard Broadcasting
Duluth (Superior) WDIO-DT 10.4
St. Paul (Minneapolis) KSTP-TV 5.5

Mississippi

West Point (ColumbusTupelo) WLOV-TV 27.3 CW+ Coastal Television Broadcasting Company 2024
GreenvilleGreenwood WFXW 15.4 TCT Tri-State Christian Television
Gulfport (BiloxiPascagoula) WXXV-TV 5.4 Fox Morris Multimedia
Jackson WDBD 40.5 American Spirit Media
Meridian WMDN 24.7 CBS Big Horn Television

Missouri

Branson (Springfield) KYCW-LD 24.2 The CW Gray Television
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, KYHarrisburg, IL) KBSI 23.4 Fox Community News Media
ColumbiaJefferson City KGKM-LD 36.4 Telemundo SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas City KPXE-TV 50.3 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Montana

Billings KTVQ 2.4 CBS E. W. Scripps Company

Nebraska

Lincoln KLKN 8.5 ABC Standard Media
KQMK-LD 25.1 - HC2 Holdings
Omaha KETV 7.4 ABC Hearst Television

Nevada

Laughlin (Las Vegas) KMCC 34.5 Independent E. W. Scripps Company Launched July 1, 2021
Reno KTVN 2.4 CBS Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.

New Mexico

Albuquerque (Santa Fe) KOB 4.5 NBC Hubbard Broadcasting
Farmington (Durango, CO) KOBF 12.5
Roswell (Carlsbad) KOBR 8.5
New Hampshire
Concord WPXG-TV 21.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks

New York

Amsterdam (Albany) WYPX-TV 55.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Batavia (Buffalo) WPXJ-TV 51.5
Carthage (Watertown) WWNY-TV 7.3 CBS Gray Television
Corning (Elmira) WYDC 48.7 Fox Coastal Television
New York City WPXN-TV 31.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Plattsburgh (Burlington, VT) WPTZ 5.4 NBC Hearst Television
Syracuse WSPX-TV 56.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Rochester WHEC-TV 10.7 NBC Hubbard Broadcasting

North Carolina

Burlington (GreensboroWinston-SalemHigh Point) WGPX-TV 16.5 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Charlotte WBTV 3.4 CBS Gray Television
WWJS 14.5 SonLife Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
Jacksonville WPXU-TV 35.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Rocky Mount (Triangle Region) WRPX-TV 47.3
Wilmington WWAY 3.4 ABC Morris Multimedia
WSFX-TV 26.6 Fox American Spirit Media

North Dakota

Bismarck KBMY 17.5 ABC Forum Communications Company
Fargo WDAY-TV 6.5

Ohio

Cleveland WEWS-TV 5.4 ABC E. W. Scripps Company Launched July 1, 2021
Columbus WBNS-TV 10.8 CBS Tegna Inc.
Toledo WUPW 36.5 Fox American Spirit Media

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City KSBI 52.5 MyNetworkTV Griffin Media Launched July 1, 2021
Tulsa KJRH-TV 2.4 NBC E. W. Scripps Company

Oregon

Eugene K06QR 6.3 Ion Mystery HC2 Holdings
(Salem) Portland KPXG-TV 22.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021

Pennsylvania

Altoona (Johnstown) WKBS-TV 47.6 Cornerstone Television Cornerstone Television
Erie WSEE-TV 36.6 CBS Lilly Broadcasting
Harrisburg WHLZ-LD 19.5 Bounce TV Sonshine Family Television
Pittsburgh WINP-TV 16.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre) WQPX-TV 64.5

South Carolina

Charleston WHDC-LD 12.10 Court TV Marquee Broadcasting
Columbia WZRB 47.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Myrtle Beach (Florence) WMBF-TV 32.7 NBC Gray Television
Greenville WGGS-TV 16.4 Religious independent Carolina Christian Broadcasting

South Dakota

Sioux Falls KTTW 7.7 TCT Tri-State Christian Television

Tennessee

Chattanooga WRCB 3.4 NBC Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WYHB-CD 39.1 - Innovate Corp
Franklin (Nashville) WNPX-TV 28.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Knoxville WKNX-TV 7.3 Independent Lockwood Broadcasting Group
Memphis WPXX-TV 50.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Texas

