Defy TV

Defy TV
	SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company
Parent	Scripps Networks, LLC
History
Launched	July 1, 2021; 2 years ago
Links
Website	defytvnet.com

Defy TV is an American

reality shows

, having launched on July 1, 2021, with broadcast coverage of 92% of the United States.

History

On March 2, 2021, Scripps announced that it would launch two new multicast networks—Defy and

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]

Programming

The network's launch schedule was mainly made up of out-of-production unscripted shows from the library of

Forged in Fire and Pawn Stars.^[5]

Affiliates

City of license/market	Station^[6]	Virtual channel	Primary affiliation (on main channel)	Owner	Notes
Alabama
Birmingham (Tuscaloosa–Anniston)	WIAT	42.4	CBS	Nexstar Media Group
Dothan	WTVY	4.6	CBS	Gray Television
Huntsville–Decatur	WAFF	48.6	NBC	Gray Television
Montgomery	WBMM	22.4	The CW	Bahakel Communications
Arizona
Tolleson (Phoenix)	KPPX-TV	51.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Sierra Vista (Tucson)	KWBA-TV	58.5	The CW	E. W. Scripps Company
Tucson	KOLD-TV	13.4	CBS	Gray Television
Arkansas
Fayetteville	KHOG	29.4	ABC	Hearst Television
Fort Smith	KHBS	40.4	ABC	Hearst Television
Pine Bluff (Little Rock)	KASN	38.4	The CW	Mission Broadcasting
California
Bakersfield	KXBF-LD	14.5	SonLife	HC2 Holdings
Chico	KKRM-LD	11.6	The Dove	One Ministries, Inc.
Palm Springs (Indio)	K21DO-D	21.2	Ion Television	HC2 Holdings
Redding	KRDT-CD	23.6	The Dove	One Ministries, Inc.
Sacramento (Stockton–Modesto)	KSPX-TV	29.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Salinas (Monterey–Santa Cruz)	KCBA	35.3	The CW Plus	VistaWest Media
Los Angeles )	KPXN-TV	30.3	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
San Jose (San Francisco Bay Area)	KKPX-TV	65.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Santa Cruz (Central Coast)	KCOY-TV	12.4	Telemundo	VistaWest Media
Santa Barbara	KZDF-LD	8.2	Sonlife	HC2 Holdings
Yuba City	KKPM-CD	28.6	The Dove	One Ministries, Inc.
Colorado
Colorado Springs (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	KLML	20.3	Court TV	Ventura Broadcasting
Connecticut
New London (Hartford–New Haven)	WHPX-TV	26.4	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Delaware
Dover (Salisbury–Baltimore, MD–Washington, D.C.)	WMDE	36.2	ShopHQ	WRNN-TV Associates
Wilmington (Philadelphia, PA)	WPPX-TV	61.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Florida
Bradenton (Tampa Bay Area)	WXPX-TV	66.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Fort Myers	WGPS-LD	22.8	Cozi TV	HC2 Holdings
Gainesville	WNFT-LD	8.5	Bounce TV	Budd Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Melbourne (Orlando–Daytona Beach)	WOPX-TV	56.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Fort Myers	WGPS-LD	22.6	Cozi TV	HC2 Broadcasting
Jacksonville	WTLV	12.4	NBC	Tegna Inc.
Lake Worth (West Palm Beach )	WPXP-TV	67.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Miami (Fort Lauderdale)	WSFL-TV	39.4	The CW	E. W. Scripps Company
