Defy TV

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Defy TV
Defy TV logo.png
Type Digital multicast television network
CountryUnited 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
LaunchedJuly 1, 2021;2 years ago (2021-07-01)
Links
Website defytvnet.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.

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History

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

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

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

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 HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Sierra Vista (Tucson) KWBA-TV 58.5The CW E. W. Scripps Company
Tucson KOLD-TV 13.4CBSGray Television

Arkansas

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

California

Bakersfield KXBF-LD 14.5 SonLife HC2 Holdings
Chico KKRM-LD11.6 The Dove One Ministries, Inc.
Palm Springs (Indio) K21DO-D 21.2Ion TelevisionHC2 Holdings
Redding KRDT-CD23.6The DoveOne Ministries, Inc.
Sacramento (StocktonModesto) KSPX-TV 29.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Salinas (MontereySanta Cruz) KCBA 35.3 The CW Plus VistaWest Media
San Bernardino (Los Angeles) KPXN-TV 30.3Ion 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 8.2SonlifeHC2 Holdings
Yuba City KKPM-CD28.6The DoveOne Ministries, Inc.

Colorado

Colorado Springs (Pueblo) KOAA-TV 5.4NBCE. W. Scripps Company
Denver KPXC-TV 59.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Grand Junction KLML 20.3 Court TV Ventura Broadcasting

Connecticut

New London (HartfordNew Haven) WHPX-TV 26.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021

Delaware

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

Florida

Bradenton (Tampa Bay Area) WXPX-TV 66.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched 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 56.4Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Fort Myers WGPS-LD 22.6Cozi TVHC2 Broadcasting
Jacksonville WTLV 12.4NBC Tegna Inc.
Lake Worth (West Palm Beach) WPXP-TV 67.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast Holdings
Miami (Fort Lauderdale) WSFL-TV 39.4The CWE. W. Scripps Company
Panama City Beach WPCT 46.3IndependentBeach TV Properties
West Palm Beach (Boca RatonFort Pierce) WPTV-TV 5.2NBCE. W. Scripps Company

Georgia

Augusta WRDW-TV 12.6CBSGray Television
Brunswick (Jacksonville, FL) WPXC-TV 21.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Columbus W29FD-D43.1-HC2 Holdings
Macon (Warner Robins) WMGT-TV 41.3NBC Morris Multimedia
Rome (Atlanta) WPXA-TV 14.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Savannah WJCL 22.4ABCHearst Television

Hawaii

Kaneohe (Honolulu) KPXO-TV 66.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021

Idaho

Nampa (Boise) KTRV-TV 12.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Pocatello (Idaho Falls) KPIF 15.2 Grit Ventura Broadcasting

Illinois

Chicago WCPX-TV 38.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Decatur (SpringfieldChampaignUrbana) WAND 17.4NBC Block Communications
East St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) WRBU 46.4Ion TelevisionIon Media Networks
Peoria W27EQ-D27.3Court TVHC2 Holdings
Rockford WIFR-LD 23.6CBSGray Television

Indiana

Angola (Fort Wayne) WINM 12.5 TCT Tri-State Christian Television
Bloomington (Indianapolis) WIPX-TV 63.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Evansville WFIE 14.7NBCGray Television
Salem (Louisville, KY) WBKI 58.6The CWBlock Communications
South Bend (Elkhart) WNDU-TV 16.5NBCGray Television

Iowa

Cedar Rapids (WaterlooIowa CityDubuque) KPXR-TV 48.5Ion TelevisionIon TelevisionLaunched July 1, 2021
Newton (Des Moines) KFPX-TV 39.2
Sioux City KSXE-LD16.2Grit SagamoreHill Broadcasting

Kansas

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

Kentucky

Richmond (Lexington) WUPX-TV 67.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021

Louisiana

Baton Rouge WAFB 9.6CBSGray 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 12.6CBSGray Television

Maine

Bangor W20ER-D20.1-HC2 Holdings
Lewiston (Portland) WIPL 35.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

Boston WBPX-TV 68.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
New Bedford (Providence, RI) WLNE-TV 6.4ABC Standard Media
Springfield (HolyokeNorthampton) WSHM-LD 33.5CBSGray Television

Michigan

Ann Arbor (Detroit) WPXD-TV 31.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Cadillac (Traverse City) WFQX-TV 32.6FoxCadillac Telecasting Company
Grand Rapids (KalamazooBattle Creek) WXMI 17.4FoxE. W. Scripps Company
Saginaw (Bay CityFlint) WAQP 49.7TCTTri-State Christian Television

Minnesota

Austin (Albert LeaRochesterMason City, IA) KAAL 6.3ABC 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 Company2024
GreenvilleGreenwood WFXW 15.4TCTTri-State Christian Television
Gulfport (BiloxiPascagoula) WXXV-TV 5.4FoxMorris Multimedia
Jackson WDBD 40.5American Spirit Media
Meridian WMDN 24.7CBSBig Horn Television

Missouri

Branson (Springfield) KYCW-LD 24.2The CWGray Television
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, KYHarrisburg, IL) KBSI 23.4Fox Community News Media
ColumbiaJefferson City KGKM-LD36.4TelemundoSagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas City KPXE-TV 50.3Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021

Montana

Billings KTVQ 2.4CBSE. W. Scripps Company

Nebraska

Lincoln KLKN 8.5ABCStandard Media
KQMK-LD 25.1-HC2 Holdings
Omaha KETV 7.4ABCHearst Television

Nevada

Laughlin (Las Vegas) KMCC 34.5IndependentE. W. Scripps CompanyLaunched July 1, 2021
Reno KTVN 2.4CBS Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.

