Type | Digital broadcast television network |
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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 |
Launched | August 18, 2014 [3] |
Founder | Jonathan Katz |
Links | |
Website | www |
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.
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]
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]
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 also operates Grit Xtra, an Internet FAST streaming service that carries older Western movies and TV series. [16]
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]
Starting December 8, 2018
City of license/market | Station [24] | Virtual channel | Owner | Launch date | Notes † |
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Alabama | |||||
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 Television | 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 | |
Alaska | |||||
Anchorage | KDMD | 33.4 | Ketchikan Television | ||
Fairbanks | KATN | 2.6 | Vision Alaska LLC | ||
Arizona | |||||
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 | ||
Arkansas | |||||
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 | ||
California | |||||
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 | ||
Colorado | |||||
Denver | KPXC-TV | 59.6 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
Sterling (Denver) | KCDO-TV | 3.2 | E.W. Scripps Company | ||
Connecticut | |||||
New London (Hartford-New Haven) | WHPX-TV | 26.4 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
District of Columbia | |||||
Washington | WFDC-DT | 14.3 | TelevisaUnivision | ||
Florida | |||||
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 Television | 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 Television (operated by the E. W. Scripps Company) | August 18, 2014 | |
Georgia | |||||
Atlanta | WANF | 46.3 | Gray Television | [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 Television | August 18, 2014 | |
Savannah | WTOC-TV | 11.3 | March 18, 2015 | ||
Hawaii | |||||
Honolulu | KHNL | 13.3 | Gray Television | August 18, 2014 | |
Kaneohe (Honolulu) | KPXO-TV | 66.3 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
Idaho | |||||
Boise | KNIN | 9.3 | Gray Television | March 2, 2017 | |
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 | |
Illinois | |||||
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 | |
Indiana | |||||
Evansville | WFIE | 14.3 | Gray Television | 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 | |
Iowa | |||||
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 Television) | August 18, 2014 | Moved from 15.2, which joined NBC January 24, 2018 |
Kansas | |||||
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 Television | November 29, 2022 | |
Kentucky | |||||
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 Television | August 18, 2014 | |
Newport (Cincinnati, Ohio) | WXIX-TV | 19.3 | July 2015 | ||
Richmond (Lexington) | WUPX-TV | 67.3 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
Louisiana | |||||
Baton Rouge | WBXH-CD | 39.3 | Gray Television | 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 Television | 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 Television | December 31, 2015 | Moved to DT4 when Circle was launched January 1, 2020 |
Maine | |||||
Bangor | WVII | 7.3 | Rockfleet Broadcasting | ||
Lewiston (Portland) | WIPL | 35.4 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | |
Maryland | |||||
Baltimore | WMAR | 2.2 | E.W. Scripps Company | January 22, 2022 | Replaced Laff |
Salisbury | WGDV-LD | 32.7 | Marquee Broadcasting | October 2016 | |
Massachusetts | |||||
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 | |
Michigan | |||||
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 Television Group | January 2014 | |
Saginaw | WAQP | 49.6 | TCT | March 2021 | |
Minnesota | |||||
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 Television | ||
Mississippi | |||||
Jackson | WDBD | 40.3 | Gray Television | 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 Television | ||
Meridian | WMDN | 24.4 | Waypoint Media | ||
Missouri | |||||
Cape Girardeau–Paducah, KY | KFVS-TV | 12.3 | Gray Television | 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 | |
Montana | |||||
Billings–Hardin | KHMT | 4.3 | Nexstar Media Group | September 2, 2016 | |
Nebraska | |||||
Lincoln | KLKN | 8.2 | Citadel Communications | August 18, 2014 | |
Omaha | KMTV | 3.2 | E.W. Scripps Company | ||
New Jersey | |||||
Middletown Township (New York City) | WJLP | 33.2 | Weigel Broadcasting | March 20, 2016 | |
New Mexico | |||||
Albuquerque | KWBQ | 19.2 | Mission Broadcasting (operated by Nexstar Media Group) | January 11, 2016 | |
New York | |||||
Amsterdam (Albany) | WYPX-TV | 55.4 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
Batavia (Buffalo) | WPXJ-TV | 51.3 | |||
Binghamton | WBNG-TV | 12.5 | Gray Television | 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 | |
North Carolina | |||||
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 Television) | August 18, 2014 | |
North Dakota | |||||
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 | |
Ohio | |||||
Canton/Akron/Cleveland | WDLI-TV | 17.1 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | November 16, 2024 | |
Cincinnati | WXIX-TV | 19.4 | Gray Television | July 2015 | |
Columbus | WCMH-TV | 4.2 | Nexstar Media Group | ||
Toledo | WTOL | 11.3 | Tegna | November 18, 2014 | |
Oklahoma | |||||
Oklahoma City | KOPX-TV | 62.4 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | |
KSBI | 52.4 | Griffin Communications | Launched October 1, 2018 [25] [26] | ||
Okmulgee (Tulsa) | KTPX-TV | 44.4 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | |
Tulsa | KJRH-TV | 2.5 | E. W. Scripps Company | March 27, 2023 | |
Oregon | |||||
Bend | KFXO-CD | 39.3 | News-Press & Gazette Company | October 3, 2022 | |
Portland | KRCW-TV | 32.3 | Nexstar Media Group | October 3, 2022 | |
Pennsylvania | |||||
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 | ||
Pittsburgh | WPKD-TV | 19.3 | Paramount Global | July 1, 2017 | |
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre) | WQPX-TV | 64.4 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | |
South Carolina | |||||
Charleston | WCSC-TV | 5.3 | Gray Television | December 31, 2015 | |
Columbia | WZRB | 47.4 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | |
Greenville | WHNS | 21.5 | Gray Television | 2015 | |
Myrtle Beach | WMBF-TV | 32.5 | August 18, 2014 | ||
Tennessee | |||||
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 Television | December 31, 2015 | |
WPXX-TV | 50.4 | Inyo Broadcast Holdings | March 1, 2021 | ||
Texas | |||||
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 Television | 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 | |
Utah | |||||
Provo (Salt Lake City) | KUCW | 30.3 | Nexstar Media Group | September 2, 2016 | |
KUPX-TV | 16.2 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | ||
Vermont | |||||
Burlington | WVNY | 22.3 | Nexstar Media Group | August 23, 2016 | |
Virginia | |||||
Arlington (Washington, D.C.) | WFDC-DT | 14.3 | TelevisaUnivision (operated by Entravision Communications | August 18, 2014 | |
Ashland (Richmond) | WUPV | 65.3 | Gray Television | ||
Washington | |||||
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 Television | February 2017 | |
West Virginia | |||||
Charleston/Huntington | WLPX-TV | 29.4 | Ion Media Networks | March 1, 2021 | |
Clarksburg | WFVX | 10.5 | Gray Television | 2022 | |
Wisconsin | |||||
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] |
Market | Station | Channel | Current owner | Years of affiliation | Notes |
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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 | |
Pensacola (Florida) | WJTC | 44.2 | Deerfield Media | 2014-2021 | |
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 Television | 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 | ||
Tulsa (Oklahoma) | KMYT-TV | 41.3 | Imagicomm Communications | August 18, 2014 - 2021 | Replaced by Start TV |
Portland (Oregon) | KPDX | 49.4 | Gray Television | 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 Television | 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 |
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