Panama City Beach	WPCT	46.3	Independent	Beach TV Properties
West Palm Beach (Boca Raton–Fort Pierce)	WPTV-TV	5.2	NBC	E. W. Scripps Company
Georgia
Augusta	WRDW-TV	12.6	CBS	Gray Television
Brunswick (Jacksonville, FL )	WPXC-TV	21.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Columbus	W29FD-D	43.1	-	HC2 Holdings
Macon (Warner Robins)	WMGT-TV	41.3	NBC	Morris Multimedia
Atlanta )	WPXA-TV	14.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Savannah	WJCL	22.4	ABC	Hearst Television
Hawaii
Kaneohe (Honolulu)	KPXO-TV	66.4	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Idaho
Nampa (Boise)	KTRV-TV	12.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Pocatello (Idaho Falls)	KPIF	15.2	Grit	Ventura Broadcasting
Illinois
Chicago	WCPX-TV	38.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Decatur (Springfield–Champaign–Urbana)	WAND	17.4	NBC	Block Communications
East St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)	WRBU	46.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks
Peoria	W27EQ-D	27.3	Court TV	HC2 Holdings
Rockford	WIFR-LD	23.6	CBS	Gray Television
Indiana
Angola (Fort Wayne)	WINM	12.5	TCT	Tri-State Christian Television
Bloomington (Indianapolis)	WIPX-TV	63.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Evansville	WFIE	14.7	NBC	Gray Television
Salem (Louisville, KY)	WBKI	58.6	The CW	Block Communications
South Bend (Elkhart)	WNDU-TV	16.5	NBC	Gray Television
Iowa
Cedar Rapids (Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque)	KPXR-TV	48.5	Ion Television	Ion Television	Launched July 1, 2021
Newton (Des Moines)	KFPX-TV	39.2	Ion Television	Ion Television	Launched July 1, 2021
Sioux City	KSXE-LD	16.2	Grit	SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas
Topeka	KSQA	12.3	Independent	KSQA Television Group
Wichita (Hutchinson)	KAKE	10.4	ABC	Lockwood Broadcast Group
Kentucky
Richmond (Lexington)	WUPX-TV	67.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Louisiana
Baton Rouge	WAFB	9.6	CBS	Gray Television
Crowley (Lafayette)	K21OM-D	20.4	The365	HC2 Holdings
Lake Charles	KVHP	29.5	Fox	American Spirit Media
Slidell (New Orleans)	WUPL	54.4	MyNetworkTV	Tegna, Inc.
Shreveport (Texarkana, TX–AR)	KSLA	12.6	CBS	Gray Television
Maine
Bangor	W20ER-D	20.1	-	HC2 Holdings
Lewiston (Portland)	WIPL	35.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Maryland
Baltimore )	WMJF-CD	39.5	Mariavision	HME Equity Fund II, LLC
Massachusetts
Boston	WBPX-TV	68.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
New Bedford (Providence, RI)	WLNE-TV	6.4	ABC	Standard Media
Springfield (Holyoke–Northampton)	WSHM-LD	33.5	CBS	Gray Television
Michigan
Ann Arbor (Detroit)	WPXD-TV	31.4	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Cadillac (Traverse City)	WFQX-TV	32.6	Fox	Cadillac Telecasting Company
Grand Rapids (Kalamazoo–Battle Creek)	WXMI	17.4	Fox	E. W. Scripps Company
Saginaw (Bay City–Flint)	WAQP	49.7	TCT	Tri-State Christian Television
Minnesota
Austin (Albert Lea–Rochester–Mason City, IA)	KAAL	6.3	ABC	Hubbard Broadcasting
Duluth (Superior)	WDIO-DT	10.4
St. Paul (Minneapolis)	KSTP-TV	5.5
Mississippi
