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{{Short description|American digital multicast TV network}}
{{Short description|American digital multicast TV network}}
{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Defy TV
| name = Defy
| logo = Defy 2024 logo.png
| owner = [[E. W. Scripps Company]]
| type = [[Digital multicast television network]]
| parent = [[Scripps Networks|Scripps Networks, LLC]]
| country = United States
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2021|7|1}}
| area = (64% U.S coverage)
| website = {{url|defytvnet.com}}
| headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| area = (92% U.S coverage)
| language = English
| type = [[Digital multicast television network]]
| picture_format = {{ubl|[[720p]] [[HDTV]] (Master feed)|[[480i]] [[SDTV]] (Most OTA subchannels)}}
| country = United States
| owner = [[E. W. Scripps Company]] (2021–24)<br />[[Free TV Networks]] (2024–present)
| logo = Defy TV logo.png
| parent = [[Scripps Networks]] (2021–24)<br />Free TV Networks / [[A&E Networks]] (2024–present)
| headquarters = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2021|7|1}}
| language = English
| replaced_by = [[Ion Plus]] (Scripps version)
| picture_format = {{ubl|[[720p]] ([[HDTV]])|[[480i]] ([[SDTV]])}}
| terr_chan_1 = <!--See [[List of Defy TV affiliates]]-->
| former_names = Defy TV (2021–24)
| website = {{url|defynetworktv.com}}
| terr_chan_1 = <!--See [[List of Defy TV affiliates]]-->
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Defy''' (also known by its original name '''Defy TV''') is an American [[digital multicast television network]] owned by [[Free TV Networks]] in partnership with [[A&E Networks]], airing primarily [[reality shows]] from the latter company, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 64% of the United States.


==History==
== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2021-03-02 |title=E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/doozy-defy-tv-scripps-multicast-1234919677/ |access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref> The channels are part of Scripps's strategy to increase perception among [[cord cutter]]s that do not have traditional pay TV packages.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roettgers |first=Janko |date=2021-06-02 |title=Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks |language=en |work=Protocol |url=https://www.protocol.com/scripps-defy-truereal-cord-cutting |access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|title=E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/doozy-defy-tv-scripps-multicast-1234919677/|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref> The channels are part of Scripps's strategy to increase perception among [[cord cutter]]s that do not have traditional pay TV packages.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Roettgers|first=Janko|title=Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks|work=Protocol|url=https://www.protocol.com/scripps-defy-truereal-cord-cutting|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jon |first=Lafayette |date=July 1, 2021 |title=New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S. |language=en |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/new-scripps-networks-defy-tv-truereal-launch-in-92-of-us |access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jon|first=Lafayette|title=New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S.|work=Broadcasting & Cable|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/new-scripps-networks-defy-tv-truereal-launch-in-92-of-us|date=July 1, 2021|access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref>


On March 10, 2023, Scripps announced that [[TrueReal]] would shut down on March 27, merging its programming into Defy TV.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lafayette |first=Jon |date=2023-03-10 |title=E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/ew-scripps-folding-truereal-digital-network-into-defy-tv |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Broadcasting & Cable |language=en}}</ref>
On March 10, 2023, Scripps announced that [[TrueReal]] would shut down on March 27, merging its programming into Defy TV.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|title=E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/ew-scripps-folding-truereal-digital-network-into-defy-tv|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>


On June 17, 2024, Scripps quietly announced on Defy's social media platforms that a refreshed version of [[Ion Plus]] would return on Defy TV's channel space on July 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=838618741473990|title=Get MORE with ION Plus. More suspense, more action, more to love - every day of the week!|website=[[Facebook]]|date=March 17, 2024|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> The A&E programming library would move to a new over-the-air digital network, Dare, owned by the [[Free TV Networks]] joint venture.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title=Free TV Networks To Launch New Over-The-Air Channel In Partnership With A+E|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/free-tv-networks-launching-dare-new-over-the-air-channel-unscripted-programming-1235875158/amp/|website=Deadline|date=April 3, 2024|access-date=April 10, 2024}}</ref>
==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 (TV series)|Forged in Fire]]'' and ''[[Pawn Stars]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Mark |date=2021-07-01 |title=Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today |language=en |work=TVNewsCheck |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/defy-tv-and-truereal-to-debut-today/ |access-date=2021-07-04}}</ref>


