Defy TV
Type | Digital multicast television network |
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Country | United States |
Broadcast area | (92% U.S coverage) |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | |
Ownership | |
Owner | E. W. Scripps Company |
Parent | Scripps Networks, LLC |
History | |
Launched | July 1, 2021 |
Links | |
Website | defytvnet |
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]
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City of license/market | Station[6] | Virtual channel |
Primary affiliation (on main channel) |
Owner | Notes |
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Alabama | |||||
Birmingham (Tuscaloosa–Anniston) | WIAT | 42.4 | CBS | Nexstar Media Group | |
Dothan | WTVY | 4.6 | CBS | Gray Television | |
Huntsville–Decatur | 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 (Stockton–Modesto) | 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 (Hartford–New Haven) | WHPX-TV | 26.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Delaware | |||||
Dover (Salisbury–Baltimore, MD–Washington, 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 (Orlando–Daytona 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 Raton–Fort 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 (Springfield–Champaign–Urbana) | 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 (Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque) | 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, TX–AR) | 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 (Holyoke–Northampton) | 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 (Kalamazoo–Battle Creek) | WXMI | 17.4 | Fox | E. W. Scripps Company | |
Saginaw (Bay City–Flint) | WAQP | 49.7 | TCT | Tri-State Christian Television | |
Minnesota | |||||
Austin (Albert Lea–Rochester–Mason City, IA) | KAAL | 6.3 | 36 | Hubbard Broadcasting | |
Duluth (Superior) | WDIO-DT | 10.4 | ABC | ||
St. Paul (Minneapolis) | KSTP-TV | 5.5 | |||
Mississippi | |||||
Columbus–Tupelo–West Point | WCBI-TV | 4.4 | CBS | Morris Multimedia | |
Greenville–Greenwood, | WFXW | 15.4 | TCT | Tri-State Christian Television | |
Gulfport (Biloxi–Pascagoula) | 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, KY–Harrisburg, 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]
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (2021-03-02). "E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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- ^ Jon, Lafayette (July 1, 2021). "New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S." Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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