West Point (Columbus–Tupelo)	WLOV-TV	27.3	CW+	Coastal Television Broadcasting Company	2024
Greenville–Greenwood	WFXW	15.4	TCT	Tri-State Christian Television
Gulfport (Biloxi–Pascagoula)	WXXV-TV	5.4	Fox	Morris Multimedia
Jackson	WDBD	40.5	Fox	American Spirit Media
Meridian	WMDN	24.7	CBS	Big Horn Television
Missouri
Branson (Springfield)	KYCW-LD	24.2	The CW	Gray Television
Cape Girardeau (Paducah, KY–Harrisburg, IL)	KBSI	23.4	Fox	Community News Media
Columbia–Jefferson City	KGKM-LD	36.4	Telemundo	SagamoreHill Broadcasting
Kansas City	KPXE-TV	50.3	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Montana
Billings	KTVQ	2.4	CBS	E. W. Scripps Company
Nebraska
Lincoln	KLKN	8.5	ABC	Standard Media
Lincoln	KQMK-LD	25.1	-	HC2 Holdings
Omaha	KETV	7.4	ABC	Hearst Television
Nevada
Laughlin (Las Vegas)	KMCC	34.5	Independent	E. W. Scripps Company	Launched July 1, 2021
Reno	KTVN	2.4	CBS	Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
New Mexico
Albuquerque (Santa Fe)	KOB	4.5	NBC	Hubbard Broadcasting
Farmington (Durango, CO)	KOBF	12.5
Roswell (Carlsbad)	KOBR	8.5
New Hampshire
Concord	WPXG-TV	21.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks
New York
Amsterdam (Albany)	WYPX-TV	55.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Batavia (Buffalo)	WPXJ-TV	51.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Carthage (Watertown)	WWNY-TV	7.3	CBS	Gray Television
Corning (Elmira )	WYDC	48.7	Fox	Coastal Television
New York City	WPXN-TV	31.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Plattsburgh (Burlington, VT)	WPTZ	5.4	NBC	Hearst Television
Syracuse	WSPX-TV	56.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Rochester	WHEC-TV	10.7	NBC	Hubbard Broadcasting
North Carolina
Burlington (Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point)	WGPX-TV	16.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Charlotte	WBTV	3.4	CBS	Gray Television
Charlotte	WWJS	14.5	SonLife	Family Worship Center Church, Inc.
Jacksonville	WPXU-TV	35.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Rocky Mount (Triangle Region)	WRPX-TV	47.3	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Wilmington	WWAY	3.4	ABC	Morris Multimedia
Wilmington	WSFX-TV	26.6	Fox	American Spirit Media
North Dakota
Bismarck	KBMY	17.5	ABC	Forum Communications Company
Fargo	WDAY-TV	6.5	ABC	Forum Communications Company
Ohio
Cleveland	WEWS-TV	5.4	ABC	E. W. Scripps Company	Launched July 1, 2021
Columbus	WBNS-TV	10.8	CBS	Tegna Inc.
Toledo	WUPW	36.5	Fox	American Spirit Media
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City	KSBI	52.5	MyNetworkTV	Griffin Media	Launched July 1, 2021
Tulsa	KJRH-TV	2.4	NBC	E. W. Scripps Company	Launched July 1, 2021
Oregon
Eugene	K06QR	6.3	Ion Mystery	HC2 Holdings
(Salem) Portland	KPXG-TV	22.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Pennsylvania
Altoona (Johnstown)	WKBS-TV	47.6	Cornerstone Television	Cornerstone Television
Erie	WSEE-TV	36.6	CBS	Lilly Broadcasting
Harrisburg	WHLZ-LD	19.5	Bounce TV	Sonshine Family Television
