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.
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]
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]
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 | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |||
Santa Cruz (Central Coast) | KCOY-TV | 12.4 | Telemundo | VistaWest Media | |
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 Television | |
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 | 20.4 | The365 | HC2 Holdings | |
Lake Charles | KVHP | 29.5 | Fox | American Spirit Media | |
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 | Launched 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 | |
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 | ABC | Hubbard Broadcasting | |
Duluth (Superior) | WDIO-DT | 10.4 | |||
St. Paul (Minneapolis) | KSTP-TV | 5.5 | |||
Mississippi | |||||
West Point (Columbus–Tupelo) | WLOV-TV | 27.3 | CW+ | Coastal Television Broadcasting Company | 2024 |
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 | ||
Meridian | WMDN | 24.7 | CBS | Big Horn Television | |
Missouri | |||||
Branson (Springfield) | KYCW-LD | 24.2 | The CW | Gray Television | |
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, KY–Harrisburg, IL) | KBSI | 23.4 | Fox | Community News 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 | |||||
Billings | KTVQ | 2.4 | CBS | E. W. Scripps Company | |
Nebraska | |||||
Lincoln | KLKN | 8.5 | ABC | Standard Media | |
KQMK-LD | 25.1 | - | HC2 Holdings | ||
Omaha | KETV | 7.4 | ABC | Hearst Television | |
Nevada | |||||
Laughlin (Las Vegas) | KMCC | 34.5 | Independent | E. W. Scripps Company | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Reno | KTVN | 2.4 | CBS | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. | |
New Mexico | |||||
Albuquerque (Santa Fe) | KOB | 4.5 | NBC | Hubbard Broadcasting | |
Farmington (Durango, CO) | KOBF | 12.5 | |||
Roswell (Carlsbad) | KOBR | 8.5 | |||
New Hampshire | |||||
Concord | WPXG-TV | 21.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | |
New York | |||||
Amsterdam (Albany) | WYPX-TV | 55.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Batavia (Buffalo) | WPXJ-TV | 51.5 | |||
Carthage (Watertown) | WWNY-TV | 7.3 | CBS | Gray Television | |
Corning (Elmira) | WYDC | 48.7 | Fox | Coastal Television | |
New York City | WPXN-TV | 31.4 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Plattsburgh (Burlington, VT) | WPTZ | 5.4 | NBC | Hearst Television | |
Syracuse | WSPX-TV | 56.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Rochester | WHEC-TV | 10.7 | NBC | Hubbard Broadcasting | |
North Carolina | |||||
Burlington (Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point) | WGPX-TV | 16.5 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Charlotte | WBTV | 3.4 | CBS | Gray Television | |
WWJS | 14.5 | SonLife | Family Worship Center Church, Inc. | ||
Jacksonville | WPXU-TV | 35.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Rocky Mount (Triangle Region) | WRPX-TV | 47.3 | |||
Wilmington | WWAY | 3.4 | ABC | Morris Multimedia | |
WSFX-TV | 26.6 | Fox | American Spirit Media | ||
North Dakota | |||||
Bismarck | KBMY | 17.5 | ABC | Forum Communications Company | |
Fargo | WDAY-TV | 6.5 | |||
Ohio | |||||
Cleveland | WEWS-TV | 5.4 | ABC | E. W. Scripps Company | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Columbus | WBNS-TV | 10.8 | CBS | Tegna Inc. | |
Toledo | WUPW | 36.5 | Fox | American Spirit Media | |
Oklahoma | |||||
Oklahoma City | KSBI | 52.5 | MyNetworkTV | Griffin Media | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Tulsa | KJRH-TV | 2.4 | NBC | E. W. Scripps Company | |
Oregon | |||||
Eugene | K06QR | 6.3 | Ion Mystery | HC2 Holdings | |
(Salem) Portland | KPXG-TV | 22.4 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Pennsylvania | |||||
