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ION Media Networks O&O and Sold Stations
With many questioning the future of the "Ion" tv network, the list below will keep a tally of the sold Ion O&O (owned and operated) stations.
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Rank / Market |
# |
Call Sign |
Buy Date |
Before PAX |
Sell Date |
After PAX/i |
New Owner |
| 1 |
New York |
31 |
WPXN |
05/19/1997 |
WBIS, Business News |
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| 2 |
Los Angeles |
30 |
KPXN |
12/09/1994 |
KZKI, *O-CP |
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| 3 |
Chicago |
38 |
WCPX |
01/30/1998 |
WCFC, Religious |
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| 4 |
Philadelphia |
61 |
WPPX |
10/19/1994 |
WTGI |
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| 5 |
Boston |
68 |
WBPX |
12/29/1999 |
WABU, Independent |
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Boston (Vineyard Haven, MA) |
58 |
WDPX |
? |
WZBU |
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Listed for sale |
| |
Boston (Concord, NH) |
21 |
WPXG |
? |
WNBU |
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Listed for sale |
| 6 |
San Francisco |
65 |
KKPX |
12/22/1994 |
KLXV |
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| 7 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
68 |
KPXD |
06/29/2001 |
KINZ |
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| 8 |
Washington D.C. |
66 |
WPXW |
11/29/1996 |
WVVI |
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Washington D.C. (Martinsburg, WV) |
60 |
WWPX |
? |
WSHE |
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|
Listed for Sale |
| 9 |
Atlanta |
14 |
WPXA |
04/01/1994 |
WTLK |
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| 10 |
Detroit |
31 |
WPXD |
04/14/1997 |
WBSX, HSN |
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| 11 |
Houston |
49 |
KPXB |
02/03/1995 |
KTFH, Shopping, later Spanish |
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| 12 |
Seattle |
33 |
KWPX |
11/21/1997 |
KBGE, infomercials |
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| 13 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg |
66 |
WXPX |
05/05/1997 |
WFCT |
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| 14 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
41 |
KPXM |
06/21/1996 |
KXLI, Religious |
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| 15 |
Phoenix |
51 |
KPPX |
11/08/2000 |
KAJW |
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| 16 |
Cleveland |
23 |
WVPX |
08/28/1995 |
WAKC, Akron ABC aff. |
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| 17 |
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale |
35 |
WPXM |
05/05/1997 |
WCTD |
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| 18 |
Denver |
59 |
KPXC |
04/22/1996 |
KUBD |
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| 19 |
Sacramento |
29 |
KSPX |
04/12/2000 |
KCMY, Shopping |
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| 20 |
Orlando |
56 |
WOPX |
06/29/2001 |
WIRB |
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| 24 |
Portland, OR |
22 |
KPXG |
03/10/1998 |
KBSP |
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| 25 |
Indianapolis |
63 |
WIPX |
12/22/1999 |
WIIB, HSN |
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| 27 |
Hartford-New Haven |
26 |
WHPX |
12/23/1999 |
WTWS |
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| 29 |
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville) |
62 |
WFPX |
09/05/1997 |
WFAY |
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|
Listed for sale, satellite of WRPX. |
| 29 |
Raleigh-Durham (Rocky Mount) |
47 |
WRPX |
04/26/2000 |
WRMY, (DP Media) |
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| 30 |
Nashville |
28 |
WNPX |
07/03/1997 |
WKZX |
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| 31 |
Kansas City |
50 |
KPXE |
01/02/1997 |
KINB |
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| 33 |
Milwaukee |
55 |
WPXE |
04/26/2000 |
WHKE |
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| 36 |
Salt Lake City |
16 |
KUPX |
05/07/1998 |
KUWB, KZAR |
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| 37 |
San Antonio |
26 |
KPXL |
06/29/2001 |
KPXL *O-CALL |
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| 38 |