Amarillo KAOU-LD 15.1 - HC2 Holdings
KEYU 31.7 Telemundo Gray Television
Arlington (DallasFort Worth) KPXD-TV 68.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Conroe (Houston) KPXB-TV 49.4
Corpus Christi KYDF-LD 34.2 Novelisima HC2 Holdings
El Paso (Las Cruces, NM) KVIA-TV 7.6 ABC News-Press & Gazette Company
Laredo KGNS-TV 8.6 NBC Gray Television
Llano (Austin) KBVO 14.4 MyNetworkTV Nexstar Media Group
Lubbock KCBD 11.7 NBC Gray Television
McAllen KAZH-LD 57.1 - HC2 Holdings
Mullin (Waco) KAXW-LD 35.2 Timeless TV
Nacogdoches (East Texas) KYTX 19.6 CBS Tegna Inc.
Odessa (Midland) KWWT 30.6 MyNetworkTV Gray Television
Port Arthur (Beaumont) KGEW-LD 33.2 Telemundo SagamoreHill Broadcasting
San Angelo KIDY 6.6 Fox Tegna, Inc.
Temple (KilleenWaco) KCEN-TV 6.7 NBC Tegna Inc.
Uvalde (San Antonio) KPXL-TV 26.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Wichita Falls (Lawton, OK) KAUZ-TV 6.6 CBS American Spirit Media

Utah

Provo (Salt Lake City) KUPX-TV 16.5 Independent E. W. Scripps Company

Virginia

Grundy (Tri-Cities) WLFG 68.2 Independent Living Faith Ministries, Inc.
Norfolk WPXV-TV 49.4 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021
Richmond WFWG-LD 30.1 - Innovate Corp
Roanoke WPXR-TV 38.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021

Washington

Bellevue (SeattleTacoma) KWPX-TV 33.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Spokane (Coeur d'Alene, ID) KGPX-TV 34.5 Inyo Broadcast Holdings

West Virginia

Charleston (Huntington) WLPX-TV 29.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Clarksburg W24ER-D 21.6 Cornerstone TV Cornerstone Television

Wisconsin

Antigo (WausauRhinelander) WTPX-TV 46.6 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched July 1, 2021
Eau Claire (La Crosse) WEAU 13.5 NBC Gray Television
Green Bay WGBA-TV 26.2 E. W. Scripps Company Launched July 1, 2021
Janesville (Madison) WIFS 27.6 Ion Television Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
Kenosha (Milwaukee) WPXE-TV 55.5 Ion Media Networks
Wausau WRJT-LD 34.1 - My Central Valley

Wyoming

Casper KTWO-TV 2.4 ABC Vision Alaska Television Holdings
Cheyenne (Scottsbluff, NE) KLWY 27.7 Fox Coastal Television

Original incarnation[edit]

