Defy TV

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Defy TV
TypeDigital multicast television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast area(92% U.S coverage)
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company
ParentScripps Networks, LLC
History
LaunchedJuly 1, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-01)
Links
Websitedefytvnet.com

Defy TV is an American digital multicast television network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, airing primarily reality shows, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 92% of the United States.

History[edit]

On March 2, 2021, Scripps announced that it would launch two new multicast networks—Defy and TrueReal—in the wake of its acquisition of Ion Media and television transmitters shutting Qubo and Ion Plus down across the United States.[1] The channels are part of Scripps's strategy to increase perception among cord cutters that do not have traditional pay TV packages.[2]

The services launched on July 1 with 92% national coverage, mostly on Ion transmitters but also on subchannels of some Scripps local TV stations and by agreement with other station groups.[3]

On March 10, 2023, Scripps announced that TrueReal would shut down on March 27, merging its programming into Defy TV.[4]

Programming[edit]

The network's launch schedule was mainly made up of out-of-production unscripted shows from the library of A&E Networks, including Swamp People, American Pickers, Ax Men, Counting Cars, UFO Hunters, Forged in Fire and Pawn Stars.[5]

Affiliates[edit]

City of license/market Station[6] Virtual
channel
Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)
Owner Notes

Alabama

Birmingham (TuscaloosaAnniston) WIAT 42.4 CBS Nexstar Media Group
Dothan WTVY 4.6 CBS 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

(Operated by Nexstar Media Group)

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 (Monterey-Santa Cruz) KCBA 35.3 The CW Plus VistaWest Media

(Operated by News-Press & Gazette Company)

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 Ion Television
Santa Cruz (Central Coast) KCOY-TV 12.4 Telemundo VistaWest Media

(Operated by News-Press & Gazette Company)

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 Teleivsion

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 20.3 Ion Mystery HC2 Holdings
Lake Charles KVHP 29.5 Fox American Spirit Media(Operated by Gray Television)
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 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

(Operated by 910 Media Group)

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 36 Hubbard Broadcasting
Duluth (Superior) WDIO-DT 10.4 ABC
St. Paul (Minneapolis) KSTP-TV 5.5

Mississippi

ColumbusTupeloWest Point WCBI-TV 4.4 CBS Morris Multimedia
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

(Operated by Gray Television)

Meridian WMDN 24.7 CBS Big Horn Television

(Operated by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC)

Missouri

Branson (Springfield) KYCW-LD 24.2 The CW Gray Television
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, KYHarrisburg, IL) KBSI 23.4 Fox Community News Media

(subsidiary of Standard Media)

Columbia-Jefferson City KGKM-LD 36.4 Telemundo SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas City KPXE-TV 50.3 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched July 1, 2021

Montana

Bozeman KBZK 7.5 CBS E. W. Scripps Company Operates as a semi-satellite station of KXLF-TV
Butte KXLF-TV 4.5
Great Falls, Montana KTGF-LD 50.3 NBC KTVH simulcast
Hardin (Billings) KHMT 4.2 Fox Nexstar Media Group
Helena KTVH-DT 12.4 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
Missoula KPAX-TV 8.5 CBS

Nebraska

Omaha KMTV-TV 3.2 CBS E. W. Scripps Company

Nevada

Las Vegas KTNV-TV 13.4 ABC E. W. Scripps Company
Laughlin (Las Vegas) KMCC 34.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Reno KREN-TV 27.5 Univision Entravision Communications

New Mexico

Albuquerque KLUZ-TV 14.4 Univision Entravision Communications
New Hampshire
Concord WPXG-TV 21.5 Ion Television Ion Media Networks

New York

Amsterdam (Albany) WYPX-TV 55.3 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched March 1, 2021
Batavia (Buffalo) WPXJ-TV 51.2
Binghamton WBNG-TV 12.4 CBS Gray Television
Buffalo WIVB-TV 4.2 Nexstar Media Group
New York City WPXN-TV 31.4 Ion Television Ion Media Networks
Syracuse WSPX-TV 56.2 Launched March 1, 2021
Watertown WVNC-LD 45.5 NBC SagamoreHill Broadcasting

North Carolina

Burlington (Greensboro) WGPX-TV 16.3 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched March 1, 2021
Charlotte WCNC-TV 36.3 NBC Tegna Inc.
Raleigh WRPX-TV 47.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Greenville WEPX-TV 38.2
Greensboro-High Point WGHP 8.3 Fox Nexstar Media Group Previously channel 8.4
Jacksonville WPXU-TV 35.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Operates as a satellite station of WEPX-TV
Rocky Mount (Triangle Region) WRPX-TV 47.2 Launched March 1, 2021
Wilmington WSFX-TV 26.2 Fox American Spirit Media

North Dakota

Bismarck KNDB 26.9 Heroes & Icons BEK Sports Network, Inc.
Minot KNDM 24.9 Operates as a semi-satellite station of KNDB
Valley City (Fargo & Grand Forks) KRDK-TV 4.8 Cozi TV Major Market Broadcasting

