Grit (TV network)

Grit

Type	Digital broadcast television network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide coverage: 94% [1]
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia
Programming
Picture format	1080i 16:9 widescreen or 480i 4:3 letterbox
Ownership
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company
Parent	Scripps Networks, LLC
Key people	Jonathan Katz (president CEO, Katz Broadcasting) Bill Cox (SVP of programming, Grit) [2]
History
Founded	April 3, 2014;10 years ago (2014-04-03)
Launched	August 18, 2014;10 years ago (2014-08-18) [3]
Founder	Jonathan Katz
Links
Website	www.grittv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
List of Grit affiliates

Grit is an American free-to-air television network owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. ^[4] The network features classic westerns, both TV series and films. ^[5]

The network is available in many media markets via the digital subchannels of free-to-air television stations and on the digital tiers of select cable providers through a local affiliate of the network.

Originally, Katz sold the network to affiliated TV stations via ad split, but by October 2015 had moved to paying carriage fees in exchange for distributing the network's ad inventory. ^{[6] 1} Grit used direct response advertising as a meter of viewers before switching to Nielsen rating C-3. ^{[6] 3} It is available on Dish Network, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV, U-verse TV, and Frndly TV.

History

Grit was announced by Katz Broadcasting along with a sister network Escape on April 3, 2014, with a formal launch scheduled for that summer with initial affiliates announced at this time being Univision Communications owned stations. ^[4] On August 11, 2014, Katz announced that the two networks would launch simultaneously on August 18, 2014. Grit launched at Noon Eastern Time on that date, ^[7] with the 1952 film High Noon as the network's inaugural broadcast, leading off a week-long festival of John Wayne films. ^[3]

Katz estimated, based on direct response advertising business by September 2015, the network had over 250,000 prime time viewer and available in 91 million homes and 81% of the country. At that time, Grit along with its sister network, Escape, were signing up for national ratings from Nielsen. Previously handling the network's direct response advertising, Marathon Ventures would continue after the change over with advertising and sponsorship sales. ^[8]

Following Scripps' acquisition of Ion Media on January 7, 2021, a previous agreement for the network to air on the subchannels of Univision Communications-owned-and-operated stations, was nullified. The network then moved to the stations of Ion Media and Inyo Broadcast Holdings (which acquired stations Scripps could not) as a subchannel, doing so by March 1, 2021 replacing the Ion Plus, Shop Ion and Qubo channels. ^[9]

Programming

Grit's program schedule features westerns such as Death Valley Days , Laramie, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp , The Lone Ranger , Zorro and Tales of Wells Fargo , along with various western films. ^[10]

Katz Broadcasting president and CEO Jonathan Katz based the demographic-targeted concept of Escape and Grit after Bounce TV, a network Katz co-founded with Martin Luther King III and Andrew Young in 2011 that is targeted at African-American audiences. Katz stated Grit and Escape are "the country’s first ever male-centric and female-centric broadcast networks," featuring different programming from other classic television multicast networks that Katz referred to as "generic brands with generic names, created by studios to serve the studios." ^[11]

Movies

Grit's program schedule features an extensive library of films through multi-year program licensing agreements with several major film studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, ^[12] Universal Pictures, ^[13] Paramount Pictures, ^[14] Sony Pictures Entertainment, ^[15] Shout! Factory, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (including 20th Century Fox titles).

Grit Xtra

Grit also operates Grit Xtra, an Internet FAST streaming service that carries older Western movies and TV series. ^[16]

Affiliates

As of June 2016, Grit has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations covering approximately 78% of the United States. ^[17]

When the network was first announced, Grit entered into an affiliation agreement with Univision Communications, which launched the network in 24 markets served by a station owned by the group or operated through local marketing agreements with Entravision Communications – giving Grit affiliates in 12 of the 20 largest U.S. television markets (including markets such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas-Fort Worth). The network immediately sought carriage on the digital subchannels of television stations owned by other broadcasting companies, ^[4] on June 17, 2014, Katz signed group deals to carry Grit on stations owned and/or operated by Raycom Media in 26 markets (Raycom was merged into Gray Television at the start of 2019). ^[18]

On July 17, 2014, Katz announced affiliation deals with the Cox Media Group to carry Grit on WFTV in Orlando and KMYT-TV in Tulsa, as well as Press Communications-owned KJWP in the Philadelphia market, and Citadel Communications-owned stations in Providence (WLNE-TV) and Lincoln (KLKN). It also expanded its affiliation deal with Univision Communications to add stations in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Phoenix to the network's originally announced Univision-owned charter affiliates. ^{[19] [20]}

On October 9, 2014, the Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it would carry the network on stations it owns and/or operates in 47 markets. ^[21] The deal lasted for three years, and Sinclair dropped the network on their stations from February 2017 until the start of 2018 in preference for their co-owned network with MGM (and Grit's most direct competitor), Charge!.

