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
Founder	Bud Paxson
Defunct	January 7, 2021 (as independent company)
Fate	Acquired by the E. W. Scripps Company and spun off into Scripps Networks
Successors	Scripps Networks; Inyo Broadcast Holdings
Headquarters	West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Key people	Lisa Knutson (president; Scripps Networks)
Products	Television stations group (through Ion Media Television); (prior to reorganization as Ion Media Networks in 2006, Paxson Communications Corporation directly owned Pax's O&O stations); Network-produced programming (through Ion Media Entertainment, Ion Media's in-house production unit; formerly Paxson Entertainment); (was shut down when Ion switched to broadcast syndication in 2007 after rebranding from Pax); Programming distribution (through Paxson Television Distribution); (was shut down when Ion switched to broadcast syndication in 2007 after the network's rebranding from Pax);
Brands	Ion Television; Ion Plus; Qubo (until 2021); Ion Shop (until 2021); Ion Mystery;
Revenue	US$415 million (2014)
Owner	E. W. Scripps Company
Number of employees	425 (2020)
Parent	Scripps Networks
Website	ionmedia.com (archived March 2017)
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Ion Media, LLC is an American company owned by the Scripps Networks division of The E.W. Scripps Company that operates the linear broadcasting networks Ion Television, Ion Mystery and Ion Plus.

Also known as Paxson Communications Corporation and Ion Media Networks, it emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 and was later sold to E. W. Scripps Company. It once owned over 71 television stations in most of the major American markets through a television station group, as well as operating Qubo and Ion Shop.

Upon being acquired by Scripps, it merged with its subsidiary Katz Broadcasting on January 7, 2021, creating Scripps Networks. This new division was formed to manage those assets separately from the traditional broadcast network-affiliated television stations.