Ion Television

Ion Television adalah stasiun televisi swasta Amerika Serikat yang diluncurkan pada tanggal 31 Agustus 1998. Satsiun televisi ini dimiliki oleh ION Media Networks (dahulu bernama Paxson Communications).

Nama sebelumnya	Pax (1998–2005) i (2005–2007)
Jenis	Stasiun televisi terestrial dan satelit
Slogan	Positively Entertaining
Negara	Amerika Serikat
Pendiri	Bud Paxson
Tanggal peluncuran	31 Agustus 1998
Pemilik	ION Media Networks
Situs web	www.iontelevision.com

Sejarah

Saat pertama kali diluncurkan, stasiun ini mengusung nama Pax TV. Ditemukan oleh Lowell 'Bud' Paxson. Saat ittu, memakai sinyal analog. Acara TV terkenal adalah Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye dan Doc. Acara lain ialah The Simpsons, Will & Grace, dan MADtv.

Jadwal awal jaringan televisi terestrial ini jauh lebih besar dalam lingkup daripada sekarang ini. Ini terdiri dari program-program hiburan umum dari 12:00-21:40 ET/PT; dan, program berbayar dari 00:00-01:00 ET / PT, 5:00-12:00 ET / PT, dan semua acara sore pada hari Sabtu dan Minggu.

Acara yang disediakan pada awalnya adalah It's a Miracle, game show The Reel to Reel Picture Show, dan acara obrolan Woman's Day dan Great Day America, juga penayangan ulang acara-acara lama seperti Highway to Heaven, Here's Lucy, The Hogan Family, Dave's World, dan Touched by an Angel.

Selain itu, jaringan televisi terestrial tersebut juga menayangkan program keagamaan di malam hari dari The Worship Network selama jam malam dan jaringan televisi kontemporer Kristen Praise TV pada hari Jumat-Sabtu pukul 00:00-03:00 ET/PT.

Pada tanggal 28 Juni 2005, Pax TV diluncurkan ulang dengan nama i, dengan acara tambahan infomercial, dalam rangka untuk mencerminkan strategi baru "menyediakan sebuah platform siaran independen untuk produsen dan syndicators yang ingin menjangkau khalayak nasional." Setelah transisi selesai, PAX TV akan terus udara pemrograman bawah merek PAX pada salah satu saluran digital melalui udara dan di rumah-rumah kabel pilih. Pada tanggal 29 Januari 2007, jaringan berubah nama lagi, untuk saat ini sebagai ION Television. Acaranya dikhususkan untuk sebagian besar, tidak berubah pada saat itu; jaringan terus fitur pemrograman dari kesepakatan isinya. Pada tahun 2008, fokus jaringan kembali digubah, dengan menekankan pemrograman 18-49 demografi dan berbagai ditayangkan, baru menarik khalayak yang lebih muda

Slogan

Pax TV

Logo Pax TV (31 Agustus 1998 - 23 Juni 2005)

• Pax TV: A Friend of the Family (1998-2005)
• Pax TV: Share It With Someone You Love (1998-2005)
• Pax TV: Share The Wonder (1998)
• Pax TV: Feel Good TV (2001-2004)
• Pax TV: Feel The Spirit (2003-2004)
• Pax TV: Oh what a night! (2004-2005)

i

Logo i (1 Juli 2005 - 29 Januari 2007)

• i: Independent Television (2005-2007)

Ion Television

• What's Your ION? (2007-2008)
• ION: Your Home for Popular TV Favorites (2007-2008)
• ION Television: Positively Entertaining (2008-kini)

Affliasi

Alabama

• Birmingham - WPXH 44 (O&O)
• Wetumpka - WETU-LP 39

Alaska

• Anchorage - KDMD 33
• Fairbanks - KDMD-LP 32

Arizona

• Phoenix - KPPX 51 (O&O)

Arkansas

• Hope-Texarkana - KTSS-LP 50

California

• Chico - KZVU-LP 22 (Secondary)
• Los Angeles - KPXN 30 (O&O)
• Redding - KRVU-LP 21 (Secondary)
• Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto - KSPX 29 (O&O)
• San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose - KKPX 65 (O&O)

Colorado

• Denver - KPXC 59 (O&O)

Connecticut

• Hartford-New Haven - WHPX 26 (O&O)

Delaware

• Wilmington - WPPX 61 (O&O)

District of Columbia

• Washington D.C. - WPXW 66 (O&O)

Florida

• West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce - WPXP 67 (O&O)
• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota - WXPX 66 (O&O)
• Orlando - WOPX 56 (O&O)
• Jacksonville - WPXC-21 / WPXJ-LP 41 (O&O)
• Miami - WPXM 35 (O&O)