On November 16, 2015, Katz announced an affiliation deal with Media General adding the network to five more markets. ^[22]

On June 15, 2016, Katz announced more affiliation deals with Nexstar Broadcasting Group and Cordillera Communications's KATC-TV. ^[23]

Following Scripps' acquisition of Ion Media in January 2021, Scripps moved many of its subchannels, including Grit, to Ion-owned stations. ^[9]

List of affiliates

City of license/market	Station [24]	Virtual channel	Owner	Launch date	Notes †
Birmingham	WIAT	42.2	Nexstar Media Group	May 5, 2023
Hoover (Birmingham)	WPXH-TV	44.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings (Inyo Broadcast Licenses LLC)	March 1, 2021
Huntsville	WAFF	48.3	Gray Media	August 18, 2014
Montgomery	WSFA	12.3
Mobile-Pensacola- Fort Walton Beach	WFNA	55.4	Nexstar Media Group	October 2017
Ozark (Dothan)	WDFX-TV	34.3	Lockwood Broadcast Group	August 18, 2014
Anchorage	KDMD	33.4	Ketchikan Television
Fairbanks	KATN	2.6	Vision Alaska LLC
Phoenix	KASW	61.3	E.W. Scripps Company	August 2016
	KTVW-DT	33.3	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Sierra Vista/Tucson	KWBA-TV	58.2	E.W. Scripps Company
Fayetteville	KNWA-TV	51.3	Nexstar Media Group	September 2016
Jonesboro	KJBW-LD	35.3	HC2 Holdings
Little Rock	KARK-TV	4.3	Nexstar Media Group
Hanford (Fresno)	KFTV-DT	21.4	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Monterey–Salinas	KMMD-CD	39.3	Caballero Television	January 22, 2018
Ontario (Los Angeles)	KFTR-DT	46.4	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Sacramento–Stockton–Modesto	KXTV	10.3	Tegna	April 11, 2022
	KTXL	40.3	Nexstar Media Group	November 1, 2022
San Diego	KGTV	10.3	E.W. Scripps Company	March 1, 2022
Santa Maria (Santa Barbara)	KPMR	38.5	Entravision Communications	September 1, 2024
Stockton (Sacramento)	KTFK-DT	64.4	TelevisaUnivision
Vallejo (SF–OAK–SJ)	KFSF-DT	66.4		August 18, 2014
Denver	KPXC-TV	59.6	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Sterling (Denver)	KCDO-TV	3.2	E.W. Scripps Company
New London (Hartford-New Haven)	WHPX-TV	26.4	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Washington	WFDC-DT	14.3	TelevisaUnivision
Bradenton (Tampa Bay Area)	WXPX-TV	66.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Fort Myers	WFTX	36.4	E.W. Scripps Company
Gainesville	WCJB-TV	20.6	Gray Media	December 1, 2022
Hollywood (Miami)	WAMI-DT	69.4	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Jacksonville	WRCZ-LD	35.1	DTV America Corporation	October 2, 2017
Lake Worth (West Palm Beach)	WPXP-TV	67.4	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Melbourne (Orlando)	WOPX-TV	56.4	Ion Media Networks
Miami	WPXM-TV	35.3
Orlando	WOTF-TV	26.1	Entravision Communications	January 1, 2022
Panama City	WPGX	28.3	Lockwood Broadcast Group	August 18, 2014
Tampa–St. Petersburg	WFTS-TV	28.3	E. W. Scripps Company	April 15, 2015
West Palm Beach	WFLX	29.3	Gray Media (operated by the E. W. Scripps Company)	August 18, 2014
Atlanta	WANF	46.3	Gray Media	[17]
Augusta	WFXG	54.3	Lockwood Broadcast Group	August 18, 2014
Brunswick (Jacksonville, FL)	WPXC-TV	21.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Columbus	WTVM	9.3	Gray Media	August 18, 2014
