ION Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998. The network is owned by ION Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications). As of 2006, the network was viewable in approximately 91 million homes, "or 83% of primetime television households in the U.S. through [its] broadcast television station group and pursuant to distribution arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems."^[1] The network has 94 owned-and-operated or affiliate stations in the U.S. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air, OTA or broadcast television) was the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery prior to the advent of cable and satellite television. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception, also referred to as direct-to-home signals. ... Lowell Bud Paxson is the brainchild behind the Home Shopping Network. ... Advertising slogans are short, often memorable phrases used in advertising campaigns. ... ION Media Networks (formerly known as Paxson Communications) is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... ION Media Networks (formerly known as Paxson Communications) is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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History

PAX TV logo, used from August 31, 1998 to July 1, 2005.

Named PaxNet, then shortly after, PAX TV in 1998 by Lowell 'Bud' Paxson, co-founder of the Home Shopping Network and chairman of Paxson Communications, the network can be seen as a "semi-descendant" of InTV, launched in 1996; a shared-time specialty broadcast network service similar to cable channel Product Information Network, broadcasting infomercials and other paid advertisements on various affiliates, most being UHF channels. The network also aired religious programming at night from The Worship Network during the late night hours and contemporary Christian television network Praise TV Friday and Saturday nights from 12:00-3:00AM ET/PT. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowell Bud Paxson is the brainchild behind the Home Shopping Network. ... The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. ... The Worship Network, or Worship, is a broadcast television service that provides alternative Christian worship-themed programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ...

Paxson, a born-again Christian since 1985, was unhappy with the amount of sex, violence, and profanity on network television and decided to create a network which would carry only programming devoid of such content.^{[citation needed]} About all of InTV's affiliate stations ended up affiliating with PAX. PAX's initial schedule was much larger in scope than it is today and consisted of general entertainment programs from 12:00PM-12:00AM ET/PT weekdays and paid programming from 12:00-1:00AM and 5:00AM-12:00PM ET/PT and all afternoon Saturdays and Sundays. PAX continued on with the airing of programming from Worship from InTV. Born again is a term used originally and mainly in Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. ...

Initial programming on the network consisted of new shows, such as It's a Miracle (the network's longest-running program, airing from just after the network's inception until 2003), the game show The Reel to Reel Picture Show, and talk shows Woman's Day and Great Day America, along with reruns of older programming, including Highway to Heaven, Here's Lucy, The Hogan Family, Dave's World, and Touched by an Angel.^[2] While the network was known as PAX TV, it created some original dramas such as Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and Doc, which have since been cancelled, but reruns of the two shows were being shown on ION Television as of October 1, 2007. Its a Miracle was a television show that aired on PAX-TV (now Independent Television) between September 6, 1998 and September 1, 2004. ... Quiz show redirects here. ... The Reel To Reel Picture Show was the first game show to air on PAX (now known as i: Independent Television). ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... John Clymer cover for Womans Day (December, 1942) Womans Day is a magazine, aimed at a female readership, which A & P launched in the 1930s. ... Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. ... TV Guide cover, promoting Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burtons famous appearance on a 1970 episode of Heres Lucy Heres Lucy was Lucille Balls third network television sitcom. ... The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired from March 1, 1986 to July 20, 1991. ... Daves World was a 1993–1997 CBS sitcom that was based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry. ... This section contains a list of trivia items. ... Doc is a TV show starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint Doc Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York medical clinic. ...

The network's wholesome family-friendly format was lampooned by other television series such as The Simpsons, Will & Grace, and MADtv.^{[citation needed]} Simpsons redirects here. ... Will & Grace is a popular American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. ... For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ...

From PAX to i

i logo, used from July 1, 2005 to January 29, 2007.

On June 28, 2005, Paxson announced it would rebrand PAX as i, in order to reflect a new strategy of "providing an independent broadcast platform for producers and syndicators who desire to reach a national audience." After the transition was complete, PAX TV would continue to air programming under its PAX brand on one of its digital channels over the air and in select cable homes (see below). Some media observers jocularly postulated that i was code for "infomercial." Image File history File links I_independent_television_logo. ... Image File history File links I_independent_television_logo. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

With this rebranding also came the following changes to the programming lineup:

• i dropped overnight programming from The Worship Network, which had been airing late nights on the network since its launch in August 1998. The time period is now leased to infomercials. Worship programming moved to a digital subchannel on local i affiliates.