Georgia

• Atlanta - WPXA 14 (O&O)
• Brunswick - WPXC 21 (O&O)

Hawaii

• Kona - KLEI 6 (O&O)
• Honolulu - KPXO 66 (O&O)

Idaho

• Twin Falls - KTWT-LP 43
• Hailey - KSVX-LP 18

Illinois

• Chicago - WCPX 38 (O&O)

Indiana

• Indianapolis - WIPX 63 (O&O)

Iowa

• Cedar Rapids - KPXR 48 (O&O)
• Des Moines - KFPX 39 (O&O)

Kentucky

• Lexington - WUPX-TV 67 (O&O)
• Louisville - WBNA 21

Louisiana

• New Orleans - WPXL-49 (O&O)

Maine

• Bangor - WBGR-LP 33

Massachusetts

• Boston - WBPX 68 (O&O)
• Vineyard Haven - WDPX 58 (O&O)

Michigan

• Detroit - WPXD 31 (O&O)
• Grand Rapids - WZPX 43 (O&O)

Minnesota

• Minneapolis-Saint Paul - KPXM 41 (O&O)

Mississippi

• Pascagoula - WKFK-LP 7
• Cleveland - WHCQ-LP 8
• Clarksdale - WPRQ-LP 12

Missouri

• Joplin-Pittsburg - KJPX-LP 47
• Kansas City - KPXE 50 (O&O)

Nevada

• Pahrump - KPVM-LP 41

New Hampshire

• Concord - WPXG 21 (O&O)

New York

• Buffalo - WPXJ 51 (O&O)
• Amsterdam - WYPX 50 (digital only) (O&O)
• Plattsburgh - WWBI-LP 27
• Syracuse - WSPX 56 (O&O)
• New York - WPXN 31 (O&O)

North Carolina

• Burlington-Greensboro - WGPX-16 (O&O)
• Fayetteville - WFPX 62 (O&O)
• Greenville - WEPX 38 (secondary) (O&O)
• Hendersonville - WAEN-LP 64
• Jacksonville - WPXU 35 (secondary) (O&O)
• Rocky Mount-Raleigh-Durham - WRPX 47 (O&O)

Ohio

• Cleveland - WVPX-23 (O&O)
• Dayton - WRCX-LP 40

Oklahoma

• Tulsa - KTPX 44 (O&O)
• Oklahoma City - KOPX 62 (O&O)

Oregon

• Medford - KFBI-LP 48 (Secondary)
• Portland - KPXG 22 (digital only) (O&O)

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia - WPPX 61 (O&O)
• Wilkes-Barre-Scranton - WQPX 64 (O&O)

Rhode Island

• Providence, Rhode Island-New Bedford, Massachusetts - WPXQ 69 (O&O)

South Dakota

• Rapid City - KKRA-LP 24 (secondary)

Tennessee

• Nashville - WNPX 28 (O&O)
• Knoxville - WPXK 54 (O&O)
• Memphis - WPXX 50 (secondary) (O&O)

Texas

• Dallas - KPXD 68 (O&O)
• San Antonio - KPXL 26 (O&O)
• Houston - KPXB 49 (O&O)

Utah

• Salt Lake City - KUPX 16 (O&O)

Vermont

• Burlington - WWBI-LP 27

Virginia

• Roanoke-Lynchburg - WPXR 38 (O&O)
• Norfolk - WPXV 49 (O&O)

Washington

• Spokane - KGPX 34 (O&O)
• Seattle-Tacoma - KWPX 33 (O&O)

West Virginia

• Hurricane - WLPX 29 (O&O)
• Martinsburg - WWPX 60 (O&O)

Wisconsin

• Baraboo - W43BR 43
• Kenosha - WPXE 55 (O&O)
• Wausau - WTPX-DT 46 (O&O) digital only
• Madison - "W23BW"-DT 23 (Coming June 12, 2009)

Acara TV unggulan

Logo pertama Ion Television dari tanggal 29 Januari 2007 - 8 September 2008

Situasi komedi

• M*A*S*H (2008-present)
• My Name Is Earl (2009-present)

Drama

• Criminal Minds (2005-present) (beginning in 2009)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005-present) (beginning in 2009)
• Without a Trace (2009-present)

Olahraga

• World Championship Sports

Permainan

• Family Feud (2002-2006; 2008-kini)

Belanja

• Paid Programming

Acara TV anak

• qubo (2006-kini)

Religi

• American Bible Society Presents
• David Jeremiah
• Feed The Children
• International Fellowship of Christians & Jews
• The Key of David
• Les Feldick
• Life Today with James Robison
• Pastor Scott
• In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley

Acara yang pernah tayang

KET:

• Angka tahun berwarna biru menunjukkan bahwa acara ini ditayangkan ulang.
• Angka tahun berwarna oranye menunjukkan bahwa acara ini bisa tayang sewaktu-waktu.
• Simbol (*) berarti awal saat ditayangkan.