Savannah	WTOC-TV	11.3		March 18, 2015
Honolulu	KHON-TV	2.3	Nexstar Media Group	February 6, 2025
Kaneohe (Honolulu)	KPXO-TV	66.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Idaho Falls/Pocatello	KPIF	15.3	Pocatello Channel 15, LLC	October 2, 2017
Nampa (Boise)	KTRV-TV	12.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Champaign	WCIA	3.4	Nexstar Media Group	August 23, 2016
Chicago	WGN-TV	9.3		October 3, 2022
East St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)	WRBU	46.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Joliet (Chicago)	WGBO-DT	66.3	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Rockford	WTVO	17.4	Nexstar Media Group	September 1, 2016
Evansville	WFIE	14.3	Gray Media	October 28, 2014
Fort Wayne	WISE-TV	33.3		May 1, 2019
Indianapolis	WRTV	6.2	E. W. Scripps Company	October 1, 2016
South Bend	WHME-TV	46.3	Family Broadcasting Corporation
Terre Haute	WAWV-TV	38.2	Nexstar Media Group	August 23, 2016
Cedar Rapids	KPXR-TV	48.2	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Des Moines	WOI-DT	5.3	TEGNA
Ottumwa–Keokuk, IA–Kirksville, MO	KYOU-TV	15.3	American Spirit Media (operated by Gray Media)	August 18, 2014	Moved from 15.2, which joined NBC January 24, 2018
Derby (Wichita)	KDCU-DT	31.2	Entravision Communications	July 2, 2018
Lawrence–Kansas City, MO	KSHB-TV	41.2	E. W. Scripps Company
Topeka	WIBW-TV	13.6	Gray Media	November 29, 2022
Bowling Green	WCZU-LD	39.5	DTV America Corporation	September 23, 2016
Lexington	WLEX-TV	18.2	E.W. Scripps Company	September 30, 2022
Louisville	WAVE	3.2	Gray Media	August 18, 2014
Newport (Cincinnati, Ohio)	WXIX-TV	19.3		July 2015
Richmond (Lexington)	WUPX-TV	67.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Baton Rouge	WBXH-CD	39.3	Gray Media	August 1, 2015	Moved to 39.3 from 39.2 when MeTV was added in its old DT2 slot on June 29, 2021
Lafayette	KATC-TV	3.3	E. W. Scripps Company	June 28, 2016	Scripps ( O&O )
Lake Charles	KPLC	7.4	Gray Media	December 31, 2015	Moved to KPLC-TV DT4 when the CW was added in its old DT2 slot on August 31, 2017
Monroe/El Dorado	KARD	14.3	Nexstar Media Group	September 12, 2016
New Orleans	WNOL-TV	38.2	Nexstar Media Group	June 5, 2023
Shreveport	KSLA	12.2	Gray Media	December 31, 2015	Moved to DT4 when Circle was launched January 1, 2020
Bangor	WVII	7.3	Rockfleet Broadcasting
Lewiston (Portland)	WIPL	35.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Baltimore	WMAR	2.2	E.W. Scripps Company	January 22, 2022	Replaced Laff
Salisbury	WGDV-LD	32.7	Marquee Broadcasting	October 2016
New Bedford (Providence, RI)	WLNE-TV	6.2	Standard Media	August 18, 2014
Woburn (Boston)	WDPX-TV	58.1	Ion Media Networks	February 25, 2022
Ann Arbor (Detroit)	WPXD-TV	31.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Battle Creek–Kalamazoo–Grand Rapids	WZPX-TV	43.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Cadillac–Traverse City	WWTV- WFUP-WWUP	9.5/45.5/10.5	Heritage Broadcasting Group/Cadillac Telecasting	May 2022	Replaced Grit affiliate WMNN-LD
Marquette	WLUC-TV	6.3	Gray Media	January 2014
Saginaw	WAQP	49.6	TCT	March 2021
Mankato-St. James	K16CG-D	16.6	Cooperative Television