• In many markets starting in the Fall of 2002, i had aired editions of local newscasts from local NBC affiliate stations. Two i stations, KPXB in Houston and WQPX in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, aired newscasts from non-NBC affiliate stations (CBS affiliate KHOU and ABC affiliate WNEP, respectively). This was discontinued from some i station lineups on June 30, 2005. The change also displaced local news on WVPX in the Cleveland market, which was aimed at the station's former target area of Akron, Ohio. The newscast was produced by NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland, and moved to Time Warner Cable's systems in Akron and Canton, Ohio.

• Also dropped was "Tomorrow's Weather Tonight", a five-minute segment featuring current weather and forecasts from WeatherVision which had aired on the channel since 2000.

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Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by ION Television

ION operates on a 43½-hour network programming schedule, which it adopted in April 2008.^[3] It provides 40 hours of prime time general entertainment programming to affiliated stations from 5-11pm weekday/6-11pm weekends (all times ET/PT), along with a 3½-hour children's programming block known as qubo on Fridays from 1:30 to 5:00pm ET/PT. All other times are filled with religious programming or infomercials. The years next to the show title represent when it was making new episodes, not necessarily when it aired on ION Television. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... qubo (kyoo-bo, originally called Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006[1]) is the name of the childrens programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous childrens entertainment producers. ...

Primetime schedule

Comedies are in pink; dramas are in green; movies are in red; news programming is in brown; health programs are in blue; game shows are in orange; other programming is in grey.

Among series slated for future broadcast; ER is coming to ION Television beginning in June;^[4][5] M*A*S*H and Boston Legal are coming to ION Television beginning Fall 2008,^[6][7] while Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer will be added to the ION Television lineup beginning in 2009.^[8][9] ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... M*A*S*H is an American television series developed by Larry Gelbart, inspired by the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker (penname for H. Richard Hornberger) and its sequels, but primarily by the 1970 film MASH, and influenced by the 1961 novel Catch... Boston Legal is a Golden Globe, Peabody and Emmy Award winning American legal drama comedy created by David E. Kelley that has aired since October 3, 2004. ... Criminal Minds is a crime drama that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. ... Ghost Whisperer is an American television drama-fantasy-thriller that premiered on CBS September 23, 2005. ...

On May 1, 2008, ION Television released its new programming plan for the 2008–2009 season at the New York Public Library in New York City. In addition to the "new" programming as described, ION plans on starting its regular programming at 4PM ET / PT. ^[10] is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Public Library (NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of Americas most significant research libraries. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is joining ION Television's weekday lineup beginning July 7, 2008.^[11] Hangin with Mr. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

All times are Eastern/Pacific time zones. Some programming is not shown in all areas. 48 Hours Logo 48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since Jan. ... Hangin with Mr. ... The Steve Harvey Show (August 25, 1996—February 24, 2002) aired for six seasons on The WB Television Network. ... This article is about the American game show. ... Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... 48 Hours Logo 48 Hours is a documentary and news program broadcast on the CBS television network since Jan. ... Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ...

The ION Television schedule is subject to frequent change. Mama's Family had been, since the network revamped, the only permanent fixture in ION's schedule; Diagnosis: Murder (the lone carryover from the PAX days) had also been on ION's schedule for all but a month, although its time slot had been changed numerous times and both shows are no longer aired on the station. ION Life and 48 Hours have also been more recently added on a near-permanent basis; the other programs are frequently rotated in and out of the schedule. Mamas Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. ...

