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Pax[]
1998–2005[]
Ion can be traced to the original channel nine years prior to the renaming, Pax, in 1998 by Lowell 'Bud' Paxson, co-founder of the HSN and chairman of Paxson Communications.
i: Independent Television[]
2005–2007[]
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On June 28, 2005, Paxson announced it would rebrand Pax as i: Independent Television, in order to reflect a new strategy of "providing an independent broadcast platform for producers and syndicators who desire to reach a national audience." After the transition was complete, Pax TV would continue to air programming under its Pax brand on one of its digital channels over the air and in select cable homes. Some media observers jocularly postulated that I was code for "infomercial", due to the amount of paid programing on the schedule. Some affiliates still used the "i" branding even after the rebrand until around 2008. The name 'Independent Television' was also used by ITV in the UK.
Ion Television[]
2007–2008[]
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On January 29, 2007, the network changed its name again, to the current Ion Television. The programming was, for the most part, unchanged at that time. This version of the Ion logo was still used as the logos for Ion Media and Ion Life until 2017.
2008–2013[]
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On May 1, 2008, Ion Television held an upfront presentation announcing its programming for the 2008–09 season at the New York Public Library in Manhattan. In addition to the announcement of its programming acquisitions, the network unveiled a new logo (a wordmark that incorporated a positive ion symbol in place of a period next to the "ion" wordmark) and the slogan "Positively Entertaining" (a form of wordplay, as ions are atoms or molecules that have a positive or negative electrical charge). The network also retooled its focus, emphasizing the key demographic of adults between ages of 18 and 49, and airing more recent acquired programming aimed at young adults (such as Boston Legal, NCIS and Criminal Minds). The logo took effect on September 8, 2008.
2013–2016[]
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2016–2021[]
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On October 11, 2016, Ion Television introduced a slightly modified version of their logo. The dot above the "i" is now square instead of circular. Also, the corners on the "i" and the "n" became rounded.
On September 24, 2020, The E. W. Scripps Company announced that it would purchase parent company Ion Media for $2.65 billion dollars, with financing from Berkshire Hathaway. With the purchase, Scripps divested 23 Ion-owned stations to Inyo Broadcast Holdings.
Ion[]
2021–present[]
In April 2021, the word "Television" was stripped from the channel's branding. The channel now refers itself as simply "Ion".