Shortly before the network's launch on July 1, Free TV Networks acquired the rights to the Defy branding from Scripps Networks and launched a new version of the network at 6 a.m. ET the same day, discarding its plan to launch the network under its originally announced Dare name. The "TV" portion of the original Defy network was removed for its immediate relaunch.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://freetvnetworks.com/press-releases|title=Defy Hits The Air|work=[[Free TV Networks]]|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Affiliates==
{| class="wikitable"
![[City of license]]/[[media market|market]]
!Station<ref name="re">{{cite web |title=Stations for Network - Defy TV |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=Defy+TV&sort=state |access-date=December 27, 2023 |work=RabbitEars.info}}</ref>
![[Virtual channel|Virtual<br />channel]]
!Primary<br />affiliation<br />{{small|(on main channel)}}
!Owner
!Notes
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Alabama'''


== Programming ==
|-
The network's schedule is mainly made up of repeats of unscripted shows from the library of [[A&E Networks]] (mainly [[List of programs broadcast by A&E|A&E]] and [[List of programs broadcast by the History Channel|History]]), including ''[[Swamp People]]'', ''[[American Pickers]]'', ''[[Ax Men]]'', ''[[Counting Cars]]'', ''[[UFO Hunters]]'', ''[[Forged in Fire]]'' and ''[[Pawn Stars]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Mark|date=July 1, 2021|title=Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today|work=TVNewsCheck|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/defy-tv-and-truereal-to-debut-today/|access-date=July 4, 2021}}</ref>
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] ([[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]–[[Anniston, Alabama|Anniston]]) || [[WIAT]] || 42.4 || rowspan="2" | [[CBS]] ||[[Nexstar Media Group]] ||
|-
|[[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]]||[[WTVY (TV)|WTVY]]|| 4.6
| rowspan="2" |[[Gray Television]]||
|-
|[[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]–[[Decatur, Alabama|Decatur]]||[[WAFF (TV)|WAFF]]|| 48.6 || [[NBC]]||
|-
|[[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]
|[[WBMM]]
|22.4
|[[The CW]]
|[[Bahakel Communications]]
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Arizona'''


== References ==
|-
{{Reflist}}
|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Tolleson]] ([[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]])||[[KPPX-TV]]|| 51.5 || [[Ion Television]]||Inyo Broadcast Holdings ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Sierra Vista, Arizona|Sierra Vista]] ([[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]) ||'''[[KWBA-TV]]''' || '''58.5'''|| The CW
|[[E. W. Scripps Company]]
|
|-
|[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]||[[KOLD-TV]]|| 13.4 || CBS || Gray Television
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Arkansas'''


== External links ==
|-
* {{Official|defynetworktv.com}}
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]||[[KHBS|KHOG]]|| 29.4 || rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || rowspan="2" | [[Hearst Television]]||
|-
|[[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]||[[KHBS]]|| 40.4 ||
|-
|[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]] ([[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]])||[[KASN]]|| 38.4 || The CW || [[Mission Broadcasting]]
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''California'''