Children's programming

As PAX, ION aired a four-hour children's programming block called PAX Kids, which featured mostly religious children's programming. The lineup lasted only a year and a half, presumably due to low ratings (The last animated show that got axed was Archie's Weird Mysteries). What was unusual about the lineup is that although it was a weekend-only lineup like ABC, CBS and NBC, it was spread over two days, Saturday and Sunday (CBS does allow some of its affiliates to air its children's programming on Sundays, however only one or two programs are usually aired on Sundays and not all affiliates do this). Archies Weird Mysteries was a traditional animated childrens television program, based on the continuously successful Archie comics. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Until UPN ceased network children's programming in 2003 with the loss of that network's Disney's One Too lineup, ION (as PAX) was the only one of the eight broadcast networks (along with various religious networks) not to have a children's programming block. ABC Kids is a three-hour block of animated cartoons and live-action childrens television shows, broadcast on the ABC network in the U.S. and on the CTV network in Canada on Saturday mornings. ...

In May 2006, ION (as i) announced plans to launch a new children's block on Saturday mornings starting in September 2006 as part of the qubo endeavor (see below), teaming ION Media Networks with NBC Universal, Scholastic Press, Corus Entertainment's Nelvana and Classic Media and its Mike Young unit. qubo includes blocks airing on i, NBC and Telemundo (NBC Universal's Spanish-language network) along with a 24/7 digital broadcast kids channel, video-on-demand services and a branded website. On ION along with PBS, is the only broadcast networks that has a children's program lineup airing on weekday afternoons (NBC moved children's programming to weekends-only in 1956, other networks didn't follow until the 1980s and 1990s and The WB was the last to move its children's programming to weekends only) as it airs Fridays from 3:00 to 6:00PM Eastern Time. Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ... Corus Entertainment Inc. ... This article is about the entertainment company. ... Classic Media, Inc. ... Michael James (Mike) Young was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Guy Pearce from 1986 until 1989. ... This article is about the television network. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...

The qubo lineup on ION features the same programming as the NBC qubo lineup, with the exception of Mustard Pancakes, which is exclusive to ION. On Friday, September 15, 2006 i started airing the qubo programs, Veggie Tales; Dragon; 3-2-1 Penguins!, Babar; Jane and the Dragon; and Jacob Two-Two. qubo (kyoo-bo, originally called Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006[1]) is the name of the childrens programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous childrens entertainment producers. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Veggie Tales is a series of childrens books and computer animated videos conveying Christian ideals to children via humorous, anthropomorphic vegetable-shaped characters. ... Dragon is an animated television program which is based on the books by best-selling childrens author Dav Pilkey. ... 3-2-1 Penguins! is a series of Christian animated videos (on VHS and DVD) for all ages. ... Babar can refer to: Babar the Elephant The BaBar Experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Babur (also spelled Baber or Babar), 16th-century ruler of India and founder of the Mogul Empire Babar Island, an island of Indonesia Safir A Babar, This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... A very popular, long-in-print series of childrens books written and illustrated by Martin Baynton. ... Jacob Two-Two is a character in a trilogy of books written by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. ...

Sports

Previous network sports event telecasts included Conference USA college football games (produced by College Sports Television), the Women's United Soccer Association, Real Pro Wrestling (which more resembles the amateur form than the theatrically-based ring sport), the Champions Tour of golf, Paralympic Games, and most recently, BodogFight. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ... This article covers college football played in the United States. ... CBS College Sports Network (usually promoted with the Network portion excised from the branding) is a multimedia network and the first dedicated exclusively to college sports 24 hours a day. ... The Womens United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the worlds first womens soccer league in which all the players were paid professionals. ... Real Pro Wrestlings Logo. ... The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA TOUR, hosts 30 events annually in the United States and Canada for golfers 50 and older. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. ... Bodog Fight is a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition that originated from Costa Rica and is created and produced by entertainment mogul Calvin Ayre and his Bodog Entertainment Group. ...

Some ION O&Os broadcast local and regional professional sports on their stations; an example of this is the Tampa Bay Rays' baseball games on local affiliate WXPX. However, since they have no backup programming of their own and an almost-total reliance on ION's satellite feed, sports on these stations often causes ION's programming to be joined in progress, and, on occasion, even be interrupted mid-program for a scheduled sporting event. Major league affiliations American League (1998–present) East Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 12, 42 Name Tampa Bay Rays (2008–present) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2007) Other nicknames Ballpark Tropicana Field (1998–present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) none Division titles... This article is about the sport. ... WXPX is a television station licensed to Bradenton, Florida. ...