Minneapolis-St. Paul	KWJM-LD	15.3	HC2 Holdings
Redwood Falls	K46FY-D	46.1	Redwood TV Improvement Corporation
St. Cloud (Minneapolis–St. Paul)	KPXM-TV	41.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Duluth-Superior	WDIO	10.6	Hubbard Broadcasting	March 27, 2023
Rochester-Mason City	KXLT-TV	47.6	Gray Media
Jackson	WDBD	40.3	Gray Media	October 2014
Biloxi-Gulfport	WXVO-LD	7.2	Weathervision, LLC
	WXXV-TV	25.5	Morris Multimedia	November 2021
Laurel-Hattiesburg	WDAM-TV	7.6	Gray Media
Meridian	WMDN	24.4	Waypoint Media
Cape Girardeau–Paducah, KY	KFVS-TV	12.3	Gray Media	October 6, 2014
Columbia–Jefferson City	KQFX-LD	22.3	News-Press & Gazette Company	April 6, 2018
Joplin	KODE-TV	12.2	Nexstar Media Group	August 25, 2016
Kansas City	KSHB-TV	41.2	The E.W. Scripps Company	February 1, 2020
Springfield	KOLR	10.3	Nexstar Media Group	August 20, 2016
St. Joseph	KNPG-LD	21.5	News-Press & Gazette Company	April 6, 2018
St. Louis	KTVI	2.3	Nexstar Media Group	April 1, 2023
Billings–Hardin	KHMT	4.3	Nexstar Media Group	September 2, 2016
Lincoln	KLKN	8.2	Citadel Communications	August 18, 2014
Omaha	KMTV	3.2	E.W. Scripps Company
Middletown Township (New York City)	WJLP	33.2	Weigel Broadcasting	March 20, 2016
Albuquerque	KWBQ	19.2	Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group)	January 11, 2016
Amsterdam (Albany)	WYPX-TV	55.4	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Batavia (Buffalo)	WPXJ-TV	51.3
Binghamton	WBNG-TV	12.5	Gray Media	2019
Buffalo	WKBW-TV	7.4	E. W. Scripps Company	June 2017
New York City	WPIX	11.3	Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group)	April 1, 2023
	WPXN-TV	31.3	Ion Media
Syracuse	WSPX-TV	56.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Utica	WUTR	20.3	Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group)	September 3, 2016
Burlington (Greensboro)	WGPX-TV	16.2	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
High Point (Greensboro)	WGHP	8.3	Nexstar Media Group	April 1, 2023
Charlotte	WJZY	46.4		March 2, 2023	Replaced Movies!
Greenville	WEPX-TV	38.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
	W35DW-D	45.1	DTV America Corporation	Unknown Future
Jacksonville	WPXU-TV	35.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021	Operates as a satellite station of WEPX-TV
Goldsboro (Raleigh)	WNCN	17.3	Nexstar Media Group	November 1, 2017
Wilmington	WSFX-TV	26.3	American Spirit Media (operated by Gray Media)	August 18, 2014
Bismarck/Minot	KNDB	26.3	BEK Sports Network, Inc	August 2018
	KNDM	24.3
Fargo/Valley City/Grand Forks	KRDK-TV	4.6 (24)	Major Market Broadcasting	January 2015
Canton/Akron/Cleveland	WDLI-TV	17.1	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	November 16, 2024
Cincinnati	WXIX-TV	19.4	Gray Media	July 2015
Columbus	WCMH-TV	4.2	Nexstar Media Group
Toledo	WTOL	11.3	Tegna	November 18, 2014
Oklahoma City	KSBI	52.4	Griffin Communications	Launched October 1, 2018 [25] [26]
Tulsa	KJRH-TV	2.5	E. W. Scripps Company	March 27, 2023
Bend	KFXO-CD	39.3	News-Press & Gazette Company	October 3, 2022
Portland	KRCW-TV	32.3	Nexstar Media Group	October 3, 2022
Erie	WFXP	66.3	Nexstar Media Group	August 28, 2016
Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York	WHTM-TV	27.3		June 2022