Grand Rapids |
43 |
WZPX |
04/26/2000 |
WILV, UPN (DP Media) |
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|
| 39 |
West Palm Beach-Ft.Pierce |
67 |
WPXP |
03/17/1998 (?) |
WHBI |
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| 40 |
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa |
44 |
WPXH |
09/13/1996 |
WNAL, CBS aff. |
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| 41 |
Norfolk |
49 |
WPXV |
10/23/1997 |
WJCB |
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| 44 |
Buffalo, NY |
51 |
WPXJ |
05/16/1997 |
WAQF |
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| 45 |
Oklahoma City |
62 |
KOPX |
08/09/1996 |
KMNZ |
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| 46 |
Greensboro, NC |
16 |
WGPX |
04/24/1996 |
WAAP |
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| 48 |
Providence, RI |
69 |
WPXQ |
06/01/2000 |
WOST |
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| 50 |
Louisville, KY |
21 |
WBNA |
(not o&o) |
Religious |
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| 52 |
Jacksonville, FL |
21 |
WPXC |
10/04/2000 |
WBSG, ABC? |
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| 53 |
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, PA |
64 |
WQPX |
06/29/2001 |
WSWB |
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| 55 |
Albany, NY |
55 |
WYPX |
06/17/1996 |
WOCD |
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| 60 |
Tulsa, OK |
44 |
KTPX |
07/03/1997 |
KGLB |
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| 61 |
Knoxville, TN |
54 |
WPXK |
04/16/1998 |
WPMC |
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| 63 |
Charleston, WV |
29 |
WLPX |
09/11/1998 |
WKRP |
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| 65 |
Lexington, KY |
67 |
WUPX |
03/07/2000 |
WAOM |
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| 66 |
Roanoke, VA |
38 |
WPXR |
08/21/1997 |
WEFC |
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| 72 |
Honolulu |
66 |
KPXO |
06/01/1998 |
KAPA |
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| 73 |
Des Moines |
39 |
KFPX |
08/13/1998 |
KFPX, *O-CP |
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|
| 79 |
Syracuse, NY |
56 |
WSPX |
01/29/1999 |
WAUP |
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|
|
| 80 |
Spokane, WA |
34 |
KGPX |
04/02/1998 |
KBEU, *O-CP |
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|
| 88 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
48 |
KPXR |
05/16/1997 |
KTVC |
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|
| 103 |
Greenville, NC |
38 |
WEPX |
07/10/1998 |
WAWO |
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|
| 103 |
Jacksonville, NC |
35 |
WPXU |
06/17/1999 |
WFXZ |
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|
| 134 |
Wausau, WI |
46 |
WTPX |
03/08/2000 |
WAZW |
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Listed for sale |
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Stations Formerly Owned: |
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Rank / Market |
# |
Call Sign |
Buy Date |
Before PAX |
Sell Date |
After PAX/i |
New Owner |
| 5 |
Boston/Merrimack, NH |
60 |
WPXB |
1/27/1995 |
WGOT, Independent |
9/12/2002 |
WNEU, Telemundo |
NBC O&O ($26 million) |
| 25 |
Indianapolis |
34 |
WIPX-LP |
5/2/2000 |
|
1/7/2005 |
|
Giant City Media ($635,000) |
| 47 |
Albuquerque-Santa Fe |
14 |
KAPX |
06/29/2001 |
? |
03/17/2003 |
KTFQ-TV Telefutura |
Unvision O&O ($20 mil) |
| 58 |
Fresno-Visalia |
61 |
KPXF |
4/4/1997 |
*CP |
8/1/2002 |
KTFF-TV Telefutura |
Univision O&O ($35 million) |
| 74 |
Portland-Auburn |
23 |
WMPX |
07/17/1998 |
*CP |
12/03/2002 |
WPFO Fox |
CMCG (part of $10 mil deal 1of2) |
| 81 |
Shreveport, LA |
21 |
KPXJ |
4/14/1998 |
*O-CP |
10/16/2003 |
KPXJ, UPN |
Minden TV ($10 mil) |
| |
Puerto Rico-San Juan
Ponce
San Sebastian |
24
20
38 |
WJPX
WKPV
WJWN |
11/14/1996 |
? |
6/9/2000 |
Spanish |
LIN TV ($11.2 mil) |
| |
Virgin Islands |
15 |
WPXO |
02/18/1999 |
? |
12/03/2002 |
WVIF Fox |
CMCG (part of $10 mil deal 2of2) |
*CP = Construction permit.
*O-CP = Ion/Paxson is original construction permit holder.
*O-CALL = Only call sign station ever had.
HSN = Home Shopping Network
This list may have errors, please send in updates and fixes.
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