ION Television has purchased the rights to air NFL Films' weekly highlight program, the NFL Films Game of the Week, Saturdays at 6PM ET beginning September 15, with the Giants-Cowboys game from September 9, 2007.^[12] The series ran from September 9 through December 29. NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries on the National Football League, as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. ... NFL Films Game of the Week is a program that airs on NFL Network, the official television channel of the National Football League. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

ION Television was supposed to begin coverage of the American Indoor Football Association beginning in March 2008.^[13] However, the game's producers did not provide a live broadcast and the deal was cancelled. The American Indoor Football Association(AIFA) was formed in October of 2006. ...

ION Plus

Separate national feeds have been made available to DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, Comcast, and non-O&O stations, featuring programming from ION Life in place of paid programming that airs on the main network. Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ... Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest cable television company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... ION Life is a digital television network owned by ION Media Networks, dedicated to health and wellness-related programming. ...

Prior to the launch of ION Life, the ION Plus feeds carried reruns of cancelled PAX original programs (Miracle Pets, Beat the Clock), as well as public domain movies and sitcom episodes (I Married Joan, The Beverly Hillbillies). “Miracle Pets” (“E/I” 13 – 16) is a one-hour, live action program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children between the ages of 13 and 16 by offering a perspective into the amazing realm of human and animal interaction. ... For other uses, see Beat the Clock (disambiguation). ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Sitcom redirects here. ... I Married Joan was a 1952-1955 sitcom starring Joan Davis and Jim Backus. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family transplanted in Southern California. ...

The feeds used the PAX name and bug long after PAX had changed its name to i, until about September 2005. DOG redirects here. ...

Multiplexing

On its O&O affiliates, ION has made notable use of "multiplexing," or splitting a digital TV channel into separate digital subchannels. On these subchannels, it has carried/will carry several digital channels.

Qubo on ION Television

Main article: Qubo

On May 8, 2006, ION Media Networks, NBC Universal, Corus Entertainment's Nelvana, Scholastic Books, and Classic Media and its Big Idea Productions unit announced plans to launch qubo, a new children's entertainment endeavor spread across all medium platforms, including video-on-demand on digital cable.^[14]. The new project features new and library programming from the partners, each one producing a new series a year. qubo (kyoo-bo, originally called Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006[1]) is the name of the childrens programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous childrens entertainment producers. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Corus Entertainment Inc. ... This article is about the entertainment company. ... Scholastic Inc. ... Classic Media, Inc. ... The Big Idea logo. ... Video on demand (VOD) systems allow users to select and watch video and clip content over a network as part of an interactive television system. ... Digital cable is a term for a type of cable digital television that delivers more channels than possible with analog cable by using digital video compression. ...

The primary goal for qubo is to "champion literacy and values in the children's television category".^[14] qubo made its debut on NBC and Telemundo on September 9, 2006, with NBC's qubo block repeating on ION Television on Fridays at 3:00pm.^[15] A 24-hour digital television network began January 8, 2007^[16]; programming on the digital channel features a daily repeating 4-hour block of shows, all featuring programming exclusive to the new channel. As a consequence to this, the i secondary feed was replaced on i O&Os with a repeating promo loop in late September 2006. This article is about the television network. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

ION Life

Main article: ION Life

On May 31, 2006, ION Media Networks announced plans to roll out a "24-hour digital broadcast network dedicated exclusively to consumer healthcare and healthy living." The network finally launched on February 19, 2007 as ION Life. ION has been airing samples of ION Life programming on Friday evenings. ION Life is a digital television network owned by ION Media Networks, dedicated to health and wellness-related programming. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... ION Life is a digital television network owned by ION Media Networks, dedicated to health and wellness-related programming. ...