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Major television stations: ABC affiliates: KATC | KERO-TV / KZKC-LD | KGTV / KZSD-LD | KGUN-TV | KIVI-TV/KSAW-LD | KMGH-TV / KZCO-LD / KZFC-LD | KNXV-TV | KTNV-TV | KXXV / KRHD-CD | WCPO-TV | WEWS-TV | WFTS-TV | WKBW-TV | WMAR-TV | WRTV | WTXL-TV | WXYZ-TV CBS affiliates: KMTV-TV | KZTV1 | Montana Television Network (KPAX-TV / KAJJ-CD • KRTV / KXLH-CD • KTVQ • KXLF-TV / KBZK) | WTKR | WTVF | WTVR-TV Court TV affiliates: KERO-DT2 | KJRH-DT4 | KMGH-DT2 | KNXV-DT4 | KSBY-DT4 | KWBA-DT4 | WHDT-DT2 | WTKR-DT2 Fox affiliates: KSTU | WFLX2 | WFTX-TV | WSYM-TV | WXMI MyNetworkTV affiliate: WSYM-DT4 NBC affiliates: KJRH-TV | KOAA-TV | KRIS-TV | KSBY | KSHB-TV | Montana Television Network (KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD) | WGBA-TV | WLEX-TV | WPTV-TV | WTMJ-TV Other television stations: Bounce affiliates: KGUN-DT4 | KIVI-DT4 | KJRH-DT2 | KMCI-DT2 | WFLX-DT22 | WLEX-DT3 | WMAR-DT3 | WSFJ-DT2 | WSYM-DT3 | WTXL-DT2 | WXMI-DT3 | WXYZ-DT2 Grit affiliates: KATC-DT3 | KERO-DT4 | KMCI-DT4 | KNIN-DT3 | KOAA-DT3 | KPAX-DT3 / KAJJ-CD3 | KRIS-DT3 | KRTV-DT3 / KXLH-LD3 | KSAW-LD4 | KTNV-DT3 | KTVQ-DT3 | KXLF-DT3 / KBZK-DT3 | WACY-DT2 | WEWS-DT2 | WFLX-DT32 | WFTS-DT3 | WFTX-DT4 | WDPX-TV | WKBW-DT4 | WMAR-DT2 | WRTV-DT2 | WTMJ-DT3 | WTXL-DT3 Ion Mystery affiliates: KASW-DT4 | KGTV-DT4 | KIVI-DT3 | KMCI-DT3 | KMTV-DT3 | KSAW-LD3 | KZCS-LD | WACY-DT3 | WCPO-DT4 | WFTX-DT2 | WKBW-DT3 | WMAR-DT4 | WMYD-DT3 | WPTV-DT4 | WTMJ-DT3 Laff affiliates: KGUN-DT2 | KGTV-DT3 | KIVI-DT2 | KJRH-DT3 | KMGH-DT3 | KMTV-DT2 | KNXV-DT3 | KRIS-DT2 | KSAW-LD2 | KSBY-DT3 | KSHB-DT3 | KTNV-DT2 | WCPO-DT3 | WEWS-DT3 | WFTS-DT2 | WFTX-DT3 | WGBA-DT3 | WKBW-DT2 | WPTV-DT3 | WRTV-DT3 | WTMJ-DT2 | WTVF-DT3 | WXYZ-DT3 MeTV affiliates: KERO-DT3 | KGTV-DT2 | WGBA-DT2 | WLEX-DT2 | WPTV-DT2 | WSYM-DT2 Scripps News affiliates: KILM | WFPX-TV | WSFJ-TV Other stations: K47DF-D (Ind.) | KASW (Ind.) | KATC-DT2 (Ind.) | KCDO-TV / KSBS-CD (Ind.) | KMCC (Ind.) | KMCI-TV (Ind.) | KOAA-DT2 (WeatherNation) | KSHB-DT2 (Cozi TV) | KTVH-DT3 / KTGF-LD3 (Cozi TV) | KUPX-TV (Ind.) | KWBA-TV (Ind.) | KXXV-DT3 (Weather) | KZTV-DT2 / K22JA-D (Telemundo)1 | WACY-TV (Ind.) | WGNT (Ind.) | WHDT (Ind.) | WMYD (Ind.) | WSFL-TV (Ind.) | WTVF-DT2 (Ind.) | WTVR-DT3 (News & Weather) | WTXL-DT4 (QVC) Ion O&Os: KFPX-TV | KKPX-TV | KPXB-TV | KPXD-TV | KPXG-TV | KPXL-TV | KRTV-DT4 / KXLH-LD4 | KPXM-TV | KPXN-TV | KPXR-TV | KSPX-TV | KTPX-TV | KWPX-TV | KXLF-DT4 / KBZK-DT4 | WBPX-TV | WCPX-TV | WEPX-TV | WINP-TV | WIPL | WKOI-TV | WLPX-TV | WNPX-TV | WOPX-TV | WPPX-TV | WPXA-TV | WPXC-TV | WPXE-TV | WPXG-TV | WPXK-TV | WPXL-TV | WPXM-TV | WPXN-TV | WPXQ-TV | WPXR-TV | WPXU-TV | WPXW-TV | WQPX-TV | WRBU | WRPX-TV | WSPX-TV | WTPX-TV | WWPX-TV | WXPX-TV | WZRB Other holdings: Scripps Howard Fund | Scripps National Spelling Bee | Scripps Sports Scripps Networks: Bounce (Bounce XL) | Brown Sugar | Court TV (Court TV Legendary Trials) | Grit (Grit Xtra) | Ion | Ion Mystery | Ion Plus | Laff (Laff More!) | Scripps News Programming: Let's Ask America (Let's Ask Cincinnati) | The List | Right This Minute | Pickler & Ben Local news brandings: The Morning Blend | The Now Predecessor companies: McGraw-Hill Broadcasting (Television stations only) | Journal Communications (Television stations only) | Cordillera Communications Defunct/former assets: United Media Enterprises | United Media Productions | Scripps Howard Productions | KVC Home Video | Scripps Howard News Service | Scripps Networks Interactive | Shop at Home Network | Midroll Media (Earwolf | Stitcher Radio) | Triton Digital | Qubo (Qubo Channel) | Cracked | TrueReal | Florida 24 Network | Ion Shop | Defy TV
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