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| Type | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | US |
| Headquarters | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | E. W. Scripps Company |
| Parent | Scripps Networks, LLC |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | February 19, 2007 (as Ion Life) |
| Replaced | Defy TV |
| Former names | Ion Life (2007–19) |
| Links | |
| Website | ionplustv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Frndly TV | Internet Protocol television |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol television |
| The Roku Channel | Channel 553 |
| Samsung TV Plus | Channel 1062 |
Ion Plus is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network originally launched in 2007 as Ion Life, maintaining a format featuring lifestyle programming focused on health and wellness, cooking, home decor, and travel. With expanded cable carriage, in 2019, Ion Media converted the network into a general entertainment format that matched that of parent network Ion Television, featuring day-long marathons of various drama series.
Ion Plus was carried mainly as a digital multicast service on Ion Media Networks-owned stations as well as select Ion Television affiliates, usually to the third subchannel; its base national feed was also available on select cable and satellite providers. In select markets, Ion Plus has had main channel placement, allowing it must-carry coverage on local cable and satellite services.
Ion Plus ceased broadcasting over-the-air in 2021 after Ion Media's acquisition by the E. W. Scripps Company and merger with Katz Broadcasting to form Scripps Networks,[1] but continued to air as an advertising-supported video-on-demand network through several AVOD streaming services, including Samsung TV Plus, and Vizio WatchFree.[2] On July 1, 2024, Ion Plus returned to over-the-air broadcasting as a replacement for Defy TV.
- ^ Micheli, Carolyn (January 14, 2021). "Scripps takes first steps to realize ION synergies with multicast networks move" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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