Situasi komedi

• Alice (2007-2008)
• Amen (2006-2007)
• Bosom Buddies
• Designing Women (2007-2008)
• The Drew Carey Show (2007-2009)
• Green Acres (2006-2007)
• Growing Pains (2006-2007)
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (2008-2009)
• Here's Lucy (late 1990s)
• Mama's Family (2005-2008)
• The Monkees (2006)
• Perfect Strangers (2007)
• Reba (2009)
• The Steve Harvey Show (2008-2009)
• The Wonder Years (2007-2008)
• The Wayans Bros. (2008)
• Who's the Boss? (2007-2008)

Drama

• The 10th Kingdom (2000)
• Battlestar Galactica (2008)
• Baywatch (2008)
• The Big Valley
• Body and Soul (2002-2003, original)
• Bonanza
• Boston Legal (2004-2008)
• The Dead Zone (2008)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1998-2007)
• Doc (2001-2004)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1998-2002)
• Durham County (2007-2010)*
• Early Edition
• ER (2008-2009)
• Flash Gordon (2007-2008)
• The Guard (2008-2009, original)
• Highway to Heaven
• Jeremiah (2000-2001)
• Just Cause (2001-2003, original)
• Kung Fu (2007)
• Mysterious Ways (2000-2002, ditransfer dari NBC)*
• NCIS (2008-2010)
• Palmetto Pointe (2005, original)
• Ponderosa (2001-2002)*
• Promised Land (1996-1999)
• Quantum Leap (2008-2009)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (2000-2002)
• Shark (2010)
• Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2002-2005)
• Touched by an Angel (1998-2003)
• Young Blades (2005-2006, original)

Reality Show

• America's Funniest Home Videos (2003-2005, hanya musim 1989-94)
• America's Most Talented Kid (2003-2006)*
• Animal Tails (2002-2003, original)
• Candid Camera (2001-2004, transfer dari CBS)
• Cold Turkey (2004-2005, original)
• Ed McMahon's Next Big Star (2002-2003)*
• Encounters with the Unexplained (1999-2003)
• Extreme Fakeovers (2004-2005)
• It's a Miracle (1998-2004)*
• Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures (1998-2000)
• Lie Detector (2004-2005)*
• Miracle Pets (2001-2003, original)
• Moral Court (2000-2001)
• Mrs. America Pagent (2002)
• Mrs. World Pagent (2001)
• The People's Court (1981-1993)
• Texas Justice (2010)
• Totally Pets (2003-2004)*
• Unbelievable Animal Rescues (2002-2003)
• The Verdict (2004-2005)
• World Cup Comedy (2004-2005)

Talk Show

• Woman's Day
• Great Day America
• The Megan Mullally Show (2006-2007)

Permainan

• Balderdash (2004-2005)*
• Beat the Clock (2002-2003)*
• Born Lucky (1999-2000)
• Dirty Rotten Cheater (2003)*
• Family Feud (2008-2010)
• Hollywood Showdown (2000)*
• On the Cover (2004)*
• Pyramid (2004-2006)
• The Reel to Reel Picture Show (1998)*
• Shop 'Til You Drop (2000-2002, 2003-2005)*
• Supermarket Sweep (2000-2003)*
• Twenty One (2000)
• The Weakest Link (2001-2003)

Belanja

• Treasures In Your Home: The World of Collecting (1999-2000)

Acara TV anak

• Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999-2000)
• Super Mario World (1999)
• The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1999)

Berita

• Local NBC News Rebroadcasts (2000-2005)
• 48 Hours (1988-present)

Kesehatan

• In Good Health

Cuaca

• WeatherVision (1999-2005)

Musik

• Millennium Live (1999)

Religi

• Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999-2000)
• The Worship Network (1998-2010)
• Day of Discovery
• Joel Osteen
• Live From Liberty
• Live Prayer
• Morris Ceruello Helpline
• Worship
• Zola Levitt Presents

Infomercial

• Martha Stewart Living (1999-2004)
• New Home Building Today
• Your New Home
• Go!

Talkshow

• Great Day America
• Woman's Day
• The Emeril Lagasse Show (2010)*

Lain-lain

• Martha Stewart Living

Lihat pula

• Daftar saluran DirecTV
• Daftar saluran Dish Network
• qubo

Paranala luar

• (Inggris) Situs resmi
• (Inggris) ION Life