|-
|[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]||[[KXBF-LD]]|| 14.5 || [[SonLife Broadcasting Network|SonLife]] || [[HC2 Holdings]]||
|-
|[[Chico, California|Chico]] ||KKRM-LD || 11.6 || [[KDSO-LD|The Dove]] || One Ministries, Inc. ||
|-
|[[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] ([[Indio, California|Indio]])||[[K21DO-D]] || 21.2
|Ion Television|| HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[Redding, California|Redding]]
|KRDT-CD
|23.6
|The Dove
|One Ministries, Inc.
|
|-
| [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] ([[Stockton, California|Stockton]]–[[Modesto, California|Modesto]])||'''[[KSPX-TV]]''' || '''29.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Salinas, California|Salinas]] ([[Monterey, California|Monterey]]–[[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]])|| [[KCBA]] || 35.3 || [[The CW Plus]] || VistaWest Media
|
|-
|[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] ([[Los Angeles, CA|Los Angeles]])||'''[[KPXN-TV]]''' || '''30.3''' || rowspan="2" | Ion Television || rowspan="2" | [[Ion Media|Ion Media Networks]] || rowspan="2" | Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] ([[San Francisco Bay Area]])||'''[[KKPX-TV]]''' || '''65.4'''
|-
|[[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]] ([[Central Coast (California)|Central Coast]])||[[KCOY-TV]] || 12.4 || [[Telemundo]] || VistaWest Media
|
|-
|[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]
|[[KZDF-LD]]
|8.2
|Sonlife
|HC2 Holdings
|
|-
|[[Yuba City, California|Yuba City]]
|KKPM-CD
|28.6
|The Dove
|One Ministries, Inc.
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Colorado'''
|-
|[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] ([[Pueblo, Colorado|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, Colorado|Grand Junction]] || [[KLML]] || 20.3 || [[Court TV]] || Ventura Broadcasting ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Connecticut'''

|-
| [[New London, Connecticut|New London]] ([[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]–[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]])||[[WHPX-TV]] || 26.4 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Delaware'''
|-
| [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] ([[Salisbury, Maryland|Salisbury]]–[[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]–[[Washington, D.C.]]) || [[WMDE]] || 36.2 || [[ShopHQ]] || [[WRNN-TV|WRNN-TV Associates]] ||
|-
|[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] ([[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]])
|'''[[WPPX-TV]]'''
|'''61.4'''
|Ion Television
|Ion Media Networks
|Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Florida'''

|-
| [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]] ([[Tampa Bay area|Tampa Bay Area]]) || '''[[WXPX-TV]]''' || '''66.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]] || [[WGPS-LD]] || 22.8 || [[Cozi TV]] || HC2 Holdings
|
|-
|[[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]
|[[WNFT-LD]]
|8.5
|[[Bounce TV]]
|Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc.
|
|-
| [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]] ([[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]–[[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]) ||'''[[WOPX-TV]]''' || '''56.4''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]] || [[WGPS-LD]] || 22.6 || Cozi TV || HC2 Broadcasting ||
|-
| [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]||[[WTLV]] || 12.4 || NBC || [[Tegna Inc.]] ||
|-
|[[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]] ([[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]])||[[WPXP-TV]] || 67.5 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings ||
|-
|[[Miami]] ([[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]])|| '''[[WSFL-TV]]''' || '''39.4''' || The CW || E. W. Scripps Company ||
|-
|[[Panama City Beach, Florida|Panama City Beach]]||[[WPCT]] || 46.3 || Independent || Beach TV Properties ||
|-
|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] ([[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]–[[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]])
|'''[[WPTV-TV]]'''
|'''5.2'''
|NBC
|E. W. Scripps Company
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Georgia'''
|-
|[[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]||[[WRDW-TV]] || 12.6 || CBS || Gray Television ||
|-
|[[Brunswick, GA|Brunswick]] ([[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]])|| '''[[WPXC-TV]]''' || '''21.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]||W29FD-D || 43.1 || - || HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] ([[Warner Robins, Georgia|Warner Robins]])||[[WMGT-TV]] || 41.3 || NBC || [[Morris Multimedia]] ||
|-
|[[Rome, GA|Rome]] ([[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]])|| '''[[WPXA-TV]]''' || '''14.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]|| [[WJCL (TV)|WJCL]] || 22.4 || ABC || Hearst Television ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Hawaii'''

|-
|[[Kaneohe, Hawaii|Kaneohe]] ([[Honolulu]])||[[KPXO-TV]] || 66.4 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Idaho'''
|-
|[[Nampa, Idaho|Nampa]] ([[Boise, Idaho|Boise]])
|[[KTRV-TV]] || 12.5 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]] ([[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls]]) ||[[KPIF]]|| 15.2 || [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]]|| Ventura Broadcasting ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Illinois'''