The Worship Network

Main article: The Worship Network

The Worship Network was originally founded in 1992 to "create an atmosphere in the home to inspire and encourage a quiet time to worship God." When PAX launched in 1998, The Worship Network provided overnight programming. The next year, PAX and The Worship Network struck a deal in which the network would be carried on a digital subchannel of PAX 24 hours a day. The Worship Network, or Worship, is a broadcast television service that provides alternative Christian worship-themed programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ...

Today, The Worship Network continues to be carried on digital subchannels of ION O&Os and in some cases, is used as an alternative to the main ION network feed. It is also seen around the world through its 250 broadcast affiliates.^[17]

Subchannel ordering

Though each channel map may vary by market, usually the main ION feed is carried on subchannel -1, with Qubo on -2, ION Life on -3, and Worship on -4.

Recent programming deals

In 2006, ION Media Networks reached several programming deals. Two were with major programming suppliers announced within a week of each other. Another would bring original programming to the ION network, among other things.

On June 27, 2006, ION announced a comprehensive programming deal with Warner Bros. Television Distribution, giving them broadcast rights to movies and programming owned by Warner.^[18] On July 5, 2006, ION announced a similar deal with Sony Pictures Television, giving them broadcast rights to movies and programming owned by Sony.^[19] Starting in September, programs and feature-length movies from both libraries were phased into the primetime schedule. is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony Pictures Television, Inc. ...

On October 25, 2006, ION announced "an exclusive programming alliance" with RHI Entertainment (formerly Hallmark Entertainment). Under this agreement, RHI will program the 7-11 PM time periods on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights for two years starting June 29, 2007.^[20] The agreement also makes way for the US broadcast premieres of at least six RHI productions each year.^[21] During March and April 2008, Saturday nights on the RHI Movie Weekend will be Western-themed. ^[22] is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... RHI Entertainment is an American producer of television movies and miniseries, founded in the 1980s by Robert Halmi Jr. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

ION also struck a deal with NBC Universal for library content.^[23] NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ...

ION Media Networks and Comcast have reached an agreement to not only continue to carry ION Television, but also to introduce two new digital networks qubo and ION Life.^[24][25] ION Media Networks (formerly known as Paxson Communications) is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. ... Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest cable television company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... qubo (kyoo-bo, originally called Smart Place for Kids until August 23, 2006[1]) is the name of the childrens programming endeavor involving three broadcast networks, a new digital television network, and numerous childrens entertainment producers. ... ION Life is a digital television network owned by ION Media Networks, dedicated to health and wellness-related programming. ...

Differences between ION and other broadcast networks

ION Television, unlike other broadcast networks, does not necessarily allow its owned and operated stations to air syndicated programming during the daytime and late night hours. In the United States, syndicated programming accounts for a majority of local network affiliate and independent stations revenue. In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

Network programming (on stations that have a network affiliation) and infomercials make up the rest. Since paid programming makes up most of ION's schedule, the "pro" is that it is the main source of revenue. However, this is also a "con" since ION relies more on infomercials rather than sitcoms and dramas; sponsors of television series often have qualms about their message being lost on stations whose primary content is infomercials and other paid programming. During the 2005–2006 season, ION (as i) launched only one new series, Palmetto Pointe, a teen drama series which only lasted six episodes, and in 2006–2007, the network went entirely to a lineup of reruns (except for iHealth/ION Life specials). However, beginning in July 2007, this changed, as ION inked a deal with RHI Entertainment, who is producing new series for ION. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Palmetto Pointe is a television show that is shot and based in Charleston, South Carolina. ...

As a result, there are a small number of stations (such as WKFK-LP, for instance) that have taken dual affiliation with both ION and another smaller network, usually either America One or MyNetworkTV. WKFK-LP is a low power television station licensed to Pascagoula, Mississippi which broadcasts on Channel 7. ... America One is a minor over-the-air television network in the United States. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MYN-TV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. ...

The fact that ION airs more infomercials than they do series programming is the main reason why some satellite operators dropped ION affiliates from their channel lineups.^{[citation needed]}

Besides Retro Television Network, ION is the only broadcast network^{[citation needed]} that has never filled its entire primetime schedule with originally produced programming and replaced series that have ended with newer programming, opting to air past series instead. The Retro Television Network is Equity Media Holdings Corporations system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as My Three Sons, The Wild Wild West, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and Laverne and Shirley. ...