Pittsburgh	WINP-TV	16.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Scranton (Wilkes-Barre)	WQPX-TV	64.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
South Carolina
Charleston	WHDC-LD	12.10	Court TV	Marquee Broadcasting
Columbia	WZRB	47.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Myrtle Beach (Florence)	WMBF-TV	32.7	NBC	Gray Television
Greenville	WGGS-TV	16.4	Religious independent	Carolina Christian Broadcasting
South Dakota
Sioux Falls	KTTW	7.7	TCT	Tri-State Christian Television
Tennessee
Chattanooga	WRCB	3.4	NBC	Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Chattanooga	WYHB-CD	39.1	-	Innovate Corp
Franklin (Nashville)	WNPX-TV	28.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Knoxville	WKNX-TV	7.3	Independent	Lockwood Broadcasting Group
Memphis	WPXX-TV	50.4	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Texas
Amarillo	KAOU-LD	15.1	-	HC2 Holdings
Amarillo	KEYU	31.7	Telemundo	Gray Television
Arlington (Dallas–Fort Worth)	KPXD-TV	68.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Houston )	KPXB-TV	49.4	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Corpus Christi	KYDF-LD	34.2	Novelisima	HC2 Holdings
El Paso (Las Cruces, NM)	KVIA-TV	7.6	ABC	News-Press & Gazette Company
Llano (Austin)	KBVO	14.4	MyNetworkTV	Nexstar Media Group
Lubbock	KCBD	11.7	NBC	Gray Television
McAllen	KAZH-LD	57.1	-	HC2 Holdings
Mullin (Waco)	KAXW-LD	35.2	Timeless TV	HC2 Holdings
Nacogdoches (East Texas)	KYTX	19.6	CBS	Tegna Inc.
Odessa (Midland)	KWWT	30.6	MyNetworkTV	Gray Television
Port Arthur (Beaumont)	KGEW-LD	33.2	Telemundo	SagamoreHill Broadcasting
San Angelo	KIDY	6.6	Fox	Tegna, Inc.
Temple (Killeen–Waco)	KCEN-TV	6.7	NBC	Tegna Inc.
San Antonio )	KPXL-TV	26.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Wichita Falls (Lawton, OK)	KAUZ-TV	6.6	CBS	American Spirit Media
Utah
Provo (Salt Lake City)	KUPX-TV	16.5	Independent	E. W. Scripps Company
Virginia
Grundy (Tri-Cities)	WLFG	68.2	Independent	Living Faith Ministries, Inc.
Norfolk	WPXV-TV	49.4	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
Richmond	WFWG-LD	30.1	-	Innovate Corp
Roanoke	WPXR-TV	38.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Washington
Seattle–Tacoma )	KWPX-TV	33.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Spokane (Coeur d'Alene, ID)	KGPX-TV	34.5	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	Launched July 1, 2021
West Virginia
Charleston (Huntington)	WLPX-TV	29.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Clarksburg	W24ER-D	21.6	Cornerstone TV	Cornerstone Television
Wisconsin
Antigo (Wausau–Rhinelander)	WTPX-TV	46.6	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks	Launched July 1, 2021
Eau Claire (La Crosse)	WEAU	13.5	NBC	Gray Television
Green Bay	WGBA-TV	26.2	NBC	E. W. Scripps Company	Launched July 1, 2021
Janesville (Madison)	WIFS	27.6	Ion Television	Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
Milwaukee )	WPXE-TV	55.5	Ion Television	Ion Media Networks
Wausau	WRJT-LD	34.1	-	My Central Valley
Wyoming
Casper	KTWO-TV	2.4	ABC	Vision Alaska Television Holdings
Cheyenne (Scottsbluff, NE)	KLWY	27.7	Fox	Coastal Television

