Ion Media



1991–2006	1999–2006	2006–2017	2017–2021

Paxson Communications Corporation[]

1991–2006[]

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1999–2005[]

SVG NEEDED

Ion Media Networks[]

2006–2017[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

ITC Conduit Pro Bold ("ion")
Compasse Bold ("MEDIA NETWORKS")

Launched:

2006

Ion Media[]

2017–2021[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Avenir Medium

Launched:

2017

On September 24, 2020, The E. W. Scripps Company announced that it would purchase Ion Media for $2.65 billion, with financing from Berkshire Hathaway. With the purchase, Scripps divested 23 Ion-owned stations to Inyo Broadcast Holdings as part of the move. The purchase was finalized on January 7, 2021.

Ion Media

Scripps Networks

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Ion Media

A division of The E. W. Scripps Company

Television networks: Ion | Ion Mystery | Ion Plus

Defunct networks: InTV | Qubo (Qubo Channel)

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Part of Ion Media Defunct assets Qubo Channel \| Qubo Kids Corner \| Qubo.com \| Qubo Night Owl

¹Ion-affiliated stations owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings.
²Affiliated with Grit.
³Affiliated with Court TV.
⁴Affiliated with Bounce TV.

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The E. W. Scripps Company

Major television stations:

Fox affiliates: KSTU | WFLX² | WFTX-TV | WSYM-TV³ | WXMI

MyNetworkTV affiliate: WSYM-DT4

Telemundo affiliate: KZTV-DT2 / K22JA-D

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Ion Media

A division of The E. W. Scripps Company

Television networks: Ion | Ion Mystery | Ion Plus

Defunct networks: InTV | Qubo (Qubo Channel)

V • T • E Qubo
Part of Ion Media Defunct assets Qubo Channel \| Qubo Kids Corner \| Qubo.com \| Qubo Night Owl

¹Ion-affiliated stations owned by Inyo Broadcast Holdings.
²Affiliated with Grit.
³Affiliated with Court TV.
⁴Affiliated with Bounce TV.

Other holdings: Scripps Howard Fund | Scripps National Spelling Bee | Scripps Sports

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

¹KZTV is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, but it is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement.
²WFLX is owned by Gray Media]], but is programmed and operated by Scripps under a Shared Services Agreement.
³Sale of these stations to Gray Media in exchange for KKCO, KKTV/KJCT-LP and KMVT/KSVT-LD pending FCC approval

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Website: http://www.scripps.com