Also, although DirecTV technically carries the local affiliates in many areas, no local programs actually air on those stations. Instead, the "place holder" simulcasts the national modified feed (for example, Los Angeles area viewers watch ION on both channels 30, KPXN, and 305). A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that was founded in 1994. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... KPXN, licensed to San Bernardino, California broadcasts on analog channel 30 and digital channel 38 in the Los Angeles area. ...

MyNetworkTV and ION Television were also the only English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States that were largely unaffected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, due to the fact that ION's schedule is composed of reruns of old shows rather than new scripted series and MyNetworkTV's schedule is composed of reality shows and feature film repeats. Striking writers and supporters raise signs at a WGAW rally in Los Angeles. ...

Market absences

ION has no over-the-air stations in several major markets, most notably San Diego, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and St. Louis, Missouri (though St. Louis at one time received the network by way of a low-power repeater of WPXS, a station in Mount Vernon, Illinois). San Diego redirects here. ... Charlotte redirects here. ... Cincinnati redirects here. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... St. ... WPXS and KUMO-LP are the two i TV (formerly Pax) affiliates serving Southern Illinois and the Saint Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area. ... Mount Vernon is a city located in Jefferson County, Illinois. ...

In addition, in several other markets, ION's predecessor was sold to another television station group to affiliate with a different network or a Spanish service, and through either a lack of channel space or interest in the network. ION has not reappeared in those markets. They include:

• Champaign-Springfield, Illinois: WPXU (now CW affiliate WBUI)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin: WPXG (now CW affiliate WIWB)
• Albuquerque, New Mexico: KAPX (now TeleFutura affiliate KTFQ)
• Fresno-Visalia, California: KPXF (now TeleFutura affiliate KTFF)
• Little Rock, Arkansas: KYPX (now RTN affiliate KKYK)
• Reno, Nevada: KREN (now CW affiliate)
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana: WLFT-CA (now independent religious)
• Charlottesville, Virginia: WADA-LP (now Fox affiliate WAHU-CA)
• Lafayette, Louisiana: KDCG-LP (now RTN affiliate)
• Shreveport, Louisiana: KPXJ (now CW affiliate)
• Montgomery, Alabama: WBMM (first to Daystar Television Network, now a CW affiliate)
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota: KAUN-LP (now RTN affiliate)

In several markets, the station's city of license is considered outside the main portion of a market's metropolitan area, like Minneapolis-St. Paul, where that area's affiliate station (KPXM) transmits from St. Cloud, fifty miles north, and Milwaukee, where the affiliate WPXE is licensed from Kenosha, with their analog transmitter south of Milwaukee in Racine County (although their digital transmitter is located in the traditional Milwaukee tower cluster on the north side of the city). In Cleveland, ION airs on the former ABC affiliate in Akron (WVPX), which had formerly targeted their audience away from Cleveland, in Akron and Canton. Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... 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Network troubles

In 2003, the predecessor Pax network scaled back its operations. It was originally offering five or six new series each season. That year the number of new series airing on Pax dwindled to just two: Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, which was pulled in 2005, and Doc, which were pulled in 2004 because Pax's international backer, CTV, pulled out of producing the shows. The organization seemingly recovered a year later when seven TV series made it to Pax's 2004-05 schedule. Doc is a TV show starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint Doc Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York medical clinic. ... CTV is a Canadian English language television network. ...

In the Spring of 2005, it was reported that Pax intended to break its contract with NBC Universal, which eliminated most of their entertainment programming, and rely on infomercials, talk shows, and other paid programming to help increase cash flow. However, the network issued a press release on May 25, 2005, in which Paxson Communications chairman Lowell "Bud" Paxson was quoted^{[citation needed]} as saying: NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lowell Bud Paxson is the brainchild behind the Home Shopping Network. ...