Altoona (Johnstown) | WKBS-TV | 47.6 | Cornerstone Television | Cornerstone Television | |
Erie | WSEE-TV | 36.6 | CBS | Lilly Broadcasting | |
Harrisburg | WHLZ-LD | 19.5 | Bounce TV | Sonshine Family Television | |
Pittsburgh | WINP-TV | 16.4 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre) | WQPX-TV | 64.5 | |||
South Carolina | |||||
Charleston | WHDC-LD | 12.10 | Court TV | Marquee Broadcasting | |
Columbia | WZRB | 47.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Myrtle Beach (Florence) | WMBF-TV | 32.7 | NBC | Gray Television | |
Greenville | WGGS-TV | 16.4 | Religious independent | Carolina Christian Broadcasting | |
South Dakota | |||||
Sioux Falls | KTTW | 7.7 | TCT | Tri-State Christian Television | |
Tennessee | |||||
Chattanooga | WRCB | 3.4 | NBC | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. | |
WYHB-CD | 39.1 | - | Innovate Corp | ||
Franklin (Nashville) | WNPX-TV | 28.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Knoxville | WKNX-TV | 7.3 | Independent | Lockwood Broadcasting Group | |
Memphis | WPXX-TV | 50.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Texas | |||||
Amarillo | KAOU-LD | 15.1 | - | HC2 Holdings | |
KEYU | 31.7 | Telemundo | Gray Television | ||
Arlington (Dallas–Fort Worth) | KPXD-TV | 68.4 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Conroe (Houston) | KPXB-TV | 49.4 | |||
Corpus Christi | KYDF-LD | 34.2 | Novelisima | HC2 Holdings | |
El Paso (Las Cruces, NM) | KVIA-TV | 7.6 | ABC | News-Press & Gazette Company | |
Llano (Austin) | KBVO | 14.4 | MyNetworkTV | Nexstar Media Group | |
Lubbock | KCBD | 11.7 | NBC | Gray Television | |
McAllen | KAZH-LD | 57.1 | - | HC2 Holdings | |
Mullin (Waco) | KAXW-LD | 35.2 | Timeless TV | ||
Nacogdoches (East Texas) | KYTX | 19.6 | CBS | Tegna Inc. | |
Odessa (Midland) | KWWT | 30.6 | MyNetworkTV | Gray Television | |
Port Arthur (Beaumont) | KGEW-LD | 33.2 | Telemundo | SagamoreHill Broadcasting | |
San Angelo | KIDY | 6.6 | Fox | Tegna, Inc. | |
Temple (Killeen – Waco) | KCEN-TV | 6.7 | NBC | Tegna Inc. | |
Uvalde (San Antonio) | KPXL-TV | 26.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Wichita Falls (Lawton, OK) | KAUZ-TV | 6.6 | CBS | American Spirit Media | |
Utah | |||||
Provo (Salt Lake City) | KUPX-TV | 16.5 | Independent | E. W. Scripps Company | |
Virginia | |||||
Grundy (Tri-Cities) | WLFG | 68.2 | Independent | Living Faith Ministries, Inc. | |
Norfolk | WPXV-TV | 49.4 | Ion Television | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Richmond | WFWG-LD | 30.1 | - | Innovate Corp | |
Roanoke | WPXR-TV | 38.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Washington | |||||
Bellevue (Seattle–Tacoma) | KWPX-TV | 33.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Spokane (Coeur d'Alene, ID) | KGPX-TV | 34.5 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | ||
West Virginia | |||||
Charleston (Huntington) | WLPX-TV | 29.5 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Clarksburg | W24ER-D | 21.6 | Cornerstone TV | Cornerstone Television | |
Wisconsin | |||||
Antigo (Wausau–Rhinelander) | WTPX-TV | 46.6 | Ion Television | Ion Media Networks | Launched July 1, 2021 |
Eau Claire (La Crosse) | WEAU | 13.5 | NBC | Gray Television | |
Green Bay | WGBA-TV | 26.2 | E. W. Scripps Company | Launched July 1, 2021 | |
Janesville (Madison) | WIFS | 27.6 | Ion Television | Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC | |
Kenosha (Milwaukee) | WPXE-TV | 55.5 | Ion Media Networks | ||
Wausau | WRJT-LD | 34.1 | - | My Central Valley | |
Wyoming | |||||
Casper | KTWO-TV | 2.4 | ABC | Vision Alaska Television Holdings | |
Cheyenne (Scottsbluff, NE) | KLWY | 27.7 | Fox | Coastal Television |
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