Ohio

Cincinnati WCPO-TV 9.2 ABC E. W. Scripps Company
Akron-Cleveland WVPX-TV 23.2 Ion Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Columbus WCMH-TV 4.2 NBC Nexstar Media Group
Toledo WUPW 36.4 Fox Tegna Inc.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City KOPX-TV 62.3 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched March 1, 2021
Okmulgee (Tulsa) KTPX-TV 44.3 Ion Media Networks

Oregon

Portland KRCW-TV 32.3 The CW Nexstar Media Group Launched October 28, 2019[7]
Salem (Portland) KPXG-TV 22.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021

Pennsylvania

Altoona (Johnstown) WKBS-TV 47.2 Cornerstone Television Cornerstone Television
Greensburg (Pittsburgh) WPCB-TV 40.2
Pittsburgh WINP-TV 16.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre) WQPX-TV 64.3

South Carolina

Beaufort (Savannah, GA) WSCG-LD 14.1 Court TV Lowcountry 34 Media, LLC
Charleston WHDC-LD 12.1
Columbia WZRB 47.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Greenville WGGS-TV 16.7 Religious independent Carolina Christian Broadcasting
Sumter (Columbia) WKTC 63.6 MyNetworkTV WBHQ Columbia

South Dakota

Sioux Falls KDLT-TV 46.5 NBC Gray Television

Tennessee

Chattanooga WYHB-CD 39.1 Court TV HC2 Broadcasting
Franklin (Nashville) WNPX-TV 28.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Jackson WYJJ-LD 27.1 Court TV HC2 Broadcasting
Jellico (Knoxville) WPXK-TV 54.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Kingsport (Tri-Cities) WKPT-TV 19.7 Cozi TV Glenwood Communications Corporation
Knoxville WKNX-TV 7.3 Independent Lockwood Broadcasting Group
Memphis WPXX-TV 50.2 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings Launched March 1, 2021
Nashville WSMV-TV 4.4 NBC Gray Television

Texas

Amarillo KAOU-LD 15.3 The Country Network HC2 Broadcasting
Conroe (Houston) KPXB-TV 49.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Corpus Christi KRIS-TV 6.4 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
El Paso KINT-TV 26.5 Univision Entravision Communications
Houston KEHO-LD 32.1 Court TV HC2 Broadcasting
KIAH 39.5 The CW Nexstar Media Group
Irving (Dallas-Fort Worth) KSTR-DT 49.3 UniMas TelevisaUnivision
Laredo KLDO-TV 27.5 Univision Entravision Communications
Lubbock KLBK-TV 13.2 CBS Nexstar Media Group
McAllen (Harlingen) KNVO 48.5 Univision Entravision Communications
Midland (Odessa) KUPB 18.5
San Antonio KWEX-DT 41.5 TelevisaUnivision
Tyler KPKN-LD 33.3 Buzzr HC2 Broadcasting
Uvalde (San Antonio) KPXL-TV 26.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Waco KXXV 25.4 ABC E. W. Scripps Company
Wichita Falls KAUZ-TV 6.5 CBS American Spirit Media

Utah

Ogden (Salt Lake City) KUCW 30.4 The CW Nexstar Media Group
Salt Lake City KSTU 13.3 Fox E. W. Scripps Company Launched February 1, 2021. Replaced Stadium.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Christiansted (St. Croix) WCVI-TV 23.3 CBS Lilly Broadcasting

Virginia

Manassas (Washington, D.C.) WPXW-TV 66.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Norfolk WPXV-TV 49.4 Inyo Broadcast Holdings
WTKR 3.2 CBS E. W. Scripps Company Launched October 28, 2019[7]
Richmond WTVR-TV 6.4
Roanoke WPXR-TV 38.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021

Washington

Bellevue (Seattle) KWPX-TV 33.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Spokane KREM 2.3 CBS Tegna Inc.
Tacoma (Seattle) KCPQ 13.2 Fox Fox Television Stations Launched October 28, 2019[7]

West Virginia

Bluefield/Beckley/Oak Hill WVVA 6.4 NBC Gray Television
Charleston WLPX-TV 29.2 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
WOCW-LD 21.1 Court TV HC2 Broadcasting
Martinsburg WWPX-TV 60.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
Operates as satellite of WPXW-TV, Manassas, VA

Wisconsin

Crandon WMOW 4.4 ABC Allen Media Broadcasting
Eagle River WYOW 34.4
Eau Claire WQOW 18.4
Green Bay WGBA-TV 26.4 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
Kenosha (Milwaukee) WPXE-TV 55.3 Ion Television Ion Media Networks Launched March 1, 2021
La Crosse WXOW 19.4 ABC Allen Media Broadcasting
Madison WKOW 27.4
Milwaukee WMKE-CD 21.1 Court TV CNZ Communications
WTMJ-TV 4.3 NBC E. W. Scripps Company
Wausau WAOW 9.4 ABC Allen Media Broadcasting

References[edit]

  1. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2021-03-02). "E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. ^ Roettgers, Janko (2021-06-02). "Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks". Protocol. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ^ Jon, Lafayette (July 1, 2021). "New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S." Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Lafayette, Jon (2023-03-10). "E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. ^ Miller, Mark (2021-07-01). "Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  6. ^ "Stations for Network - Defy TV". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Court TV Launches On 19 Stations". TV News Check. Retrieved 2019-10-28.

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