Ion Media

Ion Media, LLC

Trade name	Ion Media
Formerly	Paxson Communications Corporation (1988–2006) Ion Media Networks (2006–2017)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mass media Television broadcasting
Founded	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Founder	Bud Paxson
Defunct	January 7, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-07) (as independent company)
Fate	Stations acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company and networks merged into Scripps Networks
Successors	Scripps Networks Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Headquarters	West Palm Beach, Florida , U.S.
Key people	Lisa Knutson (President; Scripps Networks)
Products	Ion Media Television Network-produced programming (through Ion Media Entertainment, Ion Media's in-house production unit; formerly Paxson Entertainment)
Brands	Ion Television Ion Plus
Revenue	US$415 million (2014)
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company
Number of employees	425 (2020)
Parent	Scripps Networks
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Ion Media, LLC (formerly known as Paxson Communications Corporation and Ion Media Networks) is a subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company that operates the linear broadcast networks Ion Television and Ion Plus. Prior to its acquisition by Scripps, the company owned and operated over 71 television stations in most major American markets (through its television stations group, Ion Media Television), and also operated Qubo and Ion Shop. After being operated as a private company since it entered and emerged from bankruptcy in 2009, it was acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company and merged with its Katz Broadcasting subsidiary on January 7, 2021, creating the new Scripps Networks division to manage those assets separately from its traditional broadcast network-affiliated television stations.