|-
|[[Chicago]]||'''[[WCPX-TV]]'''|| '''38.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || rowspan="3" | Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] ([[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]–[[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]–[[Urbana, Illinois|Urbana]])
|[[WAND (TV)|WAND]]
|17.4
|NBC
|[[Block Communications]]
|-
|[[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]] ([[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]) || '''[[WRBU]]'''|| '''46.4'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks
|-
|[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]|| W27EQ-D || 27.3 || Court TV || HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]]||[[WIFR-LD]]|| 23.6 || CBS || Gray Television ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Indiana'''
|-
|[[Angola, Indiana|Angola]] ([[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]])||[[WINM]]|| 12.5 || [[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]]
|[[Tri-State Christian Television]]||
|-
|[[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] ([[Indianapolis]])||[[WIPX-TV]]|| 63.5 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]
|[[WFIE]]
|14.7
|NBC
|Gray Television
|
|-
|[[Salem, Indiana|Salem]] ([[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]])
|[[WBKI (TV)|WBKI]]
|58.6
|The CW
|Block Communications
|
|-
|[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] ([[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]]) ||[[WNDU-TV]] || 16.5
|NBC
|Gray Television||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Iowa'''

|-
|[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] ([[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]]–[[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]]–[[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]])||'''[[KPXR-TV]]''' || '''48.5'''|| rowspan="2" | Ion Television || rowspan="2" | Ion Television || rowspan="2" | Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Newton, Iowa|Newton]] ([[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]) || '''[[KFPX-TV]]''' || '''39.2'''
|-
|[[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]||KSXE-LD || 16.2 ||Grit || [[SagamoreHill Broadcasting]]||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Kansas'''
|-
|[[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]||[[KSQA]]|| 12.3 || Independent || KSQA Television Group ||
|-
|[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] ([[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]) ||[[KAKE (TV)|KAKE]]|| 10.4 || ABC || [[Lockwood Broadcast Group]]||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Kentucky'''
|-
|[[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond]] ([[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]])||[[WUPX-TV]]|| 67.5 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Louisiana'''
|-
|[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]|| [[WAFB]]|| 9.6 || CBS || Gray Television ||
|-
|[[Crowley, Louisiana|Crowley]] ([[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]])|| [[K21OM-D]]|| 20.3 || [[Ion Mystery]]|| HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]]|| [[KVHP]]|| 29.5 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|| [[American Spirit Media]]
|
|-
|[[Slidell, Louisiana|Slidell]] ([[New Orleans]]) ||[[WUPL]]|| 54.4 || [[MyNetworkTV]]|| Tegna, Inc. ||
|-
|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] ([[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana, TX]]–[[Texarkana, Arkansas|AR]])
|[[KSLA]]
|12.6
|CBS
|Gray Television
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Maine'''
|-
|[[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]
|W20ER-D
|20.1
| -
|HC2 Holdings
|
|-
|[[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]] ([[Portland, Maine|Portland]]) || '''[[WIPL]]''' || '''35.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Maryland'''
|-
|[[Towson, Maryland|Towson]] ([[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]])
| [[WMJF-CD]] || 39.5 || Mariavision || HME Equity Fund II, LLC ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Massachusetts'''
|-
|[[Boston]]|| '''[[WBPX-TV]]''' || '''68.5'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] ([[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]]) ||[[WLNE-TV]]|| 6.4 || ABC || [[Standard Media]]||
|-
|[[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] ([[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]]–[[Northampton, Massachusetts|Northampton]])
|[[WSHM-LD]]
|33.5
|CBS
|Gray Television
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Michigan'''