City of license / Market Station[1] Channel Years affiliated Ownership
HooverBirmingham, AL WPXH-TV 44.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
TollesonPhoenix, AZ KPPX-TV 51.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
SacramentoStocktonModesto, CA KSPX-TV 29.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
InglewoodLos Angeles, CA KILM 64.1 2018–2021 Ion Media Networks
San JoseSan FranciscoOakland, CA KKPX-TV 65.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Denver, CO KPXC-TV 59.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Gunnison, CO K04DH-D 4.3 2011–2021 Southwest Colorado TV Translator Association
New LondonHartfordNew Haven, CT WHPX-TV 26.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Wilmington, DEPhiladelphia, PA WPPX-TV 61.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
BradentonTampaSt. Petersburg, FL WXPX-TV 66.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Lake WorthWest Palm Beach, FL WPXP-TV 67.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
MelbourneOrlando, FL WOPX-TV 56.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Miami, FL WPXM-TV 35.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Brunswick, GAJacksonville, FL WPXC-TV 21.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
RomeAtlanta, GA WPXA-TV 14.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
KaneoheHonolulu, HI KPXO-TV 66.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Chicago, IL WCPX-TV 38.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
East St. Louis, ILSt. Louis, MO WRBU[4][5] 46.3 2014–2021 Ion Media Networks
Boise, ID KTRV-TV 12.3 2016–2021 Ion Media Networks
BloomingtonIndianapolis, IN WCLJ-TV 63.1 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Indianapolis, IN WIPX-LD 51.3 2010–2014 Word of God Fellowship
Cedar Rapids, IA KPXR-TV 48.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
NewtonDes Moines, IA KFPX-TV 39.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Louisville, KY WBNA 21.3 2007–2021 Evangel World Prayer Center
RichmondLexington, KY WUPX-TV 67.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
New Orleans, LA WPXL-TV 49.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
LewistonPortland, ME WIPL 35.3 2018–2021 Ion Media Networks
Boston, MA WBPX-TV 68.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
W40BO[A] 40.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
DennisCape Cod, MA WMPX-LP[A] 33.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Vineyard Haven, MA WDPX-TV[B] 58.1 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Ann ArborDetroit, MI WPXD-TV 31.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Battle CreekGrand RapidsLansing, MI WZPX-TV 44.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
La Crescent, MNLa Crosse, WI KQEG-CA 23.3 2013–2021 Magnum Radio, Inc.
St. CloudMinneapolisSt. Paul, MN KPXM-TV 41.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Kansas City, MO KPXE-TV 50.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Pahrump, NV KPVM-LP 41.3 2007–2021 Pahrump Video Media
Concord, NH WPXG-TV 21.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Amityville, NY WPXU-LD[C] 12.3 2007–2021 Word of God Fellowship
AmsterdamAlbany, NY WYPX-TV 55.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
BataviaBuffaloRochester, NY WPXJ-TV 51.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
New York, NY WPXN-TV 31.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Syracuse, NY WSPX-TV 56.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Burlington, NCPiedmont Triad WGPX-TV 16.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Fayetteville, NC WFPX-TV 62.1 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Greenville, NC WEPX-TV[D] 38.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Jacksonville, NC WPXU-TV 35.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
CantonCleveland, OH WDLI-TV 17.1 2018–2021 Ion Media Networks
Columbus, OH WSFJ-TV 51.1 2019–2021 Ion Media Networks
Oklahoma City, OK KOPX-TV 62.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
OkmulgeeTulsa, OK KTPX-TV 44.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Cottage Grove, OR K14LP-D[E] 14.3 2007–2021 South Lane Television
Portland, OR KPXG-LD[E] 42.3 2007–2021 Word of God Fellowship
SalemPortland, OR KPXG-TV 22.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Pittsburgh, PA WINP-TV 16.3 2013–2021 Ion Media Networks
ScrantonWilkes-Barre, PA WQPX-TV 64.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Providence, RI WLWC-TV 28.1 2017–2021 Ion Media Networks
Columbia, SC WZRB 47.3 2013–2021 Ion Media Networks
CookevilleNashville, TN WNPX-TV 28.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
JellicoKnoxville, TN WPXK-TV 54.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Memphis, TN WPXX-TV 50.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
ArlingtonDallas, TX KPXD-TV 68.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
ConroeHouston, TX KPXB-TV 49.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
UvaldeSan Antonio, TX KPXL-TV 26.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
ProvoSalt Lake City, UT KUPX-TV 16.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Manassas, VAWashington, DC WPXW-TV 66.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Norfolk, VA WPXV-TV 49.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Roanoke, VA WPXR-TV 38.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
BellevueSeattle, WA KWPX-TV 33.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Spokane, WA KGPX-TV 34.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Charleston, WV WLPX-TV 29.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
Martinsburg, WV WWPX-TV[F] 60.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
AntigoWausau, WI WTPX-TV 46.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks
JanesvilleMadison, WI WIFS 57.1 2019–2021 Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
KenoshaMilwaukee, WI WPXE-TV 55.3 2007–2021 Ion Media Networks

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Repeater of WBPX-TV.
  2. ^ Satellite of WBPX-TV.
  3. ^ Repeater for WPXN-TV.
  4. ^ Satellite of WEPX-TV.
  5. ^ a b Translator for KPXG-TV.
  6. ^ Satellite of WPXW-TV.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Stations for Network - Ion Life". RabbitEars. Retrieved November 21, 2015. Cite error: The named reference "re" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "ION Media Networks - Main Page". Ion Media Networks. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Scripps Migrates of Multicast Networks with ION Stations".
  4. ^ Angela Mueller (December 11, 2013). "Judge approves creditors' proposal in Roberts Broadcasting bankruptcy". St. Louis Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ^ Lisa Brown (December 11, 2013). "Roberts' TV stations to be sold". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved December 11, 2013.

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