Johnstown/Altoona/State College	WTAJ-TV	10.4		October 2017
Philadelphia	WPHL-TV	17.3		May 1, 2023	Replaced Court TV
Pittsburgh	WPKD-TV	19.3	Paramount Global	July 1, 2017
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre)	WQPX-TV	64.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Charleston	WCSC-TV	5.3	Gray Media	December 31, 2015
Columbia	WZRB	47.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Greenville	WHNS	21.5	Gray Media	2015
Myrtle Beach	WMBF-TV	32.5		August 18, 2014
Chattanooga	WDEF-TV	12.4	Morris Multimedia	January 8, 2018
Franklin (Nashville)	WNPX-TV	28.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Knoxville	WTNZ	43.3	Lockwood Broadcast Group	August 18, 2014
Memphis	WMC	5.3	Gray Media	December 31, 2015
	WPXX-TV	50.4	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Abilene	KRBC-TV	9.2	Nexstar Media Group	August 25, 2016
Alvin (Houston)	KFTH-DT	67.3	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Amarillo	KCIT	14.2	Nexstar Media Group	August 25, 2016	Replaced This TV
Austin	KNVA	54.2		January 29, 2016 [27]
Arlington (Dallas)	KPXD-TV	68.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Brownsville/Harlingen, Texas	KGBT-TV	4.6	Nexstar Media Group	January 28, 2020 [28]
Conroe (Houston)	KPXB-TV	49.3	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Dallas–Fort Worth	KDAF	33.3	Nexstar Media Group	April 1, 2023	Replaced Court TV
Del Rio (San Antonio)	KYVV-TV	28.1	Stryker Media LLC	July 1, 2018
El Paso	KINT-TV	26.2	Entravision Communications	June 2018
Jacksonville (Tyler–Longview)	KETK-TV	56.2	Nexstar Media Group
Laredo	KXOF-CD	31.4	Entravision Communications	July 23, 2018
Lubbock	KCBD	11.3	Gray Media	August 18, 2014
Midland-Odessa	KMID	2.4	Nexstar Media Group	September 2016
San Angelo	KLST	8.3		August 25, 2016
San Antonio	KWEX-DT	41.3	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014
Wichita Falls	KJTL	18.3	Nexstar Media Group	September 1, 2016
Provo (Salt Lake City)	KUCW	30.3	Nexstar Media Group	September 2, 2016
	KUPX-TV	16.2	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Burlington	WVNY	22.3	Nexstar Media Group	August 23, 2016
Arlington (Washington, D.C.)	WFDC-DT	14.3	TelevisaUnivision (operated by Entravision Communications	August 18, 2014
Ashland (Richmond)	WUPV	65.3	Gray Media
Bellevue (Seattle)	KWPX-TV	33.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Spokane	KGPX-TV	34.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021
Vancouver (Portland, Oregon)	KPDX	49.4	Gray Media	February 2017
Charleston/Huntington	WLPX-TV	29.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Clarksburg	WFVX	10.5	Gray Media	2022
Antigo (Wausau)	WTPX-TV	46.2	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
Green Bay	WGBA-TV	26.3	E. W. Scripps Company	December 1, 2021
Kenosha (Milwaukee)	WPXE-TV	55.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021
La Crosse	WLAX	25.4	Nexstar Media Group	August 30, 2016
Madison	WIFS	57.8	Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC	April 30, 2018
Milwaukee	WTMJ-TV	4.4	E. W. Scripps Company	March 2018	moved to WTMJ from WCGV-DT3 (24.3), which left the air January 8, 2018 [29]