|-
|[[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] ([[Detroit]]) ||[[WPXD-TV]]|| 31.4 ||Ion Television ||Inyo Broadcast Holdings ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]] ([[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]])
|[[WFQX-TV]]
|32.6
|Fox
|Cadillac Telecasting Company
|
|-
|[[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] ([[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]]–[[Battle Creek, Michigan|Battle Creek]])||'''[[WXMI]]''' || '''17.4'''|| Fox || E. W. Scripps Company ||
|-
|[[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] ([[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]]–[[Flint, Michigan|Flint]])
|[[WAQP]]
|49.7
|TCT
|Tri-State Christian Television
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Minnesota'''
|-
|[[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] ([[Albert Lea, Minnesota|Albert Lea]]–[[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]]–[[Mason City, Iowa|Mason City, IA]])
|[[KAAL (TV)|KAAL]]
|6.3
| rowspan="3" |ABC
| rowspan="3" |[[Hubbard Broadcasting]]
|
|-
|[[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]] ([[Superior, Wisconsin|Superior]])||[[WDIO-DT]]|| 10.4 ||
|-
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] ([[Minneapolis]])||[[KSTP-TV]]|| 5.5 ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Mississippi'''

|-
|[[West Point, Mississippi|West Point]] ([[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus]]–[[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]])||[[WLOV-TV]]|| 27.3 || [[CW+]]|| Coastal Television Broadcasting Company ||2024
|-
|[[Greenville, Mississippi|Greenville]]–[[Greenwood, Mississippi|Greenwood]]
|[[WFXW]]
|15.4
|TCT
|Tri-State Christian Television
|
|-
|[[Gulfport, Mississippi|Gulfport]] ([[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]]–[[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]]) ||[[WXXV-TV]]|| 5.4 || rowspan="2" | Fox || Morris Multimedia ||
|-
|[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]||[[WDBD]] || 40.5 || American Spirit Media
|
|-
|[[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]]
|[[WMDN]]
|24.7
|CBS
|Big Horn Television
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Missouri'''
|-
|[[Branson, Missouri|Branson]] ([[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]])
|[[KYCW-LD]]
|24.2
|The CW
|Gray Television
|
|-
|[[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]] ([[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah, KY]]–[[Harrisburg, Illinois|Harrisburg, IL]])
|[[KBSI]]
|23.4
|Fox
|[[Standard Media|Community News Media]]
|
|-
|[[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]–[[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]]
|KGKM-LD
|36.4
|Telemundo
|SagamoreHill Broadcasting
|
|-
|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]||[[KPXE-TV]]|| 50.3 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Montana'''
|-
|[[Billings, Montana|Billings]]||'''[[KTVQ]]''' || 2.4 || CBS || E. W. Scripps Company ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Nebraska'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
|[[KLKN]]
|8.5
|ABC
|Standard Media
|
|-
|[[KQMK-LD]]
|25.1
| -
|HC2 Holdings
|
|-
|[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]|| [[KETV]] || 7.4 || ABC || Hearst Television ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Nevada'''
|-
|[[Laughlin, Nevada|Laughlin]] ([[Las Vegas]])||'''[[KMCC]]'''|| '''34.5'''|| Independent || E. W. Scripps Company || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]||[[KTVN]]|| 2.4 || CBS || [[Sarkes Tarzian|Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.]]||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''New Mexico'''