References

^ Littleton, Cynthia (2021-03-02). "E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
^ Roettgers, Janko (2021-06-02). "Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks". Protocol. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
^ Jon, Lafayette (July 1, 2021). "New Scripps Networks Defy TV, TrueReal Launch in 92% of U.S." Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ Lafayette, Jon (2023-03-10). "E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
^ Miller, Mark (2021-07-01). "Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
^ "Stations for Network - Defy TV". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

External links

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[1] Littleton, Cynthia (2021-03-02). "E.W. Scripps Co. to Launch Doozy and Defy TV Multicast Networks". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

[2] Roettgers, Janko (2021-06-02). "Scripps's response to cord cutting: Launch new TV networks". Protocol. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

[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 (2023-03-10). "E.W. Scripps Folding TrueReal Digital Network Into Defy TV". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

[5] Miller, Mark (2021-07-01). "Defy TV And TrueReal To Debut Today". TVNewsCheck. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

[re-6] "Stations for Network - Defy TV". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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v t e E. W. Scripps Company
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KATC KERO-TV / KZKC-LD KGTV / KZSD-LD KGUN-TV KIVI-TV / KSAW-LD KMGH-TV / KZCO-LD KNXV-TV KTNV-TV KXXV / KRHD-CD WCPO-TV WEWS-TV WFTS-TV WKBW-TV WMAR-TV WRTV WTXL-TV WXYZ-TV
CBS	KMTV-TV KPAX-TV / KAJJ-CD KRTV / KXLH-LD KTVQ KXLF-TV / KBZK KZTV ¹ WTKR WTVF WTVR-TV
The CW	KATC ³ KRIS-TV ³ KSBY ³ KTNV-TV ³ ⁴ KWBA-TV WGNT WSFL-TV WMYD ⁷ WXYZ-TV ⁷
Fox	KSTU WFLX ⁶ WFTX-TV WSYM-TV WXMI
NBC	KJRH-TV KOAA-TV KRIS-TV KSBY KSHB-TV KTVH-DT / KTGF-LD KTPX-TV ³ ⁸ WGBA-TV WLEX-TV WPTV-TV WTMJ-TV
O&O )	KFPX-TV KKPX-TV KPXB-TV KPXD-TV KPXG-TV KPXL-TV KPXM-TV KPXN-TV KPXR-TV KXLH-LD ³ KSPX-TV KTPX-TV KWPX-TV KXLF-TV / KBZK ³ WPXG WCPX-TV WDPX-TV WEPX-TV / WPXU-TV WINP-TV WIPL WKOI-TV WLPX-TV WNPX-TV WOPX-TV WPPX-TV WPXA-TV WPXC-TV WPXE-TV WPXK-TV WPXL-TV WPXM-TV WPXN-TV WPXQ-TV WPXR-TV WPXW-TV / WWPX-TV WQPX-TV WRBU WRPX-TV WSPX-TV WTPX-TV WTVR-TV ³ WXPX-TV WZRB
Other	Bounce TV WSFJ-TV WFPX-TV KILM Dabl WTVF ³ ⁵ Grit WDPX-TV Ion Mystery KZCS-LD Independent KASW KCDO-TV / KSBS-CD KMCC KMCI-TV KUPX-TV K22JA-D WACY-TV WHDT MyNetworkTV WSYM-TV ³ Telemundo K47DF-D / KZTV ¹ ³
TV networks	Broadcast Bounce TV Court TV Defy TV Grit Ion Television Ion Mystery Laff Scripps News OTT Ion Plus
Defunct	Broadcast Qubo TrueReal
Programming	Scripps Sports The List Right This Minute Yule Log
Acquisitions	Cordillera Communications Ion Media Journal Communications McGraw-Hill Katz Broadcasting
Digital	Scripps News
People	Adam P. Symson Rich Boehne Edward W. Estlow Jack R. Howard Roy W. Howard Ted Knap Jim G. Lucas Ernie Pyle Al Schottelkotte Charles Scripps E. W. Scripps
Related	National Journalism Awards Newspaper Enterprise Association National Spelling Bee Scripps Howard Foundation Scripps Networks Interactive United Feature Syndicate United Media Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
NOTES: ¹ Scripps operates KZTV under a shared services agreement with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. ² KNXV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister independent station KASW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ³ These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ⁴ KTNV-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned CW station KVCW for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁵ WTVF provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of locally-owned and Sinclair Broadcast Group-operated Dabl station WNAB for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁶ Scripps operates WFLX under a shared services agreement with Gray Television. ⁷ WXYZ-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of sister CW station WMYD for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers. ⁸ KJRH-TV provides a standard definition simulcast of sister station, Ion Television O&O KTPX-TV. ⁹ WFTS-TV provides an ATSC 1.0 simulcast of Hearst Television-owned independent station WMOR-TV for non-ATSC 3.0 tuners and receivers.