In November 2005, NBC Universal was granted a transferrable option to purchase a controlling stake in Paxson Communications.^{[citation needed]} If this option is exercised, NBC would acquire approximately 63 i affiliates. As part of the agreement, Lowell Paxson left the network (and its parent company). NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ...

According to a statement on its website^[26], DirecTV planned to terminate its agreement with the i network in February 2006 and would drop i as well as its local channels from the DBS service. DirecTV cited that "most of (i Network's) programming consists of infomercials and other promotional shows", despite an earlier promise by network executives that the network "would consist of general, family-oriented entertainment". To appease DirecTV officials, the network decided to junk some infomercials and shopping shows and replace them with old public domain programming and cancelled PAX originals (see below). The channels were expected to be removed from the service by February 28, 2006. However, in May 2006, it was announced that DirecTV and ION Media had come to a new carriage agreement. A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that was founded in 1994. ... Infomercials are television commercials that run as long as a typical television program (roughly thirty minutes or an hour). ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early 2006, it was announced that the i affiliates in Memphis, Tennessee (WPXX-TV), Rapid City, South Dakota (KKRA-LP) and Greenville, North Carolina (WEPX, as well as WPXU-TV in Jacksonville, North Carolina) would add programming from MyNetworkTV in September 2006, thus causing programming airing on i to be unavailable on these stations while MNTV is broadcasting. This blow came after losing some affiliates in New Mexico, New York, and Illinois completely (although the New York station, WWBI-LP in Plattsburgh, subsequently rejoined i after a sale that resulted in the affiliation change fell through). In April of 2006, it was reported i owed more than US $250,000,000 to creditors.^[27] Standard & Poor's reported a much higher debt in March 2008, owing $867,000,000 to creditors and having a bond rating of CCC+/Outlook Negative.^[28] For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... WPXX-TV, channel 50 is an i Network affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee. ... Rapid City is a city located in the western part of South Dakota and is second largest city in the state of South Dakota after Sioux Falls. ... KKRA-LP channel 24 is a low-power affiliate of the i network, and is based in Rapid City, South Dakota. ... Nickname: Location of Greenville shown within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Pitt Settled 1771 Founded 1774 (Martinsborough) Founded 1786 (Greenville) Government  - Mayor Patricia C. Pat Dunn Area  - City 26. ... WEPX is one of two ION Television and MyNetworkTV affiliates for the Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina television market. ... WPXU-TV is one of two i affiliates for the Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina television market, licensed to nearby Jacksonville. ... Nickname: Location of Jacksonville within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Onslow Founded 1757 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Sammy Phillips Area  - City 45. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MYN-TV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. ... WWBI-LP (channel 27) is a low-power television station in Plattsburgh, New York. ... Plattsburgh, New York refers to two locations in Clinton County, New York: City of Plattsburgh Town of Plattsburgh This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 2006, i struck several major content deals (see details above) in hopes of assuring its long-term future.

Days after the network changed to ION Television, a small California-based entertainment group named Positive Ions, Inc. sued ION Media Networks, claiming that the network stole the "ION" branding.^[29] Positive Ions has registered trademarks on the word "Ion" and has used the mark commercially since 1999. On May 14, 2007, Positive Ions filed for an injunction that, if granted, would require ION Media Networks to change its name once again.^[30]

Network slogans

• Pax TV: A Friend of the Family (1998-2000)
• Pax TV: Share It With Someone You Love (1998-2000)
• Pax TV: Share The Wonder (2000-2001)
• Pax TV: Feel Good TV (2001-2003)
• Pax TV: Feel The Spirit (2003-2004)
• Pax TV: Oh what a night! (2004-2005)
• What's Your ION? (2007-present)
• ION: Your Home for Popular TV Favorites (2007-present)

Logos

The network has shown several icons over its history, citing its different names. They are shown below.

See also

• List of ION Television affiliates
• List of programs broadcast by ION Television
• List of stations owned and operated by ION Media Networks
• List of United States television networks
• List of United States cable and satellite television networks
• Lists of corporate assets

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References

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External links

• Official website
• qubo
• ION Life
• The Worship Network