|-
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]] ([[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]) || [[KOB (TV)|KOB]]|| 4.5 || rowspan="3" | NBC || rowspan="3" | Hubbard Broadcasting ||
|-
|[[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] ([[Durango, Colorado|Durango, CO]])
|[[KOBF]]
|12.5
|
|-
|[[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]] ([[Carlsbad, New Mexico|Carlsbad]])
|[[KOBR]]
|8.5
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''New Hampshire'''
|-
|[[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]
|'''[[WPXG-TV]]'''
|'''21.5'''
|Ion Television
|Ion Media Networks
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''New York'''
|-
|[[Amsterdam, New York|Amsterdam]] ([[Albany, New York|Albany]])||[[WYPX-TV]]|| 55.5 || rowspan="2" |Ion Television || rowspan="2" |Inyo Broadcast Holdings || rowspan="2" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Batavia, New York|Batavia]] ([[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]])||[[WPXJ-TV]]|| 51.5
|-
|[[Carthage, New York|Carthage]] ([[Watertown, New York|Watertown]])
|[[WWNY-TV]]
|7.3
|CBS
|Gray Television
|
|-
|[[Corning (city), New York|Corning]] ([[Elmira, New York|Elmira]])
|[[WYDC]]|| 48.7
|Fox|| Coastal Television ||
|-
| [[New York City]] || '''[[WPXN-TV]]''' || '''31.4''' ||Ion Television ||Ion Media Networks ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Plattsburgh, New York|Plattsburgh]] ([[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington, VT]])
|[[WPTZ]]
|5.4
|NBC
|Hearst Television
|
|-
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]|| '''[[WSPX-TV]]'''|| '''56.5'''
|Ion Television
|Ion Media Networks|| Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Rochester, New York|Rochester]]
|[[WHEC-TV]]
|10.7
|NBC
|Hubbard Broadcasting
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''North Carolina'''

|-
|[[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]] ([[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]–[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]–[[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]])||[[WGPX-TV]]|| 16.5 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]||[[WBTV]]|| 3.4 || CBS || Gray Television ||
|-
|[[WWJS]]
|14.5
|[[SonLife Broadcasting Network|SonLife]]
|[[Jimmy Swaggart|Family Worship Center Church, Inc.]]
|
|-
|[[Jacksonville, North Carolina|Jacksonville]]|| '''[[WPXU-TV]]'''|| '''35.5'''|| rowspan="2" |Ion Television || rowspan="2" |Ion Media Networks
| rowspan="2" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Rocky Mount, North Carolina|Rocky Mount]] ([[Research Triangle|Triangle Region]])|| '''[[WRPX-TV]]'''|| '''47.3'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]
|[[WWAY]]
|3.4
|ABC
|[[Morris Multimedia]]
|
|-
|[[WSFX-TV]]||26.6||Fox||American Spirit Media ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''North Dakota'''

|-
|[[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]||[[KBMY]]|| 17.5 || rowspan="2" |ABC || rowspan="2" |[[Forum Communications Company]]||
|-
|[[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]||[[WDAY-TV]]|| 6.5 ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Ohio'''
|-
| [[Cleveland]]|| '''[[WEWS-TV]]'''
|| '''5.4''' || ABC || E. W. Scripps Company
|Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]||[[WBNS-TV]]|| 10.8 || CBS || [[Tegna Inc.]] ||
|-
|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]
|[[WUPW]]
|36.5
|Fox
|American Spirit Media
|
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Oklahoma'''

|-
|[[Oklahoma City]] ||[[KSBI]]|| 52.5 ||MyNetworkTV || [[Griffin Media]]|| rowspan="2" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]|| '''[[KJRH-TV]]''' || '''2.4'''
|NBC|| E. W. Scripps Company
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Oregon'''

|-
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]||K06QR || 6.3 || Ion Mystery|| HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|([[Salem, Oregon|Salem]]) [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]|| '''[[KPXG-TV]]''' || '''22.4'''
|Ion Television|| Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Pennsylvania'''

|-
|[[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] ([[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]) ||[[WKBS-TV]] || 47.6 ||[[Cornerstone Television]] ||Cornerstone Television ||
|-
|[[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
|[[WSEE-TV]]
|36.6
|CBS
|[[Lilly Broadcasting]]
|
|-
|[[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]
|WHLZ-LD
|19.5
|[[Bounce TV]]
|Sonshine Family Television
|
|-
|[[Pittsburgh]]||'''[[WINP-TV]]'''|| '''16.4'''|| rowspan="2" |Ion Television || rowspan="2" |Ion Media Networks || rowspan="2" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]] ([[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]])||'''[[WQPX-TV]]''' || '''64.5'''
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''South Carolina'''
|-
|[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] ||[[WHDC-LD]]|| 12.10
|Court TV
|[[Marquee Broadcasting]]||
|-
|[[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]]|| '''[[WZRB]]'''|| '''47.5'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] ([[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]]) ||[[WMBF-TV]]|| 32.7 || NBC || Gray Television ||
|-
|[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]||[[WGGS-TV]] || 16.4 || Religious independent || Carolina Christian Broadcasting ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''South Dakota'''