New Mexico

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

New York

Amsterdam (Albany) WYPX-TV 55.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Batavia (Buffalo) WPXJ-TV 51.5
Carthage (Watertown) WWNY-TV 7.3CBSGray Television
Corning (Elmira) WYDC 48.7FoxCoastal Television
New York City WPXN-TV 31.4Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Plattsburgh (Burlington, VT) WPTZ 5.4NBCHearst Television
Syracuse WSPX-TV 56.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Rochester WHEC-TV 10.7NBCHubbard Broadcasting

North Carolina

Burlington (GreensboroWinston-SalemHigh Point) WGPX-TV 16.5Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Charlotte WBTV 3.4CBSGray Television
WWJS 14.5 SonLife Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
Jacksonville WPXU-TV 35.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Rocky Mount (Triangle Region) WRPX-TV 47.3
Wilmington WWAY 3.4ABC Morris Multimedia
WSFX-TV 26.6FoxAmerican Spirit Media

North Dakota

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

Ohio

Cleveland WEWS-TV 5.4ABCE. W. Scripps CompanyLaunched July 1, 2021
Columbus WBNS-TV 10.8CBS Tegna Inc.
Toledo WUPW 36.5FoxAmerican Spirit Media

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

Eugene K06QR6.3Ion MysteryHC2 Holdings
(Salem) Portland KPXG-TV 22.4Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021

Pennsylvania

Altoona (Johnstown) WKBS-TV 47.6 Cornerstone Television Cornerstone Television
Erie WSEE-TV 36.6CBS Lilly Broadcasting
Harrisburg WHLZ-LD19.5 Bounce TV Sonshine Family Television
Pittsburgh WINP-TV 16.4Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre) WQPX-TV 64.5

South Carolina

Charleston WHDC-LD 12.10Court TV Marquee Broadcasting
Columbia WZRB 47.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Myrtle Beach (Florence) WMBF-TV 32.7NBCGray Television
Greenville WGGS-TV 16.4Religious independentCarolina Christian Broadcasting

South Dakota

Sioux Falls KTTW 7.7TCTTri-State Christian Television

Tennessee

Chattanooga WRCB 3.4NBCSarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WYHB-CD 39.1- Innovate Corp
Franklin (Nashville) WNPX-TV 28.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Knoxville WKNX-TV 7.3IndependentLockwood Broadcasting Group
Memphis WPXX-TV 50.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021

Texas

Amarillo KAOU-LD 15.1-HC2 Holdings
KEYU 31.7TelemundoGray Television
Arlington (DallasFort Worth) KPXD-TV 68.4Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Conroe (Houston) KPXB-TV 49.4
Corpus Christi KYDF-LD34.2 Novelisima HC2 Holdings
El Paso (Las Cruces, NM) KVIA-TV 7.6ABC News-Press & Gazette Company
Llano (Austin) KBVO 14.4MyNetworkTVNexstar Media Group
Lubbock KCBD 11.7NBCGray Television
McAllen KAZH-LD57.1-HC2 Holdings
Mullin (Waco) KAXW-LD 35.2Timeless TV
Nacogdoches (East Texas) KYTX 19.6CBSTegna Inc.
Odessa (Midland) KWWT 30.6MyNetworkTVGray Television
Port Arthur (Beaumont)KGEW-LD33.2TelemundoSagamoreHill Broadcasting
San Angelo KIDY 6.6FoxTegna, Inc.
Temple (Killeen Waco) KCEN-TV 6.7NBCTegna Inc.
Uvalde (San Antonio) KPXL-TV 26.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Wichita Falls (Lawton, OK) KAUZ-TV 6.6CBSAmerican Spirit Media

Utah

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

Virginia

Grundy (Tri-Cities) WLFG 68.2IndependentLiving Faith Ministries, Inc.
Norfolk WPXV-TV 49.4Ion TelevisionInyo Broadcast HoldingsLaunched July 1, 2021
Richmond WFWG-LD 30.1-Innovate Corp
Roanoke WPXR-TV 38.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021

Washington

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

West Virginia

Charleston (Huntington) WLPX-TV 29.5Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Clarksburg W24ER-D21.6 Cornerstone TV Cornerstone Television

Wisconsin

Antigo (WausauRhinelander) WTPX-TV 46.6Ion TelevisionIon Media NetworksLaunched July 1, 2021
Eau Claire (La Crosse) WEAU 13.5NBCGray Television
Green Bay WGBA-TV 26.2E. W. Scripps CompanyLaunched July 1, 2021
Janesville (Madison) WIFS 27.6Ion TelevisionByrne Acquisition Group, LLC
Kenosha (Milwaukee) WPXE-TV 55.5Ion Media Networks
Wausau WRJT-LD34.1-My Central Valley

Wyoming

Casper KTWO-TV 2.4ABCVision Alaska Television Holdings
Cheyenne (Scottsbluff, NE) KLWY 27.7FoxCoastal Television

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