Former affiliates

Market	Station	Channel	Current owner	Years of affiliation	Notes
Fort Smith (Arkansas)	KFLU-LD	20.2	HC2 Holdings	2015-2016	Replaced by Court TV
Inglewood (Los Angeles) (California)	KILM	64.1	Ion Media Networks (Subsidiary of E.W. Scripps Company)	2021	Replaced by Ion Plus
San Bernardino (Los Angeles) (California)	KPXN-TV	30.3			Replaced by Ion Plus
San Diego (California)	KFMB	8.3	Tegna	2017-2022	Replaced by Laff
San Jose (SF Bay Area) (California)	KOFY-TV	20.2	CNZ Communications, LLC	2022-2024
	KKPX-TV	65.4	Ion Media	2021	Replaced by Ion Shop
New Haven (Connecticut)	WCTX	59.2	Nexstar Media Group	2015-2021	Replaced by Comet
Wilmington (Delaware)	WDPN-TV	2.2	Maranatha Broadcasting Company	2014-2023	Replaced by Court TV
	WPPX-TV	61.3	Ion Media	2021	Replaced by Laff
		61.5		November 16, 2024-March 1, 2025	Replaced by Busted
Pensacola (Florida)	WJTC	44.2	Deerfield Media	2014-2021
Honolulu (Hawaii)	KHNL	13.3	Gray Media	2014-2025	Replaced by Antenna TV
Boise (Idaho)	KNIN	9.3	Marquee Broadcasting	2017-2023	Replaced by Oxygen
Lewiston (Idaho)	KLEW-TV	3.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2015-2018	Replaced by Stadium
Baltimore (Maryland)	WUTB	24.2	Deerfield Media	2014-2017
	WMJF-CD	39.1/39.4	HME Equity Fund II, LLC	2018-2022
Boston (Massachusetts)	WWJE-DT	50.4	Univision Communications	2014-2017
	WUNI	66.4		2017-2023	Replaced by Court TV
Battle Creek–Kalamazoo–Grand Rapids	WOTV	41.3	Nexstar Media Group	January 2016 - 2021	Replaced by Charge!
Bay City (Michigan)	WBSF	46.3	Cunningham Broadcasting	2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
Midland (Michigan)	WFKB-LD	38.1	HC2 Holdings	2014-2020	Went off the air
Jefferson City (Missouri)	KRCG	13.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
Kansas City (Missouri)	KMCI	38.4	E.W. Scripps Company	2015-2020	Replaced by Court TV
	KPXE-TV	50.3	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	2021	Replaced by Defy TV
Las Vegas (Nevada)	KMCC	34.6	Nexstar Media Group	2014-2023	Replaced by Bounce TV
Reno (Nevada)	KRXI-TV	11.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2014-2018	Replaced by Antenna TV
Buffalo (New York City)	WUTV	29.3		2014-2017	Replaced by Charge!
New York City	WPXN-TV	31.2	Ion Media Networks	2021	Replaced by Bounce TV
Rochester (New York City)	WHAM	13.3	Deerfield Media	2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
Syracuse (New York City)	WTVH	5.2	Sinclair Broadcasting Group
Rocky Mount (North Carolina)	WRPX-TV	47.4	Ion Media Network	2021	Replaced by Defy TV
Cleveland (Ohio)	WUAB	43.3	Gray Media	2014-2018
Columbus (Ohio)	WWHO	53.2	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
Dayton (Ohio)	WKEF	22.3/22.4			Replaced by TBD
Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)	KOPX-TV	62.4	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	March 1, 2021–February 7, 2025	Replaced by Movies!
Tulsa (Oklahoma)	KMYT-TV	41.3	Imagicomm Communications	August 18, 2014–2021	Replaced by Start TV
KTPX-TV	44.4	Ion Media Networks	March 1, 2021–February 7, 2025	Replaced by Movies!
Portland (Oregon)	KPDX	49.4	Gray Media	2015-2022	Replaced by Court TV
Lancaster (Pennsylvania)	WXBU	15.1	Howard Stirk Holdings	2016-2017	Replaced by Comet and TBD
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pennsylvania)	WBRE-TV	28.3	Nexstar Media Group	August 27, 2016 - September 1, 2021	As of September 1, 2021 "Grit" was dropped from WBRE-TV's DT3, and replaced by "Rewind TV." [30]
Columbia	WIS	10.2	Gray Media	2015 - 2019	Replaced by The CW
Nashville (Tennessee)	WNAB	58.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
	WKRN-TV	2.4	Nexstar Media Group	2017-2021	Replaced by Rewind TV
Beaumont (Texas)	KDFM	6.3		2014-2018	Replaced by Charge! and Fox
Brownsville (Texas)	KVEO-TV	23.4	Nexstar Media Group	2014-2020
Dallas–Fort Worth	KSTR-DT	49.3	TelevisaUnivision	August 18, 2014 - April 1, 2023	Replaced by Court TV
Norfolk (Virginia)	WTVZ-TV	33.3/33.4	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2014-2017	Replaced by Comet and TBD
Tacoma-Seattle	KSTW	11.3	Paramount Global	2017-2022	Replaced by Fave TV
Yakima (Washington)	KIMA-TV	29.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2015-2018	Replaced by Stadium
Tri-Cities (Washington)	KEPR-TV	19.3		2015-2018
Charleston (West Virginia)	WCHS-TV	8.3		2015-2017	Replaced by Charge!
	WOWK-TV	13.4	Nexstar Media Group	October 2017 - September 2021	Replaced by Rewind TV
Green Bay (Wisconsin)	WACY-TV	32.2	E. W. Scripps Company	August 11, 2015 - December 1, 2021	Replaced by Laff (TV network)
Madison (Wisconsin)	WMSN-TV	47.3	Sinclair Broadcasting Group	2014-2017	Replaced by Charge!
Saginaw (Michigan)	WFKB-LD	38.1	HC2 Holdings	2019-2020	Station off the air

See also

• INSP (TV network)
• Outlaw (TV network)

References

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External links

• Official website
• Grit Xtra