|-
|[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] ||[[KTTW]]|| 7.7 || TCT || Tri-State Christian Television ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Tennessee'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]]
|[[WRCB]]
|3.4
|NBC
|Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
|
|-
| [[WYHB-CD]]|| 39.1 || - || [[Innovate Corp.|Innovate Corp]]||
|-
|[[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]] ([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])|| '''[[WNPX-TV]]'''|| '''28.5'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]||[[WKNX-TV]] || 7.3 || Independent || Lockwood Broadcasting Group ||
|-
|[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]|||[[WPXX-TV]]|| 50.4 || Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Texas'''

|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]]||[[KAUO-LD|KAOU-LD]]|| 15.1 || - || HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[KEYU (TV)|KEYU]]
|31.7
|Telemundo
|Gray Television
|
|-
|[[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] ([[Dallas]]–[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]])
|'''[[KPXD-TV]]'''
|'''68.4'''
| rowspan="2" |Ion Television
| rowspan="2" |Ion Media Networks
| rowspan="2" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Conroe, Texas|Conroe]] ([[Houston, Texas|Houston]])||'''[[KPXB-TV]]'''|| '''49.4'''
|-
|[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]||KYDF-LD || 34.2 || [[Novelisima]]|| HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] ([[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces, NM]])||[[KVIA-TV]]|| 7.6 || ABC || [[News-Press & Gazette Company]]||
|-
|[[Llano, Texas|Llano]] ([[Austin, Texas|Austin]])||[[KBVO]]|| 14.4 || MyNetworkTV || Nexstar Media Group ||
|-
|[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]||[[KCBD]]|| 11.7 || NBC || Gray Television ||
|-
|[[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]||KAZH-LD || 57.1 ||- || rowspan="2" |HC2 Holdings ||
|-
|[[Mullin, Texas|Mullin]] ([[Waco, Texas|Waco]])||[[KAXW-LD]]|| 35.2 || Timeless TV ||
|-
|[[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] ([[East Texas]])||[[KYTX]]|| 19.6 || CBS || Tegna Inc. ||
|-
|[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]] ([[Midland, Texas|Midland]])||[[KWWT]]|| 30.6
|MyNetworkTV
|Gray Television||
|-
|[[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]] ([[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]])
|KGEW-LD
|33.2
|Telemundo
|SagamoreHill Broadcasting
|
|-
|[[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]]
|[[KIDY]]
|6.6
|Fox
|Tegna, Inc.
|
|-
|[[Temple, Texas|Temple]] ([[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]]'''–'''[[Waco, Texas|Waco]])
|[[KCEN-TV]]
|6.7
|NBC
|Tegna Inc.
|
|-
|[[Uvalde, Texas|Uvalde]] ([[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]])||'''[[KPXL-TV]]'''|| '''26.5''' || Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] ([[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton, OK]])||[[KAUZ-TV]]|| 6.6 || CBS || American Spirit Media ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Utah'''

|-
|[[Provo, Utah|Provo]] ([[Salt Lake City]]) ||'''[[KUPX-TV]]''' || '''16.5'''|| Independent || E. W. Scripps Company ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Virginia'''

|-
|[[Grundy, Virginia|Grundy]] ([[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities]])||[[WLFG]]|| 68.2 ||Independent || Living Faith Ministries, Inc. ||
|-
|[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]||[[WPXV-TV]]|| 49.4
|Ion Television || Inyo Broadcast Holdings
|Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]||[[WFWG-LD]]|| 30.1
| -
|Innovate Corp||
|-
|[[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]||'''[[WPXR-TV]]'''|| '''38.5'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Washington'''
|-
|[[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] ([[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]–[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]])|| '''[[KWPX-TV]]''' || '''33.5''' || rowspan="2" | Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || rowspan="2" | Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] ([[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene, ID]])||[[KGPX-TV]]|| 34.5 || Inyo Broadcast Holdings
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''West Virginia'''
|-
|[[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] ([[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]])|| '''[[WLPX-TV]]'''|| '''29.5'''|| Ion Television || Ion Media Networks || Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]|| W24ER-D || 21.6 || [[Cornerstone Television|Cornerstone TV]] || Cornerstone Television ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Wisconsin'''

|-
|[[Antigo, Wisconsin|Antigo]] ([[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]]–[[Rhinelander, Wisconsin|Rhinelander]])||'''[[WTPX-TV]]''' || '''46.6'''||Ion Television ||Ion Media Networks ||Launched July 1, 2021
|-
||[[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]] ([[La Crosse, Wisconsin|La Crosse]])||[[WEAU]]|| 13.5
| rowspan="2" |NBC
|Gray Television||
|-
|[[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]||'''[[WGBA-TV]]'''|| '''26.2'''|| E. W. Scripps Company || rowspan="3" |Launched July 1, 2021
|-
|[[Janesville, Wisconsin|Janesville]] ([[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]])||[[WIFS (TV)|WIFS]]|| 27.6
| rowspan="2" |Ion Television
|Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
|-
|[[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]] ([[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]])|| '''[[WPXE-TV]]''' || '''55.5''' || Ion Media Networks
|-
|[[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]]||WRJT-LD || 34.1 || - || My Central Valley ||
|-
| colspan="6" |
'''Wyoming'''

|-
|[[Casper, Wyoming|Casper]]
|[[KTWO-TV]]
|2.4
|ABC
|Vision Alaska Television Holdings
|
|-
|[[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]] ([[Scottsbluff, Nebraska|Scottsbluff, NE]])
|[[KLWY]]
|27.7
|Fox
|Coastal Television
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|defytvnet.com}}


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Latest revision as of 20:09, 10 July 2024

Defy
TypeDigital multicast television network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast area(64% U.S coverage)
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerE. W. Scripps Company (2021–24)
Free TV Networks (2024–present)
ParentScripps Networks (2021–24)
Free TV Networks / A&E Networks (2024–present)
History
LaunchedJuly 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-01)
Replaced byIon Plus (Scripps version)
Former namesDefy TV (2021–24)
Links
Websitedefynetworktv.com

Defy (also known by its original name Defy TV) is an American digital multicast television network owned by Free TV Networks in partnership with A&E Networks, airing primarily reality shows from the latter company, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 64% of the United States.

History

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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]

On June 17, 2024, Scripps quietly announced on Defy's social media platforms that a refreshed version of Ion Plus would return on Defy TV's channel space on July 1.[5] The A&E programming library would move to a new over-the-air digital network, Dare, owned by the Free TV Networks joint venture.[6]

Shortly before the network's launch on July 1, Free TV Networks acquired the rights to the Defy branding from Scripps Networks and launched a new version of the network at 6 a.m. ET the same day, discarding its plan to launch the network under its originally announced Dare name. The "TV" portion of the original Defy network was removed for its immediate relaunch.[7]

Programming

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The network's schedule is mainly made up of repeats of unscripted shows from the library of A&E Networks (mainly A&E and History), including Swamp People, American Pickers, Ax Men, Counting Cars, UFO Hunters, Forged in Fire and Pawn Stars.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 2, 2021). "E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks". Variety. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Roettgers, Janko (June 2, 2021). "Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks". Protocol. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Jon, Lafayette (July 1, 2021). "New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S." Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Lafayette, Jon (March 10, 2023). "E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Get MORE with ION Plus. More suspense, more action, more to love - every day of the week!". Facebook. March 17, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Rice, Lynette (April 3, 2024). "Free TV Networks To Launch New Over-The-Air Channel In Partnership With A+E". Deadline. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Defy Hits The Air". Free TV Networks (Press release). July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Miller, Mark